| CDC protects people's health and
safety by preventing and controlling diseases and injuries,
providing information on health issues, and promoting healthy living
through partnerships with local, national and international
organizations. Paul Garbe, D.V.M., M.P.H.
Scientific Advisor, HTDS; Associate Director for Science, Division
of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center of
Environmental Health
Dr. Garbe has worked at CDC for 20 years on issues related to the
health effects of environmental hazards. He served in CDC's Epidemic
Intelligence Service, and since 1991, has coordinated CDC
epidemiology projects which assess relationships between thyroid
diseases and environmental radiation exposures.
Mike Donnelly
HTDS Project Manager
Mike Donnelly was CDC's HTDS project officer through 2001 and has
been involved in Hanford issues since 1991. He has more than 20
years experience with CDC as a public health advisor working on a
variety of public health issues. |
The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research
Center is an independent, non-profit research institution, which
conducts scientific investigations of the causes and treatments of
cancer and other potentially fatal diseases. Scott Davis, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator, HTDS; Program in Epidemiology, FHCRC;
Professor and Chairman, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public
Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington
Dr. Davis' research is focused on investigations of the health
effects of radiation exposure in human populations, and includes
studies of survivors of the atomic bombings in Japan and people
exposed to radiation from Chernobyl.
Kenneth J. Kopecky, Ph.D.
Co-investigator, HTDS; Program in Biostatistics, FHCRC; Affiliate
Professor, Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health and
Community Medicine, University of Washington
Dr. Kopecky is a biostatistician with extensive experience in
research into the health effects of radiation, including studies of
Japanese atomic bomb survivors and of people exposed to fallout from
Chernobyl. Dr. Kopecky also served as a member of the HEDR Technical
Steering Panel.
Thomas Hamilton, M.D., Ph.D.
Co-investigator, HTDS; Clinical Associate Professor, Division of
Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Washington
Dr. Hamilton is a practicing endocrinologist and an expert in the
diagnosis and management of thyroid disease. He has conducted
research in the Marshall Islands, where he evaluated the risk of
thyroid disease among people exposed to fallout from nuclear weapons
testing. |
