WHO
FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D.
FDA Chief Scientist Jesse Goodman, M.D.
FDA Deputy Commissioner for Foods Michael Taylor, plus other presenters
WHEN
Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., FDA's White Oak Campus, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, Md. Focus on medical product topics including:
- Employing Science to Prevent the Growing Risk of Counterfeit and Adulterated Products: FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, M.D.; R.D. Satzger, Ph.D., Director, FDA's Forensic Chemistry Center; Eric Sampson, FDA Senior Advisor
- Neural Interfaces: Ensuring the Long-Term Reliability of Brain-Computer Interfaces to Control Robotic Devices for Paralyzed Patients: Cristin Welle, Ph.D., Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, Md.
Focus on medical products topics in the morning and food topics all day including:
- Research Post 9/11: FDA's Work on Medical Countermeasures: Luciana Borio, M.D., Assistant Commissioner for Counterterrorism Policy
- Anatomy of an Outbreak: Tuna and Sushi: Kari Irvin, Microbiologist, Coordinated Outbreak Response & Evaluation (CORE) Network
HOW
Registration is free and open to credentialed media. Register by emailing: sciencewriters@fda.hhs.gov.
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