Events

Alliance Webinar Series & Budget Series: 2024

WEBINARS

There is no better way to gain insight than to read the in-depth, hour-long, perspective each has provided to the Alliance:

• Distinguished Panel on FDA Reorganization (summary here; transcript here; slide presentation here)

• Dr. Robert Califf, FDA Commissioner (summary here; transcript here)

• Kimberlee Trzeciak, Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs (summary here; transcript here)

• An Update on FDA Funding and the Appropriations Process (summary here; transcript here; slide presentation here)

• Jim Jones, Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods, on Food Chemical Safety (summary here; transcript here)

• Nicole Verdun, Head of the new CBER Office of Therapeutic Products (summary here; transcript here)

• BUDGET SERIES: Jim Jones, Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods (summary here; transcript here)

• BUDGET SERIES: Tracey Forfa, Director of Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) (summary here; transcript here)

• BUDGET SERIES: FDA’s CFO, CSO, CMO, and OCS Staff (summary here; transcript here)

Alliance Webinar Series & Alliance Testimony: 2023

WEBINARS

The Alliance held 18 webinars in 2023, including six (6) that focused directly on FDA’s budget:

• Dep. Comm. for Policy Andi Fristedt, (transcript here)

• Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf (transcript here.)

• CDRH Director Elizabeth Hillebrenner (transcript here)

• Prin. Deputy Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock (transcript here)

• CDRH Director Dr. Jeff Shuren (transcript here)

• CFSAN Director Dr. Susan Mayne (summary here; transcript here)

• CBER Director Dr. Peter Marks (summary here; transcript here)

• CDER Director Dr. Patrizia Cavazzoni (summary here; transcript here)

• CVM Director Ms. Tracey Forfa, J.D. (summary here; transcript here)

• ACRA Associate Commissioner Dr. Judith McMeekin (summary here; transcript here)

• FDA Chief of Staff Julie Tierney (summary here; transcript here)

• OCE Deputy Director Dr. Paul Kluetz (summary here; transcript here)

• FDA Chief Scientist Namandjé Bumpus (summary here; transcript here)

• FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf (summary here; transcript here)

• FDA Chief Ombudsman Laurie Lenkel (summary here; transcript here)

• FDA Acting Assistant Director of Digital Health Policy MiRa Jacobs, PhD (summary here; transcript here)

• FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods James “Jim” Jones (summary here; transcript here)

• CBER Director Dr. Peter Marks (summary here; transcript here; slide presentation here)

Testimony

Alliance Submits Testimony on FY24 Appropriations
The Alliance’s April 2023 Testimony in support of FY24 funding for FDA.

Alliance Webinar Series & Alliance Testimony: 2022

WEBINARS

The Alliance completed 14 webinars in 2022. Below are links to summaries and transcripts of each of the completed ones:

• January 25 webinar with Jacqueline O’Shaughnessy, the FDA Acting Chief Scientist (transcript)

• February 2 Emily Holubowich and Steven Grossman on How FDA Is Funded (transcript)

• April 4 webinar with Patrizia Cavazzoni, MD , CDER (transcript)

• April 6 webinar with Judith McMeekin, ORA (summary and transcript)

• April 12 webinar with Susan Mayne, PhD, CFSAN (summary and transcript)

• April 22 webinar with Steven Solomon, DVM, CVM (summary and transcript)

• April 29 webinar with Jeff Shuren, MD, CDRH (summary and transcript)

• May 10 webinar with Peter Marks, MD, CBER (transcript)

• July 12 webinar with Robert Califf, MD, FDA Commissioner (transcript)

• August 4 webinar with Janet Woodcock, MD, Deputy Commissioner, on Data and Technology Modernization Efforts (transcript)

• September 16 webinar with Theresa Mullin, MD, Associate Center Director for Strategic Initiatives at CDER - Celebrating 10 years of Patient-Focused Drug Development (transcript)

• September 27 webinar on One Health and FDA, including Steven Solomon, DVM, Director of CVM, and Namandjé Bumpus, PhD, the new Chief Scientist, among others (transcript)

• October 20 webinar on Digital Health and Cybersecurity with Dr. Suzanne Schwartz, MD, Director of OSPT in CDRH (transcript)

• December 1 webinar on Drug Shortages with Valerie Jensen, Assistant Director of the FDA’s Drug Shortage Program (transcript)

TESTIMONY

Testimony to Senate Appropriations on FDA Funding Needs

May 6, 2022

The Alliance’s April 2022 Senate testimony in support of FY 23 funding for FDA

Alliance Testimony to Reagan-Udall Foundation’s Panel of Experts

September 30, 2022

The Alliance’s Executive Director presented testimony to the Reagan-Udall Foundation’s Panel of Independent Experts reviewing the FDA’s human food programs.

Alliance Webinar Series: 2021

WEBINARS

During 2021, the Alliance hosted nine (9) webinars with 11 different senior FDA officials. Each is available on an archival basis, as follows:

• April 14 webinar with Dr. Janet Woodcock, Acting FDA Commissioner (transcript)

• May 25 webinar with Dr. Patrizia Cavazzoni, Director of CDER (transcript).

• June 16 webinar with Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response Dr. Susan Mayne, CFSAN Director, and Dr. Steven Solomon, CVM Director (transcript)

• July 14 webinar with Judy McMeekin, Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs (transcript)

• July 22 webinar with Dr. Jeffrey Shuren, Director of CDRH (transcript)

• October 15 webinar with Dr. William Slikker, Jr, Director of the National Center for Toxicological Research (transcript)

• November 15 webinar with Dr. Paul Kluetz, Deputy Director of the FDA's Oncology Center of Excellence (transcript)

• December 6 webinar with Dr. Wilson Bryan, Director of the Office of Tissues and Advanced Therapies (OTAT)(CBER) (transcript)

• December 14, webinar on nutrition programs with Dr. Susan Mayne, Director of the Center for Food and Applied Nutrition (transcript)

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