Training Medical
Resume:
Ronald L. Evans, M.S.
Bryant, Arkansas 72022
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I. Education:
.University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS); College of Medicine;
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. Little Rock, Arkansas.
.University of Arkansas-Graduate Institute of Technology (UA-GIT);
University of Arkansas College of Engineering; Department of Electronics
and Instrumentation. Little Rock, Arkansas, M.S. Applied Science
(Instrumental Sciences), 1990.
.University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; College of Pharmacy.
Little Rock, Arkansas; B.S. Pharmacy, 1980.
II. Additional Training:
. American Chemical Society National Meeting (ACS) in 2009, 2007, and
2005. Attended and presented at all.
. Pittsburgh Conference National Meeting (PITTCON) in 2003 (Orlando) and
1993 (Atlanta). Attended and presented at both.
. American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
(ASPET) National Meeting in 1990 (Milwaukee) and 1988 (Montreal).
Attended and presented at both.
. American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) National
Meeting in 1998 (Boston). Attended but did not present.
. GLP Training Course (2007) NCTR.
. GLP Training Course (2006) NCTR.
. Waters Corporation Level 2 Millennium 32 PDA Software Training; NCTR,
August, 2000.
. Dale Carnegie three day training course. Graseby-STI sponsored.
December, 1998.
. Symposium and Training: 13C NMR in Metabolic Research., NIH-
Southwestern Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Facility, University of
Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas; May, 1997.
. Graduate course in "ST: Molecular Spectroscopy" at UALR Department of
Applied Science. 3 credit hours. Fall, 1997.
. Graduate course in "ST: Solid State Materials" at UALR Department of
Applied Science. 3 credit hours. Spring, 1997.
III. Professional Experience:
N.C.T.R.-Division of Biochemical Toxicology; Jefferson, Arkansas;
(2000-2010). NTP Research Chemist.
Primedica-Redfield Laboratories; Redfield, Arkansas; (1996 to 1999).
Formulations Supervisor. Formulate doses for pre-clinical toxicology
studies. Certification analysis of drug formulations (UV and IR).
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith; Division of Health Occupations,
Schools of Nursing and Emergency Medical Technology, Fort Smith, Arkansas
(1994-1996). Instructor-General Pharmacology. EMT, pre-nursing, pre-
pharmacy and paramedic students.
Graseby-Sampling Technologies Inc.; Research & Development Dept.;
Waldron, AR (1992-1995). Applications Engineer/Chemist. Continuous
emissions gas monitoring analyzers and equipment. Wet chemical, Ion
mobility spectrometry, chemiluminescence's, and FT-IR.
IV. Honors and Awards:
. Cash award September 2007 for work on NTP study E02157.01 and
E02159.01.
. Cash award 2006 for work on NTP study E02149.03 and E02147.01.
. Cash award August 2003 for work "supporting the chronic and multi-
generational animal studies investigating the role of ethinyl
estradiol in the endocrine disruptor theory of carcinogenesis".
V. Special Invitations:
. Reviewed analytical chemistry manuscript for Journal of
Chromatographic Science, October, 2007.
. "Effects of Age on Drug Pharmacokinetics in Rats". Food and Drug
Administration, Fisheries Research Branch; Dauphin Island, Alabama;
February 8, 1991.
. "Effect of Drugs on the Ostomy Patient's Quality of Life". Central
Arkansas Ostomy Society quarterly meeting; Invited speaker. Pine
Bluff, Arkansas; January 21, 1984.
VI. Membership in Professional or Honorary Societies:
. American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS). 1997-1998.
VII. Participation in National Scientific Meetings, Technical
Conferences, Workshops, Seminars, etc.:
. "Screening of Complex Dietary Supplements for Chondroitin and
Glucosamine by Size Exclusion Chromatography with Refractive Index and UV
Detection with Confirmation Using Multiangle Light Scattering". AGFD
159, 238th ACS annual meeting, Washington DC; August 16-20, 2009.
."Analysis of Usnic Acid from Usnea sp. dispersed in5LG6 Rodent Diet by
HPLC". AGFD 0128, 234th ACS annual meeting. Boston, MA; August 19-23,
2007
."Determination of Caffeine and Adrenergic Amines in Weight Loss
Supplements by High Performance Liquid Chromatography". AGFD 99, 230th
ACS annual meeting, Washington DC; August 29-Sept. 1, 2005.
