Category Archives: About Me

Webinar on the Medical and Legal Aspects of COVID-19

Posted on June 27, 2020 by Mark Senak

Any pandemic is a medical crisis first, but it is also a social crisis and in the case of COVID-19, it has been a financial crisis. On top of that, emerging pathogens push new legal issues into the forefront. Currently … Continue reading →

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A Memoriam and A Reckoning

Posted on June 4, 2017 by Mark Senak

Thirty years ago today, the man seated at the left died of complications from AIDS. The man standing on the right is me. This photograph was taken six weeks before he died. We were just 31 years old. Last week, … Continue reading →

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Reflections on 8 years of Blogging – Eye on FDA Starts a 9th Year

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Mark Senak

Hello.  Eight years ago yesterday – February 9, 2006 – I began this blog with my first posting.  Since then, I have published 1250 more postings. Though it seems like only yesterday, 2006 was a very different time: George W. … Continue reading →

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Me, Oprah, AIDS and Virology

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Mark Senak

A bunch of things are converging this week in my head.  Here goes. On October 15, 1985 I was a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show.  It was in Chicago then, just before she went national.  Just before.  I had … Continue reading →

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Eye on FDA Hits a Milestone, Gets a Facelift

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Mark Senak

Eye on FDA has reached two milestones.  The idea for the blog and the early work on it began five years ago this month.  And this month, I am hitting my 1000th post. Like much of social media, blogging activity … Continue reading →

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