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Prasad

American

[pruh-sahd] / prəˈsɑd /

noun

Rajendra 1884–1963, first president of the Republic of India 1950–62.

Prasad British

/ prəˈsɑːd /

noun

Rajendra (rɑːˈdʒɛndrə). 1884–1963, Indian statesman and journalist; first president of India (1950–62)

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Earlier this year, former FDA Commissioner Marty Makary defended the FDA’s decision to reject RP1 and personally backed Prasad, accusing the media of running a smear campaign against him.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The FDA rejected Replimune’s first application for the drug two months after Vinay Prasad was appointed to lead the agency’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The fund’s founder, Sohail Prasad, said fears are overblown.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Instead, Dr. Makary looked on as Dr. Prasad drove out scientists who didn’t share his mission of restricting access to drugs whose benefits he didn’t think justified their costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

We halted briefly in Bareilly, where Dwarka Prasad awaited us with a telegram from Ananta.

From Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, Paramahansa

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