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Dr David Coles brings to the Secretariat his experience in dealing with health-related policy development in Europe. With a background in physiology, chemistry, risk analysis and ethics, David worked as a UK seconded national expert in the European Commission’s Directorate General of Research from 2002-2006 where he developed and headed the ethical review process for the EC's Sixth Framework research programme. Before joining the European Commission, David was assigned as Assistant Director at the UK Office of Science and Technology. Other policy development experience includes work at the UK Department of Health on medical ethics, research ethics committees, overseeing the work of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, international chemical risk analysis and the development of UK Government guidelines on risk communication.
E-mail: coles[at]edctp.org
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