Loys Richards
Specialist in Pharmacovigilance and Safety
Overview
I currently work as a Specialist in Pharmacovigilance and Safety within the Centre for Trials Research. This role involves being responsible for providing advice, guidance and support and leading on projects within the area of pharmacovigilance and safety reporting. This is to ensure the Centre meets regulatory expectations and ensures best practice as well as safeguarding patient safety in the clinical trials and studies that we run.
Biography
Education and Qualifications
PhD 2006 – 2010 Cardiff University (The behavioural ecology of fishes – foraging, personality and parasites)
MSc 2000 – 2001 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (Experimental parasitology and medical entomology)
BSc (Hons) 1997 – 2000 University of York (Animal Physiology)
Career Overview
PV and S Specialist – Wales Cancer Trials Unit (now part of the CTR) – February 2011 - present
Postgraduate demonstrator - Cardiff University October 2006 – January 2011
PhD - Cardiff University October 2006 – September 2010
Examinations Officer – Bishop Wand C of E School October 2005 – September 2006
Biology technician – Highgate School September 2002 – October 2005
Biology technician – Porthcawl Comprehensive School November 2001 – June 2002
MSc – Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine September 2000 – July 2001
BSc – University of York September 1997 – July 2000
Professional memberships
Member of the Royal Society of Parasitology since 2001
Academic positions
Postgraduate demonstrator - Cardiff University October 2006 – January 2011
PhD - Cardiff University October 2006 – September 2010
Speaking engagements
Cardiff University Good Research Practice sessions 2011 - 2013, 2015, 2016