2024 Award Honorees
Meet the 2024 Award Honorees!
ASN Class of 2024 Fellows
To be inducted as a Fellow of the Society is the highest honor ASN bestows. The ASN Fellows program, in existence since 1952, recognizes the following members of the Class of 2024 for their distinguished careers.
- Mona S. Calvo, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Robert S. Chapkin, PhD, Texas A&M University
- Elvira de Mejía, PhD, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Earl H. Harrison, PhD, Ohio State University
- Christiani Jeyakumar Henry, PhD, Agency Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
- Paul F. Jacques, DSc, USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University
- Donald K. Layman, PhD, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Harris R. Lieberman, PhD, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
- Eric L. Lien, PhD, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- J. Alfredo Martínez Hernández, PhD, PharmD, MD, University of Navarra, Spain
- Luis A. Mejía, PhD, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- John R. Speakman, PhD, DSc, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Valerie Tarasuk, PhD, University of Toronto, Canada
- Nimbe Torres, PhD, Salvador Zubirán National Institute of Health Sciences and Nutrition, Mexico
- Armando R. Tovar, PhD, Salvador Zubirán National Institute of Health Sciences and Nutrition, Mexico
National Scientific Achievement Awards
The ASN and ASN Foundation awards program honors scientists, clinicians and scholars for significant achievements in nutrition research and practice.
SENIOR INVESTIGATOR LECTURESHIPS
E.V. McCollum International Lectureships in Nutrition Award
E.V. McCollum International Lectureship Endowment Fund
Susan Roberts, PhD, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College
This award lecture will take place on Sunday, June 30, 2024 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Click here for more information.
George Bray Outstanding Scientific Achievements Award in Obesity Research
Endowed by Dr. George A. Bray and his wife, Marilyn M. Bray
Arne Astrup, MD, DMSc, Novo Nordisk Foundation
This award lecture will take place on Sunday, June 30, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM. Click here for more information.
Jean-Pierre Habicht Lifetime Achievements in Global Nutrition Research Award
Supported by donors of the Jean-Pierre Habicht Lifetime Achievement in Global Nutrition Research Award Fund
Patrick Webb, PhD, USAID
This award lecture will take place on Monday, July 1, 2024 from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM. Click here for more information.
Robert Suskind and Leslie Lewinter-Suskind Pediatric Nutrition Lifetime Achievement Award
Endowed by Dr. Robert Suskind and his wife, Leslie Lewinter-Suskind
Stephen R Daniels, MD, PhD, MPH University of Colorado School of Medicine
This award lecture will take place on Saturday, June 29, 2024 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM. Click here for more information.
SENIOR INVESTIGATOR EDUCATOR & MENTOR AWARDS
ASN Foundation Mentorship Award
Dorothy Teegarden, PhD, Purdue University
Excellence in Nutrition Education Award
Sarah L Francis, PhD, MHS, RD, Iowa State University
Roland L Weinsier Award for Excellence in Medical/Dental Nutrition Education
David S Seres, MD, ScM, PNS, Columbia University
SENIOR INVESTIGATOR AWARDS
Haleon Consumer Healthcare Nutritional Sciences Award
Supported by Haleon Consumer Healthcare
Emily Ho, PhD, Oregon State University
Conrad A Elvehjem Award for Public Service in Nutrition
Supported by Mondelēz International
Susan T. Mayne, PhD, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA (Retired)
David Kritchevsky Career Achievement Award
Supported by Mondelēz International
Barbara Schneeman, PhD, UC Davis and Food and Drug Administration
E. V. McCollum Award
Krista Varady, PhD, University of Illinois Chicago
General Mills Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition Innovation Award
Endowed by the General Mills Bell Institute of Health and Nutrition
Lu Qi, MD, PhD, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Mary Swartz Rose Senior Investigator Award
Supported by the Council for Responsible Nutrition
Colin D Kay, PhD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Osborne and Mendel Award
Supported by the Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences (IAFNS)
Yuxiang Sun, MD, PhD, Texas A&M University
Robert H Herman Memorial Award
Wayne Campbell, MS, PhD, Purdue University
MID-CAREER AND YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARDS
Nevin Scrimshaw Mid-Career Award in Global Nutrition
Supported by the Sight and Life Foundation and contributions from ASN’s Global Nutrition Council members
Sera L Young, MA, PhD, Northwestern University
Bio-Serv Award in Experimental Animal Nutrition
Supported by Bio-Serv, Inc.
