Your Course Leader

Dr Laura Brown is an independent Training Consultant and Director of the MSc in Regulatory Affairs, TOPRA and Course Director of the MSc Clinical Research, Cardiff University. Laura has extensive experience of running clinical trials which meet regulatory requirements. She has worked for several companies including Glaxo Wellcome, Hoechst Marion Roussel, Good Clinical Research Practices and Phoenix International. She has worked as a Clinical Research Manager, Audit Director and as Head of a Training Department.

Dr Brown is an international expert on regulatory requirements in Clinical Research. She was Chairman of the Institute of Clinical Research GCP Forum for six years, and writes regularly on clinical research regulatory requirements. She is a member of the Editorial board of the Good Clinical Practice Journal and is author of SCRIP’s latest GCP guide, and a practical guide to the Clinical Trial Directive.