|Articles|December 1, 2008

Todd L. Cecil

Todd L. Cecil

Todd L. Cecil
Vice-President,
Compendial Science,
United States Pharmacopeia

Todd L. Cecil, PhD, is the vice-president of compendial science at USP. He has been with the organization since 1993 and has held the following positions: director of noncomplex actives and general policies and requirements; project manager of new monograph development project; scientist; and chemist III.

Cecil is presently a member of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) and ACS. While at AAPS, he has held the positions of secretary treasurer, vice-chair, chair-elect, chair, and past-chair of the APQ Section of AAPS; chair APQ Workshop Committee; and AAPS APQ lead paper screener. He is the author of seven publications and has made more than 60 national and international presentations.

He holds a BS in chemistry from the University of Iowa and a PhD in analytical chemistry from Virginia Commonwealth University.

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