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Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff
Pages 115-128

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... , is the chair of the Department of Radiology at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; a member of the Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program at the Sloan Kettering Institute; and a professor at the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in New York City. She has served on a number of national advisory boards and councils, including the National Institutes of Health's Board of Scientific Counselors, the Scientific Advisory Board of the National Cancer Institute, the Advisory Council of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board.
From page 116...
... She is an internationally recognized cancer epidemiologist who has made important contributions to the understanding of cancer risks from medical radiation exposures.
From page 117...
... He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in radiation sciences funded by DOE
From page 118...
... He has spent more than 35 years in the field of radiation protection and health physics, including programs for the nuclear energy and industrial sectors as well as operations and research in medical health physics. His research focuses on low-dose radiation epidemiology and dosimetry, as well as ­ improving radiation protection practices and communication avenues to reduce the risk of exposure to ionizing radiation and facilitate beneficial clinical applications.
From page 119...
... Alejandra Hurtado de Mendoza, Ph.D., is an assistant professor at the Cancer Prevention and Control Program at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. She is a bilingual social psychologist with interdisciplinary training in anthropology and communication, culture, and technology.
From page 120...
... He has held faculty positions at Carnegie Mellon University, Duke University, and Johns Hopkins University. His work creates statistical tools for understanding cancer data, with particular focus on cancer risk in genetic epidemiology and genomics contexts.
From page 121...
... Dr. Satcher is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, the American Telemedicine Association, the American Association of Cancer Research, Doctors United in Medical Missions, and the Orthopaedic Research Society.
From page 122...
... Her laboratory interests include molecular biology, radiation biology, and nano-biotechnology, and her science–religion fields include biological evolution, stem cell research, and ecology.
From page 123...
... Dr. Zablotska's work has clarified the field's understanding of the effects of occu­pational radiation exposures on health risks of nuclear power industry workers and workers of the uranium fuel production cycle in various occupational cohorts from the United States and Canada.
From page 124...
... Prior to her current appointment, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC, where she conducted research on biomarker development for early cancer detection using case-control epidemiological study designs. She focused primarily on prostate, breast, and liver cancers and trying to identify those individuals who are at high risk of developing malignancies.
From page 125...
... She has worked on several National Academies projects, including studies on sickle cell disease, evidence-based opioid prescribing, and primary care implementation and workshops on veterans' health access and diagnostic excellence in sepsis. She has also assisted with numerous National Cancer Policy Forum workshops ranging from such topics as cancer care in low-resource areas to patient navigation in cancer care.
From page 126...
... She has been the recipient of the Cecil Medal for Excellence in Health Policy Research, a Dis tinguished Service Award from the National Academies, and the Institute of Medicine staff team achievement award (as team leader)
From page 127...
... Pope has served as the director of the Board on Health Sciences Policy, which oversees and guides a program of activities that is intended to encourage and sustain the continuous vigor of the basic biomedical and clinical research enterprises needed to ensure and improve the health and resilience of the public. On-going activities include Forums on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders; Genomics; Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation; and Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events.


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