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The ANS NORTHEASTERN Section and the New England Chapter of the Health Physics Society are holding a joint meeting!  Please join us!

Thursday, May 22, 2025: 5:30 PM to 8:30PM

Registration Link

Guest Speaker:  Dr. Edward J Calabrese, Toxicologist

Topic:  The Historical Foundations of the Linear Non-Threshold Dose Response Model for Cancer Risk Assessment

Edward J. Calabrese is a Professor of Toxicology at the University of Massachusetts, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, Amherst. Dr. Calabrese has researched extensively in the area of host factors affecting susceptibility to pollutants and he is the author of over 1,000 papers in scholarly journals and more than 10 books.

Dr. Calabrese was awarded the 2009 Marie Curie Prize for his body of work on hormesis. He was the recipient of the International Society for Cell Communication and Signaling-Springer award for 2010. He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science Degree from McMaster University in 2013. In 2014 he was awarded the Petr Beckmann Award from Doctors for Disaster Preparedness. Dr. Calabrese was awarded the G. William Morgan Lectureship Award and the Roberts S. Landauer, Sr., Lectureship Award in 2022 from the Health Physics Society and the ACGIH Stokinger Award in 2024. Scholar GPS worldwide ranking in environmental health sciences; lifetime ranking #3, past 5 years, ranking #2.  Stanford University 2024 Worldwide ranking: Toxicology: # 1 out of 65,055.

This month’s dinner and meeting will offer both in person and virtual options. The meeting will be hosted by:

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH)

480 Totten Pond Rd, Waltham, MA 02451

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Location:

In-Person: Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

480 Totten Pond Rd., Waltham, MA 02451

Zoom information available upon registration

Schedule:

5:30 pm: Registration/ Social Hour

6:00 pm: Food Service

6:30 pm: Presentation

8:30 pm: Adjourn

Cost:

ANS-NE and NECHPS Members: $30

Non-Members (of either section/chapter): $40

Students: $10

Virtual: Free

 

Please send questions and reservation changes to Jerry Balayan: ne@local.ans.org.

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