Patricia Hunt

Patricia A. Hunt is Meyer Distinguished Professor in the School of Molecular Bioscience at Washington State University.[1] Her primary research interest lies in human aneuploidy, mammalian germ cells and meiosis[2]. She is best known for showing the adversary effect of Bisphenol A (a common substance in plastics) on the reproductive system of mammalians.[3] In 2018, her team discovered that replacement Bisphenols (BPS, BPF,BPAF, Diphenyl sulfone) also affects reproductive health, and this over generations.[4]

Career

Patricia Hunt did her undergraduate studies at Michigan State University.[1] She graduated in 1983 from the University of Hawaii with a thesis on reproductive biology under the supervision of Patricia Jacobs. She completed a two-year Postdoc with Paul Burgoyne at the MRC Mammalian Development Unit and a one-year Postdoc with Eva Eicher at the Jackson Laboratory. She began her tenure track with a faculty position at Emory University from 1988 to 1992, then moved to Case Western Reserve University.

In 2005, she moved to Washington State University where she is now a Meyer Distinguished Professor in the School of Molecular Biosciences. Her current work centers on the reproductive effects of exposure to chemicals with estrogenic activity.[2]

References

1. https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(12)00938-4.pdf - Q & A Patricia Hunt, Current Biology Vol 22 No 20 R856
2. Faculty page of the Washington State University
3. Hunt, Patricia A., et al. "Bisphenol A exposure causes meiotic aneuploidy in the female mouse." Current biology 13.7 (2003): 546-553
4. Horan T., et al. "Replacement Bisphenols Adversely Affect Mouse Gametogenesis with Consequences for Subsequent Generations." Current biology 2018