78th Tobacco Science Research Conference
September 14-17, 2025
Knoxville Convention CenterKnoxville, Tennessee USA
Policy committee
The TSRC Policy Committee is responsible for reviewing and deciding on all general policies and activities relating to future conferences. The goal is to maintain the scientific integrity of the conference while ensuring the conference is adapting to the ever-changing needs of the industry. The Policy Committee is composed of five members, ideally three from major tobacco products manufacturing companies, one from the supplier base and one from academia. Members are elected to a 5-year term, the last year acting as Committee Chair. The current members of the TSRC Policy Committee are:
Kathy Humphries - Juul Labs, Inc (79th Chair) Robert Leverette - RAI Services Company (80th Chair) Huihua Ji – University of Kentucky (81st Chair) Michael Rosana - Altria (82nd Chair) Jesse Phillip - Xcaliber International (83rd Chair) David Skinner - Juul Labs, Inc (Special Projects) Whitley Lee - Körber Technologies Instruments (Special Projects)
The Policy Committee is independent of the Host Committee which is responsible for organizing the logistics for the conference. If you would like to be considered for a future position on the TSRC Policy Committee, please contact the current Chair via e-mail, policy@tsrcinfo.com.
Kathy Humphries - Juul Labs, Inc (79th Chair) Robert Leverette - RAI Services Company (80th Chair) Huihua Ji – University of Kentucky (81st Chair) Michael Rosana - Altria (82nd Chair) Jesse Phillip - Xcaliber International (83rd Chair) David Skinner - Juul Labs, Inc (Special Projects) Whitley Lee - Körber Technologies Instruments (Special Projects)
The Policy Committee is independent of the Host Committee which is responsible for organizing the logistics for the conference. If you would like to be considered for a future position on the TSRC Policy Committee, please contact the current Chair via e-mail, policy@tsrcinfo.com.