Call for Abstracts

2025 Personalized Nutrition Innovation Day – Exploring the Nexus of Technology, Behavior, and Personalized Nutrition

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Abstract submissions are due by Thursday, September 25, 2025, at 11:59 PM through this Qualtrics link.

 

The Personalized Nutrition Initiative at Illinois invites students (undergraduate and graduate), post-docs, faculty, and academic professionals/staff across the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus to submit abstracts for in-person presentation during the poster session 5:20-7:30 PM on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, in the Illini Room C, Illini Union.

Abstracts can either contain new unpublished data or data presented at another scientific conference during the past year. Topics should be related to some aspect of personalized nutrition, including, but not limited to:

AI & Machine Learning Gastrointestinal Health
Biosensors, Apps, & Devices Genetic Regulation
Cancer Imaging
Cognition, Learning, & Memory Immunity
Consumer & Health Behaviors Metabolic Health
Data Analytics & Visualization Metabolic Regulation
Dietary Intake Assessment & Analysis Microbiome
Experimental Design Physical Activity & Body Composition

 

Guidelines for Abstract Submission

Submission of an abstract does not guarantee acceptance to the Innovation Day. You will receive an email regarding acceptance after the review of abstracts has been completed.

Accepted abstracts will be presented during the poster session 5:20-7:30 PM on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, in the Illini Room C, Illini Union.

Four accepted abstracts will also be invited to give a lightning talk (2-minute presentation and 1-minute Q&A) after lunch (1:40-2:00 PM) at the Innovation Day on October 28, in addition to presenting a poster.

Please submit your abstract electronically using this Qualtrics link by Thursday, September 25, 2025, at 11:59 PM Central Standard Time using the following abstract format:

  • Title: Abstract title in sentence case without a period at the end of the title.
  • Authors: List all co-authors’ full names with first author being the person presenting the work at the symposium. Do not include author credentials.
  • Affiliations: List the department/division/unit, institution, city, and state for each author.
  • Body of the Abstract: Maximum of 300 words with the following subheadings Background and Hypothesis, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Funding and other Acknowledgment.

 

Abstract Example

Title
Author 1 (e.g. Sharon M. Donovan)1, Author 22,Author 33,……
1Affiliation (e.g. Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL)
2Affiliation
3Affiliation
Background and Hypothesis:
Methods:
Results:
Conclusions:
Funding and other Acknowledgments:

 

Any questions can be directed to Anna Keck, Assistant Director (akeck@illinois.edu).