1:30 p.m. Introduction and Remarks
The Honorable Paul G. Rogers, J.D.
2:00 p.m. Cancer and the Environment: A View from “the Hill”
The Honorable John E. Porter, J.D.
Roundtable Summation and General Discussion 2:30 p.m. Summation of the Workshop
Lovell A. Jones, Ph.D.
Roundtable Member 2:45 p.m. Roundtable Discussion
Discussion of the workshop and future needs of cancer research Ms. Susan Braun
President and CEO
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Donald Coffey, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Ms. Linda Frame, R.N., M.S., ACON Senior Clinical Advisor
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Lovell A. Jones, Ph.D.
Professor, Gynecologic Oncology M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Martha Linet, M.D., M.P.H.
National Cancer Institute David Ringer, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Scientific Program Director American Cancer Society 4:00 p.m. Adjournment
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Speakers and Panelists
David S. Alberts, M.D.
Professor of Medicine Pharmacology and Public Health
Arizona Cancer Center
Susan Braun President and CEO
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Greta Bunin, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Donald S. Coffey, Ph.D.
Professor of Urology, Oncology, Pathology, and Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Robert DiPaola, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine and Executive Director of the Dean and Betty Gallo Prostate Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Sam Donaldson ABC News Anchor ABC PrimeTime Live
Raymond DuBois, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Director
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center for Cancer Prevention
Director of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Linda Frame, R.N., M.S., AOCN Senior Clinical Advisor
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
Joseph Fraumeni, M.D.
Director of the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics National Cancer Institute
Gilbert H. Friedell, M.D.
Director Emeritus Markey Cancer Center
Professor of Pathology Emeritus University of Kentucky in Lexington
Curt Harris, M.D.
Chief
Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis National Cancer Institute
Clinical Professor of Medicine and Oncology
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Kari Hemminki, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Epidemiology
Karolinska Institute, Department of Biosciences at Novum Huddinge Sweden
Brian E. Henderson, M.D.
Professor of Preventive Medicine University of South California Keck School of Medicine, Los
Angeles California
María A.Hernández-Valero, Dr.P.H.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Gynecologic Oncology Division of Surgery
University of Texas
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Houston, Texas
Richard Jackson, M.D., M.P.H.
Director
National Center for Environmental Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lovell Jones, Ph.D.
Professor, Gynecologic Oncology M.D. Anderson Cancer Center University of Texas
Woodie Kessel, M.D., M.P.H.
Senior Child Health Science Advisor Department of Health and Human
Services
Martha S. Linet, M.D., M.P.H.
Chief
Population Studies Section, Radiation Epidemiology Branch
National Cancer Institute
John Milner, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Nutrition
Director of the Graduate Program in Nutrition
University of Pennsylvania
John Minna, M.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology
Director, Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center
Olufunmilayo Olopade, M.D.
Director, Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics
Pritzker School of Medicine University of Chicago
The Honorable John Porter Partner
Hogan & Hartson
David Ringer, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Scientific Program Director American Cancer Society
Leslie Robison, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics University of Minnesota
Division of Pediatric Epidemiology
The Honorable Paul Rogers Partner
Hogan & Hartson
Steven Rosenberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief of Surgery National Cancer Institute
Margaret R. Spitz, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor, Chair, Epidemiology University of Texas
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Armin Weinberg, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine
Mary Wolff, Ph.D.
