Studying Human Health and the Environment

The International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) provides a forum for the discussion of problems unique to the study of health and the environment. With membership open to environmental epidemiologists and other scientists worldwide, ISEE provides a variety of forums for discussions, critical reviews, collaborations and education on issues of environmental exposures and their human health effects.

Students and New Researchers Network

The SNRN is open to students, postdoctoral trainees and new researchers in environmental epidemiology or related disciplines.

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Awards - 2012 Awards

ISEE Awards Committee presents several annual awards. Learn more about our awards.

The following awardees were honored on August 29, 2012, at the ISEE 2012 Annual Conference in Columbia, South Carolina:

John Goldsmith Award for Outstanding Contributions to Environmental Epidemiology
2012 Awardee: Brenda Eskenazi, PhD

This award recognizes environmental epidemiologists who, like John Goldsmith, serve as models of excellence in research, unwavering promotion of environmental health, and integrity. Learn more

Research Integrity Award

2012 Awardee: Bruce Lanphear, MD, MPH

The ISEE Research Integrity Award, given periodically at the discretion of the ISEE Council, honors those in environmental epidemiology who have demonstrated exceptional integrity in the face of pressure from special interests. Learn more

Rebecca James Baker Award
2012 Awardee: Payam Dadvand, MD, PhD

To honor Rebecca's memory and to encourage students and new investigators to follow her example, the Rebecca James Baker Memorial Prize is awarded each year at the ISEE annual conference. Learn more

Outstanding Abstracts and Student Posters

ISEE recognizes new researchers and students at each annual conference with awards for outstanding abstracts and student posters.

2012 Best Abstracts by Young Investigators
Payam Dadvand, PhD: Surrounding Greenness and Pregnancy Outcomes
Jaime E. Hart, PhD:  The Association of PM2.5 and All-cause Mortality and Possible Effect Modification by Diet, Alcohol, and Physical Activity

2012 Best Student Posters
Maggie Grabow: Air Quality and Exercise-Related Health Benefits from Reduced Car Travel in the Midwestern United States
Valeria Motta: Evolutionary Age Determines Differential Susceptibility of Repeated-element DNA to Airborne Pollutants
Mozhgon Rajaee: Multimedia Exposure Assessment of Mercury in a Small-scale Gold Mining Community in Northeast Ghana

Journal

ISEE members receive a free print and online subscription to Epidemiology, the official journal of ISEE. Published six times yearly, Epidemiology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original research on the full spectrum of epidemiologic topics. Read more about Epidemiology

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