Arpad Pusztai

Dr Arpad Pusztai is a scientist who appeared on British television in 1998 to warn the public of his experimental findings on the effects of GM potatoes on laboratory rats. He was subsequently gagged and suspended by his institute, the Rowett Research Institute in Scotland, his research team was disbanded, and his research data was confiscated. He was subjected to a campaign of vilification and misrepresentation by several pro-GM scientific bodies and pro-GM lobbyists, in an attempt to discredit him and his research.

Biography

Dr Pusztai has a PhD from the University of London in biochemistry and physiology, and is former senior scientist at the Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland. Dr Pusztai was dismissed from the Rowett Research Institute after he went public with research on GM potatoes in 1998. His research was finally published in the The Lancet in 1999.

In 2005, Dr Pusztai was honoured with a whistleblower award from the Federation of German Scientists. Since his research was made public he has given close to 200 lectures across the world.

Resources

Interview with Dr Arpad Pusztai about his experimental findings on GM potatoes and the subsequent political fallout.