Alan BoobisAlan Boobis is an Emeritus professor of toxicology at Imperial College London. He was a professor of biochemical
pharmacology and director of the Toxicology Unit (supported by Public Health England and the Department of Health)
at the Imperial ollege until June of 2017, when he retired after over 40 years at the college. His main research interests
lie in mechanistic toxicology, drug metabolism, mode of action, and chemical risk assessment. He has published
approximately 250 original research papers (h-index of 80). He is a member of several national and international advisory
committees, the Committee on Toxicity (chair), the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation, Joint
FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (veterinary residues), and Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide
Residues. He has been a member of the UK Advisory Committee on Pesticides, Committee on Carcinogenicity, the
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Panel on Food Contaminants, and the EFSA Panel on Plant Protection
Products and their Residues. He is a member and a past chair of the Board of Trustees of the International Life
Sciences Institute (ILSI) and a member of the Board of Directors and has served as the vice president of ILSI Europe
and has served as a member and chair of the Board of Trustees of the Health and Environmental Sciences Institute
(HESI). He sits on several international scientific advisory boards, in both the public and private sectors. Awards
include honorary fellow of the British Toxicology Society, fellow of the British Pharmacological Society, the BTS John
Barnes Prize Lectureship, honorary membership and Merit Award of EUROTOX, the Royal Society of Chemistry Toxicology Award, the Society of Toxicology Arnold J. Lehman Award, the Toxicology Forum Philippe Shubik
Distinguished Scientist Award, and Officer of the British Empire (OBE). Read More Read Less