This year's ASN meeting is once again all-virtual. The Friedman School and the Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (JMHNRCA) are representing Tufts University with panels, posters, and plenty of awards for their outstanding work.
We've pulled out some highlights for the week, but remember to check out the full schedule for all sessions and events.
On Demand-All Week
Oral presentations and posters will be availabe on demand from June 14 to 16.
Abstracts - Poster Presentations and Oral Presentations (ASN website)
Live Events
Wednesday June 15, 8:30AM - 9:30AM EDT
- Chair: Mitch Kanter, PhD
- Speakers: Nirupa Matthan, PhD, Mindy Patterson, PhD, RDN
Wednesday June 15, 4PM - 5:30PM EDT
- Chair: Alyce Fly, PhD
- Speakers: Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH; Angela Odoms-Young, PhD; Shannon Zenk, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
Oral Presentations (presenting authors listed first)
- Elena Martinez, MS, MPH (student)
- Oral presentation: Role of Food Processing, Cooking Fuel, and Time Use for Meal Preparation in Diet Costs and Affordability Across 177 Countries, 2011 and 2017
Oral Presentation Number: OR14-07-22 (on demand all week)
Session/Event: Enhancing Human Nutrition with Advances in Food Science (Oral 14)
Co-Author: William A. Masters, PhD - Awards: Finalist, Young Minority Investigator Oral (YMIO) Competition (live event, June 10, 2:00-3:30 PM).
- Oral presentation: Role of Food Processing, Cooking Fuel, and Time Use for Meal Preparation in Diet Costs and Affordability Across 177 Countries, 2011 and 2017
- Julie Gervis (PhD Candidate)
- Presentation title: "Associations of Taste-Related Genes with Diet Quality and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors" (on demand all week)
- Awards: Contestant in Clinical Emerging Leader Award Competition, held live on Monday, June 6 from 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM.
- Aishwarya Venkat, MS (doctoral student)
- Oral presentation: "Extreme Weather Events Differentially Impact Retail Food Prices: Evidence From Early Warning Systems"
Oral Presentation Number: OR03-01-22 (on demand all week)
Session/Event: Climate, Environment, Agriculture and Food Supply (Oral 3)
Co-Authors: William A. Masters, PhD; Elena N. Naumova, PhD
- Oral presentation: "Extreme Weather Events Differentially Impact Retail Food Prices: Evidence From Early Warning Systems"
- Breanne Langlois, MPH, (PhD student)
- Oral presentation: "Usability of the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) to Examine Recurrent Flooding and Household Food Access in Central Java, Indonesia"
Oral Presentation Number: OR03-04-22 (on demand all week)
Session/Event: Climate, Environment, Agriculture and Food Supply (Oral 3)
Co-Authors: Oyedolapo A. Anyanwu, MS, Ph.D Candidate; Leah Beaulac; Katherine Berry; Aliya Magnuson; Aris Ismanto; Timothy S. Griffin, PhD; Erin Coughlan de Perez; Magaly Koch; Elena N. Naumova, PhD
- Oral presentation: "Usability of the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) to Examine Recurrent Flooding and Household Food Access in Central Java, Indonesia"
- Ilana R. Cliffer, PhD
- Oral presentation: "Seasonality of Child Growth: High Temperatures Coincide With Growth Faltering Among Young Children in Burkina Faso"
Oral Presentation Number: OR03-07-22 (on demand all week)
Session/Event: Climate, Environment, Agriculture and Food Supply (Oral 3)
Co-Authors: Elena N. Naumova, PhD; William A. Masters, PhD; Nandita Perumal, PhD; Franck Garanet; Beatrice L. Rogers, PhD
- Oral presentation: "Seasonality of Child Growth: High Temperatures Coincide With Growth Faltering Among Young Children in Burkina Faso"
- Zhongqi Fan (student)
- Oral presentation: "Disparities in Food Insecurity During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic"
Oral Presentation Number: OR04-01-22 (on demand all week)
