Lou Gallagher

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About Lou Gallagher

2016 to 2020: Senior Lecturer at University of Otago, Wellington School of Medicine 2013 to 2019: Programme Manager at Ministry for Primary Industries, Wellington, New Zealand 2011 to 2013: Senior Epidemiologist, US FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Risk Assessment, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics 2008 to 2011: Private contractor, Wellington, New Zealand. Bioremediation, toxicology audits, occupational epidemiology lecturer, thesis advisor. March to July 2008: Principal Epidemiologist, Research Group at the Office of Australian Safety and Compensation Council, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations in Canberra, Australia 2004 to 2008: Environmental Epidemiologist, Institute for Environmental Science and Research, Crown Research Institute, Wellington New Zealand Environmental toxicology, forensic science, risk assessment and epidemiology research. 2005 and 2006: Fellowship Appointment with Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Rockville Maryland. 2001 to 2004: Senior Research Fellow, Health Services Research Centre, Victoria University, Wellington Study design and data analysis of multi-center, multi-discipline health services/epidemiological studies. Grant writing, publishing and public presentation of results. Advised graduate students. 1997 to 2001: Research Fellow, University of Otago Medical School (Wellington) Designed studies, obtained external funding, conducted and published epidemiological research relating to occupational and environmental health. 1996 Environmental Risk Assessment Instructor (CH2MHill International) Kiev, Ukraine 1993 -1995 Risk Assessor (CH2MHill) Corvallis, Oregon, USA 1992-1993 Risk Assessor (SAIC) Seattle, Washington, USA Long term professional goal is to own and operate an upmarket tea house with a bicycle maintenance shop on the other side in a beautiful seaside location.(Nothing to do with poison or disease) Specialties: Research for government, academic, military and corporate clients. Project management, sensitive material requiring federal and local police security clearance. Research topic areas include risk modelling, environmental contamination, chemical toxicity, blood safety and forensic science.