Fetal oxidative stress in Fetal Alcohol and Autism Spectrum Disorders (FASD and ASD)

Peter Wells

Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy

Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine

• Campus
  • St. George
• Faculty
  • Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
  • Temerty Faculty of Medicine
• Department
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Centres
  • Institute for Drug Research
  • School of the Environment

Areas of Expertise

• Drug-induced birth defects
• Drug-induced cancer
• Fetal oxidative stress in Fetal Alcohol and Autism Spectrum Disorders (FASD and ASD)
• Free radicals in neurodegenerative disease
• Methamphetamine effects on the fetus
• Oxidative stress in neurodegeneration associated with aging
• Risk factors for drug-induced diseases
• Role of the breast cancer 1 (BRCA1) protein in protecting fetal development
• Toxicology

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