Dr. Cardis receives recognition for her research on mobile phones

Two manuscripts published last year by Professor Elisabeth Cardis (head of the Radiation Programme at the Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology -CREAL) and her collaborators have been awarded an Honorable Mention in NIOSH’s (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) Annual Alice Hamilton Awards for Excellence in Occupational Safety and Health.

The papers awarded were the results of long-term multinational and multidisciplinary collaborations in the field of brain tumour risks and exposure to radiofrequency radiation from mobile telephones. They were both published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine (http://oem.bmj.com/) in September 2011.

- Cardis E, Varsier N, Bowman JD, Deltour I, Figuerola J, Mann S, Moissonnier M, Taki M, Vecchia P, Villegas R, Vrijheid M, Wake K, Wiart J. Estimation of RF energy absorbed in the brain from mobile phones in the Interphone study. Occup Environ Med. 2011 Sep;68(9):686-93. http://oem.bmj.com/content/68/9/631.full.pdf+html?sid=b5afdeec-cab7-4596-9c01-0ad7db5dff9c

- Cardis E, Armstrong BK, Bowman JD, Giles GG, Hours M, Krewski D, McBride M, Parent ME, Sadetzki S, Woodward A, Brown J, Chetrit A, Figuerola J, Hoffmann C, Jarus-Hakak A, Montestrucq L, Nadon L, Richardson L, Villegas R, Vrijheid M. Risk of brain tumours in relation to estimated RF dose from mobile phones – results from five Interphone countries. Occup Environ Med. 2011 Sep;68(9):631-40. http://oem.bmj.com/content/68/9/686.full.pdf+html?sid=b5afdeec-cab7-4596-9c01-0ad7db5dff9c

Co-authors of these papers include CREAL researchers Jordi Figuerola, Rodrigo Villegas and Dr Martine Vrijheid who participated in this research with Dr Cardis.
The Alice Hamilton Awards for Occupational Safety and Health recognize the scientific excellence of technical and instructional materials including NIOSH scientists and engineers in the areas of biological science, engineering and physical science, human studies, and educational materials.

The Awards honor Dr. Alice Hamilton (1869 - 1970), a pioneering researcher and occupational physician, and are presented each year by NIOSH on the basis of rigorous reviews by panels of scientific experts from outside the Institute.

Further information at: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/awards/hamilton/