Norman Sharpless, National Cancer Institute Director, will serve as acting commissioner of the FDA, succeeding Scott Gottlieb, who is leaving early April. Dr. Sharpless, an accomplished researcher, oncologist and administrator, was appointed to head the institute, part of NIH, in June 2017. The process of searching for a permanent replacement to Dr. Gottlieb is underway.   Dr. Sharpless was director of the University of North Carolina’s Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, which is part ...