Patrick Allard

Patrick Allard is a Professor at the Institute for Society and Genetics within the College of Letters and Science at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). His research focuses on environmental epigenetics, investigating how early-life and ancestral exposures to environmental chemicals affect health outcomes across generations.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Biology, McGill University, 2005
• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Genetics, Harvard Medical School, 2012

His work leverages the genetic tractability of Caenorhabditis elegans and pluripotent stem cell models to dissect epigenetic and metabolic pathways disrupted by chemicals like bisphenol A, nicotine, and THC. Current projects explore germ cell-mediated epigenetic memory, transgenerational disease inheritance, and high-throughput chemical screening for reproductive toxicity.

Research Funding:

• NIH R01HL151769 (Co-PI, 2020-2024): E-Cigarette Vaping and Transgenerational Asthma
• NIH R01ES027487 (PI, 2017-2022): Environmental Epigenetic Disruption in Germ Cells
• NIH R21AA024889 (PI, 2017-2019): Germ Cell Epigenetic Memory of Ethanol Exposure
• NIH R25ES025507 (Co-PI, 2015-2021): Environmental Health Education Program

His lab is affiliated with UCLA's Molecular Biology Institute, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Molecular Toxicology Graduate Program. Allard's research bridges epigenetic mechanisms, public health, and chemical risk assessment.