FDA Science Board Advisory Committee Meeting

November 6, 2003

5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1066

AGENDA

8:00 a.m. Call to Order

Michael P. Doyle, Ph.D., Chair, FDA Science Board

8:15 a.m. Welcome and opening remarks

Mark B. McClellan, M.D., Ph.D., Commissioner of Food & Drugs

8:45 a.m. Overview of the FDA Food Security Program

Joseph A. Levitt, Esq., Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA

9:15 a.m. Break

9:30 a.m. Threat/Vulnerability Assessments

Robert Brackett, Ph.D., Director, Food Safety and Security Staff, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA

10:00 a.m. Food Security Research Needs, Priorities, Resources, and Challenges

Robert L. Buchanan, Ph.D., Director, Office of Science, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA

10:30 a.m. Prevention Research

David J. Armstrong, Ph.D., National Center for Food Safety and Technology Associate Research Director, Office of Plant & Dairy Foods & Beverages, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA

11:00 a.m. Food Security Research at the National Center for Toxicological Research

Daniel A. Casciano, Ph.D., Director, National Center for Toxicological Research, FDA

11:30 a.m. Questions and Discussion with the Board/Presenters

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. Open Public Comment

2:00 p.m. Animal Feed Safety System (AFSS), BSE and Food Security Research at the Center for Veterinary Medicine

Linda Youngman, MS, Ph.D., Director, Office of Research, Center for Veterinary Medicine, FDA

2:30 p.m. Food Emergency Response Network (FERN)

Carl Sciacchitano, Senior Microbiologist, Division of Field Programs, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA

3:00 p.m. Facilitating Biologics Product Development to Address Threats to Food Security

Jesse L. Goodman, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research, FDA

3:30 p.m. Medical Counter Measures

Dianne Murphy, M.D., Director, Office of Counter Terrorism and Pediatric Drug Development, Center for Drug Evaluation & Research, FDA

3:45 p.m. Questions and Discussion with the Board/Presenters

4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks - Recommendations