About Science & Research at FDA
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FDA's mission is to protect and advance public health by helping to speed innovations that provide our nation with safe and effective medical products and ensure the safety of our food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation. The Agency achieves its mission by applying the latest technology and science-based standards to the regulatory challenges presented by drugs, biologics (vaccines, blood products, cell and gene therapy products, and tissues), medical devices, food additives, and tobacco. > Read more
Research at FDA
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Office of the Chief Scientist
Supports FDA's capacity to achieve its mission through research at FDA's National Center for Toxicological Research and by helming research collaboration programs such as the Advancing Regulatory Science and Innovation Broad Agency Announcement and the Centers of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation. It also oversees cross-agency scientific working groups that address scientific and technological advances affecting FDA-regulated products. -
Animal and Veterinary
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Biologics
Research by FDA Staff to Evaluate and Enhance the Safety of Biologic Products -
Drugs
Research by FDA Staff to Evaluate and Enhance the Efficacy, Safety, and Quality of Drug Products -
Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Biotechnology, laboratory methods and publications, research strategic plan, and research areas such as risk assessment and consumer behavior. -
Medical Devices
Applied Mechanics, Biology Chemistry and Materials Science, Biomedical Physics, Imaging Diagnostics and Software Reliability. -
Tobacco Products
Research Priorities, Funded Research, Meetings and Conferences -
Toxicological Research
Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Computational Toxicology, Food Protection, Imaging, Nanotechnology -
Women's Health Research
Funding available to researchers, Pregnancy initiatives, Outcomes of Science Program efforts -
Minority Health Research
Funds research on medical conditions that disproportionately affect minorities