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FDA Preceptors by Center

Preceptors for the Class of 2009 are not available at this time. Please check back.

  • Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER)

    • The FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) protects and enhances the public health through the regulation of biological and related products including blood, vaccines, allergenic, tissues, and cellular and gene therapies. Biologics, in contrast to drugs that are chemically synthesized, are derived from living sources (such as humans, animals, and microorganisms) are not easily identified or characterized, and many are manufactured using biotechnology. These products often represent cutting-edge biomedical research and, in time, may offer the most effective means to treat a variety of medical illnesses and conditions that presently have few or no other treatment options.

  • Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)

    • The FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) promotes and protects the health of Americans by assuring that all prescription and over-the-counter drugs are safe and effective. CDER regulates a wide variety of drugs from small molecules to complex cutting-edge biotechnology products. CDER research includes clinical trial design, drug safety, bioassay development, mechanism of action studies and innovative approaches to the manufacturing of high quality pharmaceuticals. CDER evaluates all new drugs before they are sold, and serves as a consumer watchdog for the more than 10,000 drugs on the market to be sure they continue to meet the highest standards. The center routinely monitors TV, radio, and print drug ads to ensure they are truthful and balanced. CDER also plays a critical role in providing health professionals and consumers information to use drugs appropriately and safely.

  • Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)

    • The FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) makes sure that new medical devices are safe and effective before they are marketed. Many of these devices are the first of a kind, such as a robotic arm that can operate a variety of surgical tools with tremendous precision. Other high-tech devices are designed to prevent, diagnose or treat cancer, heart disease, impaired vision and hearing, and other health problems. The center also monitors devices throughout the product life cycle, including a nationwide postmarket surveillance system. And it assures that radiation-emitting products, such as microwave ovens, TV sets, cell phones, and laser products meet radiation safety standards.

  • Multi-Center Fellowship in Regenerative Medicine

    • The Preceptors propose two or more Fellows to spend 6 month rotations at CDRH and CBER for 2 years (two rotations at each center for a total of one year at each center). Several choices of mentors are listed for each Center, each Fellow will be assigned one mentor at CBER and one at CDRH.

  • Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)

    • The FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) has one of the agency's biggest jobs: it is responsible for the safety of 80 percent of all food consumed in the United States-the entire food supply except for meat, poultry and some egg products, which are regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Each year, about $240 billion worth of this cornucopia comes from America's orchards, farms, lakes, and oceans, and passes through 50,000 food manufacturers, processors and warehouses. In addition, $15 billion worth of seafood, fresh produce and other foods are imported from every part of the globe.

  • Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM)

    • FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is responsible for assuring that animal drugs and medicated feeds are safe and effective and that food from treated animals such as poultry, cattle and pigs is safe to eat. CVM approves animal drug products for marketing, monitors marketed animal drug products, and conducts research in support of Center activities. The Center routinely provides information to consumers and industry on the safe and appropriate use of veterinary products. CVM also works to increase the availability and diversity of safe and effective products that relieve animal pain and suffering, sustain their health, and improve animal productivity without compromising public health.

  • National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) (Arkansas)

    • NCTR conducts peer-reviewed scientific research and provides expert technical advice and training that enable FDA to make sound science-based regulatory decisions and improve the health of the American people. The research is focused towards FDA's goals: 1) to understand critical biological events in the expression of toxicity and 2) to develop and characterize methods, and incorporate new technologies to improve the assessment of human exposure, susceptibility, and risk.

  • The Office of the Commissioner (OC)

    • The Office of the Commissioner (OC) provides centralized agency-wide program direction and management services for agency programs to ensure that FDA's consumer protection efforts are effectively managed within its regulatory framework and those available resources are put to the most efficient use. The OC, predominantly headquartered in Maryland, consists of six subordinate offices including: Chief of Staff; Policy, Planning and Preparedness; Scientific and Medical Programs which includes the National Center for Toxicological Research located in Arkansas and the Office of Orphan Products Development in Rockville, MD; Operations; International and Special Programs which includes Pediatric Therapeutics; and Chief Counsel. The Office of the Commissioner also provides policy making, program direction, coordination and liaison, and expert advice to agency leadership and programs in support of FDA's science-based work.

 

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