Vitamin D and Health in the 21st Century:
Research Needs and Tools for Researchers

Office of Dietary Supplements
National Institutes of Health

2008 Experimental Biology Annual Meeting
Tuesday, April 8, 2008, 8 to 10 am
San Diego Convention Center, Room 30A/B
San Diego, CA

Chair:	Mary Frances Picciano, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements, Bethesda, MD
Co-Chair:	Patsy M. Brannon, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY and NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Bethesda, MD
Workshop Agenda
8:00 - 8:05	Introduction Mary Frances Picciano, NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
8:05 - 8:20 Q&A: 5 min	Vitamin D and Health Outcomes: Knowledge Gaps & Research Needs Patsy M. Brannon, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY and NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
8:25 - 8:40 Q&A: 5 min	Vitamin D and Cancer Research: Current Dilemmas/Future Needs Cindy D. Davis, NIH National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
8:45 - 9:05 Q&A: 5 min	National Prevalence of Vitamin D Status in the US, 2000-2004 Clifford Johnson, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control, Hyattsville, MD
9:10 - 9:30 Q&A: 5 min	Validity of 25 (OH)D as a Predictor of Functional Outcomes During Pregnancy, Lactation and Childhood Steven A. Abrams, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
9:35 - 9:50 Q&A: 5 min	Methods Development and Standard Reference Materials for Vitamin D and 25 (OH) Vitamin D Karen W. Phinney, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
9:55 - 10:00	Next Steps Mary Frances Picciano, NIH Office of Dietary Supplements

* Registration at the 2008 Experimental Biology meeting is required for attendance.