PERSON: Peter Marks

Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research

Director

Peter Marks is an American hematologist and oncologist who served as the director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research within the Food and Drug Administration. He was appointed to the position in 2016 after previously serving as deputy director. Among other duties, Marks oversaw the FDA vaccine program.

In March 2025, the US Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., decided to force Marks from his position.

Marks earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Columbia University, followed by a Doctor of Medicine and PhD in cell and molecular biology from New York University in the lab of Fredrick R. Maxfield. As an undergraduate, he volunteered at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s in New York City, where he worked in the radioimmunoassay lab. He completed an internal medicine residency and oncology training at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

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