Session/Event: Current Issues in Nutrition Insecurity (Oral 4)
Co-Authors: Kimberly Nguyen; Naglaa H. El-Abbadi, PhD, MPH; Ryan B. Simpson, MS, PhD candidate; Bingjie Zhou, Msc; Gail T. Rogers, MA; Kenneth Chui, PhD, MPH; Elena N. Naumova, PhD
- Oral presentation: "Disparities in Food Insecurity During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic"
- Ying Zhu, MS
- Oral presentation: "The Interaction Between Intestinal ACSL5 Expression and Gut Microbiota in Mice Fed a High Fat Diet"
Oral Presentation Number: OR28-02-22 (on demand all week)
Session/Event: Exemplary Student Abstracts in Obesity Science (Oral 28)
Co-Authors: John D. Griffin; Kimberly K. Buhman; Andrew S. Greenberg, MD
Awards: Recognized as a Finalist for the ASN’s Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Abstract Recognition Award Program
- Oral presentation: "The Interaction Between Intestinal ACSL5 Expression and Gut Microbiota in Mice Fed a High Fat Diet"
- Bingjie Zhou, Msc (PhD student)
- Oral presentation: "Weight Loss Trajectory Patterns and Short-Term Prediction in a Weight Management Program"
Oral Presentation Number: OR28-04-22 (on demand all week)
Session/Event: Exemplary Student Abstracts in Obesity Science (Oral 28)
Co-Authors: Elena N. Naumova, PhD; Sai K. Das, PhD; Susan B. Roberts, PhD
Awards: Selected as a finalist for the Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Science Abstract Recognition Award Program
- Oral presentation: "Weight Loss Trajectory Patterns and Short-Term Prediction in a Weight Management Program"
- Winnie Bell, PhD, MPH
- Oral presentation: "The INDDEX24 Dietary Assessment Platform Compared to Pen and Paper 24-Hour Dietary Recalls: Evidence on Cost, Cost-Effectiveness, and Accuracy From Viet Nam and Burkina Faso"
Oral Presentation Number: OR30-04-22 (on demand all week)
Session/Event: Computational Methods to Advance Rigor and Data Collection in Nutrition (Oral 30)
Co-Authors: Jerome W. Some, PhD; Katherine P. Adams, PhD; Peter Bakun, MS
- Oral presentation: "The INDDEX24 Dietary Assessment Platform Compared to Pen and Paper 24-Hour Dietary Recalls: Evidence on Cost, Cost-Effectiveness, and Accuracy From Viet Nam and Burkina Faso"
- Michael Daniels, MS, RD
- Title: "Beta-Cryptoxanthin Supplementation Protects Against Liver Cancer Progression and Correlates with Altered Targeted and Untargeted Metabolomic Profiles in Mice"
Oral Presentation Number: OR02-05-22 (on demand all week)
Session/Event: Carotenoids and Retinoids (Oral 2)
Co-Authors: Neil Kuan-Hsun Huang, Gregory Dolnikowski, Gregory Matuszek, Ji Ye Lim, Nirupa Matthan, Xiang-Dong Wang
- Title: "Beta-Cryptoxanthin Supplementation Protects Against Liver Cancer Progression and Correlates with Altered Targeted and Untargeted Metabolomic Profiles in Mice"
Posters (presenting authors listed first)
- Leah Beaulac
- Title: "Natural Disaster and Migration Trends in Flood Prone Agricultural Areas of Indonesia"
Poster Number: PO03-02-22 (on demand all week)
Session/Event: Climate, Environment, Agriculture and Food Supply
Co-Authors: Breanne Langlois, MPH, PhD student; Katherine Berry; Elena N. Naumova, PhD
- Title: "Natural Disaster and Migration Trends in Flood Prone Agricultural Areas of Indonesia"
- Kelly C. Cara (PhD candidate)
- Title: "Commonalities Among Dietary Guidelines for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: A Meta-Epidemiological Study From the American College of Lifestyle Medicine"
Poster Number: TBD
Session/Event: TBD
Co-Authors: David M. Goldman, Brooke K. Kollman, Stas Amato, Martin Tull, Micaela Karlsen (Friedman alumna, PhD)
- Title: "Commonalities Among Dietary Guidelines for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: A Meta-Epidemiological Study From the American College of Lifestyle Medicine"
- Eleanor Shonkoff, PhD
- Title: "The State of the Science on Artificial Intelligence-Based Dietary Assessment Methods That Use Digital Images: A Scoping Review"
