RICHARD A. PARENT, PhD, DABT, FATS, RAC, ERT

Richard A. Parent Curriculum Vitae - Education, Certifications, Languages & Professional Positions

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1963
• M.S., Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, 1959
• B.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1957

CERTIFICATIONS

• Board Certified, Fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences, 2000 to present
• Board Certified, American Board of Toxicology, 1981 to present
• 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

LANGUAGES

• Fluent in French and English

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

• President, Consultox, Limited, Damariscotta, Maine, and New Orleans, Louisiana, 1984-present
• 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-present
• Diplomate, American Board of Toxicology, 1981present (recertified 1987, 1992, 1997)
• 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
• American College of Toxicology, 1978-present Animals in Research Committee, 1988-present
• 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-present, 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, Codirector 1982-1984; Director 19841986
• Communications Task Group, 1983-1984
• VicePresident, 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-present
• Technical Committee, 1990-present
• Long Range Planning Committee, 1986-1987
• Anniversary Committee, 1985-1986
• MidAtlantic Chapter, 1981-1982
• Northeast Chapter, 1994-present
• Gulf Coast Chapter, 1982-1990
• Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, 1993-present
• ASTM Committee F4 on Medical and Surgical Materials and Devices, Subcommittee on Biocompatibility, 1992-present
• Member, Society for Biomaterials, 1993-present
• ASTM Committee E34 on Occupational Safety & Health
• Vice Chairman, 1977-1979; Chairman, 1979-1984
• Award for Outstanding Service, October 19, 1983
• Member at Large, 1989-present
• International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics, 1982-present
• Editorial Board, Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists, 1975-present
• Reviewer in Toxicology, Science, 1976-present
• American Industrial Hygiene Association, 1976-present
• American Cyanamid Educational Award, 1962-1963
• American Men & Women of Science
• Who's Who in the East, 1982-present
• 49th Edition of Who's Who, 1995
• National Science Foundation Fellow, 1958-1959, 1960-1961
• New York Academy of Sciences, AAAS
• Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, ACS
• Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 1996
• Who's Who in Executives & Professionals, 1997
• Who's Who in the World, 1998-present