Grand Rounds (3-26-2014): Why Is the FDA Interested in the Collaboratory and PCORnet?

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Update:

Archived video and slides  from the March 26 Grand Rounds are now available on the NIH Collaboratory Grand Rounds webpage.

Photograph of FDA CDER Director Janet Woodcock, MD
CDER Director Janet Woodcock, MD. Photo credit: FDA

The guest speaker for this Friday’s Collaboratory/PCORnet Grand Rounds presentation will be the FDA’s Janet Woodcock, MD. Dr. Woodcock is the current director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), the division of the FDA primarily responsible for evaluating the safety and effectiveness of both prescription and over-the-counter drugs and biologic therapies marketed in the United States.

The Grand Rounds presentation will take place from 1:00-2:00 PM Eastern time on Friday, March 26. Details are available here. Archived video and slide sets from the presentation will be available early the following week; links to archived material will be provided in an update to this post.