Jeff is a preclinical research and development scientist with more than 35 years’ experience in the conduct of pharmacology and toxicology studies. His primary area of expertise is in inhalation toxicology and respiratory pharmacology with over 60 peer reviewed publications in the field. He obtained his PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology from the University of Rochester and is board-certified in toxicology and safety pharmacology. He previously worked as a Project Scientist on contract to the US EPA, a Senior Scientist at Genentech, the Director of Pharmacology at Bayer Biotechnology, VP of Pharmacology/Toxicology at Catalyst Biosciences and as a Co-Founder and head of Pharmacology/Toxicology at Aerovance Inc., a biotech company. Since 2007, Jeff has worked as an independent Pharm/Tox consultant supporting virtual to multi-national companies developing biopharmaceuticals.