Jeffrey Shuren, MD, JD, director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health at the Food and Drug Administration, will present from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, in the Wynn Courtroom, Inlow Hall, IU School of Law at Indianapolis.

Dr. Shuren’s topic will be “The FDA and Its Work.” His center is responsible for ensuring the safety, effectiveness and quality of medical devices; ensuring the safety of radiation-emitting products (such as cell phones and microwave ovens); and fostering device innovation. Dr. Shuren has held various policy and planning positions within FDA from 1998 to 2009, including as detailee on Sen. Edward Kennedy's staff on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee from 1999 to 2000. For more information, see this biography.

Questions to Priscilla Keith at 317-274-1951 or pdkeith@iupui.edu.