Dr. Verslycke is an expert in evaluating and predicting environmental effects of endocrine disruptors, pharmaceutical, pesticides and other industrial chemicals. His primary responsibilities include the design, oversight, analysis, and interpretation of ecotoxicological studies, environmental risk assessments, chemical screening and testing procedures, and product safety studies.

Before joining Gradient, Dr. Verslycke was a postdoctoral investigator at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution where he currently holds a position as a visiting scientist and oversees studies to elucidate hormone signaling in marine animals and its potential chemical disruption. Dr. Verslycke has been closely involved in research and priority setting for the regulatory screening and testing of endocrine disruptors. Dr. Verslycke completed his undergraduate and graduate studies in bioengineering at Ghent University in Belgium and was the recipient of the Flanders Marine Institute Annual North Sea Award for his graduate thesis. Dr. Verslycke has authored over 30 peer-reviewed articles in the field of environmental toxicology and has presented his research at numerous international conferences.