Zahm and Baris Receive NIOSH Honorable Mention Alice Hamilton Award
, by DCEG Staff
Shelia Zahm (left) and Dalsu Baris (right).
Shelia H. Zahm, Sc.D., and Dalsu A.N. Baris, M.D., Ph.D., received an Honorable Mention Alice Hamilton Award in the category of Epidemiology and Surveillance from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). These awards recognize the scientific excellence of technical and instructional materials by scientists and engineers in the areas of biological science, engineering and physical science, human studies, and educational materials. Drs. Zahm and Baris were honored for their work on the firefighters study led by NIOSH, which included updated follow-up of the NCI Philadelphia Firefighters Study.