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Alison Bowers
(she/her)
BSc (Hons), MSc
Teams and roles for Alison Bowers
Research student
Overview
Students of pharmacy and biomedical science need a basic understanding of the medicine development and regulatory review process. Gamification is one approach for engaging students in this subject matter. I developed the MeduMaZe(R) board game for this purpose and it has been used for several years at Cardiff University and elsewhere. My project includes formally documenting the development and testing of an upversioned edition of this game, drawing on my experience in pharmaceutical R&D in the US and UK, together with input from subject matter experts in industry and academia, and employing current principles of learning theory and instructional design.
Publication
2021
- Bowers, A. and Young-Sil, Y. 2021. Storyboarding as best practice for marketing applications. Regulatory Rapporteur 18(7/8), pp. 18-22.
Articles
- Bowers, A. and Young-Sil, Y. 2021. Storyboarding as best practice for marketing applications. Regulatory Rapporteur 18(7/8), pp. 18-22.
Research
Thesis
A Research Project to Examine Pedagogical Methods for Understanding the Medicine Development and Regulatory Review Process
Biography
Director, Xenofate Limited and Xenofate LLC (since 2019): regulatory and medical writing consulting, based in USA and UK
Senior Consultant, Parexel (2011-2019): project leadership, regulatory and medical writing consulting, based in USA
Director, Gilead Sciences (2008-2010): regulatory input to global development programmes for hepatitis projects, based in USA
GlaxoSmithKline (and heritage companies; 1987-2008): a variety of regulatory roles with increasing responsibility including global development projects, training and development, regulatory policy and intelligence, based in UK, Canada and USA
Honours and awards
- 2023: Elected Honorary Fellow of The Organisation for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs (TOPRA)
- 2011: TOPRA Award for Excellence in Education
- 1998-2019: Regulatory Affairs Professionals (RAPS) Certification (RAC)
- 1997: MSc Regulatory Affairs with Distinction (Welsh School of Pharmacy)
- 1996: Elected Fellow of TOPRA
- 1995: Skeffington Prize for best Diploma student
- 1994: Post-graduate Diploma in Regulatory Affairs with Distinction
- 1985: BSc Applied Biology (University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology, UWIST)
Professional memberships
The Organisation for Professionals In Regulatory Affairs (TOPRA)
Academic positions
- 2005-2007: Adjunct Professor of Clinical Research, Campbell University, North Carolina
Committees and reviewing
- 1993-2003: Editorial Panel for European Society of Regulatory Affairs Journal 'Rapporteur'
