The Science of Botanical Supplements for Human Health:

A View from the NIH Botanical Research Centers

2007 Experimental Biology Annual Meeting* Washington Convention Center, Room 150B 801 Mount Vernon Place Washington, DC 20001
Date:	Saturday, April 28, 2007
Time:	2:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Sponsor:	The NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
Co-sponsor:	American Society of Nutrition, Research Interest Section—Bioactive Components
Chair:	Connie M. Weaver, Ph.D., Purdue University and University of Alabama at Birmingham Botanical Research Center for Age-Related Diseases
Co-Chair:	Diane Birt, Ph.D., Iowa State University and University of Iowa Botanical Center
Workshop Overview:	Scientists from all six Botanical Research Centers funded by the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) will discuss a spectrum of research activities ranging from plant identification to clinical investigation. These investigators will share strategies used in standardizing botanicals as research materials, applying newer technologies to botanicals research, and assessing efficacy of botanical preparations in early phase clinical trials. The goal of the centers is to advance the scientific base of knowledge about botanicals, including issues of their safety, efficacy, and biological action.
*Registration Information:	Registration at the 2007 Experimental Biology meeting is required for attendance at this workshop.

Workshop Agenda
2:00-2:05	Introduction
2:05-2:25	Concept of the Center Program—NIH Perspective Christine Swanson, Ph.D., Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS)
2:25-2:45	Standardization of Botanicals—Definition, Identification, Verification Ilya Raskins, Ph.D., Pennington Biomedical Research Center for Botanical Dietary Supplements, Biotech Center, Cook College, Rutgers University
2:45-3:05	A View from the NIH Botanicals Centers Stephen Barnes, Ph.D., Purdue University and University of Alabama at Birmingham Botanical Research Center for Age-Related Diseases
3:05-3:25	Metabolic Syndrome William Cefalu, M.D., Pennington Biomedical Research Center for Botanical Dietary Supplements
3:25-3:45	Echinacea and Hypericum in Infection Diane Birt, Ph.D., Iowa State University and University of Iowa Botanical Center
3:45-4:05	Age-Related Diseases Connie Weaver, Ph.D., Purdue University and University of Alabama at Birmingham Botanical Research Center for Age-Related Diseases
4:05-4:25	Botanical Lipids in Inflammation Floyd Chilton, Ph.D., Wake Forest and Brigham and Women's Center for Botanical Lipids
4:25-4:45	Botanical Immunomodulators in Cancer Barrie Cassileth, Ph.D., MSKCC Research Center for Botanical Immunomodulators
4:45-5:05	Women's Health Norman Farnsworth, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago: Center for Botanical Dietary Supplement Research in Women's Health
5:05-5:25	Botanical Safety Richard van Breemen, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago: Center for Botanical Dietary Supplement Research in Women's Health