Richardson is board-certified by the American Board of Toxicology (DABT) and he has renewed his certification every five years.
Research interests include applications of bioinformatics and biophysical methods to the identification of new chemical threats, development of medical countermeasures against chemical threats, and mechanisms of neurotoxicity and neurodegenerative diseases.
Teaching includes EHS 506 (Principles of Toxicology), EHS 624 (Mechanisms of Neurotoxicology), EHS 628 (Toxicology Research Analysis and Presentation), and EHS 869 (Doctoral Seminar).
After postdoctoral work in Neurochemistry at the Medical Research Council in England, Richardson joined The University of Michigan as Assistant Professor of Toxicology. Apart from sabbatical leaves at Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis and the University of Padua, he has been based at Michigan, where he has risen through the ranks to full Professor. During his tenure, he has served as Director of the Academic and Research Toxicology Programs, and he currently holds an endowed position as the Dow Professor of Toxicology.
Dr. Rudy J. Richardson received the BS (magna cum laude) in Chemistry from Wichita State University. Upon achieving PhD candidacy in Chemistry at Stony Brook, he transferred to Harvard, where he earned the ScM and ScD degrees in Physiology/Toxicology.