Session: Plenary 6: Thanks Science

Live Q&A (P6)

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

16:27 – 17:15 EDT

We live in a time at which scientific discoveries – and technologies based on them – come at an unprecedented pace . . . and yet also at time when the public may be increasingly slow to trust scientists. How can we improve the way we – scientists, engineers, quality professionals -- communicate with the public about our work? This session will feature CBER Center Director Dr. Peter Marks and Baylor College of Medicine’s Dr. Peter Hotez, who will discuss with us their work in helping the public at large appreciate science and its contribution to public health. At the same time, we’ll take a moment to celebrate some of science’s successes and to appreciate not just how science impacts the world, but how world events impact science, spurring us to ever new innovations and discoveries.

Moderator(s)

Mary E. Farbman, PhD

Associate Vice President, Global Auditing and Compliance Support
Merck & Co., Inc.
Newton, Massachusetts, United States

Panelist(s)

Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD

Dean National School of Tropical Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States

Regulatory Panelist(s)

Peter W. Marks, MD, PhD

Director, CBER
U.S. FDA
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States