Elizabeth Calvey

Ph.D., FDA

Dr. Calvey received her PhD in Analytical Chemistry form Virginia Tech in 1990.  In April 1984 she accepted a position as a research chemist at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN). Her research interests centered on the use of alternative extraction and chromatography technologies in the analysis of natural products and the use of spectroscopic methodologies in the analysis of chemical and microbial contaminants in food matrices.  She has authored over 25 peer reviewed publications, given over 50 presentations, and serves on multiple advisory panels.  In 1996 she began her transition from doing hands-on laboratory research to providing leadership on matters related to CFSAN’s on-going Centers of Excellence programs and other leveraging activities.  She is currently the Team Leader for the CFSAN Liaison and Partnership Team and Associate Director for the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN), a jointly administered program between the FDA and the University of Maryland College Park.