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

Dr. Parent founded Consultox, Limited, a toxicology consulting firm, in 1984. He is the former director of two toxicology laboratories: Food & Drug Research Laboratories, Waverly, New York, and Gulf South Research Institute, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. During his ten years at Xerox Corporation, Rochester, New York, he instituted and directed their toxicology program. At American Cyanamid Company, Bound Brook, New Jersey, he was involved in research for ten years in organic chemistry.

Dr. Parent received his doctoral degree in organic chemistry in 1963 from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Dr. Parent is currently board certified by the American Board of Toxicology and has been since 1981. He is also certified in regulatory affairs by the Regulatory Affairs Certification Board. He holds memberships in numerous prestigious scientific societies such as the Society of Toxicology, the European Society of Toxicology (EUROTOX), the American College of Toxicology, the Societe Francaise de Toxicologie and others. He is a member of the editorial boards of several toxicology-related journals. He has published more than 86 scientific works and abstracts.

With over 30 years of experience in toxicology and chemistry, Dr. Parent offers expertise in pre-clinical toxicology studies, product safety issues, IND/NDA/BLA submissions and legal matters relating to causation.