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Who is Vinay Prasad? US FDA's top regulator exits agency after controversy over Sarepta gene therapy
Dr Vinay Prasad has resigned from the FDA after less than three months amid controversy over Sarepta Therapeutics' gene ...
FDA vaccine chief leaving agency after less than 3 months
The Food and Drug Administration’s polarizing vaccine chief is leaving the agency after a brief tenure that drew the ire of ...
Vinay Prasad vs the FDA: How One Doctor's Policies Collided with Politics and Cost Him His Job
Vinay Prasad resigns from the FDA after backlash over vaccine restrictions and gene therapy decisions. Political pressure cited in sudden departure.
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New CDER Head Tidmarsh Will Sub In At Biologics Group After Prasad’s Exit
George Tidmarsh has only been at the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research for nine days, but will now add supervision of a ...
Prasad’s FDA exit may accelerate cell and gene therapy approvals
Vinay Prasad, head of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), ...
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Oncologist who served as FDA’s chief medical officer, top vaccine official departs agency
A controversial hematologist-oncologist who joined FDA this spring and quickly became its top regulator has left the ...
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IGNYTE Trial Investigators Press FDA to Reconsider Replimune CRL Amid Promising Melanoma Data, Leadership Shakeup
Following a complete response letter rejecting accelerated approval for RP1 in advanced melanoma, IGNYTE trial investigators are urging the FDA to reevaluate the therapy’s robust survival data, just ...
Top FDA Official’s Surprise Departure Means More Uncertainty for Biotech
A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed that Dr. Vinay Prasad, who led the FDA’s Center for ...
CDC finally gets a director; FDA’s top vaccine regulator exits under pressure
In a 51–47 vote along party lines, the Senate confirmed Monarez as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and ...
FDA’s Prasad Exits Following Political Backlash Over Sarepta
Vinay Prasad, a top regulator at the US Food and Drug Administration, ended his short tenure at the agency after conservative pundits including Laura Loomer and Rick Santorum led a crusade against him ...
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Vinay Prasad’s FDA Departure Follows Controversy Over Drug Rejections
The FDA’s top vaccine and gene therapy official resigned amid heightened scrutiny over recent drug approval decisions and ...
FDA chief scientific officer Vinay Prasad resigns
Dr. Vinay Prasad, the chief scientific officer at the Food and Drug Administration, has resigned after only three months in ...