Professor Farmer was appointed as chair of COM in November 2001. He has
previously been a member of the Committee on Carcinogenicity before he
became a member of COM in April 2000. Since becoming a chair he also serves
as a member on the COC. His main research interests are in the investigation
and use of chemical induced DNA and protein adducts in carcinogen/mutagen
risk assessment and the development of biomarkers for cancer risk assessments.
He has an international reputation in this area and is involved in several
EU collaborative research activities.
Declaration of interests
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Celltech
Abbey National
Bradford & Bingley
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Torotrak