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HEI has moved!
As of August 18, 2008, our new address is:

Health Effects Institute
101 Federal Street, Suite 500
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: +1 617 488 2300
Fax: +1 617 488 2335

2009 HEI Annual Conference
Portland, OR
May 3-5, 2009
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For 2008 Annual Conference presentations please click here

HEI pleased to announce new Director of Science – August 2008 NEW
After a careful and extensive search, HEI has selected Dr. Rashid Shaikh to be the new Director of Science at HEI. Dr. Shaikh has over three decades of experience in science and science leadership at the intersection of science and policy, including recently at the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS). He also served a decade at HEI as first Director of Scientific Review and Evaluation and then Executive Director of HEI-Asbestos Research. We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Shaikh back to HEI. Read more

about Dr. Shaikh.

Summer Update now online! – July 2008
Read about the selection of a diesel engine for health testing for the ACES collaborative emissions study, the recent HEI Annual Conference in Philadelphia, a new research report on particulate matter in airway cells, the expanded database on Asian air pollution research, the upcoming HEI office move, and more... Please visit the HEI Publications page to download the newsletter. Sign up here for electronic distribution.

Epidemiologist/Biostatistician position announcement – July 2008
HEI is seeking a strong candidate to join its multidisciplinary scientific staff. The position available is for an epidemiologist or biostatistician who will work with HEI’s expert Committees and Scientific Staff on a range of activities. To find out more about this exciting opportunity please review the full job description.
NEW HEI also has an opening for a Research Assistant/Associate to work on its international programs. Please refer to the job description.

HEI publishes report on particles in airway macrophages from healthy children – June 2008
Research Report 134, Black-Pigmented Material in Air Macrophages from Healthy Children: Association with Lung Function and Modeled PM₁₀, describes a study that evaluated whether there was an association between particles detectable in airway macrophages of healthy children and a) estimates of local, traffic-derived PM₁₀ at the children's home addresses or b) their lung function. Dr. Jonathan Grigg and colleagues recruited 116 healthy children aged 8 to 15 years who lived in Leicester, UK. In addition to modeling each child’s exposure, the investigators measured lung function and evaluated induced sputum for particles in airway macrophages and markers of inflammation.
To download HEI Research Report 134 by Dr. Grigg and colleagues, including a Critique by the HEI Review Committee, or a summary Statement, please click here.

New version of PAPA-SAN now available online! – May 2008
PAPA-SAN (Public Health and Air Pollution in Asia: Science Access on the Net) is the world’s largest database of research reports on the health effects of air pollution in Asia, systematically compiled from the peer-reviewed scientific literature in English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. PAPA-SAN is a unique resource for policy-makers scientists and stakeholders seeking access to the latest science from across the region. This new version of PAPA-SAN has been expanded by the addition of over 140 new studies, now including 421 reports from 11 Asian countries, published from 1980 through September 2007. For the first time, reports from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka are included, as well as studies of biomarkers of exposure to benzene and lead. For each study, PAPA-SAN listings provide the citation and a summary of findings, along with other key data and, when available, a link to the abstract. Please visit PAPA-SAN to learn more about the project, download updated tables of results, and read summaries by country.

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» Dan Greenbaum
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Last updated August 29, 2008

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