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# Califf Heading New Research Foundation
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/califf-heading-new-research-foundation/
- Published: 2017-03-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T22:13:12.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Drugs, #legacy-id-D5138268

Former FDA commissioner **Robert Califf** is chairman of the board of the new People-Centered Research Foundation (PCRF) that he says has been created to sustain and expand a national network for clinical research that originated with funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute and studies conducted by the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network.

In a [letter](http://www.pcornet.org/2017/03/chair-board-directors-introduces-people-centered-clinical-research-foundation/?ref=fdaweb.com) to researchers introducing the new foundation, Califf says that PCRF “can respond more effectively and efficiently to the research needs of a variety of research funders and sponsors. PCRF will integrate people into all phases of research and the learning health system. Patients, participants, patient advocates and caregivers will constitute a meaningful percentage of our board; be involved in leadership roles in all committees; and participate in the development and execution of the research. PCRF will partner with all stakeholders in the clinical research enterprise to prioritize, design and conduct research, including patients, clinicians, health system leaders, representatives from the life sciences industry, patient advocacy groups, clinician professional organizations, and the government.”