Public Calendar: January 25 -31, 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: 01/28/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: 2026 Well Characterized Biotech Products (WCBP) Symposium - Integrating Science, Regulations, and Digitalization for Global Patient-Centered Care; Speaker: Fireside Chat
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Senior leaders from cancer centers, health systems, industry, and patient advocacy
Event Date: 01/28/2026
Location: Washington, DC
Subject: Research and Development Forum
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Industry
Event Date: 01/29/2026
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Subject: Regulatory Approaches to the Treatment of ALS
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Caitlin Bellina, James Worthington, Matthew Bellina (Patient Advocate);
Event Date: 01/29/2026
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Subject: Oral Anti-Amyloid Treatment for Alzheimer’s
FDA Participant/Group: Several FDA staff
Non FDA Participant/Group: Muneer Satter representatives
Official Name: Sara Brenner, M.D., M.P.H., Principal Deputy Commissioner for Food and Drugs
No Significant Event
Official Name: Sean R. Keveney, Chief Counsel
No Significant Event
Official Name: Grace Graham, Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs
No Significant Event
Official Name: Kyle Diamantas, J.D., Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods
Event Date: 01/26/2026
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Subject: Food Safety Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: MEGAN VELEZ; FAZILA SHAKIR; DONALD PRATER; ALESSANDRO FIORELLI; KATHERINE SERRANO;
Non FDA Participant/Group: Caroline Boeshertz, Claire Bury, Panayiotis Demetriou (Directorate, General Health and Food Safety, European Commission);
Event Date: 01/26/2026
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Subject: Nutrition and Food Safety Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: MEGAN VELEZ; FAZILA SHAKIR; DONALD PRATER; ALESSANDRO FIORELLI; KATHERINE SERRANO;
Non FDA Participant/Group: FoodDrinkEurope representatives
Event Date: 01/27/2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Subject: Food Safety Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: MEGAN VELEZ; FAZILA SHAKIR; DONALD PRATER; ALESSANDRO FIORELLI; KATHERINE SERRANO;
Non FDA Participant/Group: German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment representatives
Event Date: 01/27/2026
Location: Berlin, Germany
Subject: Food Safety Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: MEGAN VELEZ; FAZILA SHAKIR; DONALD PRATER; ALESSANDRO FIORELLI; KATHERINE SERRANO;
Non FDA Participant/Group: German Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety representatives
Event Date: 01/29/2026
Location: Parma, Italy
Subject: Food Safety Issues of Mutual Interest
FDA Participant/Group: MEGAN VELEZ; FAZILA SHAKIR; DONALD PRATER; ALESSANDRO FIORELLI; KATHERINE SERRANO;
Non FDA Participant/Group: European Food Safety Authority representatives
Official Name: Barclay Butler, Ph.D., Deputy Commissioner for Operations
No Significant Event
Official Name: Lowell Zeta, J.D., Deputy Commissioner for Strategic Initiatives
Event Date: 01/28/2026
Location: Virtual
Subject: Manufacturing of Generic Drugs in Shortage
FDA Participant/Group: N/A
Non FDA Participant/Group: Edward John Allera (Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney);
Event Date: 01/29/2026
Location: Virtual
Subject: Accelerating U.S. Biotech
FDA Participant/Group: SAMUEL DORAN; KARIM MIKHAIL; LUKE HALL; BENJAMIN COOK;
Non FDA Participant/Group: Thomas Hotchkiss, Zach Weinberg (Curie.bio);
Event Date: 01/29/2026
Location: Silver Spring, MD
Subject: Cell and Gene Therapies (CGT) Matters
FDA Participant/Group: KARIM MIKHAIL; BRIAN FAHEY;
Non FDA Participant/Group: Tim Hunt (Alliance for Regenerative Medicine); John Stone (BGR Government Affairs, LLC);
Official Name: Elizabeth Miller, Pharm.D., Associate Commissioner for Inspections and Investigations
No Significant Event
Official Name: Vinayak Prasad, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Center for Biologics and Research
No Significant Event
Official Name: Michelle Tarver, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health
No Significant Event
Official Name: Tracy Beth Høeg M.D., Ph.D., Acting Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
No Significant Event
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
No Significant Event