Vitamin D and Health in the 21st Century: Research Needs and Tools for Researchers Late Breaking Symposium* Vitamin D and Health in the 21st Century: Research Needs and Tools for Researchers Office of Dietary Supplements National Institutes of Health 2008 Experimental Biology Annual Meeting Tuesday, April 8, 2008, 8 to 10 am San Diego Convention Center, Room 30A/B San Diego, CA Chair: Mary Frances Picciano, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements, Bethesda, MD Co-Chair: Patsy M. Brannon, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY and NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Bethesda, MD Workshop Agenda 8:00 - 8:05 Introduction Mary Frances Picciano, NIH Office of Dietary Supplements 8:05 - 8:20Q&A: 5 min Vitamin D and Health Outcomes: Knowledge Gaps & Research Needs Patsy M. Brannon, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY and NIH Office of Dietary Supplements 8:25 - 8:40Q&A: 5 min Vitamin D and Cancer Research: Current Dilemmas/Future Needs Cindy D. Davis, NIH National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 8:45 - 9:05Q&A: 5 min National Prevalence of Vitamin D Status in the US, 2000-2004 Clifford Johnson, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control, Hyattsville, MD 9:10 - 9:30Q&A: 5 min Validity of 25 (OH)D as a Predictor of Functional Outcomes During Pregnancy, Lactation and Childhood Steven A. Abrams, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 9:35 - 9:50Q&A: 5 min Methods Development and Standard Reference Materials for Vitamin D and 25 (OH) Vitamin D Karen W. Phinney, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 9:55 - 10:00 Next Steps Mary Frances Picciano, NIH Office of Dietary Supplements * Registration at the 2008 Experimental Biology meeting is required for attendance.