Friday, June 11, 2010
Probiotics: From Bench to Market
**Poster Abstract Deadline: April 30, 2010**

Presented by: Dannon and the The New York Academy of Sciences

Description:
The use and marketing of probiotic microorganisms is becoming more prevalent in the current consumer marketplace. It is the purpose of this conference to bring together scientists from industry, academia, and government to discuss the emerging science of mechanisms behind the possible benefits of probiotic microorganisms in promoting human health and combating disease and the role of basic science in bringing a probiotic product to market. To view the Agenda, please visit the event website www.nyas.org/Probiotics

Session I: Basic Mechanisms of Actions
This session will provide an overview of the current state of our understanding of the mechanisms responsible for probiotic benefits with particular focus on the effects of probiotics on the gastrointestinal, nervous and immune systems.

Session II: Data Blitz Talks
This session aims to highlight innovative approaches to substantiation of health effects of probiotic strains. Members of the industrial and academic scientific community will be selected from submitted abstracts to present new data relevant to supporting health benefits of commercial or research probiotic strains.

Session III: From Clinical Trials to Market
The session will provide description and discussions of US regulatory experiences in the conduct of probiotic clinical research, the results of which could be used to substantiate health effects.

Organizers:
Tri Duong, PhD, Texas A&M University; Marguerite Klein, MS, Office of Dietary Supplements; Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD, Dairy and Food Culture Technologies; Howard Young, PhD, National Cancer Institute; Brooke Grindlinger, PhD, The New York Academy of Sciences; Kathy Granger, PhD, The New York Academy of Sciences

Keynote Speaker: Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD, Dairy and Food Culture Technologies

Speakers:
Philippe Caradec, The Dannon Company, Inc.; Linda Duffy, PhD, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH; Cara Fiore, PhD, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Office of Vaccine Research and Review, US FDA; Cary Frye, International Dairy Foods Association; Glenn Gibson, PhD, University of Reading; Pat Hibberd, PhD, Tufts University School of Medicine; Colin Hill, PhD, University College Cork; Emeran Mayer, MD, University of California; Dan Merenstein, MD, Georgetown University Medical Center; Mansour Mohamadzadeh, PhD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine; Yehuda Ringel, MD, University of North Carolina; Justin Sonnenburg, PhD, Stanford University.

Registration:
Free - NYAS Members
$25 - Nonmember (student/postdoc)
$45 - Nonmember (academia/nonprofit)
$65 - Nonmember (corporate/government/other)
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Call for Poster Abstracts:
The deadline for abstract submission is Friday, April 30, 2010. For complete abstract instructions, please send an e-mail to: Probiotics@nyas.org. Type the words "Abstract Information" in the subject line—there is no need to type a message. Instructions will be forwarded automatically. Any questions, please call 212.298.8681.

Location:
The New York Academy of Sciences
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street, 40th Floor
New York, NY 10007
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Sponsors:

                

This event is supported by an educational grant from The Dannon Company, Inc.

Media Partner:
• International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics

Saturday, June 12, 2010
Probiotic Foods and Supplements:
The Science and Regulations of Labeling

Presented by: US Food and Drug Administration, US Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health, and The New York Academy of Sciences.

Description:
Presented by the New York Academy of Sciences, the US Food and Drug Administration and the US Office of Dietary Supplements, NIH, the goals of this symposium are to facilitate the exchange of ideas regarding labeling and substantiation of claims for probiotics among academic, industry and regulatory professionals and to discuss ways to translate and communicate research results in a trustful way to the consumer and to health professionals. To view the agenda, please visit the event website www.nyas.org/ProbioticsLabels

Session I: Structure/Function Claims for Probiotic Foods or Dietary Supplements
• Approach for substantiating a claim of digestive health for a probiotic
• How do consumers view claims made on probiotic products?
• What does the FDA consider adequate substantiation of structure/function claims?
• Federal Trade Commission's role in regulating structure/function claims in marketing

Session II: Nomenclature for Probiotic Microorganisms and Strains
• US food and dietary supplement labeling regulations ("common and usual name" for ingredients and the use of fanciful names)
• Probiotic nomenclature for product labels: recommendations from Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium nomenclature committees
• The role of international genetic stock centers in probiotic development and marketing
• Methods to identify strains: Lessons from FDA experience with outbreak investigations
• Naming and marketing of strains: An industry perspective

Organizers:
Linda Duffy, PhD, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH; Tri Duong, PhD, Texas A&M University; Marguerite Klein, MS, Office of Dietary Supplements, NIH; Dan D. Levy, PhD, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S Food and Drug Administration; Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD, Dairy and Food Culture Technologies; Howard Young, PhD, National Cancer Institute; Brooke Grindlinger, PhD, The New York Academy of Sciences, Kathy Granger, PhD, The New York Academy of Sciences

Speakers:
Duane Charbonneau, PhD, Procter & Gamble; Richard Cleland, JD, Federal Trade Commission; Charles Franz, PhD, Max Rubner-Institut, Federal Institute of Nutrition and Food; Geraldine A. June, MS, Food Labeling and Standards Staff; Dan D. Levy, PhD, US Food and Drug Administration; Elizabeth B. Rahavi, RD, International Food Information Council; Yehuda  Ringel, MD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Mary Ellen Sanders, PhD, Dairy and Food Culture Technologies; Kenneth Taylor, PhD, US Food and Drug Administration.

Registration:
Free - NYAS Members
$25 - Nonmember (student/postdoc)
$45 - Nonmember (academia/nonprofit)
$65 - Nonmember (corporate/government/other)
Click to Register

Location:
The New York Academy of Sciences
7 World Trade Center
250 Greenwich Street, 40th Floor
New York, NY 10007
Map & Directions

Sponsors:
    

Academy Friend:
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NIH

Media Partners:
• International Probiotics Association
• International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics