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: Samantha Adas, MD, RDN Office of Nutrition Research (ONR), NIH
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 Penny M. Kris-Etherton, PhD, RD, FAHA, FNLA, FASN, CLS Penn State University 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 Lauren O’Connor, PhD, MPH Texas A&M Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Evidence Center Mario Ferruzzi, PhD Virginia Tech Maya Vadiveloo, PhD, RD, FAHA University of Rhode Island Kevin D. Hall, PhD National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH
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 – 12:00 pm	On the Horizon: Technological Innovation and Other Research Opportunities to Inform Nutrition Regulatory Science 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
12:00 pm – 12:15 pm	Q&A Discussion Moderator: Holly L. Nicastro, PhD, MPH ONR, NIH
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