• Biomarkers in medicine · Dec 2009

    Interview with Janet Woodcock: progress on the FDA's critical path initiative.

    • Janet Woodcock.
    • Biomark Med. 2009 Dec 1; 3 (6): 671-3.

    AbstractJanet Woodcock is the Director of the US FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Dr Woodcock has held various positions within the FDA's Office of the Commissioner from October 2003 until 1 April, 2008, as Deputy Commissioner and Chief Medical Officer, Deputy Commissioner for Operations and Chief Operating Officer and Director of the Critical Path Programs. She oversaw scientific and medical regulatory operations for the FDA. Dr Woodcock served as Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at the FDA from 1994 to 2005. She previously served in other positions at the FDA including Director of the Office of Therapeutics Research and Review and Acting Deputy Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. Dr Woodcock received her MD from Northwestern Medical School (IL, USA), and completed further training and held teaching appointments at the Pennsylvania State University (PA, USA)and the University of California in San Francisco (CA, USA). She joined the FDA in 1986.

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