Clinical and Translational Nutrition
Community and Public Health Nutrition
From Research to Practice
Andrew Bremer, MD, MAS, PhD
Director, Office of Nutrition Research
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Daniel Raiten, PhD, DFASN (he/him/his)
Senior Nutrition Scientist
NIH Office of Nutrition Research
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Meg Bruening, PhD, MPH, RD (she/her/hers)
Professor & Department Head
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
Disclosure(s): National Dairy Council: Grant/Research Support (Terminated, December 31, 2025)
Saurabh Mehta, MBBS, ScD
Founding Director and Janet and Gordon Lankton Professor
Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health
Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health
Ithaca, New York, United States
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Deanna Hoelscher, PhD, RDN, LD, CNS
Regional Campus Dean, Director, and John P. McGovern Professor of Health Promotion
Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living
Austin, Texas, United States
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Julia Finkelstein, ScD, MPH
Cornell University, United States
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Kris Mogensen, MS, RD-AP, LDN, CNSC (she/her/hers)
Team Leader Dietitian Specialist
Department of Nutrition
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Disclosure(s): American Regent: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
Gordon Jensen, MD, PhD (he/him/his)
Senior Associate Dean for Research Emeritus
University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
Burlington, Vermont, United States
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Accurate assessment of malnutrition and undernutrition remains a critical challenge across clinical and public health settings. This session highlights emerging frameworks and tools to improve the identification, diagnosis, and management of nutrition-related conditions across the life course.
The session opens with an introduction to the Assessing the Determinants of Malnutrition – Implications for Treatment (ADMIT) Project, a multidisciplinary effort to advance evidence-informed approaches to nutritional assessment. Emphasizing the complex interplay of biological, environmental, and social determinants, ADMIT seeks to strengthen the precision, validity, and applicability of assessment to better inform clinical care, research, and policy. A panel discussion with working group leaders will expand on these themes, highlighting key gaps and priorities for the field.
The session concludes with an overview of the new World Health Organization ICD-11 code for undernutrition in adults and its implications for clinical practice. This update marks an important step toward standardized diagnosis, improved quality of care, and enhanced ability to track and address undernutrition across healthcare systems.
Together, these presentations offer a forward-looking perspective on how advances in assessment can enable more targeted, effective, and equitable nutrition interventions.
Chair: Alison L. Steiber, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers) – Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Speaker: Andrew Bremer, MD, MAS, PhD – National Institutes of Health
Speaker: Daniel Raiten, PhD, DFASN (he/him/his) – NIH Office of Nutrition Research
Panelist: Julia L. Finkelstein, ScD, MPH – Cornell University
Panelist: Meg Bruening, PhD, MPH, RD (she/her/hers) – The Pennsylvania State University
Panelist: Saurabh Mehta, MBBS, ScD – Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health
Panelist: Deanna M. Hoelscher, PhD, RDN, LD, CNS – UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living
Panelist: Kris M. Mogensen, MS, RD-AP, LDN, CNSC (she/her/hers) – Brigham and Women's Hospital
Speaker: Gordon L. Jensen, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine