Senior Pharmacologist
US Food and Drug Administration
Dr. Sami Nazzal is a Senior Pharmacologist in the Office of Research and Standards (ORS) within the Office of Generic Drugs (OGD) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, where he joined in 2024. His areas of expertise include drug product development and manufacturing process optimization. Prior to joining the FDA, Dr. Nazzal served as Professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and previously at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, where he led an extensively funded research laboratory, developing innovative drug delivery technologies including novel dosage forms and advanced characterization methods. He also gained early industry experience at Cardinal Health, working on formulation development projects for lipid-based products.