EPICOH 2017 is supported by an exceptional scientific committee of leading scientists, academics and researchers. Our committee comprises expertise from all over the world and with over 30 eminent scientists our committee represents a very multi-disciplinary view of Epidemiology. Our Chair and Vice Chair are:-
Prof. Neil Pearce BSc DipSci DipORS PhD DSc
Chair
Neil Pearce is Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Director of the Centre for Global NCDs, at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. During 2000-2010 he was Director of the Centre for Public Health Research in the Research School of Public Health on the Massey University Wellington Campus.
Email: neil.pearce@lshtm.ac.uk
Prof. Lin Fritschi PhD, MBBS, FAFPHM
Vice Chair
Lin Fritschi is a cancer epidemiologist with a particular interest in occupational causes of cancer. She has a medical degree from the University of Queensland, a doctorate in epidemiology from the Australian National University and is a Public Health Physician with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
Email: lin.fritschi@curtin.edu.au
Our Scientific Committee Members
We are delighted and grateful that the following EPICOH Members will participate as Members of our 2017 Scientific Committee:-
Raymond Agius
Igor Burstyn
David Coggon
Paul Cullinan
Paul Demers
Tim Driscoll
Rodney Ehrlich
Thomas Erren
Laura Beane Freeman
Neela Guha
Leon Guo
Johnni Hansen
Sergio Iavacoli
Kristina Jacobsson
Manolis Kogevinas
David Kriebel
Hans Kromhout
Andrea 't Mannetje
Anthony Newman-Taylor
Keith Palmer
Marie-Elise Parent
Angela Pesatori
David Richardson
Marc Schenker
Torben Sigsgaard
Malcolm Sim
Leslie Stayner
Jukka Takala
Kate Venables
Roel Vermeulen
Karen Walker-Bone
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