Professor
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
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Workshop Participants
Christian Abnet National Cancer Institute Nicole African
Research Assistant
Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center
Karim Ahmed
Director, International Programs National Council for Science and the
Environment Julie Albertus
National Institutes of Health Linda Anderson
Director of Communications
Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program
National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health Yutaka Aoki
Graduate Student
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Martin Apple President
Council of Scientific Society Presidents
Mahboob Atique Epidemiologist
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
John Balbus Associate Professor
George Washington University School of Public Health Donald Barnes Staff Director
Scientific Advisory Board Ervind Bhogte
CRTA-2 Fellow
National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health Laura Bonetta
Freelance Writer BioMedNet News
Lynn Bradley Director
Environmental Health Association of Public Health Laboratories Anstice Brand
Program Analyst
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Margaret Breida
Manager
Technical Committee Support American Industrial Hygiene
Association Saba Brelvi Program Associate Grantmakers in Health Joel Breman
Deputy Director
Division of International Training and Research
Fogarty International Center Mark Brown
Director
Environmental Agents Service Department of Veterans Affairs Pamela Brown
Director
Cancer Prevention and Control West Virginia University
Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center Stacye Bruckbauer
Legislative Officer National Cancer Institute
William Burk Deputy Director
Huntsman Cancer Institute Ritva Butrum
Vice President for Research American Institute for Cancer
Research Valere Byrd Child Health Fellow
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Richard Calvert
Research Medical Officer
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Victor Caravello
Consultant
Air Force Institute for Environment Safety and Occupational Health Risk Analysis
Jill Center
Health Policy Analyst
American Public Health Association Amy Chapin
Acting Director
Office of Environmental Health Maryland Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene Margaret Chu Toxicologist
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Rebecca Cohen Susan Kay Cummins Senior Health Policy Advisor National Center for Environmental
Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Susan Daniels Intern
National Academy of Sciences Kathleen DeBettencourt Executive Director
Environmental Literacy Council Catherine Estes
Project Coordinator
The National Environmental
Education and Training Foundation The EnvironMentors Project
Bernadette A. Estrada CRTA Fellow
National Cancer Institute Geroncio Fajardo
Division of Environmental Health Assessment
Bureau of Epidemiology
Pennsylvania Department of Health Praveen Fernandes
Bennett, Turner and Coleman, LLP Barry Finnette
Associate Professor
Pediatrics, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Rachael Flynn Public Health Fellow
National Center for Policy Research for Women and Families
Herbert Fockler Executive Director
Global Children’s Health Fund Elaine Francis
National Program Director Endocrine Disruptors Research
Program
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Molly French
Director of Policy Research Partnership for Prevention Kathy Gallagher
Program Analyst National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health Mary Gant
Assistant to the Director for Legislation
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Jill Gay Consultant
National Council for Science and the Environment
Ronald Gerste Science Correspondent
Roger Giese Director
Environmental Cancer Research Program
Northeastern University Radoslav Goldman Research Instructor Georgetown University Lombardi Cancer Center Pauline Green
Associate Professor Howard University June Green Consultant
National Alliance of Children’s Trust and Prevention Funds
Marcia Greenblum
Nutrition and Food Safety Specialist Egg Nutrition Center
William M. Grigg
Director of Communications National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences Mary Guinan State Health Officer
Nevada State Health Division Jhumka Gupta
Service Fellow
Office on Women’s Health U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services
Janet Guthrie Program Analyst
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Bassem Haddad Assistant Professor
Georgetown University Medical Center
Susanne B. Haga
National Institutes of Health Deborah Hamernik
Scientific Review Administrator National Institutes of Health James Hanson
Acting Chief
Clinical and Genetic Epidemiology Research Branch
National Cancer Institute Scott Hawkins
Intercet, Ltd.
Phil Heard
Maryland Department of the Environment
Richard Hegner
Senior Research Associate National Health Policy Forum Roger Herdman
Director
National Cancer Policy Board Institute of Medicine
Ella Hinson Student
Metabolism Branch National Cancer Institute
Constance Horden Writer
American Association for the Advancement of Science Jennifer Hu
Assistant Professor
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Charmaine Hutchinson Clinical Nurse
Howard University Hospital Yi-Ting Hwang
Research Instructor
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Peter Inskip Investigator
National Cancer Institute Erick Ishii
Health Statistician
Department of Veterans Affairs Kumiko Iwamoto
Program Director National Cancer Institute John Jackson
Einstein Fellow
National Science Foundation Division of Graduate Education Scott Jenkins
Reporter FDC Reports Libin Jia Research Fellow
National Institutes of Health
Alicia Johnson
Physicians for Social Responsibility David Johnson
Chief
Bureau of Environmental Epidemiology
Florida Department of Health Wanda K. Jones
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health (Women’s Health)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Thea Kalebic Special Expert
National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health Division of Cancer Prevention Sarah Keim
Study Coordinator
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Michele Kendus Attorney
Venable, Baetijer and Howard, LLP Richard Kerber
Associate Professor University of Utah Judith Klotz Program Manager Cancer Surveillance
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
Ann Kolker Executive Director
Ovarian Cancer National Alliance
Amy Kostant Program Director
Environmental Media Services Naomi Kulakow
Coordinator
Education and Outreach Food and Drug Administration Elaine Lanza
Senior Investigator National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health Barbara Larcom
Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force
Deputy for Public Health, Deputy Assistant Secretary Air Force Environment, Safety, and
Occupational Health Beth L. Law
Vice President for Law and Environmental Affairs
American Trucking Associations, Inc.
