Selected Category: From the Director
Categories: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), From the Director, Meet the Scientist Blog Series
December 20th, 2012 9:49 am ET -
Dr. Portier meets with Annabelle Allison
My “Meet the Scientist” series brings you conversations with NCEH/ATSDR scientists. These conversations aim to give you a sense of the talented people who are working to keep you safe and secure from things in the environment that threaten our nation’s health.
Meet Annabelle
NCEH/ATSDR Tribal Affairs Liaison and Hatch green chili fan Annabelle Allison was born and raised in New Mexico. “I’m a member of the Navajo tribe. My mother’s clan is Honághááhnii, which means ‘One Walks Around You.’ My father’s is Tó dích’íinii or the ‘Bitter Water Clan.’ I grew up on the Navajo reservation in a small community called Tohatchi, New Mexico. I left the reservation when I graduated high school and attended San Juan College in Farmington, New Mexico to study biomedical sciences.”
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Categories: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), From the Director, Meet the Scientist Blog Series
October 9th, 2012 8:20 am ET -
Dr. Portier meets with Jona Ogden
My “Meet the Scientist” series brings you conversations with NCEH/ATSDR scientists that aim to give you a sense of the talented people who are working to keep you safe and secure from those things in the environment that threaten our nation’s health. Graduate student, homeless shelter volunteer, hand-washing expert, and rock-climber-in-training, meet Jona Ogden, one of ATSDR’s newest Health Scientists.
About Jona
Jona was born in Newport News, Virginia, but her family moved to Augusta, Georgia where she lived for most of her life. She graduated from the University of Georgia. Although her initial plan was to become a pharmacist, Jona found she wanted more interaction with people,
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Categories: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), From the Director, Meet the Scientist Blog Series
September 21st, 2012 1:29 pm ET -
Dr. Portier meets with Dr. Antonia Calafat
My “Meet the Scientist” series brings you conversations with NCEH/ATSDR scientists that aim to give you a sense of the talented people who are working to keep you safe and secure from things in the environment that threaten our nation’s health. A native of Majorca, Spain, Fulbright scholar, and accomplished researcher and author, meet my next interviewee, Dr. Antonia Calafat.
About Antonia
Antonia Calafat, PhD, is a Distinguished Consultant in the NCEH’s Division of Laboratory Sciences (DLS). Born and raised in Majorca, Spain, she received a degree in chemistry from the University of the Balearic Islands. “Why chemistry?” I asked. “The university had a rather limited science curriculum, and I was originally undecided between chemistry, biology, and pharmacy. I did not like botany very much, and I soon discovered my love of the chemical elements. Add to that my desire to work in a lab and conduct research, I decided I’d much rather study chemistry,” she replied.
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Categories: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), From the Director, Meet the Scientist Blog Series
August 20th, 2012 2:09 pm ET -
Dr. Portier meets with Sue Casteel
My “Meet the Scientist” series brings you conversations with NCEH/ATSDR scientists that aim to give you a sense of the talented people who are working to keep you safe and secure from things in the environment that threaten our nation’s health. I chatted with someone who knows the Clintons (yes, Bill and Hilary), and is a scuba diver and basket weaver, though not at the same time! Meet ATSDR regional representative Sue Casteel.
Sue is originally from the small town of Calico Rock, Arkansas. She completed her undergraduate studies in biology and chemistry at Hendrix College in Arkansas, and she earned her graduate degree in environmental health from the University of Arkansas. And just for the record, she’s a Razorbacks fan.
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Categories: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Meet the Scientist Blog Series
June 20th, 2012 4:08 pm ET -
Dr. Christopher J. Portier
Dr. Portier meets with Morris Maslia, MSCE, PE
My “Meet the Scientist” series brings you conversations with NCEH/ATSDR scientists that aim to give you a sense of the talented people who are working to keep you safe and secure from those things in the environment that threaten our nation’s health. He’s a water modeling expert, Croes Medal recipient, and lover of lamb chops. Read on to learn more about the work of Morris Maslia in my latest “Meet the Scientist” entry!
