US Food and Drug Administration: Michelle Tarver
The US Food and Drug Administration has named Michelle Tarver the new permanent director of its Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), replacing former CDRH head Jeff Shuren.
Tarver was previously CDRH deputy center director and deputy director of the Office of Strategic Partnerships and Technology Innovation. Prior to that she was a medical officer in CDRH's Office of Surveillance and Biometrics, Division of Epidemiology. She began her FDA career as a staff fellow.