John Sumpter

For John Sumpter (MP), see Colchester (UK Parliament constituency).

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][4] He also developed the Yeast Estrogen Assay (YES).

In 2009, Sumpter received a Dr.h.c. from ETH Zurich.[5][6] 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.[7]

References

  1. "Staff Profile - Professor John Sumpter". Brunel University. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  2. Milton, Simon. "Author Commentaries: John Sumpter". Science Watch. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  3. "Combined chemicals from toiletries 'affecting sex lives of river fish'". Mail Online. March 5, 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  4. "Research proves 'gender-bending' chemicals affect reproduction". PhysOrg. October 26, 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  5. Persönlichkeiten ausgezeichnet, ETH Life, December 2009, p. 11.
  6. ETH Zürich: Ehrendoktorinnen / Ehrendoktoren der letzten 10 Jahre.
  7. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 61450. p. N15. 30 December 2015.


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