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Food and Drug Administration Chapter
Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area

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Dear fellow FDA Chapter members,

It is now time for our Sigma Xi Chapter to have elections.

We are soliciting nominations for President and President-Elect.

If you are already taking an active role in the Chapter activities or you would like to step up to take a more active role in our Chapter, please consider running for these soon to be open positions. Our Chapter has not had an election for several years. It really does not require previous in-depth involvement with the Chapter to take on a leadership role to help move our FDA Chapter forward in the coming years.

You may nominate another Chapter member or you may self-nominate. As of August 1, no nominations have been received, and the Officer Positions are still vacant.
Please send nominations to:





  1. Announcements

    • Outside Activity of interest to Chapter members: New!

      The Global Impact of Environmental Change
      (PDF, 235Kb)


      Graduate Women in Science 87th Annual National Conference
      Saturday, June 28, 2008
      Johns Hopkins University, Montgomery County Campus
      9601 Medical Center Dr., Rockville, MD 20850

      1-Day Registration Fee: $60.00 per person
      Registration Deadline: June 12, 2008
      Please send registration & payment by June 12, 2008
      Registration includes lunch & refreshments

      Send check payment and Registration to:
      GWIS Omicron Chapter
      c/o C. Jung
      912 Balboa Dr.
      Silver Spring, MD 20905

      Make check payable to: SDE GWIS-Omicron Chapter

      SDE/GWIS National Conference 6/28/08 Registration:
      Name _________________________________________
      Address _______________________________________
      ______________________________________________
      Phone _________________________________________
      Email __________________________________________


    • 2008 Regional High School Science Fairs: First Place, Second Place, and Honorable Mention Winners New!

    • Sigma Xi Member Newsletter: Vol 2, Issue 3, May 2008

    • The FDA Science Forum

      The next FDA Science Forum is tentatively scheduled for 2009. A schedule and other details for the 2009 Forum will be provided as soon as possible.


  2. Contact the Chapter

    An Information Form is provided so that members or other intested persons may contact the Chapter
    • Members may send in change of address information.
      Please include your home or work E-mail address, especially if you are not at FDA.
      (We have those E-mail addresses submitted to Sigma Xi with membership renewal.)
    • Members or other interested persons may send in comments or questions about Chapter business or activities.
    • Members of other Sigma Xi Chapters may request a change in affiliation to the FDA Chapter.
    • Persons may request information about Sigma Xi membership or membership forms.
    See also Officers and Contact Information, below)

  3. FDA Science Forum

    The next FDA Science Forum is tentatively scheduled for 2009

    2006 FDA Science Forum:   A Century of FDA Science: Pioneering the Future of Public Health
    April 18-20, 2006, Washington Convention Center

    The Science Forum is FDA's key scientific meeting that seeks to communicate and promote emerging issues relating to scientific development and associated regulatory concerns. Open to the public, the 2006 Forum is designed to bring FDA scientists together with representatives from other components of DHHS, industry, academia, government agencies, consumer and patient advocacy groups, Congress, international constituents, and many more stakeholders.

    Participants will learn, network, collaborate, and discuss issues in in areas related to FDA's Critical Path Initiatives and other areas of scientific investigation within the Agency. A poster session open to both FDA and non-FDA Presenters will provide an excellent opportunity for information exchange; and, the annual FDA Scientific Achievement Awards will be announced at this event.
  4. Poster Session Abstracts and Information on FDA Science Forums from Previous Years (1996-2006)

  5. Current and Recent Chapter Activities:

  6. Chapter Newsletters

  7. 2005-2007 Chapter Officers and Contact Persons:

    • President: , (301) 436-1609
    • President-Elect: Open
    • Secretary: , (301) 436-1241
    • Treasurer: , (301) 436-1658
    • Past-President: Dr. Thomas Collins
    • Past President: , (301) 210-6090
    • Science Fair Coordinator: , (301) 436-1609
    • FDA Science Forum Coordinator: , (301) 436-1976
    • CFSAN Liaison: Dr. Paddy Wiesenfeld, (301) 210-6090
    • CVM Liaison: Dr. Jurgen von Bredow, (301) 210-4651
    • CDRH Liaison: Dr. Howard Cyr, (301) 796-0297
    • CDER Liaison: Dr. Linda Li Ng, (301) 796-1426
    • CBER Liaison: TBA - need a volunteer
    • Emeritus FDA Liaison: TBA - need a volunteer

    • Chapter Mailing Address:
      c/o Dr. Jeff Yourick
      FDA HFS-128
      Room 4E-019
      5100 Paint Branch Parkway
      College Park, MD 20740


    An Information Form is provided so that members or other intested persons may contact the Chapter:
    • Members may send in change of address information.
      Please include your home or work E-mail address, especially if you are not at FDA.
      (We have those E-mail addresses submitted to Sigma Xi with membership renewal.)
    • Members or other interested persons may send in comments or questions about Chapter business or activities.
    • Members of other Sigma Xi Chapters may request a change in affiliation to the FDA Chapter.
    • Persons may request information about Sigma Xi membership or membership forms.

  8. Membership Information:

    Contact:
  9. Other Washington-Area Sigma Xi Chapters:

  10. Sigma Xi Headquarters and National News

  11. Research at the Food and Drug Administration:

  12. Other Meetings and Symposia of Interest:

  13. Washington Area Science Lecture Series



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