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Frank E. Young M.D. Ph.D. is a former commissioner of the FDA and has had over a 40-year career in medicine academia and government. After numerous academic appointments Dr. Young served as Chairman of the Department of Microbiology and Professor of Microbiology Pathology Radiation Biology and Biophysics at the University of Rochester New York. Subsequently he became Dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry Director of the Medical Center and Vice President for Health Affairs at the University of Rochester. Dr. Young joined the Department of Health and Human Services as Assistant Surgeon General in 1984. Under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush Dr. Young served as commissioner of the FDA Deputy Assistant Secretary and Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Director of the National Disaster Medical System. Dr. Young attended Union College and holds a Doctor of Medicine from the University of New York where he graduated cum laude and a Ph. D. from Case Western Reserve University. | 