Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Robert McKinnon Califf is the commissioner for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (Connecting the Dots: Califf, FDA, CDC, Duke University, Google, Johnson & Johnson, ProPublica & The Soros Funded Think Tanks All Networking)

Robert McKinnon Califf is the commissioner for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (Connecting the Dots: Califf, FDA, CDC, Duke University, Google, Johnson & Johnson, ProPublica & The Soros Funded Think Tanks All Networking)


Portrait of Robert M. Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration under President Biden.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Califf

Robert McKinnon Califf (born 1951) is an American cardiologist who currently serves as the 25th Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.

He was first nominated to be commissioner in September 2015 by President Barack Obama[1] and he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in February 2016,[2] serving until January 20, 2017.

President Joe Biden renominated Califf to head the Food and Drug Administration on November 12, 2021.[3] He was confirmed by the Senate of February 15, 2022.

Prior to becoming commissioner he had served as the Deputy Commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration's Office of Medical Products and Tobacco since January 2015.[4][5][6] In 2019, he became head of medical strategy at Google parent company Alphabet Inc.

Early life and education

Califf was born in Anderson, South Carolina.[8] He attended high school in Columbia, South Carolina where he was a member of the 1969 AAAA South Carolina Championship basketball team.[9][unreliable source?] He attended Duke University, graduating in 1973 summa cum laude[4] and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.[9]

In 1978, he graduated from the Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina,[4] and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society.[9] He left North Carolina for an internal medicine residency at the University of California, San Francisco and returned in 1980 to Duke to complete a fellowship in cardiology.[4] He is board-certified in internal medicine (1984) and cardiology (1986), and a Master of the American College of Cardiology (2006).

Career

Duke University

Califf was granted tenure as professor of cardiology at Duke University School of Medicine. He was the founding director of the Duke Clinical Research Institute, which is considered "the world’s largest academic research organization" with 1000 employees[4] and an annual budget of $320 million, 50-60% of which is funded from the pharmaceutical industry.[10]

Califf has led many clinical cardiology research studies, health outcomes research, health care quality, and translational research, which seeks to ensure that advances in science translate into medical care. He was a lead investigator in clinical trials testing the efficacy of the cholesterol-lowering drug combination ezetimibe/simvastatin.[11]

As of 2015, he was vice-chancellor of clinical and translational research and the Duke Translational Medicine Institute (DTMI) director. Califf is recognized by the Institute for Scientific Information as one of the top 10 most cited medical authors, with more than 1,200 peer-reviewed publications.

Relationships with the pharmaceutical industry

Califf worked very closely with pharmaceutical companies at the Duke clinical trials center "convincing them to do large, expensive, and, for Duke, profitable clinical trials."[12] He was a paid consultant for Merck Sharp & DohmeJohnson & JohnsonGlaxoSmithKlineAstraZeneca, and Eli Lilly per ProPublica from 2009 to 2013. The largest consulting payment was $87,500 by Johnson & Johnson in 2012, and "most of funds for travel or consulting under $5,000", which has been called "minimal for a physician of his stature".[13] From 2013-2014 he was paid a total of $52,796, the highest amount was $6,450 from Merck Sharp & Dohme, followed by AmgenF. Hoffmann-La Roche AGJanssen PharmaceuticaDaiichi SankyoSanofi-AventisBristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca.[14] He was the Director of Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from July 2012 to January 26, 2015,[13] An advisor of Proventys, Inc., Chairman of the medical advisory board of Regado Biosciences, Inc. and has been a member of the medical advisory board since June 2, 2009, and a member of the clinical advisory board of Corgentech Inc.[15] Forbes wrote that his close ties to the drug industry were why he was not nominated for the FDA Commissioner position in 2009.[12] Califf's ties to the pharmaceutical industry were criticized by the magazine The American Prospect,[16] and Democratic Senators Bernie Sanders and Joe Manchin who announced their intention to vote against his 2021 renomination.

Connecting the Dots:

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for ProPublica, the Human Rights Watch, the Millennium Promise and the Robin Hood Foundation.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Human Rights Watch and the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Amy Robbins Towers is a director at the Human Rights Watch, a board member for the CDC Foundation, was a director at the Millennium Promise, and married to Larry Robbins.

CDC Foundation is a foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Robert Jeffrey was a board member for the CDC Foundation and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

Susan Molinari is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a VP for Google Inc.

Larry Robbins was married to Amy Robbins Towers and is a director at the Robin Hood Foundation.

Emma Bloomberg was the chief of staff for the Robin Hood FoundationMichael R. Bloomberg’s daughter, and is a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation.

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the CDC Foundation.

CDC Foundation is a foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Michael R. Bloomberg was a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, is Emma Bloomberg’s father, the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation and a member of Kappa Beta Phi

Robert McKinnon Califf is a member of Kappa Beta Phi, the commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), attended Duke University and he became head of medical strategy at Google parent company Alphabet Inc.

Mark B. McClellan was a commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a director at Johnson & Johnson (Vaccine Manufacturer for the China Virus).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Charles O. Prince III was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a director at Johnson & Johnson (Vaccine Manufacturer for the China Virus).

Ann Dibble Jordan was a director at Johnson & Johnson (Vaccine Manufacturer for the China Virus), is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and married to Vernon E. Jordan Jr.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was a lobby firm for the Johnson & Johnson (Vaccine Manufacturer for the China Virus).

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, married to Ann Dibble Jordan,

an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was a president for the Economic Club of Washington.

David M. Rubenstein is a co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the president of the Economic Club of Washington and a trustee at Duke University.

Google Inc. was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Sheryl K. Sandberg was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a VP for Google Inc.

Victoria Ransom was a director of product for Google Inc. and is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Donald Kennedy was a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and a commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Margaret A. Hamburg is the VP for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and was the commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Michael Douglas is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a friend of George Soros

George Soros is a friend of Michael Douglas and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Mark B. McClellan was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) a commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is a director at Johnson & Johnson (Vaccine Manufacturer for the China Virus).

Robert McKinnon Califf was a paid consultant for Johnson & Johnson (Vaccine Manufacturer for the China Virus), is a member of Kappa Beta Phi, the commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), attended Duke University and he became head of medical strategy at Google parent company Alphabet Inc.

Resources: Past Research

Did the Kappa Beta Phi Manipulate the Bailout & Stock Market? You Decide (Past Research on Kappa Beta Phi)

FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/05/did-kappa-beta-phi-manipulate-bailout.html

Muslim Call to Prayer to be Chanted Every Friday at Duke University (Past Research on Duke University)

SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 2015

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/01/muslim-call-to-prayer-to-be-chanted.html

Center for American Progress Surrenders: No Longer Pushing Assault Weapons Ban (Past Research on ProPublica)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/09/center-for-american-progress-surrenders.html

The CDC: A Truly Corrupt and Dangerous Organization (Past Research on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))

TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-cdc-truly-corrupt-and-dangerous.html

FDA Fails to Protect Americans from Dangerous Drugs and Unsafe Foods (Past Research on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA))

SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2015

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/05/fda-fails-to-protect-americans-from.html

Johnson's Baby Powder and Ovarian Cancer (Past Research on Johnson & Johnson)

SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/04/johnsons-baby-powder-and-ovarian-cancer.html

FAKE NEWS: Google Targets Daily Wire, Other Conservative Sites With Left-Wing Fact Checks, Immunizes Left-Wing Sites (Past Research on Google Inc.)

THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2018

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2018/01/fake-news-google-targets-daily-wire.html


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