We are looking forward to connecting with our PIN alumni, faculty and trainees who will be sharing their work at the annual American Society for Nutrition conference Nutrition 2026 in D.C.! Please see below for a list of PIN talks, posters and events, and congratulations to all!
Sincerely, Saurabh and the PIN team

Nutrition 2026 Events of Interest

Saturday, July 25

Nathaniel Cole, PhD

President’s Oral Session: Abstracts of Distinction (Oral Session 7)

Title: (OR07-03-26) Metabolic Adaptions Associated With Biofortified Pearl Millet in the Gut Microbiota of 12–18-Month Old Children

4:54pm - 5:06pm ET
Location: National Harbor 4-5

Bonnie Patchen, PhD,RD, Patricia Cassano, PhD

(OR06-05-26) Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Associations With Epigenetic Variation in the Respiratory Epithelium

10:48am - 11:00am
Location: National Harbor 4-5

Shah Mohammad Fahim, MBBS

Late Breaking/Rapid Science Poster Session 1

(LB01-34-26) Vitamin A and Iron Status and Inflammation in Women of Reproductive Age in Southern India

11:30am - 12:30pm
Location: The Hub, Poster Number A-33

Dripta Roy Choudhury, PhD

Community and Public Health Nutrition I Poster Session

(P07-13-26) Dual Burden of Malnutrition: Anemia and Nutritional Status in Women of Reproductive Age in Southern India

11:30am - 12:30pm
Location: The Hub, Poster Number G-13

Marian Flaxman, MS, Anna Bennett MPH

Late Breaking/Rapid Science Poster Session I

(LB01-38-26) Measuring Eating Behavior in Nutrition Research: Evaluation of Consumer- and Research-Grade Wearables

11:30am - 12:30pm
Location: The Hub, Poster Number A-37

Douglas L. Taren, PhD

Climate, Food Systems, Diet, Nutrition and Health Poster Session

(P05-40-26) Baseline Assessment of Solar Food Dryers to Reduce Food Loss, Improve Nutrition Quality, and Livelihood Income Among Women Farmers in Dhankuta, Nepal

11:30am - 12:30pm
Location: The Hub, Poster Number G-91

Mandana Arabi, MD, PhD

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Precision Nutrition Poster Session

(P03-02-26) AI-Based Geospatial Integration of Nutrition, Health, and Climate Data to Map Population Vulnerability and Guide Targeted Interventions

11:30am - 12:30pm
Location: The Hub, Poster Number D-22

Homero Martinez, MD, PhD

(PTFS03-04-26) Factors Associated With Vitamin B12 Status and Its Associations With Glucose Metabolism and Hematological Indices Among Non-Pregnant Adult Females in Oromia, Ethiopia

1:12pm - 1:16pm
Location: Prince George's Hall B-E (The Hub) - Poster Theater 2 / Poster Number PT2-4

Sunday July 26

Julia L. Finkelstein, MPH, ScD and Saurabh Mehta, MBBS, ScD

Session: Advances in the Determinants of Malnutrition and Undernutrition

Representing Assessing the Determinants of Malnutrition - Implications for Treatment (ADMIT) Project Working Groups 1 and 3

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET
Location: Maryland Ballroom B

Erin Sley, PhD, Dripta R. Choudhury, PhD, Amy Fothergill, PhD

Maternal, Perinatal, and Pediatric Nutrition I Poster Session

(P23-41-26) Reproductive Health and Pregnancy Outcomes Among Women in Southern India**

9:30am - 10:30am
Location: The Hub, Poster Number C-41

Catherine Kagemann, PhD

Nutritional Microbiology, Microbiome, and Microbe Nutrition I Poster Session

(P27-13-26) Gut Microbial Signatures of Iron and Zinc Intake and Status During a Biofortified Pearl Millet Intervention in Children

9:30am - 10:30am
Location: The Hub, Poster Number F-9

Katherine Tucker, PhD

Nutritional Epidemiology II Poster Session

(P26-31-26) Beef Consumption Patterns Differ Between Mainland and Island-Dwelling Puerto Rican Adults

9:30am - 10:30am
Location: The Hub, Poster Number C-77

Monday July 27

Kripa Rajagopalan, MSPH, MS, PhD

Late Breaking/Rapid Science Poster Session 3

(LB03-07-26) Iron, Zinc, Phytate and Polyphenol Content in Pearl Millet Is Influenced by Preparation Method

9:30am - 10:30am
Location: The Hub, Poster Number E-7

Andrea Robinson, PhD

Vitamins and Minerals Poster Session

(P44-29-26) Micronutrient Status and Inflammation in Adult Women: A Cross-Sectional Biomarker Study in Northern Uganda

9:30am - 10:30am
Location: The Hub, Poster Number A-27

Mochammad Rizal, MS, RD

Nutritional Epidemiology II Poster Session

(P26-40-26) Sex Differences in Food Groups Consumption and Dietary Diversity Among Children and Adolescents in India

9:30am - 10:30am
Location: The Hub, Poster Number C-85

Simra Yousaf

Nutritional Microbiology, Microbiome, and Microbe Nutrition I Poster Session

(P40-28-26) Parasitic Coinfection and Sex Influence Gut Microbial Metabolic Pathways in Individuals With Tuberculosis

9:30am - 10:30am
Location: The Hub, Poster Number F-24

Rose Kottapalli

Nutritional Microbiology, Microbiome, and Microbe Nutrition I Poster Session

(P40-15-26) Host BMI Influences Gut Microbial Metabolic Pathways in Individuals With Tuberculosis

9:30am - 10:30am
Location: The Hub, Poster Number F-10

Christina Nyhus-Dhillion, PhD

Global Nutrition Poster Session

(P22-17-26) Barriers to Provision of Eggs in Primary School Meals in Northern Nigeria

9:30am - 10:30am
Location: The Hub, Poster Number D-88

Jeff Leroy, PhD

Maternal, Perinatal, and Pediatric Nutrition II Poster Session

(P37-14-26) Effects of Prenatal Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements on Birth Size: Does Quantity Matter?

9:30am - 10:30am
Location: the Hub, Poster Number C-48

Andrew Jones, PhD

(PTFS16-03-26) Association Between Prenatal PM₁₀ Exposure and Breast Milk Protein Concentrations

12:38pm - 12:42pm
Location: Prince George's Hall B-E (The Hub) - Poster Theater 2 / Poster Number: PT2-3

John Hoddinott, PhD and Devika Saran, MS

Dietary Patterns I Poster Session

(PTFS16-05-26) Determinants of Improvement in Childhood Height-for-Age Z-score in Bangladesh: Evidence From 2014-2022 Demographic and Health Surveys

12:46pm - 12:50pm
Location: Prince George’s Hall B-E (The Hub) - Poster Theatre 2/Poster Number PT2-5

Uriyoan Colon-Ramos, ScD, MPA

(PTFS18-07-26) Lessons Learned From Phase 1 of FRESH: A Systems-Level Nutrition Intervention With Independently-Owned Restaurants in Urban Low-Income Neighborhoods

2:54pm - 2:58pm
Location: The Hub, Poster Theater 2 / Poster Number PT2-7

Saurabh Mehta, MBBS, ScD

Session: Building Competitive Research Programs as Early Career Investigators – A Fireside Chat

Panelist
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location: National Harbor 10-11

Browse the full Nutrition 2026 schedule.

In addition we hope to see many of you at the Cornell-Purdue-Penn State ASN Mixer, Sunday July 27, 6:00pm - 8:00pm. Advance RSVP is required to attend