Science in Session agenda at a glance
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
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
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.
