AdvertisementFrances Kelsey, FDA Officer Who Blocked Thalidomide, Dies At 101August 08, 2015Scott NeumanfacebookEmailDr. Frances O. Kelsey of the U.S. FDA, who is credited with keeping the birth-deforming drug, Thalidomide, off the U.S. market, is shown in an Aug. 1962 photo. Kelsey died on Friday at age 101. (AP)