Brian has over 30 years of industrial toxicology experience the vast majority spent in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. During this time he has interacted extensively with the FDA and authored hundreds of INDs and over two dozen NDA and BLA nonclinical sections on behalf of clients. Prior to co-founding Pacific BioDevelopment, Brian was a Scientist/Toxicologist at Genentech and prior to that a Toxicologist/Study Director at Chevron. He holds a Ph.D. in Toxicology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC and a B.S. in Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis, CA (UCD). He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology (since 1993) and also holds an MBA from and was an adjunct professor at the UCD School of Management. an adjunct professor at the UCD School of Management. He serves as a Business and/or Scientific advisor to several companies, including Senzagen, Inc., a provider of in vitro immunotoxicology services.