Champion of Environmental Health Research Award

We are pleased to announce that Dr Kurt Straif, Head of the Section of IARC Monographs, is one of 12 recipients of the first-ever Champion of Environmental Health Research Award. The awards are presented by the United States National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to recognize outstanding researchers, leaders, and communicators who have contributed to the NIEHS mission of discovering how the environment affects people in order to promote healthier lives. The awards were presented on 1 November at the NIEHS campus, to celebrate the institute’s 50th anniversary. Read more.