September 24, 2024

 ODS Kicks Off 2024–2025 Seminar Series
 

The Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) recently kicked off its 2024–2025 virtual seminar series with a presentation by Dr. Connie Weaver, Distinguished Professor at San Diego State University. The ODS Seminar Series presents seminars on dietary supplement research and related topics.

Dr. Weaver presented an overview of the coordinated global efforts to improve standards in nutrition science to ensure rigor across human nutrition randomized controlled trials. Among these efforts, nutrition experts representing 12 countries across five continents have developed a nutrition extension to the CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) guidelines.

You can watch a recording of Dr. Weaver’s seminar on the ODS Seminar Series YouTube channel. 

Mark your calendars now for upcoming ODS Seminars. Registration is not required but be sure to contact us in advance for viewing information.

2024–2025 Seminar Schedule

October 16, 2024, 11 am ET
Protein and Amino Acid Supplements and Sarcopenia in Aging: An Update
Stuart Phillips, Ph.D., FACSM, FCAHS — Director and Distinguished Professor, Physical Activity Centre of Excellence (PACE), Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

November 20, 2024, 11 am ET
Military Supplement Use, Reasons for Use and Adverse Events: A Public Health Surveillance Opportunity
Harris Lieberman, Ph.D. — Psychologist and Senior Researcher, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, MA

January 15, 2025, 11 am ET
Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials Simultaneously Vetting Biomarkers and the Effects of Dietary Supplements
Nicholas Schork, Ph.D. — Deputy Director and Distinguished Professor of Quantitative Medicine, Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ

February 19, 2025, 11 am ET
The NCCIH Whole Person Health Initiative
Helene Langevin, Ph.D. — Director, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

April 9, 2025, 11 am ET
Bringing Botanicals to Clinical Trial: Groundwork and Challenges
Amala Soumyanath, Ph.D. — Program Director, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR

The ODS Seminar Series is for researchers and academics interested in dietary supplement research but is open to everyone. Please share the seminar schedule with colleagues and check back as more seminars may be added. You might also be interested in the ODS newsletter, ODS Update - Recent Developments in Dietary Supplement Science.