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STAKEHOLDER PANEL ON INFANT FORMULA AND
ADULT NUTRITIONALS (SPIFAN)
Don Gilliland,
Abbott Nutrition
SPIFAN Laboratory Proficiency Testing Advisory Taskforce &
SPIFAN Working Group Chair, Vitamin D
Donald (Don) L. Gilliland is a Senior Research Scientist in the
Analytical Research and Services, External Engagement
department at Abbott Nutrition. In this capacity, Don is a
technical lead in the identification, assessment, development,
validation, training and implementation of reference nutrient methods within Abbott Nutrition
and external testing agencies.
Don has been with Abbott Nutrition for nearly 25 years. During his tenure he has been a lead
scientist in the development and implementation of Liquid Chromatographic (LC) and LC-
tandem mass spectrometric (MS/MS) based methods for determination of water-soluble and
oil-soluble vitamins in Infant Formula and Adult Nutritional products as well as vitamin
commodities and premixes.
Don is an active participant in AOAC SPIFAN and SPSFAM initiatives to identify reference
methods suitable for testing Infant Formula and Adult Nutrition products and Vitamin
Ingredients, respectively.
Don holds a B.S. degree in Chemistry from Muskingum College (New Concord, OH USA) and a
Ph.D. in Chemistry from Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN USA).