Smithers Avanza Enlists Leading Expert Dr. Judith Henck to Consult on Development of Juvenile Animal Studies

GAITHERSBURG, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#CRO—Smithers
Avanza, a boutique contract research organization (CRO) supporting
the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, has announced the engagement
of leading developmental toxicologist Judith W. Henck, PhD, DABT to
offer clients a suite of juvenile animal studies by the third quarter of
2018. Dr. Henck will work closely with Caitlin
Murphy, PhD, DABT, Director of Developmental and Reproductive
Toxicology (DART)
at Smithers Avanza to develop and train staff for these studies.

“As we continue to bolster our offering of safety evaluation testing
services, we are proud of our continued engagement with industry
experts, which provides additional scientific expertise and adds value
for our clients,” said Michael Dorato, PhD, DABT, Fellow ATS, Executive
Vice President, Smithers Avanza Toxicology Services. “Dr. Henck is an
unquestioned expert on juvenile animal studies and she will be a
tremendous asset to our team and our clients.”

Dr. Henck is a Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology with
extensive experience in safety evaluation of pharmaceuticals and
industrial chemicals. She is currently a Consulting Toxicologist with Toxicology
Solutions Consulting LLC, providing expertise in nonclinical safety
assessment to the pharmaceutical industry and contract research
organizations. Dr. Henck has designed, conducted and interpreted a large
number of toxicology studies during her career and has provided
integration of nonclinical data for global regulatory submissions. She
has served as the toxicology expert on interdisciplinary teams charged
with the development of endocrine, cardiovascular, neuroscience, and
musculoskeletal therapeutic agents, and as the subject matter expert for
pediatric/juvenile study design/interpretation and regulatory
submissions.

She has served as an invited lecturer on a variety of topics, including
male and female reproductive toxicology, developmental and juvenile
toxicology, and neurotoxicology, and has held adjunct faculty positions
in the School of Public Health, University of Michigan, and the School
of Osteopathic Medicine, Marion University. She is the author of over 70
publications, book chapters, and abstracts. Previous employment
experience was gained at Eli Lilly and Company, Parke-Davis
Pharmaceutical Research, TRL (a contract research organization), and Dow
Chemical Company.

For more information about the Smithers Avanza portfolio of services,
visit http://smithersavanza.com.

About Smithers Avanza

Smithers Avanza is a contract research organization (CRO) supporting the
pharmaceutical, agrochemical and chemical industries. Our scientists
have expertise in the toxicologic assessment of pharmaceuticals,
agrochemicals and chemicals, large molecule bioanalysis, assay
development, validation and sample analysis at our GLP- and
GCP-compliant and CLIA-certified registered laboratory. Key Toxicology
Services expertise includes developmental and reproductive toxicology
(DART), general toxicology, vaccine safety and toxicokinetics.

Contacts

Smithers Avanza
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Director of Marketing
haubin@smithers.com