About Ruth Roberts

Professor Ruth A Roberts, PhD, ATS, FBTS, ERT, FRSB, FRCPath. A co-founder of ApconiX, Ruth has 25 years of experience in leading roles in drug safety within large pharma. Ruth is also Chair and Director of Drug Discovery at The University of Birmingham, UK and was previously Global Head of Regulatory Safety at AstraZeneca. With over 140 publications in peer-reviewed journals, she is former president of the British Toxicology Society, former president of EUROTOX, former secretary to SOT and President of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences. Ruth was the recipient of the SOT Achievement award in 2002, the EUROTOX Bo Holmstedt Award in 2009 and the SOT Founders award in 2018 for outstanding leadership in toxicology. Ruth is an established science professional bringing rigorous expert thinking to toxicology, drug discovery and drug development.

SOT 58th Annual Meeting & ToxExpo – 1449: Poster Presentation Sponsored by Professor Ruth Roberts

SOT 58th Annual Meeting & ToxExpo - 1449: Poster Presentation Sponsored by Professor Ruth Roberts At the Society of Toxicology 58th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo from March 10th to 14th at the Baltimore Convention Center, poster presentation on Monday March 11th 10:45am - 12:15pm Poster Board P518 Convention Center Exhibition Hall [...]

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SOT 58th Annual Meeting & ToxExpo – 1448: Poster Presentation Sponsored by Professor Ruth Roberts

SOT 58th Annual Meeting & ToxExpo - 1448: Poster Presentation Sponsored by Professor Ruth Roberts At the Society of Toxicology 58th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo from March 10th to 14th at the Baltimore Convention Center, poster presentation on Monday March 11th 10:45am - 12:15pm Poster Board P517 Convention Center Exhibition Hall [...]

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SOT 58th Annual Meeting & ToxExpo – 1811: Poster Presentation by Dr Zhichao Liu of the FDA NCTR

SOT 58th Annual Meeting & ToxExpo - 1811: Poster Presentation by Dr Zhichao Liu of the FDA NCTR At the Society of Toxicology 58th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo from March 10th to 14th at the Baltimore Convention Center, poster presentation by Dr Zhichao Liu of the FDA NCTR on [...]

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SOT 58th Annual Meeting & ToxExpo – 1780 Poster Presentation by Dr Shraddha Thakker of the FDA NCTR

SOT 58th Annual Meeting & ToxExpo - 1780 Poster Presentation by Dr Shraddha Thakker of the FDA NCTR At the Society of Toxicology 58th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo from March 10th to 14th at the Baltimore Convention Center, poster presentation by Dr Shraddha Thakker of the FDA NCTR on Tuesday [...]

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Symposium – Dx Toxicology: Strategies for Success in Discovery and Development

Symposium – Dx Toxicology: Strategies for Success in Discovery and Development Attrition due to safety/toxicity remains a challenge in drug discovery and development. Strategies to improve success focus on asking the right questions at the right time around Target, Chemistry and Patient with an emphasis on translation of data [...]

By |2022-03-01T12:34:42+00:00February 20th, 2019|Toxicology, Events|Comments Off on Symposium – Dx Toxicology: Strategies for Success in Discovery and Development

Cost Effective Study Monitoring Services at Non-Clinical CROs in North America

Cost Effective Study Monitoring Services at Non-Clinical CROs in North America Steve Snyder is partnering with ApconiX to provide cost-effective study monitoring services at nonclinical CROs in North America.  Steve is a US-based independent consultant who currently provides study monitoring services for clients ranging from global pharmaceutical companies to [...]

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Professor Ruth Roberts Hosts ATS Meeting

Professor Ruth Roberts Hosts ATS Meeting Professor Ruth Roberts was elected President of the Academy of Toxicology Sciences in June 2018 and holds the position until June 2019.  She will be hosting the ATS Annual Business Meeting and Reception at SOT on Tuesday, March 12 where she will be [...]

By |2022-12-13T17:52:33+00:00February 6th, 2019|Toxicology, Events|Comments Off on Professor Ruth Roberts Hosts ATS Meeting

Phumzile Sikakana Graduates

Phumzile Sikakana Graduates Phum graduated from the University of Sheffield this month with a master’s degree following research into “The role of the phosphoinositide (PI) 5-kinase PIKfyve in phagosome maturation and killing, using the amoeba and model phagocyte Dictyostelium discoideum”. It was brilliant to hear Phum had been awarded [...]

By |2022-12-13T18:09:52+00:00January 22nd, 2019|Events|Comments Off on Phumzile Sikakana Graduates

ApconiX Awards Prize for Best Toxicology Project

ApconiX Awards Prize for Best Toxicology Project ApconiX is very happy to sponsor the best MSc Toxicology Project prize at the University of Birmingham. This year’s winner was Christopher Cox.  Chris was investigating the mechanisms of toxicity of ferro-nucleobases developed at Birmingham by James Tucker (Professor of Supramolecular Chemistry) [...]

By |2022-12-13T18:09:59+00:00January 17th, 2019|Events|Comments Off on ApconiX Awards Prize for Best Toxicology Project

Professor Ruth Roberts on SOT Ballot

Professor Ruth Roberts on SOT Ballot ApconiX is happy to announce that Professor Ruth Roberts is on the SOT ballot for the position of Vice President-Elect.  As Secretary to SOT, Ruth was the first non-US based Council member and now hopes to be the first non-US based President! ‘It’s [...]

By |2022-12-13T18:11:10+00:00January 9th, 2019|Events|Comments Off on Professor Ruth Roberts on SOT Ballot
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