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Carole Yauk
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Biography
I obtained my Ph.D. in biology from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, where I studied the effects of industrial air pollution on germline mutations with Dr. James Quinn. As an NSERC post-doctoral fellow, I worked with Professors Sir Alec Jeffreys (the inventor of DNA fingerprinting) and Yuri Dubrova at the University of Leicester in England. There I developed new PCR-based techniques to study induced mutations and meiotic recombination in mouse sperm. I returned to Canada to become a research scientist at Health Canada. For nearly 20 years I led the Genomics Laboratory in the Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau. I have also been an adjunct professor of Biology at Carleton University since 2006. My work focuses on the development and implementation of genomic approaches to improve risk assessment of environmental chemical exposures. I also specialize in genetic toxicology, with an emphasis on identifying chemicals that can cause heritable genetic effects . To advance our research, I am also highly engaged in various international activities and committees. For example, I'm currently the President of the Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society and co-chair of the International Conference on Environmental Mutagens, which will be held in 2021 in Ottawa. For multi-stakeholder research, I'm actively involved in the Health and Environmental Sciences Institute (HESI) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Extended Advisory Group on Molecular Screening and Toxicogenomics. I'm a strong believer in the power of multi-disciplinary teams!
Finally, I would add, I'm a mother of two, wife of a Brit, and an avid skier/snowboarder/rock climber/hiker/runner.
Finally, I would add, I'm a mother of two, wife of a Brit, and an avid skier/snowboarder/rock climber/hiker/runner.
