What is Theo Colborn?
{{Infobox scientist |name = Theo Colborn |image = Theo Colborn (1927-2014).jpg |caption = Theo Colborn in 2010 |birth_name=Theodora Emily Decker |birth_date = {{birth date|1927|03|28}} |birth_place =[[Plainfield, New Jersey]] |death_date = {{death date and age|2014|12|14 |1927|03|28}} |death_place= |nationality = [[United States]] |field = [[Zoology]] |work_institutions = [[University of Florida]] |alma_mater = [[Rutgers University]]<br />[[Western State Colorado University]]<br />[[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] |doctoral_advisor = |doctoral_students = |known_for = Pioneer in the field of [[endocrine disruptor|endocrine disrupting]] chemicals |prizes = }} '''Theodora Emily Colborn'''<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=428i2UdWRRAC&dq=Theodora+Colborn+1927&pg=PA58 | title=A to Z of Women in Science and Math | isbn=9781438107950 | last1=Yount | first1=Lisa | year=2007 }}</ref> (née '''Decker'''; March 28, 1927 – December 14, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] zoologist. She was the founder and President Emeritus of The Endocrine Disruption Exchange (TEDX). Colborn was also professor Emeritus of [[Zoology]] at the [[University of Florida, Gainesville]]. She was best known for her studies on the health effects of [[endocrine disruptor|endocrine disrupting]] chemicals. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/ Our Stolen Future] *[http://www.endocrinedisruption.org/ TEDX, The Endocrine Disruption Exchange] *[http://www.democracynow.org/2010/4/14/world_renowned_scientist_dr_theo_colborn Dr. Theo Colborn on the Health Effects of Water Contamination from Fracking] - video report by ''[[Democracy Now!]]'' *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r2Rx8VRq48/ Dr. Theo Colborn's TEDx Talk] – [[TED (conference)|TEDx]] MidAtlantic 2012, “Letter to the president about chemicals disrupting our bodies.” *[http://www.scu.edu/ethics/architects-of-peace/Colburn/essay.html