Food As Medicine Pre-ARC Research Mini-Symposium
April 29, 2026
2:00 – 4:15 pm
650 Albany St, X-714&715
(rescheduled from Feb)
RSVP here
(agenda may be subject to change)
Welcome and Introduction to the Food is Medicine Pre-ARC (10 minutes)
Vipul Chitalia, MD, PhD
Olivia Thomas, MS, RDN, LDN and PhD student
Keynote (20 minutes)
Research presentations (70 min, total w/ transitions)
Session 1: Mechanistic Pathways in Food Is Medicine: Understanding How Diet Influences Disease Biology and Therapeutic Targets
Maria Kukuruzinska, PhD
Vipul Chitalia, MD, PhD
Maura E. Walker, PhD
Maura E. Walker, PhD
Session 2: Food Is Medicine in Translational Research: Translating Nutrition Science into Clinical and Community-Based Interventions
Megan A. McCrory, PhD
Alana Brennan, PhD
Ana Población, PhD
Kelsey Egan, MD, MSc
Round Table Discussion (30 minutes)
Katya Ravid, DSc
Final Words (5 minutes)
Questions should be directed to Pre-ARC co-director,
Olivia (Weinstein) Thomas MS, RDN, LDN
She/Her pronouns
Director of Nutrition Innovation and Implementation
Boston Medical Center
Olivia (Weinstein) Thomas MS, RDN, LDN
She/Her pronouns
Director of Nutrition Innovation and Implementation
Boston Medical Center