NIOSH Nominations for the Charles C. Shepard Science Awards

The Charles C. Shepard Science Awards recognize excellence in science achievement by CDC authors of outstanding scientific papers. The awards honor Dr. Shepard, a former CDC scientist, whose career was marked by the pursuit of scientific excellence. The awards began in 1986 and are presented annually.

2005 Winner
2005 Announcement

2005

A. Scientific Publications

Category - Laboratory and Methods

1. Raymond E. Biagini, NIOSH Division of Applied Research and Technology; Jerome P. Smith, NIOSH Division of Applied Research and Technology; Deborah L. Sammons, NIOSH Division of Applied Research and Technology; Barbara A. MacKenzie, NIOSH Division of Applied Research and Technology; Cynthia A. F. Striley, NIOSH Division of Applied Research and Technology; Shirley K. Robertson, NIOSH Division of Applied Research and Technology, and John E. Snawder, NIOSH Division of Applied Research and Technology. Development of a sensitivity enhanced multiplexed fluorescence covalent microbead immunosorbent assay (FCMIA) for the measurement of glyphosate, atrazine and metolachlor mercapturate in water and urine. Anal Bioanal Chem 379: 368-374, 2004
2. Eileen M. Birch, NIOSH Division of Applied Research and Technology, and James D. Noll, NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory. Submicrometer elemental carbon as a selective measure of diesel particulate matter in coal mines. J. Environ. Monit 6: 799-806, 2004.
3. Justin M. Hettick, NIOSH Health Effects Laboratory Division; Michael L. Kashon, NIOSH Health Effects Laboratory Division; Janet P. Simpson, NIOSH Health Effects Laboratory Division; Paul D. Siegel, NIOSH Health Effects Laboratory Division; Gerald H. Mazurek, CDC National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention; and David N. Weissman, NIOSH Health Effects Laboratory Division. Proteomic Profiling of Intact Mycobacteria by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry. Anal. Chem. 76: 5769-5776, 2004.

Category: Prevention and Control

1. James W. Collins, NIOSH Division of Safety Research; Laurie Wolf, BJC Health Care; Jennifer Bell, NIOSH Division of Safety Research; and Bradley Evanoff, Washington University School of Medicine. An evaluation of a "best practices" musculoskeletal injury prevention program in nursing homes. Injury Prevention 10:206-211, 2004.
2. Kenneth R. Mead, NIOSH Division of Applied Research and Technology; and David L. Johnson, Oklahoma University, College of Public Health. An evaluation of portable high-efficiency particulate air filtration for expedient patient isolation in epidemic and emergency response. Annals of Emergency Medicine 44 (6):635-45, 2004.

Category - Assessment and Epidemiology

1. Michael D. Attfield, NIOSH Division of Respiratory Disease Studies; and Joseph Costello, **No affiliation listed**. Quantitative exposure-response for silica dust and lung cancer in Vermont granite workers. Am J Ind Med. 45(2):129-38, 2004.

B. Outstanding Scientific Contribution to Public Health

NIOSH is nominating the editors and staff of the NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (Pocket Guide) for Outstanding Scientific Contribution to Public Health. The Pocket Guide is a vital source of general chemical hazard and control information for workers, employers, and occupational health professionals. It could be found in the pockets of rescuers at the World Trade Center, and is presently found in corporate offices, industrial plants, construction sites, and schools of public health.

C. Lifetime Scientific Achievement

NIOSH is nominating Marilyn A. Fingerhut, Ph.D. for the Lifetime Scientific Achievement Award to recognize her outstanding career of scholarship and leadership in preventing occupational disease, injury, and death among workers. During Dr. Fingerhut's 20 year career, she has conducted innovative and ground breaking research on dioxin, established herself as a champion and expert for occupational women's health issues, and has moved forward global occupational health risk assessment. She was instrumental in the development of the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA), the first agenda of its kind, and galvanized the global occupational health community's Occupational Centers while detailed to the World Health Organization (WHO). Her professional work is recognized nationally and internationally.

2004

A. Scientific Publications

1. Arsenic Exposure Accelerates Atherogenesis in Apolipoprotein E^-/- Mice. Environmental Health Perspectives 111: 1744-1748 (2003).

   Petia Simeonova, NIOSH Health Effects Laboratory Division, Toxicology &Molecular Biology Branch; Tracy Hulderman, NIOSH Health Effects Laboratory Division, Toxicology &Molecular Biology Branch; Dan Harki, The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Chemistry; Michael Luster, NIOSH Health Effects Laboratory Division, Toxicology &Molecular Biology Branch.

2. Inhalation Exposure of Rats to Asphalt Fumes Generated at Paving Temperatures Alters Pulmonary Xenobiotic Metabolism Pathways without Lung Injury. Environmental Health Perspectives 111: 1215-1221 (2003).

