Roster of the Tobacco Products Scientific 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. Please see the Federal Register notice for more information on the nomination process for Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) membership.
Applying for Membership on FDA Advisory Committees
Current Number of Vacancies: 2
The names listed below are advisory committee members who have active appointments required to participate in committee meetings, including an unexpired appointment as a Special Government Employee where applicable.
Chair
Cristine Delnevo, Ph.D., MPH
Expertise: Tobacco Control, Cigars
Term: 7/19/22 – 1/31/29
Director
Rutgers Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies
Professor
Department of Health Behavior, Society & Policy
Rutgers School of Public Health
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Members
## William Andy Bailey, Ph.D.
Expertise: Industry Representative
Term: 2/1/2017 – 1/31/2029
Extension Professor and Dark Tobacco Specialist
University of Kentucky Research and Education Center
Princeton, Kentucky 42445
Holger Behrsing, Ph.D.
Expertise: Toxicology, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Cell Biology
Term: 7/12/2026 – 7/6/2030
Director and Head, Respiratory Toxicology Program
Institute for In Vitro Sciences, Inc.
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
# Maria Gogova, M.D., Ph.D.
Expertise: Industry Representative-Manufacturers
Term: 12/11/2023 – 12/1/2027
Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer
Altria Client Services, LLC
Richmond, VA 23234
Sven-Eric Jordt, Ph.D.
Expertise: Tobacco Science, Pharmacology, Toxicology
Term: 4/26/2023 – 1/31/2027
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC 27710
* Kim “Skip” Murray
Expertise: Tobacco Cessation and Harm Reduction, Communication, Lived Experience
Term: 7/12/2026 – 7/6/2030
Public Health Advocate
Brainerd, MN 56401
Margaret Nolan, M.D.
Expertise: Preventive Medicine, Tobacco Cessation and Harm Reduction, Chronic Diseases
Term: 7/12/2026 – 7/6/2030
Research Investigator and Staff Physician
HealthPartners Institute
Bloomington, MN 55425
Lucy Popova, Ph.D.
Expertise: Communications and marketing; Perceptions, intentions, and behavior related to tobacco product use
Term: 3/4/2021 – 1/31/2029
Director, Postdoctoral Fellowship in Global Tobacco Research
Professor, Department of Health Policy and Behavioral Sciences
School of Public Health
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30303
Nancy A. Rigotti, M.D.
Expertise: Internal Medicine; Tobacco cessation and harm reduction; Tobacco control
Term: 6/13/2023 – 1/31/2027
Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA 02114
Andrew A. Strasser, Ph.D
Expertise: Tobacco Control, Tobacco, Health Communication
Term: 7/12/2026 – 7/6/2030
Research Professor of Psychiatry
Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Nicotine Addiction
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Contact Information
Designated Federal Officer
Rachel Jang, Pharm.D.
CTP-OS-ACS@fda.hhs.gov
Advisors and Consultants Staff
Food and Drug Administration
Center for Tobacco Products
Document Control Center
Building 71, Room G335
10903 New Hampshire Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
Phone: 1-877-CTP-1373
As described in the charter of the committee, the membership includes:
* Representative of the General Public
** Employee of a state or local government or of the Federal Government
# Representative of the tobacco manufacturing industry, non-voting
Alternate: Patrick Murphy, RAC -RAIS
## Representative of the interests of tobacco growers, non-voting
Alternate: Eric Ray Walker, Ph.D., Burley Stabilization Corporation
As described in the charter, the membership includes no single designated representative for the interest of small business tobacco manufacturing industry, the Commissioner or designee may select a small business tobacco representative from a pool of individuals nominated by small business tobacco to serve temporarily as a nonvoting member, depending on the expertise needed, on a case by case basis. The list of individuals in the pool can be viewed here.