Sheryl Torr-Brown PhD

Current

Scientific Director at Institute for Medical and Nursing Education
Director of Integrative Research at Advanced Equine Research Institute
Medical Director at Open Innovators

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Past

Owner at Spiral5 Consulting, LLC
Head Science and Technology at Pfizer Global Research & Development
Head of Science,Technology and Knowledge Management at Pfizer

Director Knowledge Management and Strategy at Monsanto

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Education

St. George's Hospital Medical School, U. of London
University of Bath
The Nottingham Trent University

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Connections

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Industry

Pharmaceuticals

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Sheryl Torr-Brown PhD’s Summary

What I'm good at:
- big picture thinking
- translation of the complex to the understandable
- seeing connections across disparate areas
- digging out hidden assumptions
- sharing my knowledge management expertise
- innovating
- writing

Quick bio:
I'm a Brit who has been in the States for 20 after coming over for a post-doc in '89. I have spent almost 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry in a variety of positions including Head of Thrombosis Research for Searle, Director of Knowledge Management and Strategy for Monsanto Corporate Division, and Head of Science and Technology for Pfizer Drug Safety Evaluation.

In addition to my work as a communicator and educator, I am working on a book on the over-abundance of health information on the web and its effect on patient's choices. As part of my research for the book I am investigating the patient's experience of disease as it contrasts with the medical community perspective. Translating science to the public and to caregivers is my passion.

My major goal is to complete the book and get it published before I get too old too market it (!).

My particular areas of focus for research are mind-body medicine, primary care, diabetes, eye diseases, diseases of the elderly, psychiatric diseases, personalized medicine, and cancer. I am a member of the Scientific Advisory Boards for the Personalized Medicine journal and a UK- based IT company.I am also currently serving on the board of a local Food Center and working with the center to end hunger through building community resilience in the county of New London.

Sheryl Torr-Brown PhD’s Specialties:

Needs assessment, translational science, strategy and business development; personalized medicine; innovation; empathic market research techniques; extensive knowledge management experience (human and technology based);science and health writing;medical writing; leadership; future scenario development;trends analysis; basic science--in vivo skills across multiple species; Pharmaceutical strategy-discovery, drug safety, drug development.

Sheryl Torr-Brown PhD’s Experience

Scientific Director

Institute for Medical and Nursing Education

(Hospital & Health Care industry)

June 2009 — Present (2 months)
Director of Integrative Research

Advanced Equine Research Institute

(Veterinary industry)

March 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

Working to understand the science of lower limb injury in horses, with translation to protective devices.
Medical Director

Open Innovators

(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

September 2006 — Present (2 years 11 months)

Current focus on the Invention, development and commercialization of eye health diagnostics
Owner

Spiral5 Consulting, LLC

(Pharmaceuticals industry)

September 2006 — May 2009 (2 years 9 months)

Innovation consulting, future scenario development, trends monitoring, strategy development, health and medicine research and writing.
Head Science and Technology

Pfizer Global Research & Development

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; PFE; Pharmaceuticals industry)

1999 — 2006 (7 years)
Head of Science,Technology and Knowledge Management

Pfizer

(Pharmaceuticals industry)

1999 — 2006 (7 years)
Director Knowledge Management and Strategy

Monsanto

(Public Company; Pharmaceuticals industry)

1995 — 1999 (4 years)

Sheryl Torr-Brown PhD’s Education

St. George's Hospital Medical School, U. of London

Ph.D , Medicine , 1986 — 1988
University of Bath

Ph.D , Pharmacology , 1985 — 1986
The Nottingham Trent University

BSc Hons , Applied Biology , 1978 — 1982

I went on to London University and recieved a PhD from St George's Medical School in Medicine in 1991 before moving to the States to work on a post-doc at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis.

Additional Information

Sheryl Torr-Brown PhD’s Websites:

Sheryl Torr-Brown PhD’s Interests:

Philosophy, psychology, writing (non-fiction, fiction and poetry), yoga, canoing, Thai kick-boxing, teaching, learning, traveling, cooking, reading, sketching, listening to music, making music, trying to meditate, ending hunger

Sheryl Torr-Brown PhD’s Groups:

Institute for Noetics Sciences, Integral Institute, New York Academy of Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Sciences, Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals, The Launch Institute, InnovationWell, American Medical Writers Association