Dr. Peter Marks
Dr. Peter Marks is the former director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, where he played a crucial role in overseeing the safety and efficacy of biological products, including vaccines. His recent resignation has drawn attention due to his opposition to the anti-vaccine rhetoric promoted by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., highlighting the ongoing battle between established scientific research and misinformation in public health.
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Dr. Peter Marks was the FDA official overseeing gene-therapy regulation and commented on the implications of KJ's treatment.
baby healed with world’s first personalised gene-editing treatment – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-05-16
Dr Peter Marks expressed skepticism about the health secretary’s promise to identify the causes of autism by September.
RFK Jr contradicts experts by linking autism rise to ‘environmental toxins’ | Robert F Kennedy Jr
United Kingdom· 2025-04-16
Dr Peter Marks resigned over the weekend, impugning the administration’s unprecedented assault on scientific truth.
More than 1,900 scientists write letter in ‘SOS’ over Trump’s attacks on science | US newsUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-31
Dr Peter Marks resigned abruptly after being given the choice to resign or be fired.
Trump news at a glance: anti-Musk protesters target Tesla showrooms around the world | Trump administrationUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-30
Dr Peter Marks served as the FDA’s top vaccine official and resigned over Robert F Kennedy Jr’s actions.
Top US vaccine official resigns over RFK Jr’s ‘misinformation and lies’ | Robert F Kennedy JrUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-30
Dr. Peter Marks was forced to resign from his position as the director of FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.
Vaccine Autism Kennedy Jr: RFK Jr forces top vaccine official Peter Marks to quit. He busts Kennedy's lies in resignation letter
India· 2025-03-29
