Premier Paper Session and Vars Award Competition (M20)

Paper Session

Date & Time:

March 24, 2025

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Format:

In Person & Virtual

CE Credits:

2 Hours

UAN: JA0002345-0000-25-044-L99-P

Course level:

Advanced

session objectives:

What You'll Learn

ASPEN is dedicated to advancing the science and practice of clinical nutrition and metabolism. This session features the best peer-reviewed research abstracts submitted by early career investigators for inclusion in the ASPEN25 conference. This is your opportunity to hear firsthand about the latest research that helps shape clinical practice in nutrition support.

All the individuals who give presentations during this session are vying for the prestigious Harry M. Vars Award. This award serves as a tribute to Dr. Vars and his pioneering developments in parenteral nutrition and is given annually for the best original research presentation by an early-career investigator at the ASPEN conference. The award recipient will be determined during the conference by votes submitted by ASPEN25 conference participants and by the ASPEN Research Committee’s thorough review of manuscripts submitted by qualified candidates as well as the candidates’ presentations during the conference. The award recipient will be announced at the Rhoads Research Lecture and Award Ceremony on Tuesday morning. Come cheer on the candidates and hear the best of the best research at ASPEN25!

ASPEN is dedicated to advancing the science and practice of clinical nutrition and metabolism. This session features the best peer-reviewed research abstracts submitted by early career investigators for inclusion in the ASPEN25 conference. This is your opportunity to hear firsthand about the latest research that helps shape clinical practice in nutrition support.

Topics & Presenters

Ethanol Exposure Modulates In Vitro Arginine Uptake and Metabolism Within Intestinal Epithelial Cells

Kaitlyn Daff
Kaitlyn Daff
MA, RD, LDN

Doctoral Candidate

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

Plasmatic Sphingolipids Strongly Correlate With Cholesterol Metabolism but Fairly With Glucose Metabolism and Body Composition Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Gabriela deOliveira Lemos
Gabriela de Oliveira Lemos
MD

PhD Candidate

University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine

Brasília, Distrito Federal Brazil

Change in Quadriceps Thickness and its Association With Energy Intake, Mortality, and Length of PICU Stay in Pediatric Patients: A Prospective Study

Daffne Monroy
Daffne B. Baldwin 
MNC

MCN

Instituto Nacional de Pediatría

Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal Mexico

Fatty Acid Profiles in Serum and Tissues of Neonatal Piglets Fed Parenteral Nutrition Using a Novel Lipid Emulsion Containing Arachidonic Acid, Docosahexaenoic Acid and Choline

Mirielle Pauline
Mirielle L. Pauline
PhD, BSc

Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Alberta

St. Albert, AB Canada

The Effect of Combined Intravenous Bolus Amino Acid Supplementation and Mobilisation on Skeletal Muscle Mass During the First Week of ICU Stay: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Lizl Veldsman
Lizl Veldsman
RD, M Nutr, BSc Dietetics

Dietitian/ PhD Student

Division of Human Nutrition, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University

Cape Town, Western Cape South Africa

Moderators:

April Church

MS, RD, LD, CNSC

Manager, Clinical Nutrition Services, Adult and Pediatric Critical Care

Nutrition Services, Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center

Medford, OR

Paul J. McCarthy

MD, MBA, FCCP, FCCM, CNSC

Director of Cardiovascular Critical Care

West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute

Associate Professor of Medicine

West Virginia School of Medicine

Morgantown, WV