Agenda

Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. ET*
Wednesday, December 18, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET*
*Workshop end time may be adjusted as the agenda is further developed. Additional details coming soon.

Day 1: Tuesday, December 17

Session 1: Setting the Stage; FDA Responsibilities, NIH Resources and Science to Inform Regulatory Policy and Decision Making
Session 2: Key Research Gaps and Opportunities in Nutrition Science to Inform Regulatory Policy and Decision Making

Day 2: Wednesday, December 18

Session 3: Looking Ahead: Research Opportunities, Resources, Technologies and Key Priorities

Day 1: Tuesday, December 17

Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 10:00 am to 4:45 pm ET*

10:00 am – 10:25 am Welcome and Introductions
Monica M. Bertagnolli, MD
Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Robert M. Califf, MD
Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA)
10:25 am – 10:30 am Session 1: Setting the Stage; FDA Responsibilities, NIH Resources and Science to Inform Regulatory Policy and Decision Making

Session Introduction:
Ashley Vargas, PhD, MPH, RDN
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), NIH

Virtual Attendee Moderator:
TBD
10:30 am – 10:50 am Roles and Responsibilities; Emerging Questions and Topics of Interest
Susan T. Mayne, PhD
Yale School of Public Health
Former Director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA
10:50 am – 11:10 am The NIH-FDA Tobacco Regulatory Science Program
Helen I. Meissner, PhD, ScM
Office of Disease Prevention, NIH

Benjamin Apelberg, PhD, MHS
Center for Tobacco Products, FDA
11:10 am – 11:30 am Case Study: Supporting Science and Regulatory Process to Remove Partially Hydrogenated Oils (PHOs) from the U.S. Food Supply
Speaker: TBD

Mical Honigfort, PhD
Human Foods Program (HFP), FDA
11:30 am – 11:45 am Q&A and Discussion
Moderator:
Ashley Vargas, PhD, MPH, RDN
NIEHS, NIH
11:45 am – 12:45 pm Lunch Break (60 minutes)
12:45 pm – 12:50 pm Session 2: Key Research Gaps and Opportunities in Nutrition Science to Inform Regulatory Policy and Decision Making

Session Introduction and Virtual Attendee Moderator:
Alison Brown, PhD, RDN
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH
12:50 pm – 1:50 pm Ultra-processed Foods
Kevin D. Hall, PhD
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH

Lauren O’Connor, PhD, MPH
Texas A&M Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center

Mario Ferruzzi, PhD
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Maya Vadiveloo, PhD, RD, FAHA
University of Rhode Island
1:50 pm – 2:20 pm Q&A and Discussion
Moderator:
Robin A. McKinnon, PhD, MPA
HFP, FDA
2:20 pm – 2:40 pm Break (20 minutes)
2:40 pm – 3:20 pm Methodologies for Incorporating Nutrition Science into Risk Analysis in Food Policy
Sofia Santillana Farakos, PhD
HFP, FDA

Katarzyna Kordas, PhD
University at Buffalo
3:20 pm – 3:40 pm Q&A and Discussion
Moderator:
Kellie Casavale, PhD, RDN
HFP, FDA
3:40 pm – 4:20 pm Impact Analysis and Implementation Science Related to Nutrition Regulatory Actions
William K. Hallman, PhD
Rutgers University

Jayson Lusk, PhD
Oklahoma State University
4:20 pm – 4:40 pm Q&A and Discussion
Moderator:
Claudine Kavanaugh, PhD, MPH, RD
HFP, FDA
4:40 pm – 4:45 pm Summary of Day 1
Claudine Kavanaugh, PhD, MPH, RD
HFP, FDA
4:45 pm ADJOURN DAY 1

Day 2: Wednesday, December 18

Wednesday, December 18, 2024, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET*

10:00 am – 10:05 am Welcome and Day 1 Recap and Day 2 Introduction
Steven Hermansky, PharmD, PhD
HFP, FDA

Jill Reedy, PhD, MPH, RDN
National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH

Session 3: Looking Ahead: Research Opportunities, Resources, Technologies, and Key Priorities

Session Introduction:
Steven Hermansky, PharmD, PhD
HFP, FDA

Virtual Attendee Moderator:
Jill Reedy, PhD, MPH, RDN
NCI, NIH
10:05 am – 10:45 am Current Databases and other Research Resources to Inform Nutrition Regulatory Science
Shu Wen Ng, PhD
The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health

Alan Simon, MD,
National Center for Health Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Lisa Harnack, DrPH, RD, MPH
University of Minnesota

Kyle McKillop, MS,
Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
10:45 am – 11:00 am Q&A and Discussion
Moderator:
Kirsten Herrick, PhD, MSc,
NCI, NIH
11:00 am – 11:20 am Break (20 mins)
11:20 am – 12:15 pm On the Horizon: Technological Innovation and Other Research Opportunities to Inform Nutrition Regulatory Science – Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Holly L. Nicastro, PhD, MPH
Office of Nutrition Research (ONR), NIH

Fengqing Maggie Zhu, PhD
Purdue University

Erikka Loftfield, PhD, MPH
NCI, NIH

Benoît Lamarche, PhD, FCNS, FAHA
Université Laval

Sai Krupa Das, PhD
Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University
12:15 pm – 12:50 pm Reflections in the Context of Nutrition Regulatory Science; Pulling it All Together
Moderator:
Krista Zanetti, PhD, MPH, RDN
ONR, NIH

Shiriki Kumanyika, PhD, MPH
University of Pennsylvania

Mary Story, PhD, RD
Duke University

Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, PhD
Yale School of Public Health
12:50 pm – 1:00 pm Workshop Summary
Andrew Bremer, MD, PhD, MAS
ONR, NIH

Robin A. McKinnon, PhD, MPA
HFP, FDA
1:00 pm ADJOURN DAY 2/WORKSHOP