To any ex-FDA; you remain my hero’s …keep following the science
April 3, 2025 at 12:48 AM
To any ex-FDA; you remain my hero’s …keep following the science
Reposted by Alex Park
FDA update: Staff who've witnessed this morning's scene at the agency headquarters described it as a "bloodbath". The firings include whole offices at the regulator, multiple FDA sources told Endpoints, including leadership and administrative staff in several departments.
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Firings sweep across FDA as former leaders lament drug agency's gutting
Mass firings and forced resignations swept through the FDA on Tuesday, as part of thousands of planned job cuts at federal health agencies being implemented by the Trump administration.
endpts.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
FDA update: Staff who've witnessed this morning's scene at the agency headquarters described it as a "bloodbath". The firings include whole offices at the regulator, multiple FDA sources told Endpoints, including leadership and administrative staff in several departments.
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There are certain leaders who quietly make complex organizations operate well including in the toughest of times — leaders like Peter Marks.
Peter Marks’ ouster is an ominous sign for biotech — and for public health
“Marks being forced out at CBER highlights what I see as a lack of informed, good intentions behind the so-called Make America Healthy Again movement,” writes Paul Knoepfler in @STATNews’ “Lab Dish”…
buff.ly
March 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
There are certain leaders who quietly make complex organizations operate well including in the toughest of times — leaders like Peter Marks.
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FDA Commissioner Marty Makary agreed to oust the agency's top vaccine official shortly after being quietly sworn in late last week.
New FDA commissioner agreed to oust top vaccine regulator after private swearing-in
The forced resignation of Peter Marks has unsettled scientists and researchers.
www.politico.com
March 31, 2025 at 9:11 PM
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary agreed to oust the agency's top vaccine official shortly after being quietly sworn in late last week.
Reposted by Alex Park
Bloomberg reporting that *all* #FOIA staff at CDC, NIH, and FDA are gone. Absolutely gobsmacking stuff:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
RFK Jr. Pushes Out Top Officials in Health Agency Overhaul
First came Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ouster of a top official at the Department of Health and Human Services’ vaccine division. Then, the HHS chief pushed out the people overseeing new drug reviews and ...
www.bloomberg.com
April 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Bloomberg reporting that *all* #FOIA staff at CDC, NIH, and FDA are gone. Absolutely gobsmacking stuff:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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New: New wave of terminations today at FDA. People arrived this morning and found out while waiting in line to go through security that they no longer worked there. A common pattern with DOGE: planning to maximize humiliation/disrespect.
April 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
New: New wave of terminations today at FDA. People arrived this morning and found out while waiting in line to go through security that they no longer worked there. A common pattern with DOGE: planning to maximize humiliation/disrespect.
Reposted by Alex Park
An FDA worker confirms what I've seen out there.
CDC's entire FOIA office is gone.
The FDA's communications and web office were cut.
"The FDA as we know it is gone."
CDC's entire FOIA office is gone.
The FDA's communications and web office were cut.
"The FDA as we know it is gone."
April 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
An FDA worker confirms what I've seen out there.
CDC's entire FOIA office is gone.
The FDA's communications and web office were cut.
"The FDA as we know it is gone."
CDC's entire FOIA office is gone.
The FDA's communications and web office were cut.
"The FDA as we know it is gone."
Reposted by Alex Park
Former FDA commissioner on LinkedIn:
April 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Former FDA commissioner on LinkedIn: