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Nathalie Celestin, MPH, CHES, is a Ph.D. student in Community Nutrition working with Dr. Angela Odoms-Young at Cornell University. Her research interests center on the social and structural determinants of nutrition equity, with a focus on belonging and food access. Prior to joining Dr. Odoms-Young’s lab, she served as the SNAP-Ed Coordinator for the Georgia Department of Public Health and as the Food and Nutrition Security Fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Lauren San Diego is a third-year PhD student in Community Nutrition. Her desire to leverage nutrition initiatives to improve community environments and individuals' well-being have been shaped by her education throughout the East Coast and Midwest United States. Her current work examines the impact of fruit and vegetable incentive programs on diet patterns and food security using mixed methods. She intends to build her career leading research initiatives that improve healthy food access and wellness

Nandeep is a PhD student in International Nutrition working with Dr. Saurabh Mehta. He earned his bachelor’s degree in medicine and surgery (MBBS) from JIPMER-Puducherry, India. Nandeep’s research interests focus on anemia and fortification. He is also interested in nanoparticle research and is keen on exploring ways to deliver iron using them.

Jenna is an ASCP board-certified Medical Laboratory Scientist with professional experience in the food and dietary supplement industry. Through this work, she recognized gaps between scientific research and public understanding of nutrition, motivating her to focus on translating evidence into practical nutritional strategies. Her current research examines the role of micronutrients in metabolic diseases from an epidemiological perspective. She is committed to advancing research that integrates nutritional science and public health to inform interventions that

Nayeon is a second-year Ph.D. student in Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University, working under the mentorship of Dr. Dan Berry. Her research explores the spatiotemporal remodeling of white adipose tissue across age, sex, and diets with a focus on lineage tracing and adipocyte progenitor dynamics. Nayeon is motivated by a desire to uncover how nutritional and hormonal factors shape adipose tissue plasticity and metabolic health. She aims to translate basic mechanistic insights into broader understanding

Nicholas is a Ph.D. candidate in Nutrition for Metabolic Health, working with Dr. Meng Wang. He earned a B.S. in Food Science and Technology with a minor in Chemistry from the University of California, Davis. Nicholas’ research interests focus on how metabolic processes influence disease development, with a particular focus on cancer and accelerated aging. In Dr. Meng Wang’s lab, Nicholas investigates aldehydes as a metabolic source of DNA damage and examines the mechanisms underlying

Min Ruei is a second-year MS student in O'Brien's lab, where she investigates menstrual characteristics and iron status in East Asian and Northern European individuals. She earned her bachelor's degree from Taipei Medical University and obtained her registered dietitian credential in Taiwan. Her research journey began at Taipei Medical University, where she studied the mechanisms by which hepassocin contributes to the progression of pancreatic cancer cells undergoing eicosapentaenoic acid treatment. This experience sparked her interest