2026 Personalized Nutrition Innovation Day – The Science of Eating: Variability, Behavior, and the Role of Personalized Nutrition
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Abstract submissions are due by Monday, August 24, 2026, at 11:59 PM through this Qualtrics link.
The Personalized Nutrition Initiative at Illinois invites students (undergraduate and graduate), post-docs, faculty, and academic and industry professionals to submit abstracts for in-person presentation during the poster session 5:30-7:30 PM on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, in the Illini Room C, Illini Union.
Personalized nutrition refers to nutrition approaches, interventions, recommendations, or assessments that account for individual variability in biological, behavioral, environmental, lifestyle, or other personal characteristics.
Abstracts should include a clear personalized nutrition component in either the study design, analysis, intervention, or outcomes. Abstracts focused solely on general nutrition without consideration of individual variability or tailored approaches are considered outside the scope of this meeting.
Abstracts can either contain new unpublished data or data presented at another scientific conference during the past year.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 in-person (no virtual abstracts will be accepted) during the poster session 5:30-7:30 PM on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, in the Illini Room C, Illini Union.
Please submit your abstract electronically using this Qualtrics link by Monday, August 24, 2026, 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).