Tzu-Wen L Cross, PhD, Purdue University
E.L.R. Stokstad Award
Endowed by the Stokstad Family
Adam Metherel, PhD, University of Toronto
Mary Swartz Rose Young Investigator Award
Supported by Council for Responsible Nutrition
Rafaela G Feresin, PhD, Georgia State University
Mead Johnson Award
Endowed by Mead Johnson Pediatric Nutrition Institute
Laura Chiavaroli, PhD, University of Toronto
Norman Kretchmer Memorial Award in Nutrition and Development
Katherine A Sauder, PhD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Peter J Reeds Young Investigator Award
Jessica A Gwin, PhD, United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Vernon Young International Award for Amino Acid Research
Endowed by Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc.
David D Church, PhD, UAMS CTRAL
SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Haleon Predoctoral Fellowship
Supported by Haleon Consumer Healthcare
Huyen Le, BS, Rutgers University
Role(s) of adipocyte glutamine production in lactation performance
Clinical Nutrition Internship Program
Juhi Patel, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia
ASN Predoctoral Fellowship: The Gerber Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
Endowed by The Gerber Foundation
Kate Killion, MPH, RDN, University of Connecticut
Incorporating multi-level determinants of diet quality and oral health into a digital intervention for caregivers of young children
ADDITIONAL AWARDS
ASN Industry Recognition Award
Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, MS, PhD, FACN, University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture
ASN Volunteer of the Year Award
Catherine E. Woteki, PhD, Iowa State University
Korean Nutrition Society (KNS) Award
Daniel J Hoffman, PhD, Rutgers University
ASN Nutrition Society of Taiwan Award
Martha A Belury, PhD, RDN, Ohio State University
Milton L. Sunde Award
Kelin Li, PhD and Hai Lin, PhD of Shandong Agricultural University
Celebrating 50 Years of Membership
ASN congratulates each of these members for their long-term commitment to advancing excellence in nutrition science and practice.
Richard A. Ahrens, PhD
Nancy W. Alcock-Hood, PhD
Harvey Anderson, PhD, FASN
James W. Anderson, MD, FASN
Richard E. Austic, PhD
*Dale Bausman, PhD
Billy R. Baumgardt, PhD, FASN
*Donald Beitz, PhD, FASN
Norlin J. Benevenga, PhD, FASN
Andre Bensadoun, PhD, FASN
Werner G. Bergen, PhD, FASN
George A. Bray, MD, FASN
Margaret E. Briley, PhD, RD
Oscar Brunser, MD
George E. Bunce, PhD
T. Colin Campbell, PhD
Lyndon B. Carew, PhD
Harry R. Conrad, PhD
Jack M. Cooperman, PhD, FASN
*Robert Cousins, PhD, FASN
Nuhad J. Daghir, PhD
Luigi M. De Luca, PhD, FASN
Hector F. DeLuca, PhD, FASN
Charles E. Elson, PhD, FASN
Cyril O. Enwonwu, PhD, ScD
Hans Fisher, PhD, FASN
Richard A. Freedland, PhD, FASN
Jimmy Garlich, PhD
Helene N. Guttman, PhD
Charles H. Halsted, MD, FASN
Michael Hambidge, MD, ScD, FASN
Jean H. Hankin, PhD, FASN
Robert W. Harkins, PhD
Sami A. Hashim, MD
A Wallace Hayes, PhD, CNS
K. C. Hayes, DVM, PhD, FASN
David C. Herting, PhD
Edward Horton, MD
Khursheed N. Jeejeebhoy, MD, PhD
Madhu L. Kakade, PhD
Leslie M. Klevay, MD, FASN
Joel Kopple, MD, FASN
*Roy Martin, PhD, FASN
*Melvin Mathias, PhD, FASN
James G. Morris, PhD, FASN
Malden C. Nesheim, PhD, FASN
Buford Nichols, MD, FASN
Forrest H. Nielsen, PhD, FASN
Cheryl F. Nockels, PhD
George M Owen, MD, FASN
Donald L. Palmquist, PhD
Mulchand S. Patel, PhD
Richard Rivlin, MD, FASN
Quinton R. Rogers, PhD, FASN
Irwin H. Rosenberg, MD, FASN
Norton S. Rosensweig, MD
Robert B. Rucker, PhD, FASN
Harold H. Sandstead, MD, FACP, FASN
Jack L. Smith, PhD
James C. Smith, PhD, FASN
Robert E. Smith, PhD
Bruce R. Stillings, PhD
Peruvemba R. Sundaresan, PhD
Leon Swell, PhD
Richard C. Theuer, PhD, MBA
Barbara A. Underwood, PhD, FASN
John E. Vanderveen, PhD
Maija H. Zile, PhD, FASN
*Celebrating 50 years of membership in 2024
Award Competitions and Abstract Recognition Award Programs
ASN recognizes outstanding research from students and early career professionals being presented at NUTRITION 2024.
