Could you describe your career trajectory? My first exposure to my current field of work came during my bachelor’s program, where I completed a 6 month cooperative education fellowship at Merck in the Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics (DMPK) group; a department I had not previously even known existed. My project exposed me to … Continued
April 2019 Biography: Dr. Lawrence “Lars” Trost is a Preclinical Development Consultant at the company he founded, Belleropharm, LLC. His core expertise is assisting clients with the design and execution of toxicology studies intended to support the safety of products in development for Investigational New Drug (IND) and New Drug Application (NDA) submissions. Dr. … Continued
January 2019 Biography: Dr. Scott Barros received his doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill in 2003 working with Dr. Ronald Cannon and Dr. Raymond Tennant at NIEHS (Cancer Biology, National Center for Toxicogenomics). He then did a postdoctoral fellowship in renal pharmacology under Dr. John Pritchard at NIEHS. Dr. Barros transitioned to the pharma/biotech industry … Continued
November 2018 Biography Michael J. Olson, Ph.D., Fellow ATS, is a Principal Toxicologist for SafeBridge Consultants, Inc. and has over 35 years of experience participating in and directing programs for occupational toxicology, chemical hazard evaluation and communication, and risk assessment. Dr. Olson earned his Ph.D. in Toxicology from the University of Arkansas – … Continued