Schedule at a Glance

Saturday, March 28, 2015
Program DescriptionTime 
Creating the Future of Evidence-based Nutrition Recommendations, Using Lipid Research Case Studies

International Life Sciences Institute, North America
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Grand Ballroom East

Saturday, March 28, 2015
8:00 AM – 12:30 PM
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Maternal/Fetal Nutrition and Programming: What Have We Learned from Farm Animal Models?

Supported by Mead Johnson Pediatric Nutrition Institute
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Room 157 ABC

Saturday, March 28, 2015
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
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Nutritional Approaches for Osteosarcopenic Obesity: Interrelationships between Bone, Muscle, and Fat

Aging and Chronic Disease RIS
Supported by PepsiCo
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Room 157 ABC

Saturday, March 28, 2015
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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Sunday, March 29, 2015
Program DescriptionTime 
Translational and Transformational Concepts in Amino Acid Sensing

Energy & Macronutrient Metabolism RIS and Nutrient-Gene Interactions RIS
Supported by Ajinomoto
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Grand Ballroom East

Sunday, March 29, 2015
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
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Determinants of Disease Risk in the Postprandial Period

Energy & Macronutrient Metabolism RIS
Supported by Egg Nutrition Center
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Room 157 ABC

Sunday, March 29, 2015
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
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The eNutrition Academy: Supporting a New Generation of Nutritional Scientists Around the World

Nutrition Education Committee
Supported by the Nutrition Society, UK
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Room 151 AB

Sunday, March 29, 2015
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
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Presidential Symposium: Nutrition and Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

Supported by Mead Johnson Pediatric Nutrition Institute
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Grand Ballroom East

Sunday, March 29, 2015
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
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International Forum – Korea

Organized and sponsored by the Korean Nutrition Society
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Room 151 AB

Sunday, March 29, 2015
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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Do We Need Preconception Nutrition Interventions to Improve Birth Outcomes Beyond the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects? Current Knowledge and Future Directions

Global Nutrition Council (GNC)
Supported by Micronutrient Initiative
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Room 157 ABC

Sunday, March 29, 2015
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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Human Variability & Physiological Extremes: Blessing or Curse?

Nutritional Sciences Council (NSC)
Supported by PepsiCo
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Grand Ballroom East

Sunday, March 29, 2015
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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Monday, March 30, 2015
Program DescriptionTime 
Being “Social” How Scientists Can Find their Way in a 24-Hour Digital World

Organized by the Public Information Committee and Young Professional Interest Group
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Room 151 AB

Monday, March 30, 2015
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
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Integrated Nutrition and Early Child Development Interventions: Preventing Health and Economic Disparities

Global Nutrition Council (GNC)
Supported by Mathile Institute for the Advancement of Human Nutrition and Mead Johnson Pediatric Nutrition Institute
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Room 157 ABC

Monday, March 30, 2015
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
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Dietary Fiber, Gut Microbiota and Kidney Function

Supported by Ingredion, Inc.
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Grand Ballroom East

Monday, March 30, 2015
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
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International Forum – Brazil

Organized and sponsored by the International Colleges for the Advancement of Nutrology (ICAN)
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Room 151 AB

Monday, March 30, 2015
10:30 AM – 5:00 PM
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Research Reporting in the 21st Century: How it is Different and Why You Should Care

Nutrition Education Committee
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Room 157 ABC

Monday, March 30, 2015
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
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Low-Calorie Sweeteners and Health: What Does the Science Tell Us?

International Life Sciences Institute, North America and Nutrition Translation RIS
Supported by International Life Sciences Institute, North America and PepsiCo
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Grand Ballroom East

Monday, March 30, 2015
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
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Gilbert A. Leveille Award Lecture

American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Grand Ballroom East

Monday, March 30, 2015
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
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Gut Microbes and the Brain: What Is the Effect on Human Behavior?

Supported by Danone Nutricia Research and Yakult Honsha, Ltd.
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Grand Ballroom East

Monday, March 30, 2015
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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Approaches to Account for the Effects of Inflammation on Nutrient Biomarkers: Nutrition Determinants of Anemia (BRINDA) Project

The Global Nutrition Council (GNC) and Nutritional Epidemiology RIS
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Room 157 ABC

Monday, March 30, 2015
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Program DescriptionTime 
International Forum – China: Challenges and Opportunities in Health and Nutrition

Organized and sponsored by the China Interest Group (CIG), American Society for Nutrition (ASN), Chinese Nutrition Society (CNS), and North American Chinese Society for Nutrition (NACSN)
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Room 151 AB

Tuesday, March 31, 2015
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
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Is “When” We Eat as Important as “What” We Eat? – Chronobiological Aspects of Food Intake

Energy & Macronutrient Metabolism RIS and Nutrition Translation RIS
Supported by the Kellogg Company
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Room 157 ABC

Tuesday, March 31, 2015
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
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Diet and Immunometabolism

Nutritional Immunology RIS and Obesity RIS
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Grand Ballroom East

Tuesday, March 31, 2015
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
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Food and Nutrition Board Update: New Directions in Food, Nutrition, and Population Health

Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Room 157 ABC

Tuesday, March 31, 2015
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
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Establishing Yourself as an Expert

Organized by the Young Professional Interest Group
Supported by DuPont Nutrition and Health
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Room 151 AB

Tuesday, March 31, 2015
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
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An Interdisciplinary Examination of Potential Effects of Maternal Obesity on Lactation Physiology and the Human Milk Microbiome

Lactation RIS
Supported by Mead Johnson Pediatric Nutrition Institute
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Grand Ballroom East

Tuesday, March 31, 2015
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
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International Forum – Taiwan

Organized and sponsored by the Nutrition Society of Taiwan
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Room 151 AB

Tuesday, March 31, 2015
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
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W.O. Atwater Memorial Lecture

Supported by USDA ARS, Beltsville
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Grand Ballroom East

Tuesday, March 31, 2015
12:45 PM – 2:45 PM
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Improving Cardio-Skeletal Health by Exploring the Heart – Bone Connection

Supported by National Dairy Council
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Room 157 ABC

Tuesday, March 31, 2015
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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Pediatric Neurocognitive Development: Emerging Insights and Applications in Nutrition

Organized by the Nutrition Translation RIS and Endorsed by Global Nutrition Council (GNC), Nutritional Sciences Council (NSC) and Lactation RIS
Supported by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Center for Nutrition, Learning and Memory which is sponsored by Abbott Nutrition
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Grand Ballroom East

Tuesday, March 31, 2015
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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History of Nutrition: The Long Road Leading to the Dietary Reference Intakes

History of Nutrition Committee
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Room 151 AB

Tuesday, March 31, 2015
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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Wednesday, April 01, 2015
Program DescriptionTime 
Resistant Starch, Microbiota and Gut Health

Nutritional Sciences Council (NSC)
Supported by PepsiCo
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Grand Ballroom East

Wednesday, April 01, 2015
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
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What’s New in Natural Products Analysis? Cutting-Edge Methods and Available Resources for Nutrition Research

Nutritional Sciences Council (NSC) and Dietary Bioactive Components RIS
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Room 157 ABC

Wednesday, April 01, 2015
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
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Moderate Alcohol Use, Nutrition and Chronic Diseases: What We Know and Where to Go Next

Nutritional Epidemiology RIS, Obesity RIS and Aging and Chronic Disease RIS
Supported by PepsiCo
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Grand Ballroom East

Wednesday, April 01, 2015
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
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“One Nutrition”: Clinical Nutrition Across Species

Supported by PepsiCo
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Room 157 ABC

Wednesday, April 01, 2015
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
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