- Clinical Emerging Leaders Award Competition
- DJPJ Trainee Achievement Awards
- Early Career Research Award Competition
- Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Poster Competition
- George Bray Obesity Research Student Awards
- Global Nutrition Early Career Scholar Awards
- Graduate Student Research Award Competition
- Nutrition Translation Award Competition for Early Career Investigators
- Postdoctoral Research Award Competition
- Robert Suskind and Leslie Lewinter-Suskind Pediatric Nutrition Student Awards
- Student Interest Group (SIG) Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition
- Undergraduate Diversity Research Fellowship Competition
- Young Investigators Underrepresented in Nutrition Science Competition
CLINICAL EMERGING LEADERS AWARD COMPETITION FINALISTS
Recognizes individuals in postgraduate programs presenting outstanding research in clinical and human nutrition during NUTRITION 2024
This award competition will be held on Saturday, June 29 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM CT. Click here for more information.
Kelly C. Cara, MS, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Vitamin D Intakes and Status in Adults With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Leandra Durham, MS, RD, LD, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bioenhancing Assessment of Black Pepper With Turmeric on Self-Reported Pain Ratings: A Randomized, Crossover Clinical Trial
Brandon D. McGuire, Rutgers University
Time-Restricted Eating: Microbiome, Metabolic Health, and Bone (TREMBO) Study Protocol
Brad Ryva, MS, Michigan State University
Persistent Nausea Is Associated With Worsening of Diet Quality Across Pregnancy
Brooke E. Wickman, MS, RD, University of California, Davis
Effectiveness and Implementation of a DASH Diet Intervention for Outpatient Heart Failure Management: Preliminary Results of a Pragmatic Clinical Trial
DJPJ TRAINEE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
In honor of Dr. Douglas J. Paddon-Jones’ commitment to young investigator research, these awards recognize 1 graduate student and 1 postdoctoral fellow for outstanding research related to dietary protein, muscle metabolism, and/or healthy aging during NUTRITION 2024.
ASN thanks the donors of the Doug J. Paddon-Jones Memorial Fund for supporting these awards.
Anne-Julie Tessier, PhD, RD, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Optimal Dietary Patterns for Healthy Aging: Two Large US Prospective Cohort Studies
Kerri Scherbinsky, BS, University of British Columbia
EARLY CAREER RESEARCH AWARD COMPETITION FINALISTS
Challenges early career faculty, scientists and clinicians, in nutrition by providing a juried abstract review and special oral session in which they compete in presenting their research findings during NUTRITION 2024.
The ASN Foundation supports this competition.
This award competition will be held on Sunday, June 30 from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM CT. Click here for more information.
Mihaela A. Ciulei, PhD, MS, The Pennsylvania State University
Balanced Energy-Protein Supplementation Package in Lactating Women Increases Anthropometric Outcomes in Mothers and Infants: A Prospective IPD Meta-Analysis
Shalean M. Collins, PhD, MPH, RD, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Health Disparities in the Gulf South: Unpacking the Relationship Between Food Insecurity, Stress, and Intimate Partner Violence in New Orleans
Cristian Del Bo’, University of Milan
Alternative Food Sources of Vitamin B12 As Potential Nutritional Strategy To Prevent and Treat a Deficiency: A Systematic Review
Sin-Hye Park, PhD, Hallym University
Effects of Coumarin-Type Compounds on Diabetes-Associated and Age-Related Sarcopenia
Dongqing Wang, PhD, MPH, George Mason University
The Effects of Prenatal Nutritional Supplements on Small Vulnerable Newborn Types in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Meta-Analysis of Individual Participant Data
EMERGING LEADERS IN NUTRITION SCIENCE ABSTRACT RECOGNITION PROGRAM FINALISTS
Recognizes the very best research presented by students and young investigators during NUTRITION 2024
Finalists are named across the abstract topical areas.
This award competition will be held on Saturday, June 29 from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM CT. Click here for more information.
