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Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer (1982)

Chapter: Appendix A - Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer--Affliliations and Major Research Interests

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A - Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer--Affliliations and Major Research Interests." National Research Council. 1982. Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/371.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A - Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer--Affliliations and Major Research Interests." National Research Council. 1982. Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/371.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A - Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer--Affliliations and Major Research Interests." National Research Council. 1982. Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/371.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A - Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer--Affliliations and Major Research Interests." National Research Council. 1982. Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/371.
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Appendix A Committee on Diet, Nucleon, and Cancer Af~iahons an] Major Research interests CHAIRMAN: Clifford Grobstein Professor of Biological Sciences and Public Policy University of California San Diego, Calif. Major interests: Developmental biology and biomedical tech- nology assessment VICE CHAIRMAN: - John Cairns Professor Department of Microbiology Harvard School of Public Health Boston, Mass. Major interest: Molecular biology MEMBERS: - Robert J. Berliner Dean Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, Conn. Major interests: Physiology of the kidney, particulary with respect to fluid and electrolyte transport Selwyn A. Broitman Assistant Dean and Professor of Microbiology and Nutritional Sciences Department of Microbiology Boston University School of Medicine Boston, Mass. Major interests: Intestinal microflora and experimental gastroenterology A-1 MEMBERS (CONTINUED) T. Colin Campbell Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry and Director of Nutrition and Cancer Program Project Division of Nutritional Sciences Cornell University Ithaca, N.Y. Major interests: Mechanisms of nutrient effects on chemical carcinogenesis, afla- toxin-induced hepatocarcino- genesis, and carcinogen metabolism Joan Dye Gussow Chair Department of Nutrition Education Teachers College Columbia University New York, N.Y. Major interests: Social and technological changes affecting the human food chain Laurence N. Kolonel Director Epidemiology Program, Cancer Center of Hawaii and Professor of Public Health University of Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii Major interest: Cancer epidemiology David Kritchevsky Associate Director Wistar Institute Philadelphia, Pa. Major interests: Lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis 453

454 Appendix A MEMBERS (CONTINUED): - Walter Mertz Director Human Nutrition Research Center Agricultural Research Service U.S. Department of Agriculture Beltsville, Md. Major interests: Nutrition and trace elements Anthony Bernard Miller Director National Cancer Institute of Canada Epidemiology Unit and Professor Preventive Medicine and Biostatis- tics Division of Community Health University of Toronto Toronto, Canada Major interest: Cancer epidemiology Michael J. Prival Research Microbiologist Genetic Toxicology Branch U.S. Food and Drug Administration Washington, D.C. Major interest: Mutagenicity testing using bacteria - Thomas Joseph Slaga Senior Staff Member Biology Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, Tenn. Major interests: Chemical carcinogenesis, phanma- cology, biochemical endo- crinology, and gene regulations MEMBERS (CONTINUED): Lee W. Wattenberg Professor Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology University of Minnesota Medical School Minneapolis, Minn. Major interests: Chemical carcinogenesis and chemo- prevention ADVISOR: Takashi Sugimura Director National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, and Professor,Institute of Medical Sciences Tokyo University Tokyo, Japan Major interests: Chemical carcinogenesis and bio- chemistry NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL STAFF: Sushma Palmer Project Director Assembly of Life Sciences and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Georgetown University School of Medicine Washington, D.C. Major interests: Nutrition, growth and development, and nutrition and immune response A—2

Appendix A 455 NRC STAFF (CONTINUED): Kulbir Bakshi Staff Scientist Assembly of Life Sciences and Adjunct Graduate Assistant Professor Howard University Washington, D.C. Major interest: Chemical mutagenesis Robert Hilton Research Associate Assembly of Life Sciences Washington, D.C. Major interest: General biology Frances Peter Editor Assembly of Life Sciences Washington, D.C. Major interest: Scientific communication A-3

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