About Morris
Morris Maslia, MSCE, PE, was born on U.S. Army Base Fort McClellan in Aniston, Alabama. In 1958, he and his family moved to Israel for four years before relocating to the state of Georgia. Morris earned two degrees in civil engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and as I surmised from the big Georgia Tech button pinned to his shirt, he’s still a huge supporter of his alma mater!
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Categories: Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, From the Director, National Center for Environmental Health
June 5th, 2012 4:00 pm ET -
Dr. Christopher J. Portier
Woman cooking in India
For many Americans, the most pressing concern about stoves is whether they are made of stainless steel. But more than 3 billion people in the world have more serious worries. They still cook the way their ancestors did—over an open fire or on a crude stove that creates indoor air pollution that can cause chronic lung diseases and severe pneumonia.
Indoor air pollution from these stoves is in the top 5 most significant threats to health in developing nations. In fact, the World Health Organization estimates that exposure to smoke from these stoves kills more than 1.5 million people each year. Not surprisingly, women and young children are at the highest risk.To support the effort toward reducing these health threats, CDC joined the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves as a founding member in 2010.
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Categories: From the Director, Meet the Scientist Blog Series, National Center for Environmental Health
April 26th, 2012 3:02 pm ET -
Dr. Christopher J. Portier
Dr. Portier meets with Lt. Cory Kokko
My “Meet the Scientist” series brings you conversations with NCEH/ATSDR scientists that aim to give you a sense of the talented people who are working to keep you safe and secure from those things in the environment that threaten our nation’s health.
What does someone who enjoys singing, has a biopsychology background, and is a former zookeeper become? An Environmental Health Specialist! Well, at least that’s the path taken by my most recent “Meet the Scientist” interviewee, Lt. Cory Kokko, with the United States Public Health Service (USPHS).
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Categories: Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, From the Director, National Center for Environmental Health
April 9th, 2012 4:37 pm ET -
Dr. Christopher J. Portier
April 22 marks the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day, begun in 1970 and celebrated around the world. Earth Day reminds us of our personal and collective responsibility to preserve and protect our environment.
Scientists and public health professionals at CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) focus on the ways to improve our environment and save lives. Every year, we initiate our celebration by observing National Environmental Education Week during the week leading up to Earth Day.
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Categories: From the Director, Meet the Scientist Blog Series, National Center for Environmental Health
April 2nd, 2012 11:18 am ET -
Dr. Christopher J. Portier
Dr. Portier meets with Dr. Pfeiffer
My “Meet the Scientist” series brings you conversations with NCEH/ATSDR scientists that aim to give you a sense of the talented people who are working to keep you safe and secure from those things in the environment that threaten our nation’s health.
By now, most of us have heard about the importance of folate in our diets. Folate belongs to the group of water-soluble B vitamins that occur naturally in food. Leafy green vegetables (such as spinach and turnip greens), fruits (such as citrus fruits and juices), and dried beans and peas are all natural sources of folate. Folate is also important for the neural tube development of the fetus during pregnancy. I sat down to talk with Dr. Christine Pfeiffer, the lead nutritionist who continues to conduct folate research in the Division of Laboratory Sciences.
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Categories: From the Director, Meet the Scientist Blog Series, National Center for Environmental Health
March 27th, 2012 1:50 pm ET -
Dr. Christopher J. Portier
Dr. Vesper showing Dr. Portier how some of the lab equipment works
The “Meet the Scientist” series brings you conversations with NCEH/ATSDR scientists that aim to give you a sense of the talented people who are working to keep you safe and secure from those things in the environment that threaten our nation’s health. This time around, we’re focusing on Dr. Hubert Vesper, from the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)’s Division of Laboratory Sciences (DLS).
Background on Dr. Hubert Vesper
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