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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2025
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Richard D. Beger

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Also affiliated: Wesleyan University (1995–1998); University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (2006); United States Department of Health and Human Services (2009); United States Food and Drug Administration (2000–2025); University of Hawaii System (2006); Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (2020); Suzuki (Japan) (2007); University of Wisconsin–Madison (1999); Johns Hopkins University (1993); Kangwon National University (2006–2007); Purdue University West Lafayette (1989–1992); Johns Hopkins Medicine (1993); Northrop Grumman (United States) (2004); Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (2012); National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (2000); Division of Chemistry (2006); National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (2007); Centre for Alternative Technology (2018); Food and Drug Administration (2012–2021); Center for Systems Biology (2024); Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (2007); University of Pennsylvania (1999); University of Birmingham (2016); Kumamoto University (2007)

Faculty Researcher

48 h-index 218 pubs 14,023 cited

  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Metabolomics
  • Male
  • Biomarkers
  • Rats
  • Female
  • Liver
  • Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury
  • Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Models, Molecular

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Richard D. Beger's research focuses on the application of advanced analytical techniques, particularly metabolomics and mass spectrometry, to address challenges in toxicology and regulatory science. His work involves developing and implementing quality assurance and quality control measures for untargeted metabolic phenotyping, contributing to standardized reporting frameworks for transcriptomics and metabolomics in regulatory toxicology, such as those developed by the OECD.

Beger has investigated the use of reference materials in metabolomics and lipidomics and explored emerging technologies impacting regulatory science. His publications also touch upon the translational potential of metabolomics for precision medicine and the discovery of proteomic biomarkers for conditions like acute kidney injury. He has a significant publication record with 218 publications and over 13,000 citations, and is recognized as a highly cited researcher. His collaborations are primarily within the National Center for Toxicological Research, including with Jinchun Sun, Lisa Pence, Amy L. Inselman, and Kellie A. Woodling.

Metrics

  • h-index: 48
  • Publications: 218
  • Citations: 14,023

Selected Publications

  • Assessing the developmental effects of fentanyl and impacts on lipidomic profiling using neural stem cell models (2025)
    Experimental Biology and Medicine 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Biomarker-driven drug development for allergic diseases and asthma: An FDA public workshop (2025)
    Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Untargeted metabolomics and lipidomics in COVID-19 patient plasma reveals disease severity biomarkers (2024)
    Metabolomics 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The incorporation of MALDI mass spectrometry imaging in studies to identify markers of toxicity following in utero opioid exposures in mouse fetuses (2024)
    Frontiers in Toxicology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Analysis types and quantification methods applied in UHPLC-MS metabolomics research: a tutorial (2024)
    Metabolomics 31 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Identification of Proteomic Biomarkers of Acetaminophen-Induced Hepatotoxicity Using Stable Isotope Labeling (2024)
  • The effect of black cohosh extract and risedronate coadministration on bone health in an ovariectomized rat model (2024)
    Frontiers in Pharmacology 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Current Practices in LC-MS Untargeted Metabolomics: A Scoping Review on the Use of Pooled Quality Control Samples (2023)
    Analytical Chemistry 110 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Metabolomics evaluation of the photochemical impact of violet-blue light (405 nm) on ex vivo platelet concentrates (2023)
    Metabolomics 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Prediction and Experimental Evaluation of the hERG Blocking Potentialof Drugs Showing Clinical Signs of Cardiotoxicity (2022)
    Letters in Drug Design & Discovery 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Quality assurance and quality control reporting in untargeted metabolic phenotyping: mQACC recommendations for analytical quality management (2022)
    Metabolomics 196 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Effects of Serum and Compound Preparation Methods on Delayed Repolarization Evaluation With Human iPSC-CMs (2022)
    Toxicological Sciences 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Evaluating Cefoperazone-Induced Gut Metabolic Functional Changes in MR1-Deficient Mice (2022)
    Metabolites 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Reference materials for MS-based untargeted metabolomics and lipidomics: a review by the metabolomics quality assurance and quality control consortium (mQACC) (2022)
    Metabolomics 131 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Serum metabolite profiles predict outcomes in critically ill patients receiving renal replacement therapy (2021)
    Journal of Chromatography B 17 citations DOI OpenAlex

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