Food for the Brain: Bridging the Nutrition and Neurology Scientific Communities

Chair(s)

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  Thomas Biederer, PhD

  Senior Scientist, Neuroscience and Aging Team
  HNRCA
  Tufts University
  New Haven, Connecticut, United States

  Disclosure(s): Reckitt Benckiser: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)

Speaker(s)

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  Aline Andres, PhD

  Professor of Pediatrics
  Department of Pediatrics
  University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Kara Beckman, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Doctorate
  Division of Nutritional Sciences
  Cornell University
  Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Erica Israel

  Graduate Student
  HNRCA
  Tufts University
  Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  David Le Couteur, PhD

  Professor of Geriatric Medicine
  University of Sydney
  Ryde, New South Wales, Australia

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Quentin Leyrolle, PhD

  Université Catholique de Louvain

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Rachel Lippert, PhD

  German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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  Sarkis Mazmanian, PhD

  Luis B. and Nelly Soux Professor of Microbiology; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute
  Division of Biology & Biological Engineering
  California Institute of Technology
  Glendale, California, United States

  Disclosure(s): Axial Therapeutics: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing); Consultant (Ongoing)
  Nuanced Health: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing); Consultant (Ongoing)
  Seed Health: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing)
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  Devin Wahl, PhD

  Postdoctoral Scholar
  Healthspan Biology Lab
  Colorado State University
  Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

The effects of nutrition on the brain/nervous system across the lifespan from early development to healthy aging will be explored in this upcoming Deep Dive. The event will target multidisciplinary scientists whose work impacts the fields of nutrition, development, aging, and neuroscience.

Collaborative discussions will:
Identify interdisciplinary research aims, priorities and future opportunities
Foster research collaborations among nutrition and neuroscience researchers
Highlight young investigators
Build a consortium to guide future activities

Presentations:

• 1:00 PM – 1:05 PM ET

  Welcome and Introduction (Food for the Brain: Bridging the Nutrition and Neurology Scientific Communities)
  

  Speaker: Thomas Biederer, PhD – Tufts University
• 1:05 PM – 1:40 PM ET

  Session 1: Brain Foods in Early Life - Effects of Maternal Diet on the Development of Neural Circuits (Food for the Brain: Bridging the Nutrition and Neurology Scientific Communities)
  

  Speaker: Rachel Lippert, PhD – German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam
• 1:40 PM – 2:15 PM ET

  Session 1: Brain Foods in Early Life - Human Milk Composition, Prenatal Diet, and Infant Brain Development (Food for the Brain: Bridging the Nutrition and Neurology Scientific Communities)
  

  Speaker: Aline Andres, PhD – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• 2:15 PM – 2:40 PM ET

  Session 1: Brain Foods in Early Life - Flash Talks (Food for the Brain: Bridging the Nutrition and Neurology Scientific Communities)
  

  Speaker: Kara Beckman, PhD (she/her/hers) – Cornell University

  Speaker: Quentin Leyrolle, PhD – Université Catholique de Louvain
• 2:40 PM – 3:00 PM ET

  Panel Discussion - Session 1: Brain Foods in Early Life (Food for the Brain: Bridging the Nutrition and Neurology Scientific Communities)
  

  Chair: Thomas Biederer, PhD – Tufts University

  Speaker: Aline Andres, PhD – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

  Speaker: Kara Beckman, PhD (she/her/hers) – Cornell University

  Speaker: Rachel Lippert, PhD – German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam

  Speaker: Quentin Leyrolle, PhD – Université Catholique de Louvain
• 3:10 PM – 3:50 PM ET

  Session 2: Brain Foods in Maturity and Aging - Gut-to-brain Circuit Contributions to Parkinson-like Phenotypes (Food for the Brain: Bridging the Nutrition and Neurology Scientific Communities)
  

  Speaker: Sarkis Mazmanian, PhD – California Institute of Technology
• 3:50 PM – 4:15 PM ET

  Session 2: Brain Foods in Maturity and Aging - Flash Talks (Food for the Brain: Bridging the Nutrition and Neurology Scientific Communities)
  

  Speaker: Devin Wahl, PhD – Colorado State University

  Speaker: Erica Israel – Tufts University
• 4:15 PM – 4:50 PM ET

  Session 2: Brain Foods in Maturity and Aging - Brain Foods in Maturity and Aging - Macronutrients and the Aging Brain (Food for the Brain: Bridging the Nutrition and Neurology Scientific Communities)
  

  Speaker: David Le Couteur, PhD – University of Sydney
• 4:50 PM – 5:10 PM ET

  Panel Discussion - Session 2: Brain Foods in Maturity and Aging (Food for the Brain: Bridging the Nutrition and Neurology Scientific Communities)
  

  Chair: Thomas Biederer, PhD – Tufts University

  Speaker: Erica Israel – Tufts University

  Speaker: David Le Couteur, PhD – University of Sydney

  Speaker: Devin Wahl, PhD – Colorado State University
• 5:10 PM – 5:15 PM ET

  Wrap Up and Closing Remarks (Food for the Brain: Bridging the Nutrition and Neurology Scientific Communities)
  

  Chair: Thomas Biederer, PhD – Tufts University