Barbare Hales
Dr. Barbara Hales is a James McGill Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at McGill University (Montreal). Dr. Hales is a world-renowned expert in developmental and reproductive toxicology, and endocrine disruption. Funded by extra-mural competitive grants, her laboratory research focuses on the effects of house dust mixtures of flame retardants on reproduction and development, the impact of exposure to phthalates and “green” plasticizers on progeny outcome, and approaches towards the responsible replacement of endocrine disrupting chemicals. Dr. Hales has published over 160 journal articles and 45 book chapters. Her laboratory has provided opportunities to graduate students, visiting scholars and postdoctoral fellows, many of whom currently hold diverse positions in different sectors. Dr. Hales has served as President of the Society of Toxicology of Canada (STC) and the Teratology Society and as the Secretary-General of the International Union of Toxicology (IUTOX). Dr. Hales has been bestowed with many awards of distinction, notably the Teratology Society’s Agnish Fellowship Award (2019), and the STC’s Gabriel L. Plaa Award (2008).
