Allergenic Products Advisory Committee

As part of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) ongoing efforts to recruit qualified experts with minimal conflicts of interest who are interested in serving on FDA advisory committees, FDA is requesting nominations for members to serve on its advisory committees.

Current Number of Vacancies Including Industry Rep: 3
Note, one or more vacancies may be in the nomination process or a final appointment may have been made.

Chair
Fred M. Atkins, M.D.
Expertise: Pediatrics
Term: 03/31/2006 – 8/31/2009
Director of Ambulatory Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatric
National Jewish Medical and Research Center
1400 Jackson Street
Denver, CO 80206

Linda S. Cox, M.D.
Expertise: Allergenics, Immunology
Term: 8/22/2007 - 8/31/2010
Physician, Private Practice
5333 North Dixie Highway, Suite 210
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334

Christy Olson, RN*
Expertise: Allergies
Term: 09/13/2004 - 08/31/2008
Patient Education Specialist
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN 55902

Greg A. Plunkett, Ph.D.**
Expertise: Product Quality Control
Term: 01/30/2008 - 08/31/2011
Senior Scientist
ALK-Abello, Inc.
1700 Royston Lane
Round Rock, TX 78664

Jay M. Portnoy, MD
Expertise: Allergy, Asthma, Immunology
Term: 09/27/2005 - 08/31/2008
Chief, Section of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
The Children's Mercy Hospital
2401 Gillham Rd
Kansas City, MO 64108

Gillian M. Shepherd, M.D.
Expertise: Allergy, Immunology
Term: 03/31/2006 - 08/31/2009
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
235 East 67 th Street, Suite 203
New York , NY 10021

Marsha Wills-Karp, PhD
Expertise: Immunobiology
Term: 09/27/2005 - 08/31/2008
Professor of Pediatrics
Children's Hospital Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Immunobiology
3333 Burnett Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039