Pre-Conference

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Draft schedule; subject to change. All times ET. 

Registration details

8:30am - 4:15pm
Pre-Conference Food for Health workshop
Optimizing protein quality: Balancing plant and animal sources for health and sustainability


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Pre-Conference Food for Health Workshop registration can be purchased as an add-on to the general conference registration
12:00pm - 4:15pm
 Pre-Conference Trainee Workshop:  AI-Powered Nutrition Research: From Theory to Practice

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The  Pre-Conference Trainee Workshop is open exclusively to CNS Student (Undergraduate and Graduate) members and CNS Early Career I postdoctoral fellow members. Trainees must register for the conference to attend the workshop. This is an in-person event only, and space is limited to 40 participants. 
This event is supported by the CIHR INMD Training and Community Support Grant and by the Centre Nutrition, santé et société (NUTRISS), Université Laval 
5:00pm - 6:15pm
Trainee Career Panel & Networking Social
4:45pm - 6:15pm
Included with conference registration

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6:15pm - 7:30pm
Opening Reception
Included with conference registration
Advance Poster & Infographic Expo 

Conference Schedule

Day 1: Friday, May 9, 2025

Draft schedule; subject to change. All times ET. 

Registration details

7:00am

Registration desk opens 

7:30am - 8:40am 
Sponsored Satellite Session
State of the science: Protein, satiety, and body weight
Speakers: Chris Marinangeli PhD, RD - Protein Industries Canada and Heather Leidy, PhD - University of Texas



Session overview
Poster & Infographic Expo 

Exhibit Expo
8:45am - 9:00am
General session opening remarks  
9:00am - 9:20am
Award Presentation: Khursheed Jeejeebhoy Award for best application of clinical nutrition research findings to clinical practice 
Award recipient: To be announced

 Session overview
9:30am - 10:40am
The Nutrition Graduate Student and Trainee Award oral presentations  
Finalists:  To be announced

 2025 Oral Competition Finalists
10:40am -  11:00am
Break 
11:00am - 12:15pm
Cost and affordability of a healthy diet (working title)
Speakers: Valerie Tarasuk, PhD - University of Toronto and Benoît Lamarche, PhD - Université Laval

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12:15pm - 12:30pm
Lunch served
12:30pm - 1:40pm 
Commodity Sponsored Satellite Session
Evolving perspectives on protein quantity and quality for optimal health
Speakers: Paul Moughan, PhD - Riddet Institute, Massey University and Hvroje (JJ) Fabek, PhD - University of Toronto



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Sponsored Satellite Session
Evidence needed:  Scientific support for nutrition regulations and policy
Speakers:  Laura Chiavaroli, PhD - University of Toronto and William Yan, PhD - Scientist Emeritus, Health Canada



Session overview
Poster & Infographic Expo 

Exhibit Expo 
1:00pm - 1:40pm 
Flash Poster Presentations

Presenters
Poster & Infographic Expo 

Exhibit Expo
1:40pm - 2:00pm

Break  

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Management of food allergies – New developments and perspectives
Speakers: Philippe Bégin MD, PhD, FRCPC, FAAAAI -Université de Montréal and Karine Markowicz - Université de Montréal

Session overview
Emerging functions of vitamin K in the pancreas and brain
Speakers: Mathieu Ferron, PhD - Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) and Guylaine Ferland, PhD - Université de Montréal

Session overview
Indigenous food sovereignty in the city
Speakers: To be confirmed 

Session overview
3:00pm - 3:15pm

Break 

3:15pm - 4:15pm
Integrating novel nutrients and energy expenditure assessment in chronic disease prevention and management
Speakers: Sarah Purcell, PhD - University of British Columbia and Angelo Tremblay, PhD - Université Laval 

Session overview
Role of 1C nutrients in cardiometabolic health
Speakers: Angela Devlin, PhD - University of British Columbia and Clara Cho, PhD - University of Guelph

Session/Chair overview
Assessing food quality to guide policymaking: Insights from Quebec’s Food Quality Observatory
Speakers: Marie-Ève Labonté, PhD, RD - Université Laval and Laure Saulais, PhD - Université Laval

Session overview
4:30pm - 6:00pm

Poster, Infographic & Exhibit Expo / Reception

7:00pm - (optional) 'Walking school bus' departing from Hotel Bonaventure to Notre Dame Basilica
Optional social activities:
The AURA Experience - Notre Dame Basilica
La Grande Roue de Montréal

Tickets must be purchased in advance. Tickets will not be sold onsite.

