Profile Category: Scientific and Nutrition Advisory Council

Gretchen Vannice is a registered dietitian and independent nutrition research and communications consultant. She authored the Omega-3 Handbook: A Ready Reference Guide for Health Professionals.

Dr. Michael Tlusty is Associate Professor of Sustainability and Food Solutions at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

Dr. Norman Salem, Jr. serves as corporate scientist at Royal DSM N.V. He is one of the world's leading researchers on DHA and the functions of polyunsaturated fatty acids and lipids.

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. Bill Lands is a renowned Omega-3 expert, was Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Michigan and the University of Illinois, where he studied the metabolism of fats, phospholipids, and prostaglandins.

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.

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. Joseph Hibbeln is Acting Chief, Section of Nutritional Neurosciences in the Laboratory of Membrane Biophysics & Biochemistry at the National Institutes of Health.

Dr. Harris is an internationally recognized expert on omega-3 fatty acids and how they can benefit patients with heart disease. He has over 190 publications relating to omega-3 fatty acids.

Dr. José Fernández is a Professor and Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Nutrition Sciences at University of Alabama at Birmingham.