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Purpose
The Board shall provide advice primarily to the Commissioner and other appropriate officials on specific complex and technical issues as well as, emerging issues within the scientific community, in industry, and academia. Additionally, the Board will provide advice to the Agency on keeping pace with technical and scientific evolutions in the fields of regulatory science; on formulating an appropriate research agenda; and on upgrading its scientific and research facilities to keep pace with these changes. It will also provide the means for critical review of Agency sponsored intramural and extramural scientific research programs.
Meeting Information
Contact
Carlos Pena , Designated Federal Official
Office of Science and Health Coordination, Office of the Commissioner
5600 Fisher Lane, Rm. 14B-08
Rockville, MD 20857
email: Carlos.Pena@fda.hhs.gov
phone: 301-827-3340
Committee Membership
The Board shall consist of a core of 21 members including the Chair. Members and the Chair are selected by the Commissioner or designee from among authorities knowledgeable in the fields of food safety, nutrition, chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, clinical research, and other scientific disciplines. Members shall represent academia and industry. The Board may include one technically qualified member, selected by the Commissioner or designee, who is identified with consumer interests and is recommended by either a consortium of consumer-oriented organizations or other interested persons. The Board may also include technically qualified federal members.
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