Aging and Chronic Disease
Rong Fan, MS, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Hyperthermia Treatment Attenuates Diet-Induced Obesity and Insulin Resistance in Old Female and Ovariectomized Mice via TRPV1-Mediated Futile Calcium Cycling
James Mckendry, PhD, McMaster University
Whey and Pea (NUTRALYS® S85 Plus), but Not Collagen, Protein Supplementation Beyond the RDA Enhances Integrated Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis in Older Men
Rira Oh, Sookmyung Women’s University, Department of Food & Nutrition
Bioinformatics Analysis of RNA-Seq Data Reveals Inhibitory Effects of Ent-7β-Hydroxy-15-Oxokaur-16-En-18-Yl Acetate on Osteoclastogenesis and Mitochondrial Function
Anne-Julie Tessier, PhD, RD, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Optimal Dietary Patterns for Healthy Aging: Two Large US Prospective Cohort Studies
Carotenoids and Retinoids
Sayma Alam, PhD Student, The University of Alabama
Improved Stability and In Vitro Bioaccessibility of Lutein in Emulsions Stabilized by Octenylsuccinylated Starch and Pea Protein Isolate
Katelyn E. Senkus, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine and USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center
Plasma Lycopene and Lutein Concentrations Are Associated With Reduced Adiposity and Improved Metabolic Health in Healthy Infants
Yanqi Zhang, PhD, The University of Alabama
Optimization of Lutein Emulsion Stabilized by Octenylsuccinylated Starch-Soy Protein Isolate to Improve Lutein Stability and In Vitro Bioaccessibility
Climate, Food Systems, Diet, Nutrition and Health
Jiada J. Zhan, MS, RD, Emory University
Planetary Health Diet Index Trends and Associations With Dietary Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Disease Biomarkers, Obesity, and Mortality in the United States (2005-2018)
Clinical Nutrition
Kelly C. Cara, MS, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Vitamin D Intakes and Status in Adults With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Tatiana Diacova, MS, RDN, University of California, Davis
Response of Cardiometabolic Biomarkers and Gut Microbiota to Walnut Consumption
Brooke E. Wickman, MS, RD, University of California, Davis
Effectiveness and Implementation of a DASH Diet Intervention for Outpatient Heart Failure Management: Preliminary Results of a Pragmatic Clinical Trial
Community and Public Health Nutrition
Anna M. Abdollahi, RD, MPH, University of Helsinki
Importance of Sleep: Associations Between Sleeping Habits Dietary Patterns Among Preschool-Aged Children
Importance of Sleep: Associations Between Sleeping Habits Dietary Patterns Among Preschool-Aged Children
Samantha Cheng, BS, McMaster University
Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing School Food Programs: Perspectives From Private Sector Partners
Marco S. Esteban, University of California, Irvine
Advancing Food Security Initiatives: Feasibility of an Emergency Department Food Insecurity Screening Intervention and Patient Outcomes
Matthew Lee, MS, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Longitudinal Changes in Adherence to US Dietary Guidelines and Associations With Body Mass Index Among Adolescents in the Growing Up Today Study: A Change-in-Change Study
Juliana Teruel Camargo, PhD, MPH, RD, NHLBI
Pulses Consumption and Metabolic Syndrome Among Hispanic/Latino Adults: Findings From the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)
Diet and Cancer
Yun Chen, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Diabetes Risk Reduction Diet and Risk of Liver Cancer and Chronic Liver Disease Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study
Rachel Hoobler, RD, University of Utah
The Association of Malnutrition Risk With All-Cause Mortality Across Cancer Types
Jioh Kang, Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Seoul National University
Ultra-Processed Food Intake and Colorectal Adenoma in Korean Adults
Darya Moosavi, Fred Hutch Cancer Center
A Randomized Pilot Study of the Combined Effects of Fish Oil and Fermentable Dietary Fiber on the Gut Microbiome
Dietary Bioactive Components
Daniel Do, The Ohio State University
Assessing Plasma Accumulation of Steroidal Alkaloids and Their Metabolites in Healthy Adults Following Long-Term Tomato-Based Vegetable Juice Consumption
Leandra Durham, MS, RD, LD, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bioenhancing Assessment of Black Pepper With Turmeric on Self-Reported Pain Ratings: A Randomized, Crossover Clinical Trial
Nancy Ghanem, MS, Colorado State University
Essential Role of Gut Microbiome in Determining Circulating Levels of Blueberry Polyphenol Metabolite Exposure
Ha-Eun Lee, Sookmyung Women’s University, Department of Food & Nutrition
Narirutin Ameliorates Cisplatin-Induced Muscle Atrophy by Regulating Protein Degradation and Synthesis With Mitochondrial Function In Vitro and In Vivo
