Scientific Nutrition Advisory Council

Tom Brenna serves on the FDA's expert panel on infant formula and is a professor of pediatrics, chemistry, and human nutrition at the Dell Medical School and the College of Natural Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin.

Martin-Paul Agbaga, PhD is Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Dean McGee Eye Institute, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. His research area focuses on the role of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in maintaining retinal structure, function, and health.

Dr. Richard Bazinet is a Canada Research Chair in Brain Lipid Metabolism at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Susan E. Carlson is the AJ Rice Professor of Nutrition and University Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She does clinical trials of DHA supplementation in pregnancy and childhood.

Ms. Sonja Connor, MS, RDN, LD is a research associate professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University. She also has been very involved with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and served as president in 2014-15.

Dr. Megan Davis is the Director of the Queen Conch Lab at FAU's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute.

Dr. Harris is an internationally recognized expert on omega-3 fatty acids and how they can benefit patients with heart disease. He is president of Fatty Acid Research Institute.

Dr. Joseph R. Hibbeln is a renowned omega-3 expert and practicing psychiatrist who serves on the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

Dr. Bruce Holub is University Professor Emeritus, Department of Human Health & Nutritional Sciences at the University of Guelph. He is the founder of the DHA/EPA Omega-3 Institute.

Dr. Penny Kris-Etherton, a world-renowned expert and national leader in food and nutrition, is Distinguished Professor of Nutrition in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the Pennsylvania State University.

Kelly LeBlanc, MLA, RD, LDN, is the Director of Nutrition at Oldways, a nonprofit dedicated to improving public health by inspiring individuals and organizations to embrace the healthy, sustainable joys of the “old ways” of eating.

Maya is a vice president at FoodMinds, a division of Padilla. FoodMinds provides consulting and communications services specializing in harnessing science, public affairs, food values, and communications to meet business and public health objectives.  

Dr. Scott Nichols is the founder and principal of Food’s Future, LLC, which works to accelerate aquaculture’s contribution to our future food supply.

Dr. Norman Salem, Jr. is one of the world’s leading researchers on DHA omega-3 and the functions of polyunsaturated fatty acids and lipids.

Dr. Steven Summerfelt is the Chief Science Officer at Superior Fresh.

Gretchen Vannice is a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) and is considered a global expert on omega-3s research and education.