XenoTech LLC, Lenexa, Kansas, USA
Andrew Parkinson is founder and CEO of XenoTech LLC, a contract service organization specializing in pre-clinical drug testing for pharmaceutical companies. He is also adjunct professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Dr. Parkinson received a B.Sc. degree in medical biochemistry from the University of Surrey, England, in 1977, and received a Ph.D. degree in biological chemistry from the University of Guelph, Canada, in 1981. After completing his postdoctoral training in drug metabolism at Hoffmann-La Roche, Dr. Parkinson joined the faculty at the University of Kansas Medical Center, where he was Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Associate Director of the Center of Environmental and Occupational Health until June 30, 1999. He founded XenoTech LLC in 1994.
Dr. Parkinson is a member of the editorial board of several scientific journals, and is an active member of several scientific societies. He has served on NIH study section, and is a consultant to several pharmaceutical companies and the FDA. Dr. Parkinson’s research focuses mainly on hepatic drug metabolism and toxicity, with a special emphasis on cytochrome P450 and human-based in vitro systems.
| 1977 | Bachelor’s degree in Medical Biochemistry | University of Surrey England |
| 1981 | Ph.D. degree in Biological Chemistry | University of Guelph Canada |
| 1981-1983 | Postdoctoral training in drug metabolism | Hoffmann-La Roche New Jersey |
| 1983 - 1999 | Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology | University of Kansas Medical Center |
| 1994 | Dr. Parkinson founded XenoTech LLC, a contract research organization specializing in pre-clinical drug testing for pharmaceutical companies. |
Andrew Parkinson now serves as the President and CEO of XenoTech,
in addition to being an Adjunct Professor at the University of Kansas
Medical Center.
His research interests focus mainly on hepatic drug metabolism and toxicity, with a special emphasis on cytochrome P450 and human-based in vitro systems.
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