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Warren Foster

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Professor EmeritusObstetrics & GynecologyMcMaster University

Warren Foster

Professor Emeritus

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

In this role since 2021

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Supervision signals

Emeritus professors are retired and rarely take new students.
Teaches 2 graduate courses, most recently in 2020.
18 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 7 CIHR grants, most recently in 2015.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2011.

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271

Publications

9,174

Citations

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Publications by year

Counts cover the works listed on the university profile; citation counts come from Dimensions.

Other appointments

Biomedical Engineering

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Contact

wynger22@yahoo.com (905) 525-9140 ext. 22573

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsEnvironmental Science
Endometriosis Research and TreatmentMedicine
Health and Lifestyle StudiesHealth Professions
Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine
Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Science

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

From the 150 most recent of 271 publications.

Ontogeny of Placental FcRn Protein During Human and Animal Pregnancy to Inform Developmental Toxicity Testing

Bowman CJ, Breslin WJ, Chen C, Foster W, Hui J, Kusmider B, Laffan S, Myers M, Sivaraman L, Tornesi B

Birth Defects Research20261 citations

DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.70058

Determinants of Serum PFAS Concentrations in Canadian Children: Prenatal Exposure, Breastfeeding, and Temporal Trends in the MIREC Cohort

Saha T, Verner M-A, Borghese MM, Ashley-Martin J, Arbuckle TE, Fisher M, Booij L, Mésidor M, Kouam L, Al-Kassem H

2026

DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9838969/v1

Effects of polystyrene nanoplastics on the female reproductive system in mice: Implications for ovarian function and follicular development

Gholiof M, Wessels JM, Foster WG, Turpin V, Leonardi M

Reproductive Toxicology202512 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2025.108983

Legacy, alternative, and precursor PFAS and associations with lipids and liver function biomarkers: results from a cross-sectional analysis of adult females in the MIREC-ENDO study

Borghese MM, Feng J, Liang CL, Kienapple N, Manz KE, Fisher M, Arbuckle TE, Atlas E, Braun JM, Bouchard MF

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health20258 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2025.114592

Gestational urinary concentrations of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid in relation to preterm birth: the MIREC study

Ashley-Martin J, Marro L, Owen J, Borghese MM, Arbuckle T, Bouchard MF, Lanphear B, Walker M, Foster W, Fisher M

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology20258 citations

DOI: 10.1038/s41370-024-00702-w

Non-Targeted Analysis Workflow of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in Ovarian Follicular Fluid: Identification of Parabens by Diagnostic Fragmentation Evidence and Additional Contaminants via Mass Spectral Library Matching

Zhou Z, Neal MS, Foster WG, Feng Y-L

ACS Measurement Science Au20252 citations

DOI: 10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.5c00082

Descriptive analysis of whole blood concentrations of toxic, essential, and trace elements in adult females from the MIREC-ENDO study

Packull-McCormick S, Ashley-Martin J, Bouchard M, Fisher M, Arbuckle TE, Macey K, Bouchard M, Foster W, Borghese MM

Environmental Research20251 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.122095

Pilot Study of IL-1 Antagonist Anakinra for Treatment of Endometriosis

Sullender RT, Agarwal RK, Jacobs MB, Wessels JM, Foster WG, Agarwal SK

International Journal of Women's Health202411 citations

DOI: 10.2147/ijwh.s467041

Maternal exposure to metals and time‐to‐pregnancy: The MIREC cohort study

Premranjith P, King W, Ashley‐Martin J, Borghese MM, Bouchard M, Foster W, Arbuckle TE, Velez MP

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology20245 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.17759 PMID: W4391032739

Environmental Chemical Exposure Research and Characteristics of Study Subjects Recruited from Midwifery vs. Hospital Based Clinics: Rapport d'exposition chimique environnementale et caractéristiques des sujets participants recrutés par une pratique sage-femme versus les cliniques établies à l'hôpital

Wright D, Gregorovich S, Hamilton S, Lukas P, Foster WG

Canadian Journal of Midwifery Research and Practice20241 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.22374/cjmrp.v9i3.132

Courses taught

Industrial and Environmental Toxicology
MEDSCI 714 · last taught 2020
Graduate
Reproductive Endocrinology
MEDSCI 712 · last taught 2019
Graduate