Speakers and their Reading Materials

Day 1 (Monday, June 1)

Paul M. Coates, PhD
Director, NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
Welcome and Overview

• Biography (pdf)

Mary Frances Picciano, PhD
Senior Nutrition Research Scientist, NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
Who Takes Dietary Supplements?

• Biography (pdf)
• List of Suggested Readings and Resources (pdf)

Johanna T. Dwyer, DSc, RD
Senior Nutrition Scientist, NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
Reasons for Using Dietary Supplements

• Biography (pdf)
• List of Suggested Readings and Resources (pdf)

Regan L. Bailey, PhD, RD, LDN
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
Measuring Food and Supplement Intakes

• Biography (pdf)
• List of Suggested Readings and Resources (pdf)

William B. Schultz, JD
Partner, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP
The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA)
and Beyond

• Biography (pdf)
• Reading Materials

Vasilios H. Frankos, PhD
Director, Division of Dietary Supplement Programs,
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
What the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Does

• Biography (pdf)

Michelle K. Rusk, JD
Senior Staff Attorney, U.S. Federal Trade Commission
What the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Does

• Biography (pdf)
• Reading Materials

Paul R. Thomas, EdD, RD
Scientific Consultant, NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
Supplement Labels and Claims

• Biography (pdf)
• List of Suggested Readings and Resources (pdf)
• Reading Materials

Day 2 (Tuesday, June 2)

Meghan Murphy, PhD
Consumer Safety Officer, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Bringing a Drug to Market

• Biography (pdf)
• List of Suggested Readings and Resources (pdf)

Debra L. Miller, PhD
Director of Nutrition, The Hershey Company
Bringing a Food to Market

• Biography (pdf)
• List of Suggested Readings and Resources (pdf)

Anthony L. Almada, MS
IMAGINutrition, Inc.
Bringing a Supplement to Market

• Biography (pdf)

Bill J. Gurley, PhD
Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Interactions Between Supplements and Drugs

• Biography (pdf)
• List of Suggested Readings and Resources (pdf)

Lawrence M. Friedman, MD
NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (retired)
Efficacy and Effectiveness: The Concepts and Their Measurement

• Biography (pdf)

Elizabeth A. Yetley, PhD
NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (retired)
Safety: The Concept, Its Measurement, and Reporting

• Biography (pdf)

Joseph M. Betz, PhD
Director, Dietary Supplements Methods and Reference Materials Program, NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
Identity and Quality

• Biography (pdf)
• List of Suggested Readings and Resources (pdf)
• Reading Materials

Day 3 (Wednesday, June 3)

Senator Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)
United States Senate
Panel 1: Legislative Opportunities

• Biography (pdf)

Donna V. Porter, PhD, RD
Specialist in Nutrition and Food Safety, Congressional Research Service
Panel 1: Legislative Opportunities

• Biography (pdf)

Steven M. Mister, Esq.
President and CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition
Panel 2: Face to Face with the Industry

• Biography (pdf)

Daniel Fabricant, PhD
Vice President of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, Natural Products Association
Panel 2: Face to Face with the Industry

• Biography (pdf)

Steven Dentali, PhD
Chief Science Officer, American Herbal Products Association
Panel 2: Face to Face with the Industry

• Biography (pdf)

David Schardt, MS
Senior Nutritionist, Center for Science in the Public Interest
Panel 3: Meet the Consumer Groups & Media

• Biography (pdf)
• Reading Materials

Peter Lurie, MD, MPH
Deputy Director, Public Citizen's Health Research Group
Panel 3: Meet the Consumer Groups & Media

• Biography (pdf)

Rob Stein
Reporter, The Washington Post
Panel 3: Meet the Consumer Groups & Media

• Biography (pdf)

Day 4 (Thursday, June 4)

Paul D. Sorlie, PhD
Director, Epidemiology Branch, NIH National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute
The Different Types and What They Tell Us

• Biography (pdf)
• List of Suggested Readings and Resources (pdf)

John Milner, PhD
Chief, Nutritional Science Research Group, NIH National Cancer Institute
Case Studies

• Biography (pdf)
• List of Suggested Readings and Resources (pdf)
• Reading Materials

Christopher T. Sempos, PhD
Nutritional Epidemiologist, NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
Research-Design Issues with Epidemiological Studies on Dietary Supplements

• Biography (pdf)
• List of Suggested Readings and Resources (pdf)

Robert M. Russell, MD
Special Expert, NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
Conducting a Clinical Trial with Dietary Supplements

• Biography (pdf)
• List of Suggested Readings and Resources (pdf)

Susan M. Pilch, PhD, MLS
Biomedical Librarian/Informationist, NIH Library
MEDLINE/PubMed Database

• Biography (pdf)

Rebecca B. Costello, PhD
Director of Grants and Extramural Activities,
NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
IBIDS (International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements) Database

• Biography (pdf)

Karen S. Regan, MS, RD
Nutritionist, NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
RCDC (Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization), RePORT (Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool), HNRIM (Human Nutrition Research and Information Management System), and CARDS (Computer Access to Research on Dietary Supplements)

• Biography (pdf)

Christine A. Swanson, PhD, MPH, RD
Director of Botanical Research Centers Program, NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
Characterizing Supplements in Journal Articles

• Biography (pdf)
• List of Suggested Readings and Resources (pdf)

Day 5 (Friday, June 5)

Clifford L. Johnson, MSPH
Director, Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NHANES and Biomarkers of Exposure

• Biography (pdf)
• List of Suggested Readings and Resources (pdf)

Patsy M. Brannon, PhD, RD
Professor, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
Case Study: Vitamin D

• Biography (pdf)
• Reading Materials

Marguerite Klein, MS
Health Science Administrator, NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
Case Study: Probiotics

• Biography (pdf)
• List of Suggested Readings and Resources (pdf)

Linda D. Meyers, PhD
Director, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine of
the National Academies
Informing Policy Through Science

• Biography (pdf)
• Reading Materials

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