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“Where is aristolochic acid in herbal products?”, Poster, 2004 International Congress on Natural Products Research, July 31-Aug 4, Scottsdale, AZ.

“Herbal Quality”, Plenary Lecture, 1 st Annual Integrative Medicine Conference & Natural Healthcare Expo, hosted by Inner Doorway , LLC, Miami Beach, FL, April 2, 2004.

“Responsible Dietary Supplement Regulation”, American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2004 Annual Meeting, Public Policy Forum, Ephedra: Clinical Pharmacology at the Intersection of Regulatory Policy and the Public Interest, Miami Beach, FL, March 26, 2004.

“Voluntary Advertising Guidelines for Marketers of Weight Loss Products and Plans”, Strategic Research Institute Weight Loss Marketing & Obesity Risk Reduction 2003, Washington, DC, Dec 1.

“The Chemical Connection” and “A Washington View”, American Herbalists Guild 2003 Symposium: Building Knowledge, Building Community, Albuquerque, NM, October 18-19, 2003.

“Methods, Standards, Requirements, and Choosing a Contract Laboratory for Testing Botanical Dietary Supplements”, American Council of Independent Laboratories 66th Ann. Mtg., Microbiology and Analytical Chemistry Section, Food Supplement GMPs, Baltimore, MD October 13, 2003. National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Committee on the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by the American Public, “Characterization and Standardization of Botanical Dietary Supplements”, Washington, DC, June 30, 2003.

“Herbal Products: Their Regulation & Standardization”, National Pharmacy Technician Association 4 th Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV, June 29, 2003.

“The Role of Botanicals in Healthy Aging”, also moderator and panel member for the Canadian Heath Food Association’s Natural Health Products & Whole Foods 2003, An Industry Symposium on Healthy Aging Naturally, Ottawa, ON, Canada, May 27-29.

“Considerations for Botanical Supplements and an Overview of Ephedra” at the Life Sciences Research Office for “Evaluating Adverse Event Reporting Systems for Dietary Supplements” Bethesda, MD January 30-31, 2003

Dietary Supplement Use in the Elderly conference held by Office of Dietary Supplements and National Institute on Aging, Panel Member, Natcher Auditorium, Bethesda, MD, January 14-15, 2003

“Institute of Medicine, Food and Nutrition Board’s Proposed Framework for Evaluating the Safety of Dietary Supplements” at Current Issues with Dietary Supplements: Safety, Toxicology, and California Proposition 65, Second NSF Dietary Supplements Seminar, Las Vegas, NV, December 4, 2002.

“Herbal Research Issues of Standardization” at Indigenous Healing Traditions of the Americas, Pro-Cultura Conference, Paths to a New Medicine, Washington, DC, November 16, 2002.

“AHPA White Paper on Standardization of Botanical Products”, 116th AOAC INTERNATIONAL Annual Meeting and Exposition, Los Angeles, CA September 23, 2002.

“Good Manufacturing Practices: North & South of the Border”, Canadian Heath Food Association, Natural Health Products & Whole Food 2002, Ottawa, ON, Canada, May 24.

State of the Industry Update (Panel Member), SupplySide East, Secaucus, NJ, May 8, 2002.

"Special Topics in Pharmacognosy: Current Political and Industrial Trends, Standardization", Bastyr University Pharmacognosy Class BO 9517, Kenmore, WA, October 29, 2001.

"Standardization of Herbals" for Botanicals in Neurological Diseases: A Course for Scientists / Researchers and a Course for Clinicians, presented by the Oregon Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Neurological Disorders, Portland, OR, October 26-27, 2001.