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Research Biochemist & Toxicologist, U.S. Army Edgewood Arsenal

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), West Virginia University

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Alabama

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Expert Qualifications

This expert in toxicology had a 22-year career in regulatory positions at the Food and Drug Administration. The expert joined the FDA in 1977 and served as the Special Assistant to the Director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and as the Director of Division of Toxicological Research. Following retirement from Federal service, he was also the State Toxicologist, Chemical Terrorism Laboratory Director, and State Counterterrorism Coordinator working within the Alabama Department of Public Health. He has a B.S. in Biology from Wake Forest University, an M.S. in Physiology from West Virginia University, and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from West Virginia University. The expert also later earned an M.S. in Applied Human Behavior from Johns Hopkins University, where he completed a Fellowship in Organizational Development and Community Systems. He is a Member of the American College of Toxicology, the National Environmental Health Association, and the Society for Applied Spectroscopy. The expert left his FDA position at the end of 1999 and his Alabama Department of Health role in early 2010.

Fee Data

$400/hr

Review Fee

$400/hr

Deposition Fee

$400/hr

Court Fee

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Work History

Status	Job Title/Role	Department/Division	Organization
Current	Consulting Toxicologist	—	Independent
Former	State Toxicologist, Chemical Terrorism/Biomonitoring Laboratory Director, and State Counterterrorism Coordinator	—	Alabama Department of Public Health
Former	Commander	Preventive Medicine Unit	U.S. Public Health Service
Former	Director of the Division of Toxicological Research	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition	Food and Drug Administration
Former	Chairman	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee	Food and Drug Administration
Former	Special Assistant to the Director	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition	Food and Drug Administration
Former	Nutritionist/Toxicologist	Bureau of Foods	Food and Drug Administration
Former	Internal Consultant	Bureau of Foods	Food and Drug Administration
Former	Toxicologist	Color and Cosmetic Evaluation Branch	Food and Drug Administration
Former	Toxicologist	Food Additives Evaluation Branch	Food and Drug Administration
Former	Chief of the Medical Research and Development Department	—	William Beaumont Army Medical Center
Former	Research Biochemist & Analytical Chemist	Environmental Water Quality Research Unit	U.S. Army Edgewood Arsenal
Former	Research Biochemist & Toxicologist	Aerosol Branch	U.S. Army Edgewood Arsenal

Training

Training Type	Specialty	Institution
Fellowship	Organizational Development and Community Systems	Johns Hopkins University

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	West Virginia University	Biochemistry
Master of Science (MS)	Johns Hopkins University	Applied Behavioral Science
Master of Science (MS)	West Virginia University	Physiology
Bachelor of Science (BS)	Wake Forest University	Biology

Memberships

Position	Membership Organization
Member	Society for Applied Spectroscopy
Member	American College of Toxicology
Member	Society of the Armed Forces Medical Laboratory Scientists
Member	National Environmental Health Association

Publications

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