Maria Anderson MS U.S. FDA

Maria C. H. Anderson works for the U. S. Food and Drug Administration in the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER). She has worked in CBER’s Office of Compliance and Biologics Quality for sixteen years. Since 2012, she has served as the Chief of the Biological Drug and Device Compliance Branch within the Division of Case Management. Her branch is responsible for the review and evaluation of compliance and enforcement actions for biological products, drugs, and devices regulated by CBER. The branch also provides assessments of the compliance status of regulated establishments within CBER’s purview, and the branch coordinates CBER’s import and export programs, including review of requests for export of unapproved biological products. Prior to joining FDA, Mrs. Anderson worked as a Biologist with the National Institutes of Health (NIH). During her career at NIH, she earned her Master of Science degree in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University. Mrs. Anderson earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology from Howard University.