Stephanie Wilson, PhD, USDA-ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Texas A&M Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture
Differences in Dietary Polyphenol Intake Are Associated With Altered Gut Microbiome in Healthy U.S. Adults
Energy and Macronutrient Metabolism
Emily Hanselman, MS, RDN, Rutgers University
Sweet Taste Receptors As Metabolic Regulators: TAS1R2-TAS1R3 Activation or Inhibition Differentially Affects Glucose Metabolism in Humans
Jongbeom Jin, Oklahoma State University
Investigating Metabolic Profiles in Mouse Skeletal Muscle Regeneration
Kazi Sarjana Safain, MS, North Dakota State University
One-Carbon Metabolite Supplementation Influences Fetal Liver Metabolites and Metabolic Pathways in a Diet-Dependent Manner During Early Pregnancy in Heifers
Experimental/Companion Animal Nutrition
Kazi Sarjana Safain, MS, North Dakota State University
Tissue-Specific Impact of One-Carbon Metabolite Supplementation and Nutrient Restriction in Gestating Heifers on Fetal Mitochondrial-Related Gene Profiles
Global Nutrition
Mary E. de Boer, MS, Johns Hopkins University
Antenatal Diet Quality Modifies the Effect of Multiple Micronutrients (MMS) vs Iron-Folic Acid (IFA) on Risk of Low Birth Weight (LBW) in Bangladesh
Sejla Isanovic, MPH, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina
Market and Retail Food Environments in South Asia: A Comparative Analysis of Five Rural Districts
Elise C. Reynolds, MPH, University of California, Davis
Adolescent Food Insecurity at Home and at School Is Related to Diet Quality Among Ghanaian Adolescents
Cassandra Sauer, University of British Columbia
Assessing the Adherence to Iron and Folic Acid vs. Multiple Micronutrient Supplements During Pregnancy: A Cluster Randomized Non-Inferiority Trial in Cambodia
Lauren Thompson, MS, University of California, Davis
Predictors of Anemia Among Young Children Receiving Daily MNPs for 24 Weeks in Bangladesh
Annika M. Weber, MS, Colorado State University
The Gut Microbiota-Targeted Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition Using Rice Bran in Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Indonesia
Maternal, Perinatal and Pediatric Nutrition
Sulagna Bandyopadhyay, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Human Milk Choline Concentration in Relation to Infant Intake Recommendations: Findings From the JiVitA-3 Study
Irma Castro, PhD, University of Idaho
Associations Between Clinical and Subclinical Mastitis on Human Milk Immunological Profiles
Hatice Cetinkaya, MS, University of Cincinnati
Associations of Maternal Dietary Inflammation Potential and Body Mass Index with C-Reactive Protein Levels in Human Milk
Maria E. Cinzori, BS, Michigan State University
Associations of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances With Maternal Early Second Trimester Metabolic Biomarkers
Alexandra C. Gogel, BS, University of Idaho, Margaret Ritchie School of Family and Consumer Sciences
Circadian and Within-Feed Variation in Human Milk Total Protein and Proteomic Profiles
Angela KC, MSPH, Johns Hopkins University
Micronutrient Deficiencies Are Associated With Bacterial Vaginosis in the First Trimester of Pregnancy Among Women in Rural Northwest Bangladesh
Brad Ryva, MS, Michigan State University
Persistent Nausea Is Associated With Worsening of Diet Quality Across Pregnancy
Neuroscience/Nutrition and the Brain
Erica Israel, MS, Tufts University
Warfarin Treatment Is Associated With Lower Post-mortem Brain Vitamin K Concentrations
Saurabh Kadyan, Master of Technology, Florida State University
Resistant Starches From Dietary Pulses Distinctly Modulate the Gut Microbiome, Mycobiome, Metabolome, and Neurocognitive Function in Aging Mice
Ashti Morovati, PhD, Texas Tech University
Transcriptomic Analyses of Eicosapentaenoic Acid Effects in Adipose Tissue and Cortex From High Fat Diet-Induced Obese Amyloidogenic Alzheimer Disease Mice
Nutrition Education and Behavioral Science
Preciosa M. Martinez Motta, PhD, MS, RD/LDN, RN, Florida International University
Perceived Stress Levels and Intuitive Eating Scores as a Function of Dispositional Mindfulness and Psychological Flexibility in Bariatric Surgery Patients
Ivan D. Mendoza, MPH, Purdue University
Longitudinal Associations Between Parental Screen Time Monitoring, Child Screen Time Exposure, Diet, and Body Mass Index
Nutrition Translation/Food Science
Caroline Best, Bio-Cat
Microbial Xylanase Promotes Dietary Xylan Hydrolysis Under Simulated Gastrointestinal Conditions In Vitro: Beyond Galactan- and Fructan-Type FODMAPs
Yudai Huang, Illinois Institute of Technology
Profiling and Clustering of Herbs and Spices Using the Agilent Q-TOF LC/MS System and Mass Profiler Professional Software
Alexandra B. Larcom, MPH, RD, LDN, University of Rhode Island
How US Young Adults Understand and Conceptualize Ultra-Processed Foods
Victoria M. Taormina, BS, University of Vermont
Plant-Based Yogurt Alternatives: Suitable Substitutes for Cow’s Milk Yogurts?
