Nutrition 2024: ASN Edition
Welcome to the newsletter of the Program in International Nutrition at Cornell University. We can’t wait to hear from our PIN alumni, faculty and trainees who will be sharing their work at the annual American Society of Nutrition conference Nutrition 2024 in Chicago, IL! Please see below for a list of PIN and Cornell presentations and posters, and congratulations to all! We also look forward to the DNS 50th Anniversary Symposium and Reception and to seeing many of you there.
Sincerely, Saurabh and the PIN team
Sander Kersten, PhD, Director, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
Session: 50th Anniversary Celebration of Cornell University's Division of Nutritional Sciences
Monday, July 1, 2024, 6:00pm - 7:00pm CT, Location W375A
Welcome from the Director | Final Questions and Closing Remarks
Laura Bellows, PhD, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
Monday, July 1, 2024, 6:35pm-7:00pm CT, Location: W375A
Title: Tapping into Technology: Using Digital Intervention Strategies in Community-Based Settings
Kimberly O’Brien, PhD, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
Monday, July 1, 2024, 6:10pm-6:35pm CT, Location: W375A
Title: Advancing Human Studies in Iron Metabolism: Integrating Nutritional Genomic, Stable Isotopic, and Computational Methods
Samantha L. Huey, PhD, Center for Precision Nutrition and Health, Cornell University
Monday, July 1, 2024, 7:00pm-7:25pm CT, Location: W375A
Title: Use of LLMs in Evidence Synthesis and Nutrition Research
Presentations by Alumni, Faculty and Trainees

Katherine Tucker, PhD, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Saturday, June 29, 2024, 5:00pm-6:00pm CT, Location: W375C
Nutritional Epidemiology GEM Forum: Avoiding Common Errors and Oversights in the Design, Analysis, and Interpretation of Data in Nutritional Epidemiology
Elaine Yu, PhD, Vitalant Research Institute
Tuesday, July 2, 2024, 8:12am - 8:16am CT, Location: W185A-C
Session: Nutritional Immunology and Inflammation (Poster Theater Flash Session 21)
Title: (PTFS21-04-24) Hepatitis C, but Not Hepatitis B, Virus Infection is Associated with Lower Concentration and Higher Intraindividual Variability of Circulating Total Cholesterol
Xingen Lei, PhD, Animal Science, Cornell University
Sunday, June 30, 2024, 12:00pm-1:00pm CT, Location: Hall F1
Meet the Editors at the ASN Center - The Journal of Nutrition
Sunday June 30, 2024, 4:00pm-5:20pm CT, Location: W375B
Best Practices for Getting Your Manuscript Published & Improving the Discoverability of Your Research
Monday, July 1, 2024, 12:15pm-1:30pm CT, Location: W183
Experimental Animal Nutrition GEM Forum
Samiha Azgar, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
Monday, July 1, 2024, 3:00pm-3:12pm CT, Location: W183
Session: Food Science and Nutrition (Oral 24)
(OR24-06-24) Bioavailability of DHA From Bioenhanced Eggs Is Greater Than That Observed From Bioenhanced Poultry in Healthy Adults
Alexa Barad, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
Graduate Student Research Award Competition Finalist
Sunday, June 30, 2024, 8:36am-8:48am CT, Location: W375A
Session: Vitamins and Minerals (Oral 9)
(OR09-04-24) Differences in Non-heme Iron Absorption Between Healthy Adults of East Asian and Northern European Ancestry: A Stable Iron Isotope Study
Elisabeth Larson, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
Monday, July 1, 2024, 2:30pm-3:30pm CT, Location: W375C
Vitamins and Minerals GEM Forum
Ruyu Liu, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
Monday, July 1, 2024, 4:16pm,-4:20pm CT, Location: W185A-C
Session: New Knowledge on Food Insecurity in Underserved and Underrepresented Populations (Poster Theater Flash Session 19)
(PTFS19-05-24) Examining Associations Between Skin Carotenoids, Self-Reported Fruit and Vegetable Intake, and Diet Quality Among Predominantly Hispanic/Latinx Food Pantry Clients
Posters by Faculty and Trainees
(P29-023-24) Intersections of Omega-3 Fatty Acids, DNA Methylation and Lung Function: A Nutritional Epigenetic Study in the Genetic Epidemiology of COPD Study | Bonnie Patchen - Postdoctoral Research Award Competition Finalist, Patricia Cassano
