**Fran¸cois Gagn ´e**

Franc¸ois Gagne, Ph.D., obtained his bachelor and master degrees in Biochemistry (toxicology) ´ followed by a Ph.D. from the Environmental Sciences Department of Metz University in France in 1996. Since then, he has become a research scientist at Environment and Climate Canada in biochemical ecotoxicology. His research interests reside in the interaction of xenobiotics at the molecular level in living systems and non-linear responses. He was involved in various research programs with non-linear methods in ecotoxicology (fractal behavior of biochemical processes, rhythmic responses to toxics), toxicogenomic analysis for cumulative effects of climate changes, municipal/industrial effluent ecotoxicity, nanotechnology, pharmaceuticals, oil sands and critical elements for technology. Franc¸ois is also involved in various national and international ecotoxicology networks and scientific committees as an advisor and international reviewer. He has published over 250 research papers (Google H index = 59 with over 12,750 citations) and 8 book chapters, given 80 workshops presentations, and recently wrote a book on biochemical methods in ecotoxicology (*Biochemical Ecotoxicology*, Elsevier Inc., 2014). His research work is listed in the top 2% of the most cited scientist in his field.
