John Sumpter

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John Philip Sumpter OBE is a distinguished professor of Brunel University, UK. [1] [2] He is an ecotoxicologist, and was amongst the team that first discovered endocrine disruption in fish, and the role of endocrine disrupting chemicals. [3] He also developed the yeast estrogen assay (YES).

In 2009, Sumpter received an honorary doctorate from ETH Zurich. [4] [5] He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to ecotoxicology in the aquatic environment. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Staff Profile - Professor John Sumpter". Brunel University. Retrieved 25 March 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ Milton, Simon. "Author Commentaries: John Sumpter". Science Watch. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "Research proves 'gender-bending' chemicals affect reproduction". PhysOrg. 26 October 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  4. ↑ Persönlichkeiten ausgezeichnet , ETH Life, December 2009, p. 11.
  5. ↑ ETH Zürich: Ehrendoktorinnen / Ehrendoktoren der letzten 10 Jahre Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine .
  6. ↑ "No. 61450". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2015. p. N15.
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