   Jane Y. C. Ma, NIOSH Health Effects Laboratory Division, Pathology &Physiology Research Branch; Apavoo Rengasamy, NIOSH National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory; Dave Frazer, NIOSH Health Effects Laboratory Division, Engineering &Controls Technology Branch; Mark W. Barger, NIOSH Health Effects Laboratory Division, Pathology &Physiology Research Branch; Ann F. Hubbs, NIOSH Health Effects Laboratory Division, Pathology &Physiology Research Branch; Lori Battelli, NIOSH Health Effects Laboratory Division, Pathology &Physiology Research Branch; Seth Tomblyn; Samuel Stone, NIOSH Health Effects Laboratory Division, Engineering &Controls Technology Branch; Vince Castranova, NIOSH Health Effects Laboratory Division, Pathology &Physiology Research Branch.

3. DLC-1 Operates as a Tumor Suppressor Gene in Human Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinomas. Oncogene: 1-7 (2003).

   Bao-Zhu Yuan, NIOSH Health Effects Laboratory Division, Toxicology &Molecular Biology Branch; Amy M. Jefferson, NIOSH Health Effects Laboratory Division, Toxicology &Molecular Biology Branch; Kimberly T. Baldwin, NIOSH Health Effects Laboratory Division, Toxicology &Molecular Biology Branch; Snorri S. Thorgeirsson, National Cancer Institute, Lab Experimental Carcinogenesis; Nicholas C. Popescu, National Cancer Institute, Molecular Cytogenetics Section; Steven H. Reynolds, NIOSH Health Effects Laboratory Division, Toxicology &Molecular Biology Branch.

4. Impact of control parameters on shearer-generated dust levels. Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc. (SME), Transactions 2002, 312: 28-34.

   James P. Rider, NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory; Jay F. Colinet, NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory; Alex D. Prokop, NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory.

5. Occupational Silica Exposure and Risk of Various Diseases: An Analysis Using Death Certificates from 27 States of the U.S. Occupational Environ Med 2003; 60:122-129.

   Geoffrey M. Calvert, NIOSH Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies; John W. Sheehy, NIOSH Division of Applied Research and Technology; Faye L. Rice, NIOSH Education and Information Division; Wayne T. Sanderson, University of Iowa, College of Public Health; James Boiano, NIOSH Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies.

6. Estimating Aerosol Surface Area from Number and Mass Concentration Measurements. Ann Occup Hyg, 47(2):123-144.

   Andrew Maynard, NIOSH Division of Applied Research and Technology.

7. Acute Pesticide-Related Illnesses Among Working Youths, 1988-1999. American Journal of Public Health 2003; 93: 605-610.

   Geoffrey Calvert, NIOSH Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies; Louise Mehler, California Department Of Pesticide Regulation; Rachel Rosales; Lynden Baum, Washington State Dept. Of Health; Catherine L. Thomsen, Oregon Department of Human Services-Health Services; Dorilee Male, New York State Dept. Of Health; Omar Shafey, American Cancer Society; Rupa Das, State of California Department of Health Services; Michelle Lackovic, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Section of Environmental Epidemiology &Toxicology; Ernest Arvizu, Bashas' TLC, Food Safety.

8. Sizing and fit of fall-protection harnesses, Ergonomics, 2003, Vol. 46, No. 12, 1233-1258.

   Hongwei Hsiao, NIOSH, Division of Safety Research, Protective Technology Branch; Bruce Bradtmiller, Anthrotech Inc; Jennifer Whitestone, Total Contact Inc.

9. Correlation Between Quantitative Fit Factors and Workplace Protection Factors Measured in Actual Workplace Environments at a Steel Foundry. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 64:730-738 (2003).

   Ziqing Zhuang, NIOSH National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory; C.C. Coffey, NIOSH Division of Respiratory Disease Studies; P.A. Jensen, NIOSH Division of Respiratory Disease Studies; D.L. Campbell, NIOSH Division of Respiratory Disease Studies; R.B. Lawrence, NIOSH Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, W.R. Myers, Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, West Virginia University.

B. Outstanding Scientific Contribution to Public Health

The Editors and Staff of the NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards: Michael Barsan (technical editor), Henry Chan (former technical editor), Howard R. Ludwig (former technical editor), Heinz Ahlers, Vern Anderson, Penny Arthur, Vanessa Becks, Roland Berry Ann, Nancy Bollinger, David Case, Chris Coffey, Barbara Dames, Laura Delaney, Martha DiMuzio, Clayton Doak, Pauline Elliott, Crystal Ellison, Sherry Medley Fendinger, Lawrence Foster, Marsha Gran, Anne Hamilton, Kent Hatfield, Margaret Ivory, Eileen Kuempel, Charlene Maloney, Leela Murthy, Henryka Nagy, Richard Niemeier, Paula Fey O'Connor, John Palassis, Lawrence Reed, Vicki Reuss, Faye Rice, Rolland Rogers, Lucy Schoolfield, Ronald Schuler, David Votaw, Carol Welch, Joann Wess, Ralph Zumwalde.

C. Lifetime Scientific Achievement

Marilyn A. Fingerhut, Ph.D.