Wallace Hayes | Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. A. Wallace Hayes | Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | Best Researcher Award

Professor at University of South Florida | United States

Prof. A. Wallace Hayes, Ph.D. is a distinguished toxicologist with extensive contributions to toxicology, pharmaceutical science, and public health. He completed his A.B. at Emory University, pursued M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in toxicology at Auburn University, and undertook postdoctoral training at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. His professional career bridges academia, industry, and regulatory science, with faculty appointments at leading institutions including the University of South Florida, Michigan State University, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, the University of Alabama, and Wake Forest University. He has also held senior scientific and regulatory leadership roles in multinational corporations such as Rohm and Haas, RJR Nabisco, and The Gillette Company, where he advanced safety evaluation, product integrity, and global regulatory compliance. Prof. A. Wallace Hayes’ research interests encompass toxicological risk assessment, food safety, pharmaceutical toxicology, environmental health, and regulatory toxicology, with significant international collaborations addressing public health and chemical safety. He has published over 248 documents with 6,920 citations indexed in Scopus, achieving an h-index of 41, and his editorial leadership includes serving as editor-in-chief or board member for numerous high-impact journals, as well as co-authoring foundational texts in toxicology. His research skills extend across experimental toxicology, regulatory science, safety evaluation of food and pharmaceuticals, environmental risk assessment, and global policy development, supported by his role on multiple FDA, EPA, NIH, and WHO panels. Prof. A. Wallace Hayes has received prestigious honors including the Society of Toxicology Merit Award, Distinguished Scientist Award of the American College of Toxicology, Outstanding Leadership Award of the International Dose-Response Society, and the Mildred S. Christian Career Achievement Award, and he is a Fellow of the AAAS, the Academy of Toxicological Sciences, the Royal Society of Biology, and the Royal Society of Medicine. With a remarkable blend of academic excellence, research leadership, and regulatory impact, Prof. A. Wallace Hayes continues to shape global standards in toxicology and pharmaceutical sciences, making him an influential figure whose work advances both science and public health.

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Featured Publications:

  1. Hayes, A. W., Davis, N. A., & Diener, U. L. (1966). Effect of aeration on growth and aflatoxin production by Aspergillus flavus in submerged culture. Applied Microbiology, 14(6), 1019–1022.

  2. Wilson, B. J., Harris, T. M., & Hayes, A. W. (1967). Mycotoxin from Penicillium puberulum Bannier. Journal of Bacteriology, 93(5), 1737–1739.

  3. Hayes, A. W., & Wilson, B. J. (1968). Bioproduction and purification of rubratoxin B. Applied Microbiology, 16(8), 1163–1167.

  4. Hayes, A. W., & Wyatt, E. P. (1970). Survey of the sensitivity of microorganisms to rubratoxin B. Applied Microbiology, 20(1), 164–165.

  5. Hayes, A. W., & Wilson, B. J. (1970). Effect of rubratoxin B on the liver composition and metabolism of the mouse. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 11(3), 481–493.

  6. Hayes, A. W. (1972). Excretion and tissue distribution of radioactivity from rubratoxin B-14C in mice and rats. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 23(1), 91–101.

  7. Hayes, A. W., Hollingsworth, E. B., & Neville, J. A. (1973). Acute toxicity of rubratoxin B in dogs. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 25(4), 606–616.