Karen Kidd accepts Jarislowsky Chair at McMaster

Internationally recognized ecotoxicologist, Karen Kidd, has been named the Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in Environment and Health at McMaster University.

Kidd, who previously held a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Chemical Contamination of Food Webs from the University of New Brunswick, is an expert in environmental health, ecology, and environmental toxicology.
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Kidd’s research is focused on understanding the effects of human activities on aquatic systems and how contaminants, such as mercury, pesticides, industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals and other pollutants, impact the health of fish in freshwater ecosystems in Canada and abroad.  Read more...