Joseph Vinod Varre, MS, Utah State University
Effect of Finishing Practices on Fatty Acids Profiles of Beef From North American Commercial Operations: A Nation-Wide Profiling Study
Nutritional Epidemiology/Dietary Patterns
Alaina M. Bever, PhD, Harvard Medical School
Proportion of Major Chronic Disease Attributable to Poor Quality Diet and Inadequate Physical Activity in the United States, Independent of Adult Body Weight
Kelly C. Cara, MS, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
Long-Term Adherence to a Healthy Diet and Plant-Based Dietary Patterns in Relation to Cognitive Reserve in the 1946 British Birth Cohort: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Laura Lara Castor, MS, Tufts University
Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Burdens Attributable to Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Among Adults in 184 Countries
Lourdes A. Morales, MS, Purdue University
Consuming One Egg Daily Reduced the Risk of Nutrient Inadequacy Among U.S. Adolescents With and Without Food Insecurity
Anita Subramanian, PhD, NIH/NIEHS
Prevalence and Trends in Vitamin D Levels in the United States, 2011-2018
Amelia Sullivan, MS, RDN, University of Maine
“Give us fresh fruit.” Students’ Perceptions of the School Food Environment Compared to Skin Carotenoid Levels
Asuka Suzuki, PhD, RD, University of Kansas Medical Center
The Association of the Proportion of Plant-Based Protein With Nutrient Deficiency Risk Among Older Adults in the US
Longgang Zhao, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Sugar- and Artificially Sweetened Beverages, Proteomic Signatures, and Risk of Liver Outcomes: A Prospective Cohort Study in the UK Biobank
Nutritional Immunology and Inflammation/Immunometabolism
Umesh Kumar Goand, PhD, The Pennsylvania State University
Effect of Long-Term Consumption of a Ketogenic Diet on the Progression of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease in Mice
Salin Raj Palayyan, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lingual Taste Papillae Contribute to Immune Surveillance
Maryam Seifishahpar, PhD Candidate, Texas Tech University
Effects of Supplemental Tart Cherry and Fish Oil on Inflammation and Gut Microbiota in Diet-induced (C57BL/6J) and Genetically (TALLYHO/Jng) Obese Mice Models
Nutritional Microbiology/Microbiome/Microbe Nutrition
Apekshya Chhetri, BS, MS, Purdue University
Diet Quality Impacts Circulating Tryptophan Metabolites and Diversity of Tryptophanase Harboring Bacteria
Deepika Dinesh, PhD, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Gut Microbial Pathways Associated With Proton Pump Inhibitor Use in Boston-Area Puerto Rican Adults
Saurabh Kadyan, Master of Technology, Florida State University
Prenatal Omega-3 Fatty Acid Exposure Modulates Infant Microbiome and Mitigates Western Diet-Induced Metabolic and Neurodevelopmental Impairments
Gwoncheol Park, Florida State University
Brain Transcriptomic and Metabolic Alternation Following a Mediterranean-Ketogenic Diet via Gut-Biome-Brain Mechanisms in a Preclinical Alzheimer’s Model
Elizabeth A. Pletsch, PhD, USDA-ARS-BHNRC
Broccoli Consumption Alters Microbial Diversity, Intestinal Gene Expression and Reduces Susceptibility to Bacterial Infection in Mice Fed a Total Western Diet (TWD)
Jingcheng Zhao, PhD, The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Short-Term Caloric Restriction Alters the Microbiome Modulating Resistance to Clostridioides difficile Infection
Obesity
Katie M. Ellison, MS, RD, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Adaptive Dietary and Exercise Strategies for Adults With Prediabetes Trial (ADAPT): A Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial
Jennifer L. Oslund, MS, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
Development and Validation of New Questionnaire To Measure Cultural Influences on Dietary Behavior
Jacqueline G. Swensen, Arizona State University
Browning White Adipose Tissue via Microneedle-Based Transdermal Delivery of Forskolin in Obese Mice
Fang Zhou, Arizona State University
Trans-resveratrol and Quercetin Nanoparticles Promote Thermogenesis and Regulate Gut Microbiota in Human Fecal Transplanted and High-Fat Diet-Induced C57BL/6J Obese Mice
Precision Nutrition/Nutrient-Gene Interactions
Alexa Barad, MS, RD, Cornell University
Differences in Non-heme Iron Absorption Between Healthy Adults of East Asian and Northern European Ancestry: A Stable Iron Isotope Study
Bonnie K. Patchen, PhD, RD, Cornell University
Intersections of Omega-3 Fatty Acids, DNA Methylation and Lung Function: A Nutritional Epigenetic Study in the Genetic Epidemiology of COPD Study
Sports/Performance Nutrition
David E. Barney, Jr., PhD, US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Longitudinal Declines in Iron Status in Female and Male US Army Recruits During Unaccustomed Military Training
Vitamins and Minerals
Joseph Arballo, MS, University of California, Davis
Dietary Vitamin A Deficiency in Rodents Impacts Oxylipin Metabolism and Gene Expression of Oxidative Enzymes
Harper Sutton, BS, BA, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammatory Response Differs Over Time in Mice Fed an Alpha-Tocopherol Deficient Diet for 12 Weeks
GEORGE BRAY OBESITY RESEARCH STUDENT AWARDS
Recognizes the two students with the highest-scoring abstracts in a topical area related to the causes, treatment or prevention of obesity presenting outstanding research during NUTRITION 2024.
