Goldberger to Head New CBER Pandemic Flu Program

Mark Goldberger has been named the first medical director for Emerging and Pandemic Threat Preparedness at the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) at the Food and Drug Administration. In his new position, Goldberger will assume responsibility for CBER’s pandemic flu program and will coordinate and implement all programs related to developing and evaluating products for emerging and pandemic threats. Goldberger will also chair CBER’s Pandemic Influenza Steering Committee.  Employed at FDA since 1989, Goldberger recently served as director of the Office of Center for Drug Evaluation and Research’s (CDER) Office of Antimicrobial Products.