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Associate Director for Science
US Food and Drug Administration
Dr. Sam Raney is a thought leader in topical and transdermal drug products, with over 30 years of experience in skin research, producing numerous research manuscripts, review articles, book chapters and patents in pharmaceutical product development. Dr. Raney has been a researcher and adjunct professor within academia, a principal or sub investigator on over 400 pharmaceutical product studies, has held senior management roles in industry, and serves on multiple expert committees and panels for the U.S. Pharmacopeia. He is the Associate Director for Science in the FDA’s Office of Research and Standards, and serves as the Chief Scientific Advisor for topical product bioequivalence issues in FDA’s Office of Generic Drugs. Dr. Raney holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry from Yale University, and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from the University of British Columbia in Canada.