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Richard A. Parent,
PhD, DABT, FATS, RAC, ERT
Consultant in Toxicology
CURRICULUM VITAE
P. O. Box 1239
Tel (207) 563-2300
Damariscotta, Maine 04543
Fax (207) 563-8990
P. O. Box 51928
Tel (504) 529-7500
New Orleans, Louisiana 70151
Fax (225) 926-0638
EDUCATION:
CERTIFICATIONS:
Ph.D., Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1963
Board Certified, Fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences, 2000 to present
M.S., Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 1959
Board Certified, American Board of Toxicology, 1981 to present
B.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1957
Board Certified, Regulatory Affairs Certification Board, 1993 to present
Registered Toxicologist in France, 1999 to present
Registered Expert Toxicologist in Europe (EUROTOX), 1999 to present
Certified Specialist - Intoxilyzer 5000, 2006
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:
LANGUAGES:
• President, Consultox, Limited, Damariscotta, Maine, and New Orleans, Louisiana, 1984-present
• Fluent in French and English
• Member, Board of Directors, CCA Associates, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1984-1989
• Director, Life Sciences Division, Gulf South Research Institute, New Iberia, Louisiana, 1982-1984
• Vice President & Director, Food & Drug Research Laboratories, Inc., Waverly, New York, 1979-1982
• Consultant Toxicologist, International Union of Airline Flight Attendants, 1977-1979
• Staff Toxicologist, Xerox Corporation, Rochester, New York, 1969-1979
• Board of Directors & Consulting Toxicologist, Delta Laboratories, Rochester, New York, 1969-1979
• Senior Research Chemist, American Cyanamid, Bound Brook, New Jersey, 1959-1969
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND HONORS:
• Fellow, Academy of Toxicological Sciences, 2000-present
• Regulatory Affairs, Certified by the Regulatory Affairs Certification Board, 1993, Re-Certified, 2004, 2007, 2009
• Diplomate, American Board of Toxicology, 1981-present (recertified 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007)
• Member, Société Française de Toxicologie, 1989-present
• Member, EUROTOX (European Society of Toxicology), 1990-present
• Regulatory Affairs Professional Society, 1992-present
• Chairman, Roundtable of Toxicology Consultants, 1985-1988, Founder 1984, member to present
• American College of Toxicology, 1978-present; Animals in Research Committee, 1988-1989
• Member, Cosmetic Toiletries & Fragrance Association (CTFA), 1995-2000
• Member, Drug Information Association, 1997-2000
• International Society of Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 1992-present
• Founding Editor, Journal of the American College of Toxicology, Part B, Acute Toxicity Data, 1989-1997
• Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Toxicology, 1980-2008, North American Editor, 1988-1998
• Section Editor, Journal of the American College of Toxicology, 1988-1999
• Editorial Board, International Journal of Toxicology, 1999-present
• Editorial Board, Toxicology Methods, 1990-2002
• Editorial Board, Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods, 2002-present
• Society of Toxicology, 1979-present
President and Founder, Specialty Section on Epidemiology, 1998-2000
Placement Service, Co-director 1982-1984; Director 1984-1986
Communications Task Group, 1983-1984
Vice-President, Regulatory and Safety Evaluation Specialty Section, 1993-1995
President, Regulatory and Safety Evaluation Specialty Section, 1995-1996
Carcinogenesis and Risk Assessment Specialty Section, 1984-present
Inhalation Toxicology Specialty Section, 1986
Technical Committee, 1990
Long Range Planning Committee, 1986-1987
Anniversary Committee, 1985-1986
Mid-Atlantic Chapter, 1981-1982
Northeast Chapter, 1994
Gulf Coast Chapter, 1982-1990
• Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, 1993-1996
• ASTM Committee F4 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices, Subcommittee on Biocompatibility, 1992-1994
• Member, Society for Biomaterials, 1993-1997
• ASTM Committee E-34 on Occupational Safety & Health
Vice Chairman, 1977-1979; Chairman, 1979-1984
Award for Outstanding Service, October 19, 1983
Member at Large, 1989-1999
• International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics, 1982-present; emeritus 2002-present
• Editorial Board, Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists, 1975-1990