Ronald Baynes

Bio

Dr. Baynes’ primary responsibilities at NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine for the last 26 years include teaching and research in two areas of quantitative pharmacology and toxicology. A major component of his research and extension involves being the director of the NC FARAD Program. FARAD is a USDA-funded university-based national program founded at NC State University-CVM in 1982 by Dr. Jim Riviere along faculty at the University of Florida (Dr. Steve Sundlof) and University of California Davis (Dr. Art Craigmill). The program has recently expanded to Virginia Tech and Kansas State University. The national FARAD serves as the primary source for scientifically-based recommendations regarding safe withdrawal intervals of drugs and chemicals in food-producing animals. As such, FARAD is a key resource for protection of our nation’s food supply, including meat, milk and eggs, against accidental contamination of animal-derived foods with violative residues of drugs, pesticides or other agents that could compromise food safety.

Through the assimilation of a comprehensive drug database and the use of state-of-the-art pharmacometric modeling methods, analytical chemistry, and model validation studies in target species, FARAD scientists determine appropriate withdrawal periods for a wide array of chemical entities and provide this information to veterinarians, extension specialists and livestock producers through a toll-free call center as well as a publicly-accessible web site (FARMWeb). In addition, FARAD provides rapid response assistance regarding extra-label use of drugs in animal agriculture, and during food contamination emergencies which might arise from accidental exposure to environmental toxins, particularly pesticides, or intentional efforts to contaminate the food supply. Finally, FARAD provides assistance in trade matters related to foreign drug approvals and trains future veterinarians in the principles of residue avoidance. NC Faculty and Collaborators: Ronald Baynes, PD, Professor of Pharmacology Jennifer Halleran Co-PI, Assistant Professor of Ruminant Medicine Derek Foster: Co-PI, Associate Professor of Ruminant Medicine Kristen Messenger: Co-PI, Associate Professor of Pharmacology Danielle Mzyk: Co-PI, Clinical Veterinarian Rob DeWoskin, Adjunct Professor, and Science Adviser Jim Riviere, Professor Emeritus, Science Adviser.