Prof Patrick Allard

Assistant Professor

Institute for Society & Genetics and Environmental Health Sciences

University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)

Los Angeles

Prof Allard is the 2011/2 Global Toxicology Scholar for the Society of Toxicology

He will give a seminar (Tuesday, 11^th Dec 2012 at 2.30 pm at the School of Physical Sciences Boardroom) on “Environmental Health in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities” and enlighten the university community about the training and funding opportunities offered by the Society of Toxicology (SOT).

Research Interests

Prof Patrick Allard’s research focuses on understanding how environmental exposures alter the function of the germline and therefore reproduction. To address this question he uses the model system Caenorhabditis elegans. The genetic tools available in the nematode allow the mechanistic dissection of environmentally disrupted germline pathways as well as the comprehensive interrogation of our chemical environment for its effect on reproduction.

He is also interested in understanding the steps separating environmental research performed in laboratories from policy implementation. For example, how information is transferred, transformed and used as it moves outside of the confines of the laboratory.