Jean-Philippe Weber
Laboratory Director

Jean-Philippe Weber studied chemistry at Laval University where he completed a Ph.D. in molecular spectroscopy in 1973. He went on to a postdoctoral fellowship in environmental sciences at Université du Québec à Montreal.

He was hired as a chemist in charge of metal analysis at the Quebec Center for Toxicology in 1974, where he helped develop analytical methods and applications for worker monitoring programs and epidemiological studies. In 1979, he set up an interlaboratory comparison program for heavy metals in biological environments. The program now has 175 members in 22 countries.

Dr. Weber is currently both assistant director of the Toxicology Center and laboratory director. He is also an associate professor in Laval University's Department of Social and Preventive Medicine.

The laboratory he heads-which is recognized worldwide for its expertise in the analysis of persistent organic pollutants-was selected to conduct analyses for various programs, including St. Lawrence Vision 2000 and the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program. It has also been designated as a reference laboratory by numerous organizations, including CDC, OSHA, AMAP, and the Institut für Arbeits-Sozial und Umweltmedizin (Erlangen).

Dr. Weber has taken part in a number of missions in West Africa and South America to develop and improve the analytical performance of laboratories and set up quality assurance programs. He is the author or co-author of numerous scientific publications. His professional interests include the analysis of toxic substances in biological environments and toxicology quality assurance. He is a member of the Quebec Corporation of Professional Chemists (Ordre des chimistes du Québec) and is active in a number of professional associations. He is also the president elect of the Quebec Clinical Biochemistry Society (Société québécoise de biochimie clinique).
 
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