The US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) has formally announced the appointment of 25 scientists to the newly formed US EPA Science Advisory Board Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee and many are SOT members, including the Chair, Martin A. Philbert, of the University of Michigan and past Council member. Other SOT members selected to the Advisory Committee include the following:
Daniel Acosta Jr., University of Cincinnati Abby A. Li, Exponent Inc.
James V. Bruckner, University of Georgia Kenneth S. Ramos, University of Louisville
Deborah A. Cory-Slechta, University of Rochester Lorenz R. Rhomberg, Gradient, Inc.
Helen M. Goeden, Minnesota Department of Health Stephen M. Roberts, University of Florida
Sean M. Hayes, Summit Toxicology Robert Skoglund, 3M Company
James E. Klaunig, Indiana University Katherine S. Squibb, University of Maryland
Lawrence Harold Lash, Wayne State University Rochelle W. Tyl, RTI International
The Committee has been appointed for a three–year term and will be responsible for providing advice to the US EPA on a variety of issues including how the US EPA will implement recommendations from the National Academy of Sciences on the development of the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). Nominees for the Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee were selected by the US EPA on the basis of their knowledge of human health risk assessment and expertise in public health, epidemiology, toxicology, modeling, biostatistics, and risk assessment.
For the past several years, SOT Council has been encouraging SOT members to submit their names for these advisory panels. Being selected and serving on the various panels is an important way to promote the science of toxicology and to increase the scientific impact of the science. The appointment of scientists to peer review panels and scientific advisory boards is done by an SOT Council Subcommittee using a formal and carefully crafted process that was devised in April 2003. The SOT nominees are selected principally on the basis of their scientific credentials, demonstrated accomplishments, and professional credibility. Conflicts of interest will be determined by the agency advisory panels and all appointments are made irrespective of affiliation. Once the SOT Council Subcommittee completes its review and selection, nominee names are forwarded to the agency for the final selection process. For a complete listing of SOT members who are currently serving on these government panels, please visit the SOT website.