Jessica Ferguson

Jessica Ferguson is joining the Safety Science Team and will help improving and streamlining the TSA framework to ensure efficiency in operations. Jess brings valuable technical talent with an MSc in Biology from the University of Manchester where, as well as industry experience from her previous position at Pebble Biotechnology Laboratories, a pre-clinical CRO specialising in ex vivo research. , Jess is a thoughtful and collaborative team member, bringing both enthusiasm and a proactive mindset to every challenge.

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Lindsey Talecki

MSc

Lindsey Talecki has over 17 years of experience at GSK in safety pharmacology, non-clinical and investigative safety and has written Target Safety Reviews throughout her career. Working with cardiovascular and central nervous system related ion channel non-clinical safety, Lindsey is looking forward to sharing her knowledge with the laboratory team. Living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she is supporting business development as our presence grows in the US. Lindsey’s enthusiasm and extensive experience is an invaluable addition to the business overall.

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Dr Hannah Dixon

PhD

Hannah graduated with a degree in Biochemistry from the University of Manchester and completed her PhD at the University of Birmingham. She used a wide-ranging set of bioinformatic, computational and laboratory approaches to her doctoral research expanding on the role of the RNA helicase UPF1.  A native speaker of Spanish and Catalan, Hannah is a dedicated bioinformatician who is applying her advanced computational skills to realise the potential of data science to innovate drug safety and drug discovery.

Dr Aina Mogas Barcons

PhD

Aina is a PhD neuroscientist with expertise in neurodegenerative diseases. Graduating from the Universitat Aut`onoma de Barcelona (Spain) with a BSc in Biology and a MSc in Neuroscience, Aina completed a Ph.D. in Neural Tissue Engineering at Keele University (UK) before completing postdoctoral research in the molecular mechanism of Parkinson’s disease at the Universities of Sheffield and Oxford.  Fluent in both Spanish and Catalan, Aina is passionate about applying her knowledge to target safety assessment and molecular and investigative toxicology projects and looks forward to contributing to the development of safe and effective medicines.

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Abigail Walker

MSc

Abigail Walker is a scientific writer with experience in toxicology, neuroscience, neurobiology and nutrition, having graduated from the University of Glasgow with a BSc and MSc in Neuroscience and from Bournemouth University with a master’s in nutrition and behaviour.  A keen communicator, she enjoys expanding her knowledge base, drawing out the key points in complex scientific subjects and working collaboratively in teams.

Helen Garside

PhD

Helen has over 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry focused on predictive and mechanistic toxicology. Before this, Helen was awarded her PhD that focussed on the role of glucocorticoid receptors in asthma cell biology (BBSRC iCASE Studentship, University of Manchester and GlaxoSmithKline). Here at ApconiX, Helen works as a Senior Toxicologist in the Safety Science Group. She is responsible for the development of target and modality safety assessments across a broad range of disease areas and contributes to carcinogenicity Weight of Evidence (WoE) assessments.

Sean Hammond

PhD

Sean is the Immunotoxicology Lead at ApconiX, and is involved in the identification and mitigation of immune safety issues at all stages of drug development. He has discovery, project and investigative toxicology experience across multiple drug modalities including small molecules, biologicals and advanced/novel therapies, and is an expert in delivering project and drug pipeline strategies. His areas of specialty are IO agents, novel/challenging modalities, immunogenicity and hypersensitivity reactions. He is also as an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Liverpool where he conceptualises and supervises immunotoxicology research.

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Angela Stokes

MSc CSci CChem FRSC FTOPRA

Angela has a strong scientific background in chemistry, pharmacology and toxicology and over 30 years of regulatory affairs experience in medicinal product and medical device development.   She has extensive experience of ICH, FDA and Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) guidelines for a wide range of pharmaceutical products, and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards for medical devices, in vitro diagnostics and quality systems. She has been influential in regulatory affairs training and mentoring and is a Fellow of The Organisation for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs (TOPRA) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Angela was the winner of the 2015 TOPRA Award for Contribution and 2020 TOPRA Award for Inspiration.  Angela’s knowledge, breadth of experience in regulatory affairs, toxicology and pharmacology abilities and strategic approach aligns with and supports the toxicology group in ApconiX.