ShaAvhrée Buckman, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.A.P.

Director, Office of Translational Sciences, Food and Drug Administration

Dr. Buckman is currently the Director of the Office of Translational Sciences (OTS), Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), U.S. Food and Drug Administration. OTS is comprised of the Office of Biostatistics, Office of Clinical Pharmacology, and provides oversight to CDER research involving human subjects as well as CDER regulatory science research. OTS is responsible for providing coordination for Critical Path initiatives across CDER in partnership with individual CDER offices. Prior to joining OTS, Dr. Buckman served as a medical team leader in the Division of Pediatric Drug Development, Office of Counter Terrorism and Pediatric Drug Development, CDER. Dr. Buckman received her MD and PhD degrees with an emphasis on molecular cell biology from Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Buckman completed Pediatric specialty training at Baylor College of Medicine.