Ross Gillette, PhD
Toxicologist, Consultant
Ross Gillette, PhD
Research Scientist II | Study Director
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I am a Development and Reproductive Toxicologist (DART) and Study Director at Charles River Laboratories and I am a consultant specialized in sequencing and bioinformatics, experimental design and optimization, and medical device validation. My formal training includes Pharmacology/Toxicology, Molecular Biology, and Bioinformatics.My past work has focused on understanding the ways in which toxic exposures and traumatic experience affect development and reproduction and how these life events can be inherited by and change our future generations. My training is truly multidisciplinary and spans bioinformatics, molecular and reproductive biology, epigenetics, toxicology, endocrinology, and animal behavior.
Experience Summary
May 2023 - Current
May 2021 - Current
September 2022 - May 2023
May 2019 - September 2022
May 2018 - May 2019
May 2011 - May 2018
Research Scientist II | Study Director | Toxicologist
Charles River Laboratories
Oversee study conduct of in-vivo preclinical efficacy and safety testing of pharmaceutical and agrochemical products; generate protocols, coordinate and direct multidisciplinary technical teams, establish and implement standard operating procedures, ensure adherence to local and federal regulatory requirements, generate submission ready study reports, and interpret study results for safety and efficacy.
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Consultant
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Provide expertise and guidance on project design, implementation, and interpretation, including in the areas of medical device design, discovery science, bioinformatics, federal and private funding acquisition, and scientific publications.
Research Associate | Pharmacology/Toxicology
The University of Texas at Austin
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Postdoctoral Fellow | Pharmacology/Toxicology
The University of Texas at Austin - PhRMA Foundation
Postdoctoral Fellow | Pharmacology/Toxicology
The University of Texas at Austin
Graduate Research Fellow | Molecular Biology
The University of Texas at Austin - National Science Foundation
Personal Summary
I grew up in a small town on the Texas-Mexico border and was raised by parents that were public educators and encouraged academic pursuits. In 2005, I attended UT Austin working towards a B.S. in Biology and a B.S. in Psychology. I began formal research in 2007 for which I received two undergraduate research fellowships. I graduated with special honors in 2009 and wrote a thesis on how the female reproductive system ages and how the brain contributes to the onset of senescence (menopause).
After graduating, I joined the laboratory of Dr. David Crews as a Research Engineer and Project Manager. I completed a two year project to determine if it were possible that chemical exposure could change the behavior of great-great grandchildren who were never themselves exposed. In 2011, I joined Dr. Crews' lab as graduate student with a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation to continue this research and I completed a dissertation on the changes to the brain, behavior, and the reproductive system caused by chemical exposures and how those changes are passed from generation to generation.
After graduate school, I joined Dr. John Richburg's laboratory for a brief Postdoctoral Fellowship where I determined how plastics can cause toxicity in the male reproductive system and how the immune system manages damage and repair. I then joined the laboratory of Dr. Andrea Gore with a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the PhRMA foundation to determine how harmful experiences, like trauma, or toxic exposures, can fundamentally change our children, for the better or worse.
I recently made the transition from academia to industry. I am currently a Study Director at Charles River Laboratories. I lead non-clinical safety studies for Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology programs to ensure drugs and chemicals currently in development are safe for us to use. I have not fully left academia behind. I continue to write and publish scientific papers, analyze data, and provide consulting services for academia, industry, and federal research and development programs.
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Learn more about my work in academia and bioinformatics, and some of the services I provide
A summary of my graduate and postdoctoral research and on going personal projects.
A summary of consulting and bioinformatics services I provide.
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Thanks for your interest in my research. Get in touch with any questions or comments regarding my work, to request reprints of my publications, or to inquire about my consulting services. I’d love to hear from you.