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  1. Public Calendar - Meetings With FDA Officials

Public Calendar: April 26 - May 2, 2026

This public calendar is issued by the Food and Drug Administration. It lists significant meetings held by designated FDA policy makers with persons outside the executive branch of the federal government.

Official Name: Martin A. Makary, M.D., M.P.H., Commissioner for Food and Drugs

Event Date: 04/28/2026
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Subject: Expand Domestic Manufacturing and Strengthening Supply Chain Resilience
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Eric Couture, Eric Hughes, Michael Brzica, Nimi Chhina (Teva Pharmaceuticals);

Event Date: 04/29/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Representative Jake Auchincloss (D-MA)

Event Date: 04/29/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Revoking Approval for the Abortion Drug Protocol via Legal Authority Stemming from the Clean Water Act and National Environmental Policy Act
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Abigail Forman, John Stemberger, Jonathan Alexandre (Liberty Counsel Action);

Event Date: 04/29/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Vlad Coric (Biohaven);

Event Date: 04/30/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) 2026 Annual Conference; Speaker: FDA Update
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Industry, academia, government, media, and other registered attendees

Event Date: 05/01/2026
Location: San Antonio, TX
Subject: American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Scientific Meeting; Speaker: Fireside Chat
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Industry, academia, government, media, and other registered attendees

Official Name: Sara Brenner, M.D., M.P.H., Principal Deputy Commissioner for Food and Drugs

No Significant Event

Official Name: Sean R. Keveney, J.D., Chief Counsel

No Significant Event

Official Name: Grace Graham, Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs

Event Date: 04/29/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: UPS Healthcare and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Modernizing Medicine Delivery Dinner
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Industry executives and other invited guests

Official Name: Kyle Diamantas, J.D., Deputy Commissioner for Foods

Event Date: 04/28/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Human Foods Program Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: MAHLET GOITOM; BRIAN FAHEY; 
Non FDA Participant/Group: U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions staff

Event Date: 04/28/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Cheese Industry Issues of Mutual Interest 
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Chad Hamilton, Tagen Vaughn (Sargento Foods); Jason Yaworske (Michael Best Strategies);

Event Date: 04/29/2026
Location: College Park, MD
Subject: Opiate Alkaloids in Poppy Seeds
FDA Participant/Group: DONALD PRATER; MARK HARTMAN; GRACE KIM; LARRY MORRIS; 
Non FDA Participant/Group: Betty Hacala, Steve Hacala (Advocate); Sarah Sorcher (Center for Science in the Public Interest);

Event Date: 04/30/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Labeling and Safety of Human Milk Derived Nutritional Products
FDA Participant/Group: KRISTIN GARCIA; LARRY MORRIS; DONALD PRATER; REBECCA BUCKNER; 
Non FDA Participant/Group: Alyson Fuller, Melinda Elliott (Prolacta Bioscience); Liesl Sheehan (Tremont Strategies Group); John Stone (BGR Group);

Event Date: 05/01/2026
Location: College Park, MD
Subject: Dietary Supplement Industry Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: American Herbal Products Association, Consumer Healthcare Products Association, Council for Responsible Nutrition, and United Natural Products Alliance representatives

Official Name: Melanie Keller, M.B.A., Deputy Commissioner for Operations and Chief Operating Officer

No Significant Event

Official Name: Lowell Zeta, J.D., Deputy Commissioner for Strategic Initiatives

Event Date: 04/28/2026
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Subject: Continuing Actions to Stop Unapproved New Drug Manufacturing Purporting to Be Drug Compounding
FDA Participant/Group: BRIAN FAHEY; 
Non FDA Participant/Group: Eli Lilly representatives

Official Name: Elizabeth Miller, Pharm.D., Associate Commissioner for Inspections and Investigations

No Significant Event

Official Name: Michelle Tarver, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Event Date: 04/28/2026
Location: Stanford, CA
Subject: Stanford Drug Discovery Symposium 2026; Panelist: Federal Perspectives and Washington Updates
FDA Participant/Group: KATHERINE SZARAMA; TRACY HOEG; 
Non FDA Participant/Group: Industry, government, academia, and other stakeholders.

Event Date: 04/29/2026
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Subject: General Medical Device Updates
FDA Participant/Group: OWEN FARIS; 
Non FDA Participant/Group: Zimmer Biomet representatives

Event Date: 04/30/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) 2026 Annual Conference; Speaker: CDRH Update
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Members of industry, government, academia, and other stakeholders

Official Name: Vinayak Prasad, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Center for Biologics and Research

No Significant Event

Official Name: Tracy Beth Høeg M.D., Ph.D., Acting Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

Event Date: 04/30/2026
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Subject: Reducing Animal Testing
FDA Participant/Group: SAMUEL DORAN; 
Non FDA Participant/Group: Pfizer representatives

Official Name: Bret Koplow, Ph.D., J.D., Acting Director, Center for Tobacco Products

No Significant Event

Official Name: Timothy Schell, Ph.D., Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine

Event Date: 04/27/2026
Location: College Park, MD
Subject: American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) Triannual Meeting
FDA Participant/Group: ISAAC CARNEY; DAVID EDWARDS; JEANETTE MURPHY; CHARLOTTE CONWAY; 
Non FDA Participant/Group: American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) representatives

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