Margaret Hamburg, MD, is an internationally recognized leader in public health, medicine, and science. Dr. Hamburg was the twenty-first Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, where she was known for advancing regulatory science, modernizing regulatory pathways, and globalizing the agency. Most recently, she served as Foreign Secretary for the National Academies. Other past positions include Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Planning and Evaluation, Health Commissioner for New York City, and Assistant Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at NIH. Dr. Hamburg is immediate past President and Board Chair of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and serves on numerous other nonprofit boards and advisory councils.
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Margaret Hamburg, MD, is an internationally recognized leader in public health, medicine, and science. Dr. Hamburg was the twenty-first Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, where she was known for advancing regulatory science, modernizing regulatory pathways, and globalizing the agency. Most recently, she served as Foreign Secretary for the National Academies. Other past positions include Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Planning and Evaluation, Health Commissioner for New York City, and Assistant Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at NIH. Dr. Hamburg is immediate past President and Board Chair of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and serves on numerous other nonprofit boards and advisory councils.