On March 12, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar told Congress that Norman "Ned" Sharpless, director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), will become acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), succeeding Scott Gottlieb. Gottlieb announced his April departure in the first week of March.
Doug Lowy, current NCI Deputy Director, will serve as acting director of the NCI upon Sharpless' transition to the FDA.
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Posted 3/12/2019
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