Session speakers (from left): Dr. Monagas (USP), Dr. Pradhan-Nabzdyk (Canomiks), Dr. Chandra (Amway), Dr. Vidar (University of North Carolina Greensboro), Dr. Maier (Oregon State University), and Dr. Johnson (AHPA)

AHPA member Leena Pradhan-Nabzdyk, Ph.D. (Canomiks) also presented during the session that featured Dr. Chandra, Dr. Johnson, Maria Monagas, Ph.D. (United States Pharmacopeia), Warren Vidar, Ph.D (University of North Carolina Greensboro), and Claudia Maier, Ph.D. (Oregon State University).

ASP was founded in 1959. International in scope, members of the organization are experts dedicated to the promotion, growth, and development not only of pharmacognosy but all aspects of the sciences related to and dealing in natural products. The ASP Annual Meeting brings members together to share their expertise on regulatory developments, scientific advancements, and botanical safety, among other topics of importance to the natural products industry.

Also in attendance (from left): Dr. Ikhlas Kahn, Distinguished Professor & Director (National Center for Natural Products Research at the University of Mississippi), Dr. Hellen Oketch, Deputy Director (Office of Dietary Supplements Programs at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration), Dr. Joe Betz, former Acting Director (National Institutes for Health Office of Dietary Supplements), Dr. Johnson (AHPA), Dr. Pamela Tamez, Chief Officer (NIH Scientific Workforce Diversity Office)