Toxicology

Biography

Roberts has a MS in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins University and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Joint Graduate Toxicology Program at the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute at Rutgers University. He started his genetic toxicology career at Litron Laboratories by assisting with flow cytometric micronucleus kit development while learning how to conduct and direct bacterial reverse mutation assays. Mr. Roberts started a flow cytometry lab at Covance Laboratories, Inc., and as a Research Associate in the Genetic and Molecular Toxicology Department, he supported the development of multiple assays including aneugenicity detection, using CREST antibodies and pan centromeric probes, and the flow cytometric rat Pig-a gene mutation assay, to phenotypically evaluate in vivo gene mutation. Currently, he is a Research Scientist in the Genetic Toxicology Department of Bristol-Myers Squibb and is responsible for conducting and supporting non-clinical safety studies to ensure worker and patient safety. Mr. Roberts is presently serving a 3-year term as a board of director for the Genetic Toxicology Association and was nominated to be the 2016 Chair of the organization. He is actively interested in developing new genetic toxicity assays for hazard identification purposes, with focus on utilizing newer technologies like next generation sequencing to advance the science of genetic toxicology.

Abstract

Abstract : Genotoxicity and Industry: utilizing genetic toxicity assays to support pharmaceutical development