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Title: Toxicological Profile for Mirex and Chlordecone.
Purpose of Planned Report: The purpose of the toxicological profile is to provide a source of toxicological and epidemiological data. The ATSDR toxicological profile succinctly characterizes the toxicologic and adverse health effects for the substance being described.
Type of Dissemination: ISI
Timing of Review (including deferrals): April 2018
Type of Review (panel, individual or alternative procedure): Individual
Opportunities for the Public to Comment (how and when): A draft of this profile was made available for public comment June 2019.
Peer Reviewers Provided with Public Comments before the Review: No
Number of Reviewers: 3
Primary Disciplines or Expertise: toxicology, environmental health, chemistry
Reviewers Selected by (agency or designated outside organization): CDC/ATSDR
Public Nominations Requested for Reviewers: No
Reviewers
Academic and Professional Credentials
Current Position Title
Senior Scientist Emeritus
Organizational Affiliation(s)
Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences
Expertise / Discipline:
- Toxicology
- Biochemistry
- Chemistry
Experience:
- Served on Special Study Sections of the National Institutes of Health and the Health Effects Institute to review grant proposals in the area of lung biochemistry
- Developed in vivo screening tests for pulmonary toxicants based on analysis of bronchoalveolar washings for biomarkers of lung injury and repair
- Research on the mechanisms by which pulmonary inflammation leads to repair or to chronic disease (fibrosis, emphysema)
- Research on the pharmacokinetics of inhaled xenobiotics (particularly vapors) and chemical-specific biomarkers of chemical exposure
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Academic and Professional Credentials
PharmD
Current Position Title
Professor
Organizational Affiliation(s)
Department of Environmental and Occupational, Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences
Expertise / Discipline:
Experimental pharmacology and neurotoxicology
Experience:
Director, Neurotoxicology Research Core, NIEHS Center in Ecogenetics and Environmental Health, University of Washington
University of Washington Core faculty in:
- Interdisciplinary Molecular and Cellular Biology Program
- Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology Training Program
- Environmental Pathology/Toxicology Training Program (Director of Neurotoxicology and Developmental Toxicology Core)
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Academic and Professional Credentials
MD
PhD
Current Position Title
Research Director
Organizational Affiliation(s)
Inserm U1085 – IRSET, Research Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences
Expertise / Discipline:
- Epidemiology
- Reproduction
- Fertility
- Prostate cancer
- Hormone dependent cancers
- Prenatal and post-natal development
- Endocrine disruptors
Experience:
Head of the Guadeloupe Site of Inserm U1085 – IRSET. Head of the Team: “Exposure Assessment And Epidemiological Research on Environment, Reproduction, and Development (3ERD),” Inserm U1085 – IRSET, Rennes, France.
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