It is essential that government scientists with the potential to use the emerging science for decision-making be involved in the discussion as much as possible. Their questions and interests will shape the discussions and provide input on which research directions are the most useful or need more development before they are ready to be used in the decision-making arena.
To facilitate this interaction, a government liaison group is being organized to participate in workshop discussions and join committee discussions of potential workshop topics. Government Liaisons include the following members:
Linda S. Birnbaum
Director
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
John Balbus (Chair)
Senior Advisor for Public Health
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Daniel Axelrad
Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation
National Center for Environmental Economics
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Christopher Austin
Director, NIH Chemical Genomics Center
National Institutes of Health
Stanley Barone
Human Health Risk Assessment Program
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Robert (Bob) Benson
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-Region 8
Steven Bradbury
Office of Pesticide Programs
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
John R. Bucher
Natural Toxicology Program
National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences
Ila Cote
Senior Science Advisor
National Center for Environmental Assessment
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Kevin Crofton
National Health and Environmental Effects Laboratory
Office of Research and Development
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Kerry L. Dearfield
Office Public Health Sciences
Food Safety & Inspection Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
David Dix
National Center for Computational Toxicology
Office of Research and Development
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Amanda Edens
Directorate of Standards and Guidance
U.S Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Sarah Gerould
Contaminant Biology Program
U.S. Department of Interior
U.S. Geological Survey
Jesse Goodman
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Olivia Harris
National Center for Environmental Health
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ronald Hammerschmidt
Environmental Services Division
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-Region 7
Frank Hearl
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Oscar Hernandez
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Robert Hillger
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-Region 1
David Jackson
U.S. Army Center for Environmental Health Research
Mark S. Johnson
Health Effects Research Program
Directorate of Toxicology
U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine/li>
Robert J. Kavlock
National Center for Computational Toxicology
Office of Research and Development
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Akbar S. Khan
Joint Science and Technology Office
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Department of Defense
Ira Leighton
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-Region 1
Marilyn Lightfoote
Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Germaine Buck Louis
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health
Jeanelle Martinez
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Marian Olsen
Emergency and Remedial Response Division
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-Region 2
Craig Postlewaite
Force Health Protection and Readiness Programs
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
Department of Defense
Julian Preston
National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory
Office of Research and Development
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
John M. Rogers
National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory
Office of Research and Development
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Rita Schoeny
Office of Science and Technology
Office of Water
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Dan S. Sharp
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
William Slikker Jr.
National Center for Toxicological Research
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Treye Thomas
Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Lydia Wegman
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Office of Air and Radiation
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Christopher P. Weis
Senior Toxicologist
Office of the Director
National Institutes of Health-NIEHS/NTP
Linda S. Wennerberg
Environmental Management Division
National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Headquarters
Russell Wright
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-Region 4
Harold Zenick
National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory
Office of Research and Development
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency