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Session Type: Oral Session

Dietary and Environmental Factors Associated With Gene Expression (Oral Session 20)

Monday, July 27, 2026
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET
Location:Maryland Ballroom D

    Chair(s)

  • Renee Dufault, PHD/DHEd

    Principal Investigator
    Food Ingredient and Health Research Institute
    Volcano, Hawaii, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

    • Presenting Author(s)

  • Zisuo Sun, PhD (he/him/his)

    Student
    Anhui Medical University
    Hefei, Anhui, China (People's Republic)

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

  • Kenneth Westerman, PhD

    Assistant Professor
    Massachusetts General Hospital
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

  • FO

    Fengxiu Ouyang, PhD

    Professor
    Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
    Shanghai, Shanghai, China (People's Republic)

    Disclosure information not submitted.

  • Kartik Shankar, PhD

    Research Leader
    USDA Agricultural Research Service
    College Station, Texas, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

  • Joseph Arballo, PhD

    Postdoctoral Research Scholar
    Plants for Human Health Institute, North Carolina State University
    Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

  • Julie Gervis, PhD

    Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    Massachusetts General Hospital
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

  • Pratibha Gupta, PHD

    Research Associate Professor
    Central State University
    Wilberforce, Ohio, United States

    Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

NUTRITION 2026 Oral Sessions feature the presentation of multiple abstracts organized around a common theme and highlight outstanding research representing the abstract topical areas. Complete abstract text for each abstract which will be presented at NUTRITION 2026 will be available on July 24.

Presentations:

  • 2:30 PM - 2:42 PM ET
    The Joint Role of Gut Microbial Myrosinase and Host Glutathione S-transferases in the Association Between Cruciferous Vegetable Intake and MASLD Risk in a Chinese Cohort

    Presenting Author: Zisuo Sun, PhD (he/him/his) – Anhui Medical University

    Co-Author: Shaoxian Liang – Anhui Medical University

    Co-Author: Lanlan Yao – Anhui Medical University

    Co-Author: Qiuming Shen – Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Zhuoying Li – Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Qiaofeng Shen – Anhui Medical University

    Co-Author: Chihua Li – University of Macau

    Co-Author: Xuehong Zhang – Yale University

    Co-Author: Yongbing Xiang – Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Zhuang Zhang – Anhui Medical University

    Co-Author: Wanshui Yang – Anhui Medical University

  • 2:42 PM - 2:54 PM ET
    Pinpointing Genetic Factors Underlying Race-Associated Heterogeneity in Omega-3 Fatty Acid Response

    Presenting Author: Kenneth E. Westerman, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital

    Co-Author: Nancy Heard-Costa – Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Charles Kooperberg – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

    Co-Author: Alisa Manning – Massachusetts General Hospital

    Co-Author: Jerome I. Rotter – The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

    Co-Author: Magdalena Sevilla-Gonzalez, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital

    Co-Author: Alexis C. Wood, PhD, FAHA (she/her/hers) – Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine

  • 2:54 PM - 3:06 PM ET
    Maternal Early Pregnancy Blood Heavy Metal(loid)s and Low Fish Consumption in Relation to Child Dyslipidemia at the Age of 7 Years: A Prospective Cohort Study

    Presenting Author: Fengxiu Ouyang, PhD – Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Yanlin Li – Xinhua Hospital,Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Yichun Xuan – Xinhua Hospital,Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Ting Zhang – Xinhua Hospital,Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Junxia Liu – Xinhua Hospital,Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

    Co-Author: Chong-Huai Yan – Xinhua Hospital,Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

  • 3:06 PM - 3:18 PM ET
    Maternal Diet Quality in Pregnancy Is Associated With Angiogenic and Unfolded Protein Response Pathways in Human Placenta at Term

    Presenting Author: Kartik Shankar, PhD – USDA Agricultural Research Service

    Co-Author: Chika Miyamoto – Texas A&M AgriLife Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture

    Co-Author: Ying Zhong – Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center

    Co-Author: Audery Martinez – Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center

    Co-Author: Kevin J. Pearson – University of Kentucky College of Medicine

    Co-Author: Todd M. Everson – Emory University Rollins School of Public Health

    Co-Author: Aline Andres, PhD, RD (she/her/hers) – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

  • 3:18 PM - 3:30 PM ET
    Blueberry Supplementation in Older Adults Alters the Epigenomic Landscape With Enrichment Across Neuronal, Cardiovascular, and Metabolic Gene Networks

    Presenting Author: Joseph R. Arballo, PhD – Plants for Human Health Institute, North Carolina State University

    Co-Author: Dragan Milenkovic, PhD (he/him/his) – North Carolina State University

    Co-Author: Camila A. Sakaguchi – Appalachian State University North Carolina Research Campus

    Co-Author: Mary A. Lila – Plants for Human Health Institute, North Carolina State University

  • 3:30 PM - 3:42 PM ET
    Genetic Predispositions for Taste Preferences Associate With Hyperpalatable Food Intake and Metabolic Disease Risk

    Presenting Author: Julie E. Gervis, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital

    Co-Author: Kenneth E. Westerman, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital

    Co-Author: Monica Mars – Wageningen University and Research

    Co-Author: Sara J. Cromer – Massachusetts General Hospital

    Co-Author: Miriam S. Udler – Massachusetts General Hospital

    Co-Author: Joanne B. Cole – University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

  • 3:42 PM - 3:54 PM ET
    Precision Obesity Prevention Using Nutrigenomic Biomarkers and Bioelectrical Impedance–Derived Metabolic Phenotyping

    Presenting Author: Pratibha Gupta, PHD – Central State University

    Co-Author: Kameshwar R. Ayasolla, PHD – Central State University

    Co-Author: Samantha R. Charles, Undergrad – Central State University

    Co-Author: Sierra R. Munroe, Undergrad – Central State University