."Trace Analysis of Ethinyl Estradiol in Casein Diet Using Electron-
Capture Capillary Gas Chromatography". Abst 300-9P. Pittcon annual
meeting; Orlando, Florida; March 9-14, 2003.
."Application of Ion-Mobility Spectrometry (IMS) to the Continuous
Monitoring of Environmental Pollutant Gases". Graseby p.l.c.-
International Technology Conference; Atlanta, GA; March 14, 1993.
."Effects of Arachidonic Acid on Cardiac Preparations Isolated from
Neonatal and Adult Rats". Abst. 32(3):A45. ASPET annual meeting;
Milwaukee, Wisconsin; August 12-16, 1990.
."[3H]ouabain Binding to Regions of Rat Heart as Determined by
Autoradiography". Abst. 30-A41. ASPET annual meeting; Montreal, Canada;
October 14-18, 1988.
VIII. Publications:
1. Sander LC, Putzbach K, Nelson BC, Rimmer CA, Bedner M, Thomas J Brown,
Porter BJ, Wood LJ, Schantz MM, Murphy KE, Sharpless KE, Wise SA, Yen
JH, Siitonen PH, Evans RL, Pho A Nguyen, Roman MC and JM Betz.
Certification of Standard Reference Materials Containing Bitter Orange.
Anal Bioanal Chem. 391: 2023-2034, 2008.
2. Evans RL and PH Siitonen. The Determination of Caffeine and
Sympathomimetic Alkaloids in Weight Loss Supplements by High
Performance Liquid Chromatography. J. Chromatogr Sci. 46: 61-67, 2008.
3. Hansen DK, Wall KS, White G, Siitonen PH, Evans RL and LS Pellicore.
Teratogenic Potential of Synephrine. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol
Teratol. 73(11): 927, 2005.
4. Evans RL, Rushing LG, Billedeau SM, Holder CL and PH Siitonen. Trace
Analysis of Ethinyl Estradiol in Casein Diet using Gas Chromatography
with Electron Capture Detection. J Chromatogr Sci., 43:76-80, 2005.
5. Evans RL, Owens, SM, Ruch S, Kennedy RH and E Seifen. The Effect of
Age on Digoxin Pharmacokinetics in Fischer-344 Rats. Toxicol Applied
Pharmacol., 102:61-67,1990.
6. McMillan DE and RL Evans. Effects of Apomorphine on Punished and
Unpunished Responding in the Rat. Pharmacol Biochem Behavior, 30:753-
754, 1988.
XIV. Thesis and Technical Reports:
1. Evans, RL. Correlation of Redox Potential to the Biodegradation of
2,4-Dichorophenoxyacetic acid and 2-Chlorobiphenyl in Soil. MS
thesis. University of Arkansas-GIT (In library at University of
Arkansas-Fayetteville), May, 1990.
2. Evans, RL, Hawk RM and DW Miller. Synthesis of Gram Quantities of 2-
Chlorobiphenyl. In campus library at University of Arkansas-GIT (now
UALR), 1995.
XV. Other Significant Information:
. Work with colleagues to complete in a timely manner several NTP
study schedules from pre-study method development and validation to
study dose certification and documentation.
. Aid colleagues in the technical aspect of analytical
instrumentation used in NTP chemistry support.
. Knowledge of state and federal regulations concerning air and
solid waste limits and their monitoring.
. Additional work for NIST to quantify the bitter orange
alkaloids in their prospective Citrus aurantiium-containing dietary
supplement Standard Reference Materials (SRMs 3245, 3242, 3241, 3244,
3243, 3240).
. R&D work on continuous emissions gas analyzers for use in
industrial stack EPA compliance. Novel adaptation of Ion Mobility
Spectrometry to the anlysis of ammonia in stack gases. Worked to
improve specificity of existing analyzers for nitrogen oxides, sulfur
dioxide, chlorine dioxide, and hydrogen fluoride.
. Additional analytical instrumentation used include NMR, mass
spectrometry, specific ion electrodes (intracellular and
extracellular), intracellular fluorescence ionophores, scintillation
counter determination of radiolabeled compounds, chiral
chromatography, size exclusion chromatography, and static/dynamic
light scattering molecular weight determinations.
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