(OR24-06-24) Bioavailability of DHA From Bioenhanced Eggs Is Greater Than That Observed From Bioenhanced Poultry in Healthy Adults | Samiha Azgar, Yaqin Xu, Sahil Kalia, Tao Sun, Keith Ou, Xingen Lei, Kimberly O’Brien
(PTFS05-04-24) Alterations of the De Novo Thymidylate Biosynthesis Pathway in Mice Cause Neural Tube Defects Which Are Modified by Uracil DNA Glycosylase Deficiency and Folic Acid | Martha Field
(OR09-04-24) Differences in Non-heme Iron Absorption Between Healthy Adults of East Asian and Northern European Ancestry: A Stable Iron Isotope Study | Alex Brad, Yaqin Xu, Erica Bender, Andrew Clark, Zhenglong Gu, Kimberly O’Brien
(PTFS19-05-24) Examining Associations Between Skin Carotenoids, Self-Reported Fruit and Vegetable Intake, and Diet Quality Among Predominantly Hispanic/Latinx Food Pantry Clients | Ruyu Liu, Daniela Arredondo-Sanchez, Roger Figueroa
(P20-017-24) StayWell ECE: A Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding New York Early Childhood Providers’ Health and Wellbeing | Beatriz Carmona, Lily Deng, Caleb Gilbert, Ligia I Reyes, Laura Bellows
(P20-082-24) Early Childhood Providers’ Social Support and Strain and the Association With Diet, Health and Professional Burnout | Ligia I Reyes, Beatriz Carmona, Laura Bellows
(P10-056-24) Maternal Choline Intake During Pregnancy Has Lasting Effects on Offspring Spatial Memory: Results From a 14-Year Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Feeding Trial | Elisabeth Larson, Sophie Roth, Angie Lam, Barbara Strupp, Richard Canfield
(P27-012-24) Impact of an Iron-Biofortified Intervention on the Composition and Diversity of the Gut Microbiota Among Children in the 2nd Year of Life | Nathaniel Cole, Samantha Huey, Julia Finkelstein, Saurabh Mehta
(P27-021-24) Selenoprotein K Is a Key Regulator of Glutathione Peroxidase-1 Induced Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress | Chenhan Feng, Xin Gen Lei
(P24-058-24) Vitamin D Status, Anthropometry, and Body Composition in Women of Reproductive Age | Ximena Palma Molina, Saurabh Mehta, Heather Guetterman, Julia Finkelstein
(P24-065-24) Prevalence and Correlates of Vitamin D in Young Children Living in Urban Slums of Mumbai: A Cross-Sectional Study | Andrea Robinson, Samantha Huey, Sudha Venkatramanan, Julia Finkelstein, Saurabh Mehta
(P06-009-24) The Metabolic Effects of High-Erucic Acid Mustard Oil in Mice | Sander Kersten
(P10-057-24) Cross-Sectional Association of Maternal Mid-pregnancy Dietary Choline Intake With Interleukin-6 Varies by Intake of Vitamin B12 and Betaine: Evidence From Project Viva | Elisabeth Larson, Richard Canfield, Barbara Strupp, Laura Smith
(P27-028-24) Altering the Gut Microbiome Through Oral Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics Influenced Colon and Liver Long-Chain Menaquinone Levels in Mice | Zhongshan Liu
(P24-062-24) Aflatoxin Contamination in Northern Uganda: A cRCT to Reduce Total Maize Aflatoxin and Aflatoxin B1-Lysine to Prevent Malnutrition | Saurabh Mehta, Balaji Srinivasan
(P24-060-24) Comparison of Methods to Assess Adherence to Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices and Provision of Low-Aflatoxin Porridge Flours in a Community-Based Intervention Trial | Francis Ngure
(P20-100-24) Systemic Review on the Associations of Universal Free School Meals and School and Student Outcomes | Angela Odoms-Young
(P17-014-24) Evaluating the Biological Impact of Zinc Biofortified Maize on Women and Children in Guatemala Through the Novel LA:DGLA Ratio Biomarker | Cydney Jackson, Elad Tako
P14-004-24) Diet, Health, and Inflammation: A Comparative Analysis of Dietary Patterns Between People Living With HIV and Their Family Members | Ramya Ambikapathi
(P24-059-24) Integrating Formative Research and Human-Centered Design to Design Strategies to Achieve High Adherence to Prenatal Supplementation in Burkina Faso, Pakistan, and Zimbabwe | Laura Smith
Browse the full interactive schedule of posters and presentations at Nutrition 2024.