Former FDA commissioner Dr. Robert Califf [Image is public domain]
Biden today announced his intention to nominate Califf to serve as FDA commissioner — a job he previously held during the Obama administration from 2016-17.
A cardiology professor at Duke University and a member of the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Califf is also head of clinical policy at Google’s Alphabet sister company Verily Life Sciences.
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