CDC Director Resigns, FDA
Gains Deputy Director
March 1, 2002 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Director Jeffrey Koplan, M.D., announced his resignation from
the agency, effective March 31. Dr. Koplan has served as director
since 1998 and cited the agency's response to the anthrax
letters and the effort to build up the nation's defense against
bioterrorism as highlights of his term.
Lester M. Crawford, Jr., D.V.M., Ph.D., was named Feb. 25
as deputy commissioner of the Food And Drug Administration.
Dr. Crawford will head the agency until a permanent commissioner
is named. Most recently, Dr. Crawford served as head of the
Center for Food and Nutrition Policy at Virginia Tech University.
He has previously served as administrator of the Department
of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service, director
of the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine, and executive
director of the Association of American Veterinary Medical
Colleges.
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