Author Biography: Andersen, et al. |
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Melvin Andersen is director of the Computation Biology Division at the Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences. Previously, he held positions in toxicology research and research management in the federal government (Department of Defense and Environmental Protection Agency) and was professor of environmental health at Colorado State University. He has worked to develop biologically realistic models of the uptake, distribution, metabolism, and biologic effects of drugs and toxic chemicals and has applied these physiologically based pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic models to safety assessments and quantitative health risk assessments. His current research interest include developing mathematical descriptions of control of genetic circuitry in the developing and adult organism and the dose-response and risk assessment implication s of the control processes. Dr. Andersen is board-certified in industrial hygiene and in toxicology. He has served on numerous National Research Council committees, including the Committee on Toxicology, the committee on Toxicological Effects of Mercury, the Committee on Risk Assessment Methodology, and the Subcommittee on Pharmacokinetics. He earned a PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology from Cornell University.
Dr. Melvin Andersen
The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences
6 Davis Drive
P.O. Box 12137
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2137
Email: mandersen@thehamner.org
Daniel Krewski is professor of epidemiology and community medicine and director of the McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment at the University of Ottawa. Previously, he served as director of the Bureau of Chemical Hazards and director of risk management at Health Canada. His research interests include epidemiology, biostatistics, risk assessment, and risk management. Dr. Krewski is a member of the National Research Council (NRC) Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board and previously served on its Committee on Health Risks of Exposure to Radon (BEIR VI) and its Committee to Assess Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR VII, Phase 2). Dr. Krewski also served on the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, the Committee on Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter, the Committee on Grand Challenges in Environmental Science, the Committee on Comparative Toxicity of Naturally Occurring Carcinogens the Committee on Toxicology (COT), the COT Subcommittee on the Health Effects of Ingested Fluoride, and the Subcommittee on Pharmacokinetics in Risk Assessment of the Safe Drinking Water Committee. Dr. Krewski chaired the Committee on Acute Exposure Guideline Levels from 1998 to 2004, and the Colloquium on Scientific Advances and the Future of Toxicologic Risk Assessment held in 1997 on the 50th anniversary of the COT. Dr. Krewski received his MSc and PhD in mathematics and statistics from Carleton University and his MHS from the University of Ottawa.
Dr. Daniel Krewski
Institute of Population Health
1 Stewart Street, Room 320
Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5
E-mail: dkrewski@uottawa.ca
Lauren Zeise is chief of the Reproductive and Cancer Hazard Assessment Branch of the California Environmental Protection Agency. Dr. Zeise's research focuses on modeling human interindividual variability and risk. She has served on advisory boards of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the World Health Organization, the Office of Technology and Assessment, and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. She has also served on several National Research Council committees, including the Committee on Risk Characterization, the Committee on Comparative Toxicology of Naturally Occurring Carcinogens, the Committee on Copper in Drinking water, and the Committee to Review EPA's Research Grants Program. Dr. Zeise is a member of the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology. She received her PhD from Harvard University.
Dr. Lauren Zeise
California Environmental Protection Agency
Oakland Office
1515 Clay Street, 16th floor
Oakland, CA 94612
Email: lzeise@oehha.ca.gov
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