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Conference Schedule

Day 2: Saturday, May 10, 2025

Draft schedule; subject to change. All times ET.

Registration details

7:00am

Registration desk opens 

7:30am - 8:40am 
Sponsored Satellite Session
Nutritional challenges and solutions for individuals living with cancer
Speakers: Robert Thomas Jagoe, PhD - McGill University and Julie Tanguay-Gordon, RD - The Ottawa Cancer Centre



Session overview
Poster & Infographic Expo 

Exhibit Expo 
8:00am - 8:40am
Flash Poster Presentations

Presenters
Poster & Infographic Expo 

Exhibit Expo
8:50am - 9:00am
Day 2 Opening remarks  
9:00am - 9:20am
Award Presentation: Young Investigator Award for outstanding research 
Award recipient: To be announced

 Session overview
9:30am - 10:40am
The Nutrition Graduate Student and Trainee Award oral presentations 
Finalists:  To be announced

 2025 Oral Competition Finalists
10:40am -  11:00am
Break 
11:00am - 12:00pm
Behavioural nutrition intervention design: Bridging theory to practice
Speakers: Simon Bacon, PhD, FTOS, FCCS, FABMR - Concordia University and Laura Chiavaroli, PhD - University of Toronto

Session/Chair overview
Novel insights from translational pre-clinical models of nutritional research
Speakers: Jacqueline Beaudry, PhD - University of Toronto and Catherine Field, PhD - University of Alberta

Session/Chair overview
Cellular agriculture: What is it and where is it going?
Speakers: Yadira Tejeda-Saldana, PhD - New Harvest Canada and Peter Slade, PhD - University of Saskatchewan

Session/Chair overview
12:00pm - 12:20pm
Lunch served
12:20pm - 1:30pm 
Sponsored Satellite Session
Preventing the wildfire: From surgical screening to recovery – a continuum of care approach
Speakers: Chelsia Gillis, PhD, RD - McGill University and Carla Prado, PhD, RD, FCAHS - University of Alberta



Session overview
Sponsored Satellite Session
Protein as a contentious catalyst for aligning diets with dietary guidelines: Driving toward an inclusive and enabling food environment
Speakers:  Stuart Phillips, PhD - McMaster University and Vivica Kraak, PhD, RDN - Virginia Tech


Session overview
Poster & Infographic Expo 

Exhibit Expo 
1:00pm - 1:40pm
Flash Poster Presentations

Presenters
Poster & Infographic Expo 

Exhibit Expo
1:30pm - 1:50pm

Break 

1:50pm - 2:50pm
Culinary medicine in clinical practice: A recipe to integrate culinary skills into therapeutic nutrition care
Speakers: Deborah Kennedy, PhD and Julia MacLaren, RD - Alberta Health Services

Session/Chair overview
The modulating role of diet and the gut microbiota in inflammation and Alzheimer’s disease: Evidence from recent pre-clinical studies
Speakers: Krista Power, PhD - University of Ottawa and Yvonne Nolan, PhD - University College Cork

Session/Chair overview
Social nutrition: an approach to reducing health inequalities in the perinatal context
Speakers:  Bénédicte Fontaine-Bisson, PhD, RD - University of Ottawa, Suzanne Lepage, RD - Alima Perinatal Social Nutrition Centre and Adam Dumas, PhD - University of Ottawa

Session/Chair overview
2:50pm - 3:00pm

Break

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Chronobiology: Is it time to consider “timing” as a novel determinant of health and weight management ?
Speakers: Vicky Drapeau, PhD, RD - Université Laval and Marie-Ève Mathieu ,PhD - Université de Montréal

Session/Chair overview
Non-classical actions of vitamin D
Speakers: John White, PhD - McGill University and James Fleet, PhD - University of Texas at Austin

Session/Chair overview
Food retail evolution: How digital and physical stores are shaping nutrition and diet
Speakers: Melissa Fernandez, PhD - University of Ottawa, Sally Moore, PhD, RD - University of Leeds, and Jennifer Lee, PhD, RD - Toronto Metropolitan University

Session/Chair overview
6:30pm

CNS Awards Banquet
6:30pm - Pre-banquet reception
7:00-9:30pm - Dinner and Awards
9:30 - 12:00am - DJ and Dance