People In Brief
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA commish: Former New York City Health Commissioner Margaret Hamburg was confirmed by the Senate as the 21st commissioner of FDA May 18. Once sworn in, she will take the helm from deputy commissioner Joshua Sharfstein, another Obama appointee who has been in charge on an acting basis since March. Hamburg will come aboard following the agency's ramp-up to respond to the recent H1N1 global flu outbreak and as it is taking a close look at activities within the device review office (1"The Gray Sheet" May 18, 2009, p. 3)