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Early Life

Childhood

Tyrone Hayes was born in Columbia, South Carolina to Romeo and Susie Hayes in 1967. Relating to his current field of research, Hayes developed an interest in the metamorphosis of amphibians, especially frogs. In his youth, Hayes won the State-level science fair; his topic was on anole lizards and their ability to change color only if they were consciously awake.

Education

Tyrone Hayes graduated high school in 1985 from Dreher High School.[1] In 1989, Hayes went on to earn his Bachelors of Science and his Masters in Biology from Harvard University. In order to graduate from Harvard, he had to include a dissertation which focused on the wood frog's ability to have its gender be determined by genetic and environmental mechanisms. This breakthrough allowed him to further his education at The University of California at Berkley. There, in 1993, he earned his Ph.D. in integrative biology. His Ph.D. focused on the role of hormones and the endocrine system on the responses amphibians have to environmental changes.[2]

Personal Life

Family Life

Tyrone Hayes currently resides in California, although he was born in Columbia, South Carolina in 1967. He was born to Romeo and Susie Hayes.[3] Hayes lives with his wife, Kathy, and their two shared children: Kassina and Tyler.

Accomplishments

In 2002, Tyrone Hayes won the Distinguished Teaching Award from University of California, Berkeley for his exemplary work his research and teaching. In 2004, Hayes won the President's Citation Award from the American Institute of Biological Science for the same reason. In 2005, Hayes won the Jennifer Altman Award in addition to the National Geographic Emerging Explorer Award. [4]

Tyrone Hayes' accomplishments do not cease at science; he has been involved in filmography. In 2008, Hayes work was featured in the movie Flow: For Love of Water. In 2012, Hayes had a role in the Last Call at the Oasis film.[5]

Tyrone Hayes work also dives into literature, as in 2009, he was the main character of the book The Frog Scientist, which is a children's book.[6]

Controversies

Data Discrepancies

Dr. Tyrone B. Hayes and the Environmental Protection Agency, or the EPA, have disputed with one another. As mentioned above, Hayes' main claim is that atrazine is an endocrine disruptor responsible for interfering with the sexual maturation of amphibians, specifically frogs. Dr. Hayes claims that the same physical anomalies caused by endocrine disruptor atrazine in amphibians can be present in humans upon exposure to the herbicide. The EPA found this claim to be of concern, so the agency designed and oversaw its own studies of Hayes' experiment. One study was conducted in Germany while the other was conducted in Maryland, USA. The EPA has been unsuccessful in replicating his results after numerous trials were performed. Dr. Hayes has refused to release his data to the EPA. This refusal to cooperate with the EPA has been reported by the EPA to state legislators in Minnesota and Illinois. Traditionally, reputable scientists are eager to share their data and methods.

Workplace Misconduct

Dr. Tyrone B. Hayes' controversies continue in his interactions in the field with others. Employees of Hayes' claim that he has been "aggressive, inappropriate, and insulting" in email exchanges.Additionally, Hayes has sent sexually explicit content in his communications between himself and Syngenta. He sends these explicit messages directly from his University of California Berkley email address.