Current Intelligence Bulletin: Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongated Mineral Particles: State of the Science and Roadmap for Research

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Title: Current Intelligence Bulletin: Asbestos Fibers and Other Elongated Mineral Particles: State of the Science and Roadmap for Research

Subject: The state of the science of asbestos and other elongated mineral particles.

Purpose: Development of a research framework to reduce uncertainties in our understanding of the determinants of toxicity of asbestos and other elongated mineral particles.

Timing of Review: September 2007

Primary Disciplines or Expertise Needed for Review: Toxicology, epidemiology, industrial hygiene, and analytical chemistry

Type of Review: Individual

Number of Reviewers: 9

Reviewers Selected by: NIOSH

Public Nominations Requested for Reviewers: No

Opportunities for the Public to Comment: Yes

Peer Reviewers Provided with Public Comments Before Their Review: Yes

Peer Reviewers:

William Eschenbacher
Academic and Professional Credentials: MD
Organizational Affiliation: Respiratory Physician, Group Health Associates
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, or Relevant Experience: Pulmonary Medicine
Recommended by: NIOSH

Morton Lippmann
Academic and Professional Credentials: PhD
Organizational Affiliation: Director of EPA Center for Particulate Matter Health Effects Research at New York University
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, or Relevant Experience: Aerosol Science
Recommended by: NIOSH

David Michaels
Academic and Professional Credentials: PhD, MPH
Organizational Affiliation: Research Professor and Associate Chairman of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health George Washington University
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, or Relevant Experience: Epidemiology
Recommended by: NIOSH

Franklin Mirer
Academic and Professional Credentials: PhD, CIH
Organizational Affiliation: Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, Hunter College
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, or Relevant Experience: Toxicology, Industrial Hygiene
Recommended by: NIOSH

Brooke Mossman
Academic and Professional Credentials: PhD
Organizational Affiliation: University of Vermont
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, or Relevant Experience: Environmental Toxicology
Recommended by: NIOSH

L. Oliver
Academic and Professional Credentials: MD, MPH
Organizational Affiliation: Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Harvard School of Medicine
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, or Relevant Experience: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Recommended by: NIOSH

William Rom
Academic and Professional Credentials: MD, MPH
Organizational Affiliation: Professor of Medicine and Professor of Environmental Medicine New York University
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, or Relevant Experience: Director of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Recommended by: NIOSH

Brad Van Gosen
Academic and Professional Credentials: MS
Organizational Affiliation: Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, or Relevant Experience: Geology and Mineralogy
Recommended by: NIOSH

Ann Wylie
Academic and Professional Credentials: PhD
Organizational Affiliation: Professor of Geology, University of Maryland
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, or Relevant Experience: Geologist
Recommended by: NIOSH