This conference is supported by a cooperative agreement between the NCNPR and the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is co-sponsored by the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica/ CAS, China; the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR - India); the Ministry of Indigenous Medicine, Sri Lanka; the American Society of Pharmacognosy (ASP); the Society for Medicinal Plant Research (GA); the Korean Society of Pharmacognosy (KSP) and the Japanese Society of Pharmacognosy (JSP).

ICSB and WOCMAP both focus on all aspects of medicinal and aromatic plants and include international and national participants from industry, academia, and nonprofit institutions. Each session will open with a plenary speaker outlining the current approaches, limitations, and research needs of the topic area. Speakers are leading researchers from industry, academia, nonprofit institutions, trade associations, and government. The tremendous opportunity for international exchange among these representatives, participants, and students on important and timely scientific botanical issues is a hallmark of this event.

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Schedule
2024
Monday, April 15th
11:25 AM

Botanical Education in the US in the Post-DSHEA Era (1994-2024)

Loren Israelsen, UNPA

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

11:25 AM - 11:50 AM

1:00 PM

One-class modeling for the authentication of Actaea racemosa and evaluation of the variation between botanical reference materials

James Harnly, USDA

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

1:00 PM

The true history of aloes and beyond

Ben-Erik Van Wyk, University of Johannesburg

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

1:15 PM

Understanding Plant to Extract Ratios of Botanical Extracts and Their Implications in Product Labeling

Maria Monagas, US Pharmacopeia (USP)
Thomas Brendler
Josef Brinckmann
Steven Dentali
Stefan Gafner
Gabriel Giancaspro
Holly Johnson
James Kababick
Cuiying Ma
Hellen Oketch-Rabah
Pilar Pais
Nandu Sarma
Robin Marles

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

1:15 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM

Characterization of Ashwagandha Using a Multi-Detector Approach

Vincent Sica, Procter & Gamble

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

1:45 PM

Challenges of building specifications for essential oils: An industry perspective

Brett Smith, Young Living Essential Oils

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

2:15 PM

A survey of melatonin in dietary supplement products sold in the U.S.

Rahul Pawar, FDA

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

3:00 PM

Adulteration - Why Does It Still Proliferate?

John Travis, NSF International

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

3:00 PM

Chemistry, biology, and safety of volatile organics from aromatic and medicinal plants

Nicole Stevens, doTERRA International

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

3:30 PM

African & Caribbean Herbal Pharmacopieae - curating data for product development

David Katerere, Tshwane University of Technology

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM

Preventing Ingredient Adulteration to Maintain Botanical Integrity

Katie Banaszewski, Now Health Group

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

4:30 PM

Natural products in food and agriculture

Stephen O. Duke, University of Mississippi

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Tuesday, April 16th
10:00 AM

Introduction to the Premarket Review of Human Food Ingredients in the United States and Concepts in the Safety Assessment of Novel Plant-Derived Ingredients

Troy Hubbard, FDA

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

10:50 AM

FDA Investigational New Drug (IND) Applications

Cassandra Taylor, FDA

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

10:50 AM - 11:15 AM

11:30 AM

African plants in Jamaican farms and gardens

Thera Edwards, The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

11:30 AM - 12:05 PM

1:00 PM

Cold-water extract of Nerium oleander leaves inhibits cancer: From bench to bedside

Thomas Efferth, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz
Luay J. Rashan
Nadire Özenver
Joelle C. Boulos
Mona Dawood
Wynand P. Roos
Katrin Katrin
Ioannis Ioannis
Ludger A. Wessjohann
Heinz-Herbert Fiebig

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

2:00 PM

Natural Products Ireland: from Bioactives to the Bioeconomy - A Systems-Based Approach

Gaia Scalabrino, NatPro Centre, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

3:50 PM

Biological activity of essential oils – focus on antibiotic resistance

Gyorgyi Horvath, University of Pecs

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

3:50 PM - 5:20 PM

Wednesday, April 17th
8:30 AM

Opening Remarks for “Cannabis: Current Status and Future Outlook”

Cassandra Taylor, FDA

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

8:30 AM - 8:40 AM

8:40 AM

A New Way Forward for Cannabidiol (CBD) and Other Hemp Products

Patrick Cournoyer, FDA

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

8:40 AM - 9:05 AM

9:30 AM

Short & Long-term Consequences of Cannabis Intake & Differences between Occasional & Chronic Frequent Cannabis Use

Marilyn Huestis

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

1:00 PM

Impact of MoCRA When Assessing Botanical Safety

Rick Kingston

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM

Session E Overview of the U.S. Cosmetics Regulatory Framework

Jannavi Srinivasan, FDA

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM

MoCRA and the new Cosmetics GMPs

Brandi Reinbold, NSF

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Thursday, April 18th
10:30 AM

The Botanical Safety Consortium: Collaborative Effort to Improve Botanical Safety Testing Methods

Connie Mitchell, HESI
Cynthia Rider, NIEHS
Julie Kzykwa, HESI

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

10:50 AM

New Natural Product Certified Reference Material Resources Supported by the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements

Adam Kuszak, Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health
Zoe Ruan, MilliporeSigma
Linda Smith, MilliporeSigma
Sarah Ajaz, MilliporeSigma
Uma Srennivasan, MilliporeSigma
Sabrina Giddings
Daniel Beach
Pearse McCarron
Stephen Wise, National Institute of Health NIH-ODS

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

10:50 AM - 11:10 AM

11:00 AM

Screening of medicinal herbs to predict the potential perpetrators of herb-drug interaction

Ikhlas A. Khan, University of Mississippi
Amar G. Chittiboyina, University of Mississippi
Shabana Khan, University of Mississippi
Bill Gurley, University of Mississippi
Islam Husain, University of Mississippi

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

11:15 AM

Multifaced factors to cause conflicting outcomes in drug-herb interactions mainly focusing on reverse pharmacokinetics

Young Hee Choi, Dongguk University

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

11:30 AM

Evaluation of botanical extracts for cytochrome P450 inhibition mediated drug interactions

Angela I. Calderón, Auburn University
Zarna Raichura, Auburn University
Kabre Heck, Auburn University
Jaewoo Choi, Oregon State University
Mikah Brandes, Oregon Health and Science University
Cody Neff, Oregon Health and Science University
Claudia Maier, Oregon State University
Amala Soumyanath, Oregon Health and Science University
Robert Arnold, Auburn University

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

1:00 PM

Beyond Appearance: NMR Metabolomics for Mushroom Quality Assurance and Authenticity

Arun Krishna murthy, Purity-IQ Inc
Amber Thelen, Purity-IQ Inc

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

1:00 PM

Metabolite profiling of functional fungi strains of Hericium erinaceus & Cordyceps militaris: using phenotypes, untargeted metabolomics by mass spectrometry and cell-based assays

Julie Daoust, M2 Ingredients

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

1:00 PM

Re-discovery of Fungi

Christopher Hobbs, University of Massachusetts

Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM