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FDA Basics – OCTGT Webinar on Tissue Safety
DATE: September 20, 2012
TIME: 1:00pm EST
LENGTH: 30 minutes
Did you know that FDA plays a vital role in ensuring the safety of the nation’s tissue supply?
On Thursday, September 20th, FDA hosted a webinar that addressed how the agency safeguards the nation’s tissue supply. Ellen Lazarus, MD, CAPT, USPHS, Director, Division of Human Tissues, Office of Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies (OCTGT), in FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research discussed the current FDA regulations established to ensure a safe and available tissue supply.
After the presentation, there will an opportunity to ask questions.
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