Studying Human Health and the Environment

The International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) provides a forum for the discussion of problems unique to the study of health and the environment. With membership open to environmental epidemiologists and other scientists worldwide, ISEE provides a variety of forums for discussions, critical reviews, collaborations and education on issues of environmental exposures and their human health effects.

Students and New Researchers Network

The SNRN is open to students, postdoctoral trainees and new researchers in environmental epidemiology or related disciplines.

Learn more about SNRN Mentorship Program Learn how to become a mentor or mentee

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2014 ISEE Awards

ISEE Awards Committee presents several annual awards. Learn more about our awards.

The following awardees were honored in August 2014 at the ISEE 26th Annual Conference in Seattle, Washington, USA

John Goldsmith Award for Outstanding Contributions to Environmental Epidemiology
2014 Awardee: Jordi Sunyer Deu, MD, PhD

This award recognizes environmental epidemiologists who, like John Goldsmith, serve as models of excellence in research, unwavering promotion of environmental health, and integrity. Learn more

Research Integrity Award
2014 Awardee: Steven S. Coughlin, MD, MPH
This award, made periodically at the discretion of the ISEE Executive Council, honors those in environmental epidemiology who have demonstrated exceptional integrity in the face of pressure from outside interests. Learn more

Rebecca James Baker Award
2014 Awardee: Balsam Ahmad, PhD

To honor Rebecca's memory and to encourage students and new investigators to follow her example, the Rebecca James Baker Memorial Prize is awarded each year at the ISEE annual conference. Learn more

Best Environmental Epidemiology Paper

2014 Award: Ambarina S. Faiz, George G. Rhoads, Kitaw Demissie, Yong Lin, Lakota Kruse, and David Q. Rich: Does Ambient Air Pollution Trigger Stillbirth? Epidemiology, Vol.24:538-44, July 2013

Honorable Mention: A.W. Correia, J.L. Peters, J.I. Levy, S. Melly, and F. Dominici: Residential Exposure to Aircraft Noise and Hospital Admission for Cardiovascular Diseases: Multi-Airport Retrospective Study. BMJ, 2013 Oct 8; 347:f5561

The Best Environmental Epidemiology Paper award aims to recognize excellence in the field of environmental epidemiology and encourage the publication of outstanding papers. Learn more

Outstanding Abstracts and Student Posters

ISEE recognizes new researchers and students at each annual conference with awards for outstanding abstracts and student posters. Awards are given to the first author of an accepted abstract or poster presented at the conference.

2014 Outstanding Abstracts by Young Investigators
Hua Hao, MPH: Ambient Air Pollution and Pre-Term Birth: A Time-to-Event Analysis in Georgia, 2002-2006
Ben D. Spycher, PhD: Parental Occupational Exposure to Benzene and Risk of Childhood Cancer: A Census-based Cohort Study

2014 Outstanding Student Posters
Ikenna Eze: Long-Term Air Pollution Exposure and Diabetes in a Population-based Swiss Cohort
Meiling Gao: Population Exposure Assessment Based on a Distributed Network of Low-Cost Continuous Reading PM2.5 Sensors in Xi’an, China
Lars Perlmutt: Effectiveness of Risk Communication using a Single-Pollutant Air Quality Index

Journal

ISEE members receive a free print and online subscription to Epidemiology, the official journal of ISEE. Published six times yearly, Epidemiology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original research on the full spectrum of epidemiologic topics. Read more about Epidemiology

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