Who Will Be the Next F.D.A. Chief?
Two leading contenders generate wider debate about the leadership needed to restore morale and scientific integrity to an agency battered by the politicized Trump administration.
Dr. Janet Woodcock. left, the acting F.D.A. commissioner, and Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, who held the No. 2 spot during part of the Obama administration, are considered front-runners for the job.Credit...Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call, via Getty Images, left; Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call, via Getty Images
Published Feb. 20, 2021Updated March 9, 2021
One month into his presidency, President Biden still has not named a candidate to head the Food and Drug Administration, a critical position at a time when new vaccines and coronavirus treatments are under the agency’s review.