Kaelyn F. Burns, PhD, MS (she/her/hers)

Postdoctoral Fellow
Metabolic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics National Cancer Institute
Rockville, Maryland, United States

Kaelyn Burns is a postdoctoral fellow in the Metabolic Epidemiology Branch in the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics at the National Cancer Institute. Kaelyn earned her PhD in epidemiology from the University at Buffalo, and her master's degree in nutrition from the University of Delaware. Her research investigates the associations between the intake of ultra-processed foods with cancer risk, and she integrates metabolomic and microbiome data into nutritional epidemiologic studies to investigate underlying mechanisms driving associations.

Presentation(s):

• Omics in Epidemiology: Unraveling Mechanisms Between Diet and Disease Associations (Oral Session 6)

  Saturday, July 25, 2026
  10:00 AM - 11:30 AM ET

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

• (OR06-01-26) Multi-metabolite Scores Predictive of Sodium and Potassium Recovery Biomarkers

  Saturday, July 25, 2026
  10:00 AM - 10:12 AM ET

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

• Ultra-Processed Foods and Chronic Disease: Current Research and Future Priorities

  Monday, July 27, 2026
  10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET

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

• A Multi-faceted Approach to Understand the Role of Ultra-Processed Food Consumption in Cancer Etiology and Prevention

  Monday, July 27, 2026
  10:45 AM - 10:57 AM ET

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

• Questions and Answers - Ultra-Processed Foods and Chronic Disease: Current Research and Future Priorities

  Monday, July 27, 2026
  11:55 AM - 12:00 PM ET

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