The Fourth NACAN Summit Frontiers in Nutrition
Joint Symposium

Session 1

Tenth anniversary of NACAN, Emerging Areas and Professional Development

 

08:00-08:05 PM Welcome and Introduction - hosted and introduced by Yuan-xiang Pan, PhD

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08:05-08:25 PM Commemoration of NACAN’s 10-year founding

• Drs. Xin-gen Lei; Jin-Rong Zhou; Ling Zhao; Guoxun Chen

• Congratulation from New Hope: Helen Cao, PhD

• Congratulation from of President BAFS: Mrs. Yan Zhao

 

08:25-08:55 PM Keynote Presentation- New development in the Dietary Reference Intakes

• John W. Erdman, PhD, Member of National Academy of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign

 

Co-Chairs:     Lei Hao, PhD, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

               Zhiping Yu, PhD, RDN, LDN, University of North Florida

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08:55 -09:25 PM  Emerging areas and professional development

• Judith Rodriguez, PhD, RD/N, University of North Florida, Past President of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

 

09:25-09:55 PM Nutrition standards in China - current status and prospects

• Junhua Han, PhD, General Secretary of the Chinese Nutrition Society

 

09:55-10:25 PM Fat-rich diet alleviates sarcopenic phenotypes by restructuring gut microbiota

• Zhao Wang, MD, PhD, Tsinghua University

 

10:25 -10:55 PM Deep learning-based approach to predict hepatocellular carcinoma risk among NAFLD patients from electronic health records

• Jim Zheng, PhD, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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10:55 -11:05 PM Frontiers in Nutrition Introduction

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11:05 -11:59 PM Door prize, Q&A and social networking

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Session 2

Scientific Base of Nutrition for a Healthy Life

 

Co-Chairs:     Huilian Zhu, PhD, Guangdong Nutrition Society, and Sun Yat-sen University

               Zhi Chai, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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08:00-08:05 AM Welcome and Introduction

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08:05-08:35 AM NAD boosting and liver health

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• Lili Yang, MD, PhD, Sun Yat-sen University

 

08:35 -09:05 AM Effect and mechanism of flaxseed meal on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease via intestinal hepatic bile acid metabolism pathway

• Guiju Sun, MD, PhD, Southeast University

 

09:05-09:35 AM Altered gut microbiota: a novel mechanism for potential adverse effects induced by foodborne titanium dioxide nanoparticles

• Hang Xiao, PhD, University of Massachusetts

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09:35-10:05 AM Association between Dietary Inflammatory Index（DII）and depression in the elderly in northern China

• Yuxia Ma, PhD, Hebei Medical University

 

10:05 -10:20 AM Short Graduate Student Presentation 1: Seven-month HFD feeding overturns the protective effect of STING disruption on obesity-associated liver inflammation

• Xinlei Guo, Texas A&M University

 

10:20 -10:35 AM Short Graduate Student Presentation 2: Characterization of dietary and herbal sourced compounds that modulate SEL1L-HRD1 ERAD activity and alleviate protein misfolding in the ER

• Jifeng Yang, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University

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10:35 -10:50 AM Short Graduate Student Presentation 3: Integrated Stress Response (ISR) pathway regulates serotonin secretion in colonic secretory cells during the development of colitis

• Guanying Bianca Xu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

 

10:50- 11:05 AM Short Graduate Student Presentation 4: Ameliorative effect and mechanism of 1,25(OH)2D3 on renal injury in spontaneously diabetic rats

• Dongxia Wang, Hebei Medical University

 

11:05 -11:20 AM Short Graduate Student Presentation 5: Hyperlipidemia induces proinflammatory responses by activating STING pathway through IRE1α-XBP1 in retinal endothelial cells

• Zheyao Wen, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University

 

11:20 -11:35 AM Short Graduate Student Presentation 6: Effect and mechanism of folic acid and docosahexaenoic acid on improving cognitive function of elderly with mild cognitive impairment via telomere

• Mengyue Li, Hebei Medical University

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11:35 - 11:59 AM Door prize, Q&A and Social networking

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Session 3

Agriculture and Food Production

for a Healthy Life

 