Deirdre Lawrence Epidemiologist
National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health Paul Levine
Clinical Professor
George Washington University Anna Levy
Deputy Director
Office of Women’s Health National Cancer Institute
Wenchi Liang Assistant Professor Georgetown University Geoffrey Lomax
University of California, Berkeley Raya Mandler
Research Fellow Metabolism Branch National Cancer Institute Saralyn Mark
Senior Medical Advisor Office on Women’s Health U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services Cheryl L. Marks National Cancer Institute Edward Master
Environmental Protection Specialist U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 5 Caitlin McAleese Miami University, Ohio Catherine E. McDemott President and CEO
National Committee for Quality Health Care
Hugh McKinnon
Associate Director for Health National Risk Management Research
Laboratory
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Chad McMullin Project Director Intercet, Ltd.
Sandra Melnick Chief
Analytic Epidemiology Research Branch
National Cancer Institute E. Jeffrey Metter Medical Officer
National Institute on Aging Katherine Meyer
Associate Professor
University of Massachusetts, Darmouth
Nancy E. Miller
Senior Science Policy Analyst Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health Linda Min
Nutritions Programs Coordinator Egg Nutrition Center
Daniel Mullins Accenture Marjan Najafi Research Associate Institute of Medicine Patricia Newman Science Writer
National Cancer Institute Angela Ng
Center for Scientific Review National Institutes of Health
Jing Nie
Graduate Student
State University of New York at Buffalo
Jim O’Hara Executive Director Health-Track Domyung Paek Associate Professor Seoul National University Rebecca Parkin
Associate Research Professor The George Washington University A. R. Patel
Program Director for Diet–Nutrition National Cancer Institute
Brenda Perkovich Toxicologist
Office of Children’s Health Protection June Peters
Genetic Counselor National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health Heather Pierce
Genetic Counselor, Research Coordinator
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Clinical Genetics Service Warre Pleger
Professor and Associate, Director for Basic Research H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and
Research Institute
Susan Polan
Director of Governmental Relations Trust for America’s Health
Carolyn Poppel Staff Scientist
Physicians for Social Responsibility Christopher Portier
Acting Director
Environmental Toxicology Program National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences Edwin Pratt, Jr.
Director of Liaison and Governmental Relations
National Association of Local Boards of Health
Claudio Ramirez Consultant
Pan American Health Organization Kathie Reed
Branch Chief, Science Planning National Cancer Institute David Reese
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Martin Root BioSignia, Inc.
Tina Rouse Program Officer
National Academy of Sciences Deborah Ruggles
Jim Ruttenberg Associate Professor
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Linda Sabatini Assistant Professor
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Keeran Sampat
Student
National Cancer Institute Prem Sarin
Research Professor
George Washington University School of Medicine
Anne Sassaman
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Samir Sauma
Scientific Projects Manager National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health Heather Schlecht
Legislative Assistant American Chemical Society Dina Schreinemachers Health Scientist
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
P. Francisco Semião Prevention Policy Analyst
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Caroucha Senilla Intern Labor Advisor
North American Agreement on Labor Cooperation
Kathryn Sessions Consultant
Health and Environmental Funders Network
Cinzia Sevignani Research Instructor
Thomas Jefferson University, Kimmel Cancer Center
Youn Shim Epidemiologist
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Cheryl Siegel Scott Epidemiologist
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Paul Silverman
Chief, Disease Prevention and Control Delaware Division of Public Health Mary Jane Slesinski
Scientific Review Administrator Division of Extramural Activities National Cancer Institute
John T. Soler Epidemiologist
Minnesota Cancer Surveillance System
Patricia Stanco Researcher
Bennett, Turner and Coleman, LLP
Linda Stapleton Research Technician National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health Susan Steck-Scott
Fellow
National Cancer Institute Karen Steinberg Chief
Molecular Biology Branch Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention Victoria Stevens Visiting Scientist
National Center for Environmental Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
David Sundwall President
American Clinical Laboratory Association
Richard Thomas Managing Director Intercet, Ltd.
Sterling Thomas BioResearch Scientist Intercet, Ltd.
William Toscano Professor and Head University of Minnesota
Department of Environmental Health