NCTR Personnel Highlights

Appointment of Associate Director, Office of Scientific Coordination (OSC)

NCTR is pleased to announce the appointment of Bradley Schnackenberg, Ph.D. as Associate Director, OSC. In his new position Dr. Schnackenberg provides supervision and leadership to achieve OSC’s mission to support the conduct of in vivotoxicology studies at NCTR. In 2008, he was selected into the inaugural class of the FDA Commissioner’s Fellowship Program and was hired into the NCTR Office of Research in 2010 where he worked until assuming his current position. Dr. Schnackenberg’s oversight includes four distinct groups with diverse scientific expertise and research support missions — Toxicology Program, Veterinary Services, NCTR/ORA Nanotechnology Core Facility, and CTP/NCTR Inhalation Toxicology Core Facility.

Appointment of Associate Director for Science and Policy

NCTR is pleased to announce the appointment of Tucker Patterson, Ph.D., to the position of Associate Director for Science and Policy. Dr. Patterson was previously NCTR’s Associate Director, Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management. In his new position, Dr. Patterson serves as primary advisor to the NCTR Center Director about the general direction of the Center’s research programs and FDA initiatives. He also represents NCTR and FDA in extramural activities including research interactions with the State of Arkansas. Dr. Patterson brings scientific and management expertise to his new role and NCTR will benefit from Dr. Patterson’s scientific accomplishments and in-depth knowledge of NCTR and FDA research programs, policies, and procedures.

Appointment of Associate Director of Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management (RCRM)

NCTR is pleased to announce the appointment of Rajesh Nayak, Ph.D. as Associate Director, RCRM. In this position, Dr. Nayak serves as a biosafety specialist within the RCRM staff and provides authoritative guidance on regulatory compliance of hazardous biological agents, toxins, and biosecurity. He is responsible for managing the areas of environmental and occupational safety and health, radiation safety, physical security, quality assurance, and records management. Dr. Nayak came to NCTR in 2001 and received specialized training in food and drug safety, microbial forensics, host-pathogen-drug resistance, and biodefense threat assessment.

NCTR Recipient of FDA Lifetime Achievement Award — Peter Fu, Ph.D.

Dr. Peter P. Fu, a senior research chemist in NCTR’s Division of Biochemical Toxicology was selected for the 2018 FDA Scientific Lifetime Achievement Award for “elucidating the biological effects and mechanisms of action of carcinogens and other toxic constituents of foods, drugs, and cosmetic products regulated by the FDA.”

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