Co-Chairs:     Shelly Xu, PhD, NACAN/CAFS, Nestle Health Science

               Yong Fang, PhD, Nanjing University of Finance & Economics

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08:00-08:05 PM Welcome and Introduction of CAFS by Dr. Shelly Xu

 

08:05-08:35 PM In vitro characterization of soybean agglutinin, an antinutritional protein

• Qinchun Rao, PhD, Florida State University

 

08:35 -09:05 PM Hepatic-targeted astaxanthin nanosystem with pH response to alleviate alcoholic liver injury

• Minqian Tan, PhD, Dalian Polytechnic University

 

09:05-09:35 PM Oral Presentation 3: Development of dynamic in vitro gastrointestinal models to study the behavior of food/nonfood materials in human digestive system

• Fanbin Kong, PhD, University of Georgia

 

09:35-10:05 PM Functional components of “Huangjing” and their application in food

• Zhao-Jun Wei, PhD, Hefei University of Technology

 

10:05 -10:20 PM Short Graduate Student Presentation 1: Biopolymer stabilized emulsions improved the storage stability, in vitro bioaccessibility, and in vivo bioavailability of lutein in neonatal rats

• Yanqi Zhang, University of Alabama

 

10:20 -10:35 PM Short Graduate Student Presentation 2: Edible insects in China - application value and prospects

• Xueying Lin, Macau University of Science and Technology

 

10:35 -10:50 PM Short Graduate Student Presentation 3: Switching palmitoyl and oleoyl positions in sn-2 and sn-3 of a triacylglycerol led to differential body weight gain rates and hepatic gene expressions in mice fed a high-fat diet

• Xinge Hu, University of Tennessee

 

10:50 -11:05 PM Short Presentation 4: Characterization of new generation of dairy products

• Dongjie Chen, PhD, New Hope Group

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11:05 - 11:59 PM Door prize, Q&A and Social networking

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Session 4

Nutrition and Public Health

for a Healthy Life

 

Co-Chairs:      Yuxia Ma, PhD, Hebei Nutrition Society

                Sheau Ching Chai, PhD, RD, University of Delaware

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08:00-08:05 AM Welcome and Introduction

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08:05-08:35 AM The role of diet and nutrition in the prognosis of liver cancer

• Aiping Fang, PhD, Sun Yat-sen University

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08:35 -09:05 AM Application of big data approach in nutrition study

• Xiang Gao, MD, PhD, Fudan University

 

09:05-09:35 AM Functional foods for healthy aging

• Sheau Ching Chai, PhD, RD, University of Delaware

 

09:35-10:05 AM The findings on weight loss of low-energy and low carbohydrate diet

• Dan Yu, PhD, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University

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10:05 -10:20 AM Short Graduate Student Presentation 1: Effects of betaine and folic acid supplementation in lowering homocysteine among Chinese adults - a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial

• Xiao-Ting Lu, Sun Yat-sen University

 

10:20 -10:35 AM Short Graduate Student Presentation 2: Risk factors of readmission rates of diastolic heart failure: a data-driven analysis

• Qinyi Hu, Texas Medical Center

 

10:35 -10:50 AM Short Graduate Student Presentation 3: Breastfeeding against infant respiratory tract infections

• Weiming Wang, Huazhong University of Science & Technology

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10:50 – 11:05 AM Short Graduate Student Presentation 4: Dietary iodine intake and related factors of secondary school students in Macao

• Cleandy Lei, Macau University of Science and Technology

 

11:05 -11:20 AM Short Graduate Student Presentation 5 Effects of early and late time-restricted eating on weight and cardiometabolic health in overweight and obese young adults

• Limin Zhang, Hebei Medical University

 

11:20 -11:35 AM Short Graduate Student Presentation 6: Cross-sectional comparisons of sodium content in processed meat and fish products among five countries: potential for feasible targets and reformulation

• Yuzhu Song, Qinghai Institute of Health Sciences

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11:35 – 11:45 AM Closing Remark: Chaodong Wu, MD, PhD, Incoming President, NACAN

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11:45 - 11:59 AM Door prizes, Q&A and social networking