The US Food and Drug Administration appointed George Francis Tidmarsh, MD, PhD, as director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). In this role, Tidmarsh will lead the FDA’s efforts to ensure safe, effective, and high-quality drugs are available to the American people. “Dr. Tidmarsh is an accomplished physician-scientist and leader whose experience spans the full arc of drug development—from bench to bedside,” said FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH. “His appointment to le...