Jonathan Samet

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Jonathan Michael Samet (born 1946 in

Environmental Protection Agency, as well as the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug Administration.[2]

Education

Samet received his A.B. from

Career

In 1978, Samet joined the faculty of the

Department of Epidemiology there.[3] He also served as the director of Johns Hopkins' Institute for Global Tobacco Control from 1998 to 2008.[4] In 2008, he joined the faculty of the University of Southern California as the Flora L. Thornton Chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine, as well as the founding director of the USC Institute for Global Health.[3] In 2011, he served as the chair of an International Agency for Research on Cancer working group regarding whether mobile phone use was carcinogenic.[5] In 2017 he became dean of the Colorado School of Public Health
.

Research

Samet's research focuses on the health risks of pollutants such as air pollution, radon, and passive smoking.[2][3]

Honors and awards

Samet received the

Institute of Medicine.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Jonathan Samet Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Jonathan Samet". University of Southern California. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Brust, Jane (Winter 2009). "Faculty Profile: Making the World a Healthier Place". Keck Medicine Magazine. Archived from the original on 2015-10-23. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Jonathan Samet Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). FDA. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  5. ^ Sample, Ian (31 May 2011). "Mobile phone radiation is a possible cancer risk, warns WHO". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 September 2015.