US FDA Liver Drug Division Acting Director Is Frank Anania
Executive Summary
The former Emory professor is now leading the US FDA Division of Hepatology & Nutrition after its inaugural director, Joseph Toerner, moves back to the infectious disease field as acting deputy in FDA’s vaccines office.
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