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the SPDS Folin-C Working Group and request for methods proposal for AOAC.
FULL CV:
GAO, QUANYIN
More than 20 years experience in laboratory operation and management for pharmaceuticals, dietary supplement,
and food product testing. Lab system establishment for cGMP compliance for 21CFR part 111, 114, 110, and 211.
Botanical identification program committee member of Herbalife. Authored a book chapter for method development
and validation.
FULL CV:
GOTO, TETSUHISA
Area of Expertise: Tea
I developed and published a green tea catechine analysis method on J. Cromatogr. 749, (1-2), 295-299(1996).
Also I served head of Tea Chemistry Lab in a National Institute in Japan 4.5 years(1990-94). Since that I always
interested in tea chemistry.
FULL CV:
JENNENS, MARTHA
Area of Expertise: Dietary Supplements and Testing
During my time at Covance I have had the opportunity to work in a group that does a large amount of testing on
dietary supplements. This has provided me with hands on experience in testing various analytes, including, catechins,
vitamins and polyphenols among many others. I was also tasked with improving our existing methodology as well as
run client provided methods. This has given me a greater depth of understanding for analytes and testing methods as
well as challenges that arise during the testing process.
FULL CV:
JOHNSON, HOLLY
My lab does potency testing of botanicals, extracts, ingredients, and finished supplements every day. We run the USP
method for Aloin in aloe. I hold a B.S. in Botany and took a Ph.D. in Pharmacognosy with Norman Farnsworth in one
of the first NIH Centers for Botanical Dietary Supplements. I have done analytical method development and
validations for many years specializing in methods for quantification of low concentration analytes in complex
matrices such as botanicals and finished product supplements. I have 18 years experience in natural products
chemistry and spent many happy years conducting research on medicinal plants and giving courses at the University
of Hawaii. I also worked for Waters Corporation conducting technical training and consulting for pharmaceutical and
supplements companies and am a Research Associate with the National Tropical Botanical Garden. As Laboratory
Director at Alkemist Labs I oversee scientific operations and quality to ensure delivery of the highest quality testing
services while providing transparency and confidence to our clients in the natural products industry. We use standard
and compendial methods routinely; I am happy to contribute to establishing much needed standard methods for
dietary supplements.
FULL CV:
KOERNER, PHILIP
I am an analytical chemist with over 27 years of experience in HPLC, GC and SPE. I have a BS degree in chemistry from
the University of California, Irvine, and MS and PhD degrees in analytical chemistry from the University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign. I am currently employed by Phenomenex, the leading global provider of HPLC products where I
hold the position of Senior Technical Manager. I have extensive experience in the application of liquid
chromatography and sample preparation in the fields of food safety, food quality, clinical toxicology, pharmaceuticals
and environmental.
I have had the distinct privilege of serving on the AOAC Expert Review Panel for the Set 2 SPDS ingredients
(anthocyanins, chondroitin and PDE5 inhibitors). I believe that my strong background in separation science allowed
me to make a positive contribution to the method review process since most of the submitted methods were
chromatography based. In addition, my practical experience in chromatography allowed me to critically evaluate
methods that are intended for use in a working analytical laboratory, rather than in an academic setting.
I have reviewed the SMPRs for the Set 3 SPDS ingredients (aloin, tea and vitamin D) and again observe that the
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