Patrick Allard: from California to Montpellier with Fulbright
Patrick Allard is a professor at Institute for Society and Genetics at University of California (UCLA) in Los Angeles, USA. Her work focuses on reproductive alterations and neurobehavioral disorders following exposure to environmental toxicants. As part of his Fulbright research grant, he will be hosted at the UM from March to May to collaborate with researchers at the Institut ExposUM.
Her award-winning research project is entitled "Closing the Loopholes: Rethinking Pesticide Policy and Governance". His objective? To analyze how pesticide regulations are developed, implemented and contested in different regulatory contexts. His work will examine the fit between biological and community data and regulatory policies.
Adopting a comparative approach including policy analysis, stakeholder interviews and community engagement, the project will aim to map regulatory loopholes, trace their origins and propose concrete measures to strengthen the protection of human health and ecosystems.
International laboratory
This project will also lay the foundations for future collaborations through the creation of an international CNRS research laboratory at UCLA, fostering interdisciplinary research at the intersection of biology, public health and environmental policy.
During his stay in Montpellier from March to May 2026, Patrick Allard will be working in collaboration with Institut ExposUM researchers.
The University of Montpellier and the Franco-American Fulbright Commission have signed an agreement establishing research grants for researchers affiliated with the University wishing to visit an American university or research institute, and vice versa. These grants cover a mobility period of 3 to 12 months, depending on the research project.