Prof. Templeton received his BSc (Biochemistry, 1976) and PhD (Chemistry, 1979) from Carleton University and his MD (1983) from the University of Western Ontario. Following additional training at the Hospital for Sick Children, he joined the Faculty in Clinical Biochemistry at the University of Toronto in 1985 and became Full Professor in Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology in 1996. Prof. Templeton has published 200 papers and 7 books in the fields of trace metal cell biology, bioinorganic chemistry, and analytical and metal toxicology. He has worked with the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry for many years, both as President of the Division of Chemistry and Human Health (where he is a lifetime Emeritus Fellow) and as Chair of the IUPAC Project Committee, and was given an IUPAC award in 2019 for Outstanding Service to the Advancement of Chemistry Worldwide.