Michael Hawes, DVM, Dipl. ACVP
Dr. Hawes founded Charter Preclinical Services in 2006 in order to provide high quality veterinary pathology consulting services. Charter's clientele has since grown to include local and national companies in need of high quality, individualized veterinary pathology services.
Prior to founding CPS, Dr. Hawes was a veterinary pathologist first at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine (his alma mater), then at Primedica Corporation, and finally at Genzyme Corporation.
At Genzyme, Dr. Hawes primarily reviewed slide specimens and data for preclinical safety and efficacy studies to support IND filings or BLA commitments. His primary research areas were enzyme-replacement therapies, antibody-based therapies, and cell-based therapies including autologous chondrocyte implantation (Carticel) and cardiac cell therapy.
As a senior scientist (Veterinary Pathologist), Dr. Hawes represented the Department of Preclinical Biology at FDA or other international regulatory body meetings as part of a team of scientists and worked closely with the Dept. of Toxicology. He has a strong knowledge of standard toxicological endpoints necessary for IND filings.
Dr. Hawes is familiar with a variety of research modalities, including immunohistochemistry, laser capture microdissection, confocal microscopy, flow cytometry, electron microscopy, ELISA-based protein assays, cell culture techniques, and analysis..
In his spare time, Mike enjoys the beach, sailing, riding his motorcycle, and spending time with family.
Prior to founding CPS, Dr. Hawes was a veterinary pathologist first at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine (his alma mater), then at Primedica Corporation, and finally at Genzyme Corporation.
At Genzyme, Dr. Hawes primarily reviewed slide specimens and data for preclinical safety and efficacy studies to support IND filings or BLA commitments. His primary research areas were enzyme-replacement therapies, antibody-based therapies, and cell-based therapies including autologous chondrocyte implantation (Carticel) and cardiac cell therapy.
As a senior scientist (Veterinary Pathologist), Dr. Hawes represented the Department of Preclinical Biology at FDA or other international regulatory body meetings as part of a team of scientists and worked closely with the Dept. of Toxicology. He has a strong knowledge of standard toxicological endpoints necessary for IND filings.
Dr. Hawes is familiar with a variety of research modalities, including immunohistochemistry, laser capture microdissection, confocal microscopy, flow cytometry, electron microscopy, ELISA-based protein assays, cell culture techniques, and analysis..
In his spare time, Mike enjoys the beach, sailing, riding his motorcycle, and spending time with family.
Joshua Kramer, DVM., Dipl. ACVP, DACLAM
Dr. Kramer joined Charter Preclinical Services in 2011 and became the Senior Veterinary Pathologist in 2012. He now serves as a consulting pathologist.
Prior to joining CPS, Dr. Kramer graduated from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine with a joint DVM and MS in Laboratory Animal Medicine. He worked for 6 years at the New England Primate Research Center, part of Harvard Medical School, as a clinical veterinarian and during that time also trained in anatomic veterinary pathology. He became ACVP boarded in 2010 and became the Head Biocontainment Veterinarian at the NEPRC in 2011.
At the NEPRC, Dr. Kramer participated in a variety of studies and was involved in study design, clinical care, pathology endpoints, and data analysis. His primary research interests are infectious diseases and naturally occurring diseases of animals that can serve as models for human diseases. Dr. Kramer has published in both areas and these papers have included topics ranging from obesity and diabetes to alopecia to Hendra Virus infection of hamsters.
At CPS, Dr. Kramer serves as the Senior Veterinary Pathologist. He specializes in image analysis but enjoys a variety of different studies. He is familiar with a number of research modalities including immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, flow cytometry, and ELISA assays.
In his spare time Josh enjoy biking, hiking and spending time with his young son, Bram and wife, Rena.
Prior to joining CPS, Dr. Kramer graduated from Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine with a joint DVM and MS in Laboratory Animal Medicine. He worked for 6 years at the New England Primate Research Center, part of Harvard Medical School, as a clinical veterinarian and during that time also trained in anatomic veterinary pathology. He became ACVP boarded in 2010 and became the Head Biocontainment Veterinarian at the NEPRC in 2011.
At the NEPRC, Dr. Kramer participated in a variety of studies and was involved in study design, clinical care, pathology endpoints, and data analysis. His primary research interests are infectious diseases and naturally occurring diseases of animals that can serve as models for human diseases. Dr. Kramer has published in both areas and these papers have included topics ranging from obesity and diabetes to alopecia to Hendra Virus infection of hamsters.
At CPS, Dr. Kramer serves as the Senior Veterinary Pathologist. He specializes in image analysis but enjoys a variety of different studies. He is familiar with a number of research modalities including immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, flow cytometry, and ELISA assays.
In his spare time Josh enjoy biking, hiking and spending time with his young son, Bram and wife, Rena.