Molecular Mimicry: Professor Ian Shaw at TEDxChristchurch

As a toxicology professor at Christchurch's University of Canterbury, Ian Shaw researches our future ability to procreate and prosper from the angle of endocrine disrupting chemicals in food and is particularly interested in how these chemicals, which mimic hormones, affect human growth and development.

He has a BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry from the University of Bath, a PhD in Biochemistry (Toxicology) from the University of Birmingham, and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists. Ian has worked in academic, corporate pharmaceutical and public health environments on the toxicity of anticancer drugs and food.

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