Former FDA commissioner Dr. Robert Califf

Former FDA commissioner Dr. Robert Califf [Image is public domain]

Former FDA commissioner Dr. Robert Califf could return to his old job if President Joe Biden has his way.

Biden today announced his intention to nominate Califf to serve as FDA commissioner — a job he previously held during the Obama administration from 2016-17.

A cardiology professor at Duke University and a member of the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Califf is also head of clinical policy at Google’s Alphabet sister company Verily Life Sciences.

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