Founded in 1982, Collegium Ramazzini is an independent, international academy with 180 invited members from more than 30 countries. Its members are internationally renowned experts in the fields of occupational and environmental health, including
Dr. Joseph Graziano,
Dr. David Eastmond
Dr. David Ozonoff,
Dr. T.K. Joshi,
Dr. Mohamed Jeebhay,
and
Dr. Giuliano Franco.
It was named after sixteenth-century Italian physician
Bernardino Ramazzini
Bernardino Ramazzini (; 4 October 1633 – 5 November 1714) was an Italian physician.
Ramazzini, along with Francesco Torti, was an early proponent of the use of cinchona bark (from which quinine is derived) in the treatment of malaria. His most ...
and was founded by
Irving Selikoff
Irving J. Selikoff (January 15, 1915 – May 20, 1992) was a medical researcher who in the 1960s established a link between the inhalation of asbestos particles and lung-related ailments. His work is largely responsible for the regulation of a ...
Cesare Maltoniand other eminent scientists in 1982. The mission of the Collegium Ramazzini is to advance the study of occupational and environmental health issues. Through its members and activities, it seeks to bridge scientific discovery and the socio-political centers that will need to act on these discoveries and advances in the area of health and safety.
Seminars and honoraria
One main purpose of the Collegium is to host conferences, symposia and seminars that introduce scientific, medical and governmental bodies to various issues and research in the area of health and safety. Th
Ramazzini Days2011 seminar was held in
Carpi
Carpi may refer to:
Places
* Carpi, Emilia-Romagna, a large town in the province of Modena, central Italy
* Carpi (Africa), a city and former diocese of Roman Africa, now a Latin Catholic titular bishopric
People
* Carpi (people), an ancie ...
, Italy.
In 2012, th
"Environment and health in political agenda"symposium was held in Montevideo, Uruguay from March 22–24. The conference was jointly organized by the Collegium Ramazzini and the Universidad Republica Oriental de Uruguay. The seminar was dedicated to Dr. Jenny Pronczuk De Garbino (1947-2010), Fellow of the Collegium Ramazzini and expert in childhood diseases.
Awards
In addition to meetings and publications, the Collegium makes a number of merit awards.
Ramazzini Award
The Collegium annually gives the Ramazzini Award instituted in 1984 to "scientists deemed by the Collegium to have made outstanding contributions to furthering the aims of Bernardino Ramazzini in safeguarding public health".
*2018: Fernanda Giannasi (Brazil)
*2017: Karel Van Damme (Belgium)
*2016: Arthur L. Frank (USA)
*2015:
Philippe Grandjean
Philippe Grandjean (in modern French spelled Grandjon) (1666–1714) was a French type engraver notable for his series of Roman and italic types known as Romain du Roi (French: King's Roman), produced in tandem with Louis Simonneau.
Informatio ...
(Denmark)
*2014:
Benedetto Terracini
*2013:
John R. Froines (USA)
*2012:
Sheldon W. Samuels (USA)
*2011:
Morris Greenberg (UK)
*2010:
Marja Sorsa (Finland)
*2009: Her Royal Highness
Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol of Thailand
*2008:
Massimo Crespi (Italy)
*2007:
Fiorella Belpoggi (Italy)
*2006:
Anders Englund (Sweden)
*2005:
Lorenzo Tomatis
Lorenzo (Renzo) Tomatis (Sassoferrato, Italy, 2 January 1929 - Lyon, France, 21 September 2007) was an Italian physician and experimental oncologist who researched carcinogenesis and its primary prevention
Tomatis served as the Director from 19 ...
(Italy)
*2004:
Herbert L. Needleman (USA)
*2003:
Olav Axelson (Sweden)
*2002:
Myron A. Mehlman (USA)
*2000:
Eula Bingham (USA)
*1998:
Joseph Ladou (USA)
*1997:
Samuel Milham (USA)
*1996:
John C. Bailar III (USA)
*1995:
Cesare Maltoni (Italy)
*1994:
David G. Hoel (USA)
*1993:
Yasunosuke Suzuki (USA)
*1992:
Luigi Giarelli (Italy).
*1991:
Alice M. Stewart (UK) and
Friedrich Pott (Germany)
*1990:
Lars Ehrenberg (Sweden)
*1989:
David P. Rall (USA)
*1988:
Johannes Clemmesen (Denmark)
*1987:
Dietrich F.K. Schmahl (Germany)
*1986:
Arthur C. Upton (USA)
*1985:
Alberto Bisetti (Italy)
*1984:
Muzaffer Aksoy (Turkey) and
Enrico C. Vigliani (Italy)
Irving J. Selikoff Award and Lecture
The Collegium Ramazzini awards the Irving J. Selikoff Award and Lecture honoraria to "an internationally recognized scientist or humanist whose studies and achievements have contributed to the protection of workers' health and the environment".
Prize winners to date have been:
*2016 -
Richard Lemen
*2009 -
Stephen M. Levin
*2008 -
Philip J. Landrigan
*2007 -
Morando Soffritti
*2006 -
Yasunosuke Suzuki
*1995 -
Cesare Maltoni
Publications
The Collegium Ramazzani has functioned as an initial publication source for many scientific papers later re-published in additional peer reviewed journals.
The Collegium Ramazzani has also published editorials through its Presidents and collectively in peer-reviewed scientific journals including calls for an international ban on asbestos in
1999,
2005,
2010 and
2012.
See also
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List of medicine awards
This list of medicine awards is an index to articles about notable awards for contributions to medicine, the science and practice of establishing the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. The list is organized by region and ...
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List of prizes named after people
This is a list of awards that are named after people.
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See also
*Lists of awards
Lists of awards cover awards given in various fields, i ...
Further reading
* Tice, et al., Cytogenic Manifestations of Benzene Induced Damage in Murine Bone Marrow, Paper Presented at International Conference on Benzene, Collegium Ramazzini, New York, 1983 (cited i
"Readings in Risk" by Glickman"Collegium Ramazzini statement on the control of pesticides in the European Union: a call for action to protect human health," American Journal of Industrial Medicine (2009), Volume: 52, Issue: 2, Publisher: Polirom, Pages: 176-7*.
References
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Educational institutions established in 1982