2022 Science in Session, Oct. 11 at the Arizona Biltmore

Science in Session agenda below. See Now, New, Next agenda.

The CRN Senior Scientific Advisory Council (SSAC) reception sponsored by OmniActive will take place Monday, Sept. 10, from 6–8 pm at Cottage Lawn B.

Optimizing Health Through Nutrition – Opportunities and Challenges

7:30 – 8:30 am
Aztec Room & Patio

Breakfast

8:30 – 8:40 am

Welcome

Andrea Wong, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, Council for Responsible Nutrition

Opening remarks

Susan Mitmesser, Ph.D.
Vice President, Science & Technology, Pharmavite
Chair, Senior Scientific Advisory Council (SSAC), Council for Responsible Nutrition

Yasmeen Nkrumah-Elie, Ph.D.
Global Director of R&D for External Research, Chromadex
Chair, Science in Session Planning Subcommittee, Senior Scientific Advisory Council (SSAC), Council for Responsible Nutrition

8:40 – 9:15 am

Defining optimal health

Emily Ho, Ph.D.
Endowed Chair and Director, Linus Pauling Institute
Professor, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University

9:15 – 9:50 am

Harmonizing resilience research at NIH

LaVerne L. Brown, Ph.D.
Program Director, Chair, Trans-NIH Resilience Working Group, Office of Dietary Supplements. National Institutes of Health

9:50 – 10:10 am

Break sponsored by Biofortis

10:10 – 10:45 am

Nutrition interventions for optimizing stress response and performance: Insights from the Department of Defense

Jonathan M. Scott, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, Consortium for Health and Military Performance (CHAMP)

10:45 – 11:20 am

Phenotyping studies to elucidate metabolic variability among healthy adults

John W. Newman, Ph.D.
Research Chemist, USDA ARS WHNRC, Associate Adjunct Professor, University of California, Davis

11:20 – 11:30 am

Break

11:30 am – 12:00 pm

Morning panel discussion

Moderator:
Andrew Shao, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Global Regulatory & Scientific Affairs, ChromaDex, Inc.

12:00 – 1:10 pm

Lunch sponsored by Church & Dwight

1:10 – 1:45 pm

Beneficial effects of polyphenols on neurochemical and behavioral changes in aging

Barbara Shukitt-Hale, Ph.D.
Research Psychologist, USDA, ARS
Neuroscience and Aging Team
Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Tufts University

1:45 – 2:20 pm

Preclinical evaluation of botanicals for cognitive and neuropsychiatric resilience

Amala Soumyanath, Ph.D.
Professor of Neurology
Program Director, BENFRA Botanical Dietary Supplements Research Center, Oregon Health & Sciences University

2:20 – 2:40 pm

Break sponsored by Brassica Protection Products LLC

2:40 – 3:15 pm

Why Precision Nutrition? The Impact of Gene by Diet Interactions on Inflammation, Cardiometabolic Disease, Health Disparities, and the Effectiveness of Omega-3 Supplementation

(Ski) Floyd H. Chilton, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Nutritional Sciences and Wellness, Director, The Precision Wellness Initiative, University of Arizona

3:15 – 3:50 pm

Tuning gut microbiome structure and function using dietary fiber fine structures – at precision and population scales

Stephen R. Lindemann, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Food Science and Nutrition Science, Purdue University

3:50 – 4:00 pm

Break

4:00 – 4:30 pm

Afternoon Panel discussion

Moderator:
Susan Mitmesser, Ph.D.
Vice President, Science & Technology, Pharmavite
Chair, Senior Scientific Advisory Council (SSAC), Council for Responsible Nutrition

4:30 – 4:40 pm

Closing remarks

7:00 – 9:00 pm

'Through the Looking Glass' Welcome Reception—sponsored by Plexus Worldwide

Paradise Garden

Science in Session and Now, New, Next attendees come together to enter a whimsical world offering a welcoming backdrop for unexpected interludes as well as curated connections with colleagues in the Paradise Garden. Make a meal of the ample hors d oeuvres, or enjoy prior to dinner on your own.