Senator John Hickenlooper and Federal Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, visited our campus on June 23rd.  Following a tour of the Gates Manufacturing Facility, a group of researchers and CBH Director Matthew Wynia, MD, MPH, came together to discuss insights into pandemic preparedness with Hickenlooper and Califf, whose son graduated from the University of Colorado School of Medicine and practices in Colorado.

Hickenlooper, is a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee, is currently working on the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA). That legislation addresses agencies, including  preparedness programs at the FDA, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response and other public health infrastructure programs.  
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