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Erik Hedrick, PhD

Associate Scientist
Burdock Group Consultants
Orlando, FL, United States

Dr. Erik Hedrick has a Ph.D. in Toxicology and possesses over fourteen years of experience in molecular toxicology, medical oncology, cell/molecular biology, and biochemistry. During this time, Dr. Hedrick has acquired extensive experience utilizing in vitro and in vivo molecular, biochemical, and analytical techniques as well as animal husbandry in the field of molecular toxicology and oncology. He has published over 20 peer reviewed publications and has received a Merit Scholars Fellowship, multiple National Institute of Health (NIH) Ruth L Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA), and the Early Investigator Research Award through the Prostate Cancer Research Program. He has presented at over 20 scientific conferences including annual SOT meetings. As an Associate Scientist here at Burdock Group, Dr. Hedrick ensures the safety and regulatory compliance of a client’s product before it comes out onto the market. His experience in toxicology has equipped him with the toolset to understand the unique safety requirements for an ingredient and what tests are required to demonstrate safety. At Burdock Group, Dr. Hedrick has composed multiple types of documents including Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) dossiers, New Dietary Ingredient Notifications (NDIN), Food Additive Petitions (FAP), safety assessments and gap analyses, peer-reviewed manuscripts, Novel Food Applications, and an article for the Food Safety Magazine describing the unique safety considerations for cultivated meat food products. He has also presented multiple webinars describing the safety aspects of food ingredients derived from unique sources. During Dr. Hedrick's tenure at Burdock Group, he has familiarized himself with the specific regulations within the United States and the European Union for human and animal food/feed ingredients. This includes working with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) within the United States as well as with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) within the European Union (EU).

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