In an oral history now taken down by FDA, Andrew von Eschenbach recounts his stint as the head of both FDA and NCI—simultaneously - The Cancer Letter

In an oral history now taken down by FDA, Andrew von Eschenbach recounts his stint as the head of both FDA and NCI—simultaneously - The Cancer Letter

Credit: NCI/Linda Bartlett In an oral history conducted by FDA in September 2013, Andrew C. von Eschenbach recounted his eight-month stint in a dual role as both FDA acting commissioner and NCI director.  In the interview, von Eschenbach walks through his childhood in south Philly, his marriage to his childhood sweetheart, and his journey from Philadelphia to Texas for a year-long fellowship at MD Anderson, where he thought his four young childr…