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Registration

Registration includes ground transportation during the short course, daily refreshments and snacks, lunch Monday through Wednesday, and a welcome dinner on Sunday evening.

Rates

General $550
Postdoctoral Fellow $400
Graduate Student and NRI Faculty $300

Final Registration Deadline: May 1, 2026

Agenda

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*Agenda subject to change.
The NGx short-course will take place on the North Carolina Research Campus at Kannapolis City Hall from May 17-20, 2026.

 

 

Sunday, May 17, 2026
TimeTalkSpeaker
5:30 PMRegistration
6:00 PMDinner
6:30 PMKeynote SpeakerDr. John Jakicic, University of Kansas
Monday, May 18, 2026
TimeTalkSpeaker
8:30 AMRegistration
9:00 AMWelcome and Introduction to Precision Nutrition Dr. Isis Trujillo
UNC-Chapel Hill, NRI
9:15 AMGenetic Diversity and Nutrient Response in Precision Nutrition Dr. Saroja Voruganti
UNC-Chapel Hill, NRI
10:00 AMUnderstanding Genetic Variation that Shapes Nutrition Science Dr. Brian Bennett
USDA
10:45 AMBreak
11:00 AMNutrigenomics and Cardiometabolic Health Dr. Natalia Krupenko
UNC-Chapel Hill, NRI
11:45 AMAI and Machine Learning Approaches for Precision Nutrition Dr. Cory Brower
UNC- Charlotte
12:30 PMLunch
2:00 PM - 4 PMWorkshop: Assessing and Optimizing Metabolic HealthDr. Saroja Voruganti and
Dr. Isis Trujillo
6:00 PMOptional Networking Dinner
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
TimeTalkSpeaker
8:55 AMWelcomeDr. Saroja Voruganti, PhD
9:00 AMExercise Physiology and Women’s Health Dr. Abbie Smith Ryan,
UNC-Chapel Hill
9:45 AMExercise Training and Vascular Aging Dr. Douglas Seals,
University of Colorado
10:30 AMBreak
10:45 AM Maternal Exercise in Women with Obesity Dr. Nicholas Broskey,
East Carolina University
11:30 AMExercise and Lifestyle Drivers of Energy Balance Across the LifespanDr. Molly Bray,
University of Texas at Austin
12:15 PM Metabolomics Applications for Diet, Activity, and Metabolic Health Dr. Susan Sumner,
UNC-Chapel Hill, NRI
1:00 PMLunch
2:00 PM - 4:00 PMStudent Poster Presentation and Flash Talks
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
TimeTalkSpeaker
8:50 AMWelcome
9:00 AMObesity Treatment with GLP1s and Implications for Cancer Risk and Prevention Dr. Steve Hursting, PhD
UNC-Chapel Hill, NRI
9:45 AMPrecision Nutrition Enabled by Multi-Omic and Lifestyle Data Integration Dr. Blake Rushing, PhD
UNC-Chapel Hill, NRI
10:30 AMBreak
10:45 AM Behavioral and Physiological Pathways Linking Eating Patterns and Health Dr. Rachel Goode, PhD
UNC-Chapel Hill, NRI
11:30 AM Closing Remarks and Poster Awards Dr. Deborah F. Tate, PhD
UNC-Chapel Hill, NRI
12:00 PMBoxed Lunch
1:05 PMShuttle to the Airport