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Simply put, the model makes drugs more effective, and reduces the
time needed to bring them to the marketplace. His contributions have been
critical to several of today’s leading drugs for human and veterinary medicine
including Zoloft, Celebrex, and
Relpax, to name a few.
Comments from fellow graduates:
- “He is a pioneer… a vigorous proponent of harnessing new
technologies to advance the predictive power of toxicology
research.”
- “A global thought leader…”
- “A truly innovative, and uniquely creative thinker”
- “…is driven to make a difference.”
- “… he has changed the lives of others.”
His friends say, if you ask about which of his personal
accomplishments he is most proud, you’re likely to hear the story of
the day he was challenged to debate his positions on “Safety and
Evaluation” against a conservative European regulator on their long
standing “precautionary principles.” It is those principles upon
which many European agencies base their regulatory decisions. Before
a crowd of some three thousand, it would be our recipient, who would
carry the day, with a resounding 97% support for his innovative
ideas.
But his work is not limited to the laboratory. It may be in the
classroom, where his greatest achievements are reached. He has
developed a “Risk Management Seminar Series” that has been
recognized by an unmatched cadre of leading scientists worldwide in
using basic biology in the development of pharmaceuticals. It is a
course that has been adopted by the FDA. He is also the founding
member of a biomedical consortium that provides K through 12
education to increase the awareness of laboratory animal activities
and biological research issues. He has had a significant impact on
their latest campaign called “Is it Safe?”, which helps students
make better choices using science, and risk assessment.
Currently, our award winner is the Senior Vice President at Pfizer
Global Research and Development, and head of Worldwide Drug Safety
and Evaluation, for the world’s largest and most successful
pharmaceutical company. It is an impressive position that has the
potential to affect the lives of millions of people worldwide.
Married, to his lovely wife Nancy, with two children, our 1975
graduate is said to still practice veterinary medicine. But his
clients are limited to the pets of friends, and those within his
family.
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