ASN thanks Dr. George A. Bray and Marilyn M. Bray for endowing these awards.
The 2024 George Bray Student Award winners will present their research at the 2024 George Bray Outstanding Scientific Achievements Award Lecture in Obesity Research which will be held on Sunday, June 30 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM CT. Click here for more information.
Katie M. Ellison, MS, RD, The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Adaptive Dietary and Exercise Strategies for Adults With Prediabetes Trial (ADAPT): A Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial
Laura Lara Castor, MS, Tufts University
Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Burdens Attributable to Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Among Adults in 184 Countries
GLOBAL NUTRITION EARLY CAREER SCHOLAR AWARD
Recognizes early career researches from low or middle income countries during NUTRITION 2024
ASN thanks Mondelēz International for their support of this program.
Soyra Gune, MS, International Food Policy Research Institute
GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD COMPETITION FINALISTS
Recognizes graduate students presenting outstanding research during NUTRITION 2024
ASN thanks The Sugar Association for their support of this competition.
This award competition will be held on Saturday, June 29 from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM CT. Click here for more information.
Alexa Barad, MS, RD, Cornell University
Differences in Non-heme Iron Absorption Between Healthy Adults of East Asian and Northern European Ancestry: A Stable Iron Isotope Study
Hatice Cetinkaya, MS, University of Cincinnati
Associations of Maternal Dietary Inflammation Potential and Body Mass Index with C-Reactive Protein Levels in Human Milk
Maria E. Cinzori, BS, Michigan State University
Associations of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances With Maternal Early Second Trimester Metabolic Biomarkers
Angela KC, MSPH, Johns Hopkins University
Micronutrient Deficiencies Are Associated With Bacterial Vaginosis in the First Trimester of Pregnancy Among Women in Rural Northwest Bangladesh
Matthew Lee, MS, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Longitudinal Changes in Adherence to US Dietary Guidelines and Associations With Body Mass Index Among Adolescents in the Growing Up Today Study: A Change-in-Change Study
Maryam Seifishahpar, PhD Candidate, Texas Tech University
Effects of Supplemental Tart Cherry and Fish Oil on Inflammation and Gut Microbiota in Diet-induced (C57BL/6J) and Genetically (TALLYHO/Jng) Obese Mice Models
Fang Zhou, Arizona State University
Trans-resveratrol and Quercetin Nanoparticles Promote Thermogenesis and Regulate Gut Microbiota in Human Fecal Transplanted and High-Fat Diet-Induced C57BL/6J Obese Mice
NUTRITION TRANSLATION AWARD COMPETITION FINALISTS
Recognizes outstanding early-career scientists and clinicians interested in translating their research to a defined audience to improve public health and/or health outcomes who are presenting their research during NUTRITION 2024
ASN thanks National Dairy Council for their support of this competition.
This award competition will be held on Monday, July 1 from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM CT. Click here for more information.
Sulagna Bandyopadhyay, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Human Milk Choline Concentration in Relation to Infant Intake Recommendations: Findings From the JiVitA-3 Study
Rana F. Chehab, PhD, MPH, RD, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Neighborhood Food Environment in Pregnancy Is Prospectively Associated With Childhood Obesity Risk
Longgang Zhao, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Sugar- and Artificially Sweetened Beverages, Proteomic Signatures, and Risk of Liver Outcomes: A Prospective Cohort Study in the UK Biobank
Jingcheng Zhao, PhD, The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Short-Term Caloric Restriction Alters the Microbiome Modulating Resistance to Clostridioides difficile Infection
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH AWARD COMPETITION FINALISTS
Recognizes early-career scientists and clinicians presenting outstanding research during NUTRITION 2024
ASN thanks IFF for endowing this competition.
This award competition will be held on Saturday, June 29 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM CT. Click here for more information.