Poster Number: TBD (on demand all week)
Session/Event: TBD
Co-Authors: Kelly Copeland Cara, MS (Friedman student, PhD candidate), Xuechen (Anna) Pei, RDN (Friedman student, MS candidate), Mei Chung, PhD, MPH (Friedman faculty), Shreyas Kamath, PhD (Tufts alumnus, School of Engineering), Karen Panetta, PhD (Tufts faculty, School of Engineering), Erin Hennessy, PhD, MPH (Friedman faculty)
- Title: "The State of the Science on Artificial Intelligence-Based Dietary Assessment Methods That Use Digital Images: A Scoping Review"
- Suzannah Gerber, MA (PhD student)
- Title: "US Food and Nutrition Security During COVID-19 in Late 2021"
Poster Number: PO05-14-22 (on demand all week)
Session/Event: COVID-19 and Nutrition
Co-Authors: Julia E. Reedy, MS; Meghan O'Hearn, MS, PhD student; Sylara Marie Cruz; Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH - Title: "Adherence, Compliance, and Diet Quality Among Popular Diet Followers"
Poster Number: PO08-17-22 (on demand all week)
Session/Event: Dietary Patterns
Co-Authors: Gail T. Rogers, MA; Kara A. Livingston, MPH; Micaela C. Karlsen, PhD, MSPH; Sara C. Folta, PhD; Paul F. Jacques, DSc; Elena N. Naumova, PhD; Nicola M. McKeown, PhD - Title: "How Americans Define Health for Food and Beverages"
Poster Number: PO13-12-22 (on demand all week)
Session/Event: Food Choice, Markets and Policy
Co-Authors: Julia E. Reedy, MS; Meghan O'Hearn, MS, PhD student; Sylara Marie Cruz; Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH
Awards: Winner, Emerging Leaders in Nutrition award - Title: "Nutrient Composition of Plant-Based Substitutes for Animal-Sourced Foods: Evidence From Packaged and Processed Meats in 30 Countries"
Poster Number: PO13-13-22 (on demand all week)
Session/Event: Food Choice, Markets and Policy
Co-Author: William A. Masters, PhD - Title: "Diet Satisfaction and Adequate Food Intake in Patients With Chronic Liver Diseases"
Poster Number: PO01-15-22 (on demand all week)
Session/Event: Aging and Chronic Disease
Co-Authors: Jillian K. Price, PhD; Lynn H. Gerber, MD; Ali Weinstein, PhD; Zobair M. Younossi, MD, MPH
- Title: "US Food and Nutrition Security During COVID-19 in Late 2021"
- Rachel Kinney (Student)
- Title: "Exploring Acceptance and Understanding of Inclusive Language in the Breastfeeding Attrition Prediction Tool"
Poster Number: PO16-46-22 (on demand all week)
Session/Event: TBD
- Title: "Exploring Acceptance and Understanding of Inclusive Language in the Breastfeeding Attrition Prediction Tool"
- Michael Daniels, MS, RD
- Title: "Ablation of Carotenoid Cleavage Enzymes BCO1 & BCO2 Alters Gut Microbial and Plasma Metabolomic Profiles in High Refined Carbohydrate Diet-Fed MiceAblation of Carotenoid Cleavage Enzymes BCO1 & BCO2 Alters Gut Microbial and Plasma Metabolomic Profiles in High Refined Carbohydrate Diet-Fed Mice"
Poster Number: PO02-02-22 (on demand all week)
Session/Event: Carotenoids and Retinoids
Co-Authors: Neil Kuan-Hsun Huang, Gregory Dolnikowski, Gregory Matuszek, Ji Ye Lim, Nirupa Matthan, Xiang-Dong Wang
- Title: "Ablation of Carotenoid Cleavage Enzymes BCO1 & BCO2 Alters Gut Microbial and Plasma Metabolomic Profiles in High Refined Carbohydrate Diet-Fed MiceAblation of Carotenoid Cleavage Enzymes BCO1 & BCO2 Alters Gut Microbial and Plasma Metabolomic Profiles in High Refined Carbohydrate Diet-Fed Mice"
- Emily Sanchez (PhD candidate)
- Title: "Foodborne illness outbreak severity across geographic and supply chain contamination locations in the United States, 2009-2019"
Poster Number: PO22-56-22 (on demand all week)
Session/Event: Nutritional Epidemiology
Co-Authors: Ryan B. Simpson, PhD candidate; Lauren E. Sallade, MS; Yutong Zhang, MS; Elena N. Naumova, PhD
- Title: "Foodborne illness outbreak severity across geographic and supply chain contamination locations in the United States, 2009-2019"