The Role of Seafood Consumption in Child Growth and Development
Open Session
Evidence Scans to Explore the Available Evidence on Seafood and Health
February 23, 2023
1:45–3:00 pm ET
Objectives: The goal of this session is to:
| 1:45 pm | Introductions and Chair’s Opening Remarks |
| Virginia Stallings, Chair | |
| 1:55 | Introduction to Evidence Scan |
| Kellie Casavale, FDA | |
| 2:00 | Epidemiology |
| Cecile Punzalan, FDA | |
| 2:10 | Mechanisms of Action |
| Emanuel Hignutt, FDA | |
| 2:20 | Risk–Benefit Analysis |
| Sofia Santillana Farakos, FDA | |
| Jacqueline Heilman, FDA | |
| 2:30 | Questions from the Committee |
| Virginia Stallings |
| 2:45 | Closing Remarks |
| Virginia Stallings | |
| 3:00 | Adjourn |
The Role of Seafood Consumption in Child Growth and Development
April 6, 2023
9:50 am–3:30 pm EST
| 9:50 am | Welcome and Introductions |
| Virginia Stallings, M.D., Committee Chair | |
| 10:00 | Session 1—Interaction Between Nutrients and Contaminants in Fish and Seafood |
| Contaminant Mixture Effects During Pregnancy | |
| Emily Oken, M.D., M.P.H., Professor, Departments of Nutrition and Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School | |
| Lessons Learned from the Seychelles Child Development Study | |
| Edwin van Wijngaarden, Ph.D., Professor, Public Health Sciences, Environmental Medicine, Pediatrics and Dentistry, University of Rochester | |
| Interaction of Selenium with Environmental Contaminants in Fish and Seafood | |
| Nicholas Ralston, Ph.D., Research Scientist, University of North Dakota | |
| 11:00 | Q&A |
| 11:30 | Session 2—Health Outcomes Associated with Nutrient Intake and Contaminant Exposure in Fish and Seafood |
| Impact of Nutrients and Contaminants in Seafood on Neurodevelopment | |
| Joseph R. Hibbeln, M.D., CAPT, USPHS (ret.), Benjamin Meaker Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Bristol, UK | |
| Impact of Nutrients and Contaminants in Human Milk on Growth and Development | |
| Christine D. Garner, Ph.D., RD, CLC, Assistant Vice President of Research, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, InfantRisk Center, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | |
| 12:10 pm | Q&A |
| 12:30 | Break |
| 1:15 | Session 3—Panel Discussion: The Lived Experience from Underserved and Native Communities |
| Jamie Donatuto, Ph.D., Swinomish Indian Tribal Community | |
| Lanor Curole, M.A., United Houma Tribal Nation | |
| 2:15 | Session 4—Seafood and Sustainability |
| Management of Marine Ecosystems | |
| Daniel Pauly, FRSC, UBC Killam Professor, Sea Around Us; Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries & Department of Zoology |
| Equitable Access to Sustainable Marine Resources | |
| Martin D. Smith, Ph.D., George M. Woodwell Distinguished Professor of Environmental Economics, Duke University | |
| 2:55 | Q&A |
| 3:15 | Closing Remarks |
| Virginia Stallings, Committee Chair | |
| 3:30 | Adjourn |
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