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Dr Mark Hewitt is a Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutics at the School of Pharmacy, University of Wolverhampton. He serves as Admissions Tutor for BSc, HND, MSci, and MPharm courses, while also leading course development, website maintenance, and marketing initiatives. His academic expertise spans predictive toxicology, computational chemistry, and chemoinformatics in drug design.
- BSc in Pharmaceutical and Chemical Science (2004), Liverpool John Moores University
- PhD in Predictive Toxicology (2007), funded by EU ReProTect project
Mark's research focuses on applying in silico methods to reduce animal testing in pharmaceutical development, particularly for hepatotoxicity and developmental toxicity prediction. His work includes creating standardized frameworks for model validation and electrophilic reactivity assessment.
Recent publications highlight his contributions to chemical categorization, read-across methodologies, and 3Rs-compliant experimental design. Notably, he co-authored a 2015 Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews article on in silico model validity assessment.
- Nominated for Vice Chancellors 'Unsung Hero' award (2016) for teaching excellence
- Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
In teaching, Mark develops science-focused soft skills and leads open day initiatives. He contributes to the Faculty of Science and Engineering Website Task Group and Discovery Days events.
