2026 NIAMRRE Conference Speakers

Keynote Speakers

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Dr. Elliott Dennis

Associate Professor
University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Headshot of Susan Winckler

Dr. Susan Winckler

Chief Executive Officer
Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA

Session Speakers

Headshot of Amanda Burgess

Amanda Burgess
VP of Regulatory Affairs
Genvax Technologies, Inc.

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Dr. Peter K. Dorhout
Vice President of Research
Iowa State University

Headshot of Erika Ganda

Dr. Erika Ganda
Associate Professor of Food Animal Microbiomes
The Pennsylvania State University

Headshot of Melanie Lewis Ivey

Dr. Melanie Lewis Ivey
Associate Professor
The Ohio State University

Headshot of Dr. Patrick A. Johnson

Dr. Patrick A. Johnson
Professor / Associate Chair of Materials Science & Engineering
Iowa State University

Headshot of Michelle Kromm

Dr. Michelle Kromm
Principal
Food Forward

Headshot of Dr. Ben O'Kelley

Dr. Ben O’Kelley
Director of Medical Stewardship
BluePearl

Headshot of Alison Robertson

Dr. Alison Robertson
Professor & Extension Field Crops Pathologist
Iowa State University

Headshot of Mike Roof

Dr. Mike Roof
Chief Technology Officer Vaccines, Diagnostics, & Immuno
Iowa State University

Headshot of Linda Shenk

Dr. Linda Shenk
Professor
Iowa State University

Headshot of Abby Simmons

Dr. Abby Simmons
Senior Manager for Science & Regulatory Affairs
CropLife America

Headshot of Richard Spontak

Dr. Richard Spontak
Distinguished Professor
North Carolina State University

Lightning Talk Speakers

Shoaib Ahmed
Muhammad Rashid Bajwa
Steve Carlson
Kieren Trung Dang
Nhung Do
Christine Georgakakos
Jaber Ghorbani
Yosra Helmy
Jennifer Ida

Andrew Miesner
Helen Nguyen
Chika Okafor
Raissa Raineri
Fazal Sattar
Michelle Soupir
Lisa Stabryla
Matthew Teabeau
Mohit Verma

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