Cory Dugan, PhD (he/him/his)

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Dr Cory Dugan is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, with adjunct appointments at Curtin University and the University of Western Australia. He completed his PhD at the University of Western Australia, examining iron metabolism in physically active populations, including the IRONWOMAN trial — a randomised controlled trial of intravenous iron therapy in iron-deficient, non-anaemic women. His research program centres on the physiology, detection, and functional consequences of iron deficiency in women, spanning haematological, performance, and quality-of-life outcomes. He has published more than 25 peer-reviewed articles, including work on the systemic under-recognition of iron deficiency in women that received a Wiley Top Downloaded Article Award. His current work applies these questions to large physiological and nutrition datasets, including iron status under caloric restriction and in operational military populations.

Presentation(s):

• Vitamins and Minerals (Oral Session 19)

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

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

• (OR19-05-26) Residence at Moderate Altitude Duty Stations (~1,800 M) Increases Hemoglobin Mass and Requires Altitude-Adjusted Anemia Cutoffs for Operational Readiness

  Monday, July 27, 2026
  11:18 AM - 11:30 AM ET

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