Nutrients Webinar | Nutritional Interventions for Age-Related Diseases
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19th Nutrients Webinar
Nutritional Interventions for Age-Related Diseases
The upcoming webinar, "Nutritional Interventions for Age-Related Diseases", will delve into the critical role of nutrition in promoting healthy aging and mitigating age-related diseases. This session will explore evidence-based dietary strategies aimed at addressing metabolic disorders, inflammation, chronic diseases, cognitive decline, and sarcopenia among older adults. Attendees will gain insights into how specific nutritional interventions can enhance physical health, preserve skeletal muscle mass, and improve cognitive function in aging populations. Featuring leading experts in nutritional science, the webinar will emphasize the importance of tailored dietary approaches to optimize quality of life and longevity in older individuals. Designed for researchers, clinicians, and healthcare professionals, this event is a valuable opportunity to stay at the forefront of advancements in nutritional strategies for aging populations.
Date: 10 July, 2025
Time: 6:00 pm EDT — 7:30 pm EDT
Webinar ID: 851 1015 5105
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
Meet Our Speakers
Dr. Zhaoli Dai-Keller
School of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Australia.;
Dr. Dai-Keller (PhD, MS, MA) is an emerging leader in sustainable diet and nutrition, focusing on improving healthy ageing and longevity in diverse populations. She obtained her PhD in nutritional epidemiology at National University of Singapore, followed by an NIH (National Institutes of Health) Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Fellowship in Boston before moving to Australia. She has 69 peer-reviewed publications, four book chapters, and a Google H-index of 25, with her work frequently featured in public media. She holds key leadership roles in the Nutrition Society of Australia, the American Public Health Association (APHA) Aging Section, and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Global Health Aging initiative. Dr Dai-Keller is an Associate Editor of the journals Public Health Nutrition and Nutrition Journal.
Assoc. Prof. Emily A. Johnston
NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, USA.;
Emily A. Johnston, PhD, MPH, RDN, CDCES, is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine. Her work focuses on strategies to improve understanding of diet–disease relationships. She holds degrees in nutrition and dietetics (BS, RD, University of North Carolina Greensboro), health education and behavioral sciences (MPH, Rutgers University), and nutritional sciences (PhD, Penn State). She practiced as a Registered Dietitian and provided nutrition and diabetes self-management education in inpatient and outpatient settings, before beginning her research into cardiometabolic risk reduction through dietary interventions. Dr. Johnston has written and evaluated a nutrition curriculum for medical students and has taught culinary medicine to physicians, trainees, and medical students. She has authored 23 peer-reviewed publications and has received funding from the American Heart Association, NASA, the Alzheimer’s Association, and the Research Centers Collaborative Network. She is currently engaged in research on lifestyle interventions for diabetes risk reduction among older adults.
Assoc. Prof. Lindsay M. Reynolds
Department of Epidemiology and Prevention
Division of Public Health Sciences
Wake Forest University School of Medicine,
Winston-Salem, NC, USA.;
Lindsay M. Reynolds, PhD, is a genetic epidemiologist focused on improving human health by developing biomarkers and identifying targets for early disease detection and intervention strategies, with a focus on nutrition and epigenomics. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Prevention at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. She holds degrees in applied physics (BS, Appalachian State University), and pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacogenomics (PhD, University of California San Francisco). Dr. Reynolds gained post-doctoral training in nutrition and aging biology (Research Education Core Scholar, Wake Forest School of Medicine Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center). She has experience performing integrative multi-omic analyses in human cohort studies and clinical trials, evaluating the epigenome as an interface between genetics, aging biology, diet, lifestyle, and health.
The webinar was hosted via Zoom and required registration to attend. The full recording can be found below. In order to learn about future webinars, you can sign up to our newsletter by clicking “Subscribe” at the top of the page.
"Nutritional Interventions for Age-Related Diseases"
Edited by Dr. Jeannette M. Beasley
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 December 2025