Ann M. Centner, PhD, Florida State University
High-Fat Diet Amplifies Disease Phenotypes in Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy
Yun Chen, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Diabetes Risk Reduction Diet and Risk of Liver Cancer and Chronic Liver Disease Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study
Aaron Hengist, PhD, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health
Unreliable Glycemic Responses to Duplicate Meals Measured by Continuous Glucose Monitors in Adults Without Diabetes
Emily B. Hill, PhD, RDN, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Identification and Categorization of Ultra-Processed Food Intake in Clinical Trials Using Dietary Records and Nutrition Data System for Research
Salin Raj Palayyan, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lingual Taste Papillae Contribute to Immune Surveillance
Bonnie K. Patchen, PhD, RD, Cornell University
Intersections of Omega-3 Fatty Acids, DNA Methylation and Lung Function: A Nutritional Epigenetic Study in the Genetic Epidemiology of COPD Study
ROBERT SUSKIND AND LESLIE LEWINTER-SUSKIND PEDIATRIC NUTRITION STUDENT AWARDS
Recognizes students presenting outstanding research related to pediatric nutrition during NUTRITION 2024
ASN thanks Robert Suskind and Leslie Lewinter-Suskind for endowing these awards.
The 2024 Suskind Student Award winners will present their research at the 2024 Robert Suskind and Leslie Lewinter-Suskind Pediatric Nutrition Lifetime Achievement Award Lecture which will be held on Saturday, June 29 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM CT. Click here for more information.
Kelsi A. Morris, BA, Michigan State University
Improved Diet Quality From Early to Late Pregnancy Is Associated With Lower Gestational Weight Gain in Women With Obesity
Annika M. Weber, MS, Colorado State University
The Gut Microbiota-Targeted Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition Using Rice Bran in Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Indonesia
STUDENT INTEREST GROUP THREE-MINUTE THESIS AWARD COMPETITION FINALISTS
Recognizes students presenting outstanding research during NUTRITION 2024
ASN thanks National Dairy Council for their support of this award program.
This award competition will be held on Monday, July 1 from 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT. Click here for more information.
Kelly C. Cara, MS, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
Associations Between Dietary Pattern and Global Cognitive Ability Trajectories Across the Life Course: Longitudinal Analysis of the 1946 British Birth Cohort
Apekshya Chhetri, BS, MS, Purdue University
Diet Quality Impacts Circulating Tryptophan Metabolites and Diversity of Tryptophanase Harboring Bacteria
Alexandra C. Gogel, BS, University of Idaho, Margaret Ritchie School of Family and Consumer Sciences
Circadian and Within-Feed Variation in Human Milk Total Protein and Proteomic Profiles
Ha-Eun Lee, Sookmyung Women’s University, Department of Food & Nutrition
Narirutin Ameliorates Cisplatin-Induced Muscle Atrophy by Regulating Protein Degradation and Synthesis With Mitochondrial Function In Vitro and In Vivo
Femi Olawale, Oklahoma State University
Pinto Bean Supplementation Increases Microbial Beta-Glucuronidase Activity and Improves Gut Health in Estrogen-Deficient Mice
Cassandra Sauer, University of British Columbia
Assessing the Adherence to Iron and Folic Acid vs. Multiple Micronutrient Supplements During Pregnancy: A Cluster Randomized Non-Inferiority Trial in Cambodia
UNDERGRADUATE DIVERSITY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP COMPETITION
The ASN Foundation Undergraduate Diversity Research Fellowships (UDRF) was created to promote diversity in the field of nutrition through long-term change and is designed to provide direct funding for undergraduate research projects that may have an impact to the broader field of nutrition. This fellowship supports research for historically underrepresented undergraduate students and participation in a poster competition on their completed research project.
The ASN Foundation UDRF was developed in conjunction with ASN’s Student Interest Group (SIG) and funded by generous donors to the ASN Foundation’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Campaign.
2024-2025 Undergraduate Diversity Research Fellow Awardees will be announced at NUTRITION 2024.
YOUNG INVESTIGATORS UNDERREPRESENTED IN NUTRITION SCIENCE AWARD COMPETITION
Recognizes young investigators from underrepresented communities within the biomedical and life sciences presenting outstanding research during NUTRITION 2024
ASN thanks dsm-firmenich for their support of this competition.
This award competition will be held on Saturday, June 29 from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM CT. Click here for more information.
Alan Espinosa, MS, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Long-Term Weight and BMI Changes From Artificially Sweetened Beverages: Three Large Prospective Cohort Studies Coupled With a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Keren Herrán, BS, University of South Carolina
Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Breastfeeding Promotion on Child Growth
Tori A. Holthaus, BS, RD, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Study Protocol for the MIND Pilot Intervention: Measuring the Effects of Diet on Cognition and Metabolic Health
Gopal Lamichhane, Oklahoma State University
Liver-Specific Deletion of Cannabinoid 1 Receptor Mitigates Diet-Induced Obesity-Related Hyperinsulinemia and NAFLD in Mice
Leigh Neptune, MS, RDN, University of Maine
Food Insecurity Worsens on College Campuses Following the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kazi Sarjana Safain, MS, North Dakota State University
One-Carbon Metabolite Supplementation Influences Fetal Liver Metabolites and Metabolic Pathways in a Diet-Dependent Manner During Early Pregnancy in Heifers
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