Peter Farmer (toxicologist)

Professor
Peter Farmer
FRSC, CChem
Born 1947 (age 70–71)
Nationality United Kingdom
Occupation Toxicologist
Employer

Professor Peter Farmer FRSC, CChem (born 1947) is a British toxicologist.

Farmer spent most of his early career as a researcher with the Toxicology Unit at the Medical Research Council.[1]

In 2002 he was appointed joint Director of the MRC's Cancer Biomarkers and Prevention ESS (external scientific staff ) Group at the University of Leicester.[1] He was also an Honorary Professor in Biochemistry and Cancer Studies at Leicester,[1] becoming emeritus on retirement.[2]

He served as chair of the Government Advisory Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment, beginning in 2001.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Daphne Christie; Tilli Tansey, eds. (2004), Environmental Toxicology: The legacy of Silent Spring, Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine, History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group, ISBN 978-0-85484-091-5 , Wikidata Q29581678
  2. ↑ "Staff list". University of Leicester. Retrieved 20 June 2017.


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