John Irving
Executive director
Clinical department
Clinical Reference Laboratory
United States of America
Biography
John Irving has been with CRL since 2005 and has a strong background in substance abuse testing. While serving 21 years in the U.S. Navy, he established the Navy’s Drug Testing Laboratory program. He was also assigned to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, where he served as the Technical Head of the Federal Testing Program during the writing and implementation of the Federal Program. He oversaw the writing of the laboratory inspection checklist, the Inspector’s Guide and was an instructor for training inspectors for the Federal Program. Since leaving the Navy, Mr. Irving has served as the Responsible Person for several large laboratories and served as the Director for a laboratory specializing in the use of hair for drug detection. He is the author of numerous publications and has made presentations at national toxicology conferences. Mr. Irving holds a B.S. in Chemistry from Parsons College and a Master’s of Science in Chemistry from Bucknell University.
Research Interest
Bioscience and chemistry
