Danielle N. Christifano, PhD (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
University of Kansas Medical Center
Parkville, Missouri, United States

Dr. Christifano is an Associate Professor in the Department of Dietetics and Nutrition at the University of Kansas Medical Center where her research focuses on maternal nutrition (e.g. omega 3 fatty acids and choline), preterm birth, and child neurodevelopment. She completed her Masters and PhD in Medical Nutrition Sciences at the University of Kansas Medical Center, after which she completed training in fetal and infant electrophysiology under Dr. Kathleen Gustafson at the Hoglund Biomedical Imaging Center and prenatal DHA supplementation under Dr. Susan Carlson. She is the Past President of the US Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Society and serves on the Board of Directors for the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids.

Presentation(s):

• Optimizing Nutrition for Early-Life Health: From Pregnancy to Early Childhood (Oral Session 18)

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

  Disclosure(s): dsm firmenich: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  Seafood Industry Research Foundation: Grant/Research Support (Terminated, June 30, 2026)

• (OR18-03-26) Integration of a Brief DHA Food Frequency Questionnaire in the Electronic Medical Record and Associations With Preterm Birth in a Clinical Prenatal Population

  Monday, July 27, 2026
  10:54 AM - 11:06 AM ET

  Disclosure(s): dsm firmenich: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
  Seafood Industry Research Foundation: Grant/Research Support (Terminated, June 30, 2026)