Shelia Hoar Zahm

Shelia Hoar Zahm
Shelia Hoar Zahm
	Cancer epidemiology
Institutions	National Cancer Institute

Shelia Hoar Zahm is an American cancer epidemiologist specialized in pesticides and cancer, the etiology of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and occupational cancer among women. She was deputy director of the National Cancer Institute's division of cancer epidemiology and genetics from 1998 to 2011.

Life

Zahm completed a S.M. (1977) and Sc.D. (1980) in epidemiology from the

NIH Merit Award and the PHS Special Recognition Award for her work on the relationship between pesticides and the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the NIH Director's Award for her program of research on cancer among migrant and seasonal farm workers, the NIH Director’s Award for developing NIH biospecimen storage and tracking guidelines, the NIH Merit Award for implementation of the NIH Reform Act of 2006, two NIH Quality of Work Life Awards, the DCEG Mentoring Award, and the DCEG Exemplary Service Award.^[2] Zahm was elected to the American Epidemiological Society in 1995 and is an adjunct faculty member at George Washington University.^[2] Her research interests include pesticides and cancer, the etiology of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and occupational cancer among women.^[2] Zahm retired in 2012.^[4]

References

^ "Four Graduates Honored at HSPH Reunion with Awards of Merit". Harvard School of Public Health. June 20, 2008. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Shelia Hoar Zahm, Sc.D., biographical sketch and research interests - NCI". dceg.cancer.gov. 1980-01-01. Retrieved 2022-10-10. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Silverman, Debra 2022 - Office of NIH History and Stetten Museum". history.nih.gov. Retrieved 2022-10-08. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Zahm, NCI's DCEG Deputy Director, Retires" (PDF). NIH Record. March 30, 2012. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-10-10.

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[1] "Four Graduates Honored at HSPH Reunion with Awards of Merit". Harvard School of Public Health. June 20, 2008. Retrieved 2022-10-14.

[:0-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Shelia Hoar Zahm, Sc.D., biographical sketch and research interests - NCI". dceg.cancer.gov. 1980-01-01. Retrieved 2022-10-10. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[:1-3] "Silverman, Debra 2022 - Office of NIH History and Stetten Museum". history.nih.gov. Retrieved 2022-10-08. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[4] "Zahm, NCI's DCEG Deputy Director, Retires" (PDF). NIH Record. March 30, 2012. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-10-10.

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