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ToxStrategies is pleased to announce that John M. Rogers, Ph.D., has joined our Health Sciences Practice, following a distinguished career with the U.S. EPA. Dr. Rogers brings more than 40 years of experience in the areas of developmental and reproductive toxicology, further strengthening the body of expertise that we offer our clients.

Dr. Rogers’ experience includes evaluating and advising on animal and in vitro toxicology research to support U.S. EPA decision-making. He also brings a wealth of teaching experience at Duke University, the University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University, and the University of Miami. In addition, he has held several positions with the Society of Toxicology, in their Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology Special Section, and the Teratology Society (now the Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention).

Dr. Rogers has served on the editorial boards of The Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Mutation Research – Reviews and The Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, and also served as an Associate Editor for Environmental Health Research and Birth Defects Research (BDR). He is currently Co-Editor of BDR. He is a recognized expert in developmental and reproductive toxicology, with more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and 40 book chapters, including  writing the chapter “Developmental Toxicology” in Casarett and Doull’s Toxicology (now in it’s ninth edition).

During his distinguished career, Dr. Rogers has won fourteen Scientific and Technical Achievement Awards and three Bronze Medals for his research at EPA, including research on the developmental toxicity of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFOA) and methanol, maternal toxicity and adverse outcome pathways.

Learn more about Dr. Rogers here .

Ms. Mina Suh, along with colleagues within EpidStrategies (a Division of ToxStrategies), and external collaborators, has been conducting research on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), especially as it relates to infants and children in the United States. In a prospective viral surveillance study, which was recently accepted for publication by the Journal of Pediatrics (preview here), Ms. Suh and researchers from the medical research community described common respiratory infections, including influenza, RSV, and rhinovirus/enterovirus, in infants from December 2019 through April 2020, across outpatient, emergency department, and inpatient settings in Davidson County, Tennessee. Testing for SARS-Cov-2 was added with the onset of Covid-19. Results show that RSV is detected across various clinical settings (outpatient, emergency department, inpatient) and has the highest disease severity compared to other viral pathogens.  The authors conclude that continued surveillance of infants, in different clinical settings, is needed to fully assess the burden exerted by RSV, and importantly, to inform vaccine development. 

Dr. Naushin Hooda, an EpidStrategies Doctor of Pharmacy based in Toronto, will participate in a virtual panel discussion as part of the Canadian Pharmacists’ Association Women in Pharmacy Leadership Empowerment Panel, sponsored by Amgen. The five-person panel will focus on “Social Capital: Strategic Networking for Women in Leadership” during the event on November 18, 2020, 11:00–12:30 pm ET. There is no charge to those interested in listening in: register here.

Dr. Hooda has a clinical and research background in pharmacotherapy and pharmaceutical development in both the Canadian and U.S. marketplaces.

EpidStrategies scientists have collaborated with toxicologists from ToxStrategies’ Biopharmaceuticals/Pharmaceuticals Practice to produce a white paper that provides “Critical insights into nonclinical toxicology and real-world evidence essential for a successful rare disease product launch.” The paper summarizes how well-designed nonclinical studies, coupled with an understanding of the epidemiology and natural history of the condition, can support a clinical program in the rare disease arena.