FDA Gets New Leader as Senate Confirms Nominee Califf
- Senate votes 89-4 in favor of Obama's pick to head agency
- Califf was director of Duke's Clinical Research Institute
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The U.S. Senate confirmed President Barack Obama’s nominee Robert Califf to lead the Food and Drug Administration, promoting the former Duke University researcher from serving as a deputy at the agency to the top spot.
The Senate voted 89-4 on Wednesday in favor of Califf, who was appointed deputy FDA commissioner for medical products and tobacco in January 2015. Before that, he was the founding director of Duke’s Clinical Research Institute, the world’s largest academic research organization.