New top genomics official at FDA
Executive Summary
Issam Zineh replaces Felix Frueh as FDA Associate Director for Genomics in the Office of Clinical Pharmacology in the Office of Translational Sciences. Zineh comes from the University of Florida's Pharmacogenomics Center, where he was associate director. His specialty is the immunomodulatory effects and pharmacogenomics of cardiovascular and endocrine drugs. Frueh has joined Medco Health Solutions as vice president of research and development, personalized medicine