US FDA Neuroscience Office Director Billy Dunn Departs As Agency Faces New Review Challenges
Executive Summary
Dunn is retiring after an 18-year career that included involvement in some high-profile and controversial drug approval decisions, not the least of which is Biogen’s Alzheimer’s treatment Aduhelm; deputy director Teresa Buracchio takes over the neurology office on an acting basis.
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