May General Meeting  

"The Forgotten Good Laboratory Practices Regulations: The first QA System for Research"

By
Dr. J. Dennis McCurdy

Thursday, May 21, 2009

at the
The Golden Bull Restaurant
#7 Dalamar Street,
Gaithersburg, MD 20877

6:00 - 7:00 pm: Registration and Networking
7:00 - 8:00 pm: Dinner
8:00 - 8:15 pm: General Announcements
8:15 - 9:15 pm: Program

The cost is $10.00 for members and students or $20.00 for non-members.

Please register using the button above or by contacting Mrs. Michele Withnell at (301) 461-2469 or .  Please note:  Meal preferences cannot be guaranteed if one is not registered by Tuesday, May 19, 6:00pm.

Important Notice: ASQ Section 509 is responsible for the meals for all �No shows� at The Golden Bull Restaurant.  Please help us control our losses by notifying our Arrangements Chair, Mrs. Michele Withnell at to cancel your dinner prior to the event.  Thank you for your cooperation!

Presentation Summary:

In 1999 a short article was published in Pharmaceutical Technology titled "The Forgotten GLPs" in which the author focused on the most frequent warning letter citations. The author indicated that as the findings reported related to laboratory controls and records, it could be assumed that there is a lack of support for these important rules for performing research in support of official submissions made to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In my short time with you I will discuss the reasons for the publication of these quality assurance regulations for research demonstrating a chemical's safety.

Speaker Biography:  Dr. J. Dennis McCurdy

Dr. J. Dennis McCurdy is currently serving as the Sr. Regulatory Chemist & Toxicologist Master Reviewer, Animal Feed Safety Team, Division of Animal Feeds.Dennis has been with FDA for the past 35 years.  Dennis was a graduate of Farileigh Dickinson University, BS in Biology/Chemistry Rutherford, NJ 1966 and received his MS., Ph.D from the American University, Wash. DC, on Chemistry of Natural Products. Dennis worked in U.S. Army and later joined in 1974, Bureau/Center for Veterinary Medicine and is still working for FDA. His other honorary position to include,
Sabbatical/Post Doctoral appointment 1981 to 1982
Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology
College of Medicine
Howard University, Wash. DC

Research Scientist and Adjunct Professor
Chemistry Department
The American University 1975 to 1985 (10 yrs)
Diplomate, American Board of Toxicology 1986 to present (23 yrs)

See the May General Meeting Announcement for more information and directions to the Golden Bull Restaurant.