Agenda

2022 Personalized Nutrition Innovation Day

Wednesday, November 16, 2022 (in-person and live-streamed).

Recordings:

  • Welcome
  • Session 1: Current State of Personalized Nutrition – Academic, Therapeutic, and Public-Private Partnerships with keynote speaker, José Ordovas.
  • Session 2: Personalized Nutrition Initiative Seed Grant Funded Research (3 of 4 presentations included in the recording as Prof. Madak-Erdogan’s presentation contained unpublished data)
  • Session 3: Innovation in Personalized Nutrition Technologies for Monitoring and Data Collection
  • Session 4: Industry Needs and Barriers to Innovation

Agenda

7:30-8:00 AM BreakfastThe Heritage Room (107),  LIAC
8:00 – 8:30 AM Welcome
Sharon Donovan, PhD, RD, Director of the Personalized Nutrition Initiative, and Professor, Food Science & Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
Susan A. Martinis, PhD, Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, Stephen G. Sligar Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Professor of Biochemistry, UIUC
Germán Bollero, PhD, Professor and Interim Dean, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, UIUC
8:30 – 9:30 AM Session 1: Current State of Personalized Nutrition – Academic, Therapeutic, and Public Private Partnerships
Moderator: Sharon Donovan, PhD, RD Director of the Personalized Nutrition Initiative, UIUC
Keynote Speaker
José M. Ordovas, PhD, Director Nutrition and Genomics, Professor Nutrition and Genetics, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University
Precision nutrition: guiding healthy aging through the lifespan
Panel and Q&A
José M. Ordovas, PhD
Hannah Holscher, PhD, RD, Food Science & Human Nutrition, UIUC
Machiel Reinders, PhD, Senior Researcher, Consumer Behavior and Marketing, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen Economic Research
Purna Kashyap, MBBS AGAF, Associate Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering and Physiology, Co-director, High Definition Therapeutics program, Director, Germ Free Mouse facility, Center for Individualized Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
9:30 – 10:00 AM Break and refreshments – The Heritage Room (107), LIAC
10:00 –11:00 AM Session 2: Personalized Nutrition Initiative Seed Grant Funded Research
Moderator: Colleen Bushell, MFAAssociate Director & Associate Professor Research, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, UIUC
Halil Kilicoglu, PhD, Associate Professor, iSchool, UIUC
Mining the Scientific Literature to Support Personalized Nutrition Applications
ChengXiang Zhai, PhD, Professor, Computer Science, UIUC
PNDataLab: A Cloud-based Data Lab for Personalized Nutrition
Zeynep Madak-Erdogan, PhD, Associate Professor, Food Science & Human Nutrition, UIUC
Spatial Analysis to Develop Personalized Dietary Interventions for Liver Metastatic Tumors
Margarita Teran-Garcia, MD, PhD, Assistant Dean & Research Assistant Professor, Extension, UIUC
MEXIMEDI Diet: A Personalized and Cultural Adaptation to Improve Health Outcomes in Mexican Adults
11:00 AM-Noon Session 3: Innovation in Personalized Nutrition Technologies for Monitoring and Data Collection
Moderator: Naiman Khan, PhD, RD, Kinesiology and Community Health, UIUC
Panel and Q&A
Brian Cunningham, PhD, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, UIUC
Catharine Fairbairn, PhD, Associate Professor, Psychology, UIUC
Nancy McElwain, PhD, Professor, Human Development & Family Studies, UIUC
Bill Sullivan, PhD, Professor, Landscape Architecture & Office of the Provost, UIUC
Noon-12:45 PM Lunch – The Heritage Room (107), LIAC
12:45-1:45 PM Session 4: Industry Needs and Barriers to Innovation
Moderator: Katheryne Rehberg, Director of Business Development, Office of Corporate Relations, UIUC
Joshua Anthony, PhD, Founder/CEO, Nlumn  Confirmed 8/24
“10 Barriers to Personalized Nutrition Innovation in Industry and How to Fix Them (in 10 Minutes)”
Mariette Abrahams, PhD, MBA, Founder/CEO, Qina
Be Better, Not Unique – Understanding Real Consumer Needs by Leveraging Tech
Panel Discussion

Tristin Brisbois, PepsiCo
Jessica Campbell, General Mills
Mark Cope, International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
Emilie Fromentin, Givaudan
Ryan Grant, Pharmavite
Elena Nerasov, Amway
Kristin Ricklefs-Johnson, National Dairy Council
Jessica Smith, Mars Wrigley
Lindsey Taylor, Kraft Heinz & Affiliate Primal Kitchen
Eline van der Beek, Nestlé

1:45 – 2:00 PM Wrap-up
Sharon Donovan, PhD, RD, Director of the Personalized Nutrition Initiative, UIUC
2:00 -2:30 PM Break – The Heritage Room (107), LIAC
2:30 -5:00PM Pre-scheduled Tours and meetings with researchers
5:30 -7:30 PM Reception with Posters and Technology Showcase
The Heritage Room (107), LIAC