Joy Ann Cavagnaro

Background

Cavagnaro, Joy Ann was born on April 6, 1954 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Angelo Anthony and Sara (Randazzo) Cavagnaro.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Biology, U. Miami, Florida, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1979.

Career

Staff scientist, Hazleton Biotechnology Company, Vienna, Virginia, 1983-1984; manager genetic immunotoxicology lab, Hazleton Biotechnology Company, Vienna, Virginia, 1984-1985; senior staff scientist department toxicology, Hazleton Laboratory, Vienna, 1985-1989; special assistant to director Office Biologies Research Review, Center Biologics Evaluation/Research/Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland., 1989-1992; assistant director pharmacology/toxicology Office Therapeutics, Center Biologics Evaluation/Research/Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland., 1993-1995; senior pharmacologist, assistant to deputy center director Office Director, Center Biologics Evaluation/Research/Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland., 1995-1996; senior pharmacologist, director quality assurance Office of center director, Center Biologics Evaluation/Research/Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland., 1996-1997; senior biomedical research scientist, Center Biologics Evaluation/Research/Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland., 1997; vice president regulatory affairs, Human Genome Sciences, Inc., Rockville, Maryland., since 1997. Research assistant professor division pediatrics hematology/oncology Boston University, 1982-1983, research associate, 1980-1982. National toxicology fellow Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1979-1980.

Member World Health Organization Product Development Group, 1991-1996. Member fellowships/new investigator and general biomedical science study section Tobacco-related Disease Research Program, State of California, San Francisco, 1990-1992. Member Naval Research Advisory Committee Panel on Delivery of Artificial Blood to the Military, 1991-1992.

Food and Drug Administration representative Document on Identifying and Controlling Immunotoxic Substances, Office Technology Assessment Report, 1990-1991. Member International Conference on Harmonisation of Technology Requirements for Paharmaceuticals, Safety Expert Working Group, 1990-1997.

Achievements

• Joy Ann Cavagnaro has been listed as a noteworthy Toxicologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Referee Loudoun Youth soccer Association, Virginia, since 1996, coach, 1990-1996. JudgeVa. State science fair, since 1985. Member folk group St. John the Apostle catholic Church, Leesburg, Virginia, 1986-1989.

Coach Odyssey of the Mind, since 1995. Member Society Toxicology (regulatory affairs and legislation assistance committee 1994-1997, commission on public committee since 1997), American College Toxicology (education committee 1990-1991, animals in research committee 1993-1995), Regulatory Affairs Professional Society(bd directors), Center for Medical Research (board directors safety evaluation).

Interests

• Avocations: amateur photography, skiing, fox hunting.

Connections

Married Richard Mayhue Lewis, January 8, 1977. Children: Sara Kathleen, Adrianne Judith, Jacqueline Christine.

Father:

Angelo Anthony Cavagnaro

Mother:

Sara (Randazzo) Cavagnaro

Spouse:

Richard Mayhue Lewis

child:

Jacqueline Christine Cavagnaro

child:

Sara Kathleen Cavagnaro

child:

Adrianne Judith Cavagnaro