Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Centers

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Breast Cancer and theEnvironment
ResearchCenters Progress Report
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Outline

• NIEHS and NCI collaborative efforts in
  understanding environmental factors and breast
  cancer
• Context of the Breast Cancer and the Environment
  Research Centers (BCERCs) RFA
• This presentation focuses only on accomplishments
  of the BCERC that reflect integration and
  transdisciplinarity
• Our speakers reflect not just their Center, but
  the integrated research accomplishments for a
  whole area of research or activities
  Epidemiology, Biology, and Community Outreach and
  Translation
• Individual accomplishments are described
  elsewhere

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Speakers

• Deborah Winn, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Division of
  Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National
  Cancer Institute
• Gwen Collman, Ph.D., Interim Director, Division
  of Extramural Research and Training, National
  Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• Linda Birnbaum, Ph.D., D.A.B.T, A.T.S., Director,
  National Institute of Environmental Health
  Sciences
• Frank Biro, M.D., Professor of Clinical
  Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati
• Sandra Haslam, Ph.D., Professor of Physiology,
  Michigan State University
• Janice Barlow, M.S.N., C.P.N.P., Zero Breast
  Cancer

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