Lucinda F. Buhse, Ph.D.

Dr. Buhse joined DPA in 2001 as Deputy Director. She was promoted to Division Director in June, 2004. Dr. Buhse received a B.A. in Chemistry from Grinnell College and a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley under the direction of John H. Clark and George C.
Pimentel. Before joining FDA, Dr. Buhse worked in management positions in Production, Validation and Analytical Services at Sigma Aldrich Corporation and as a Senior Research Scientist for Rohm and Haas Company. She leads a laboratory based division in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) responsible for providing a strong scientific and analytical base to support FDA investigations and enforcement actions and conducting research programs to advance the application of new technologies and methods for assessing the quality and authenticity of human drugs.
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