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 mos ...

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 Maltoni
and 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 Days
2011 seminar was held in Carpi, 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 (Denmark) *2014:

Benedetto Terracini Benedetto is a common Italian name, the equivalent of the English name Benedict. Notable people named Benedetto include: People with the given name * Benedetto Accolti (disambiguation), several people * Benedetto Aloi (1935–2011), American mob ...

*2013:

John R. Froines John Radford Froines (; June 13, 1939 – July 13, 2022) was an American chemist and anti-war activist, noted as a member of the Chicago Seven, a group charged with involvement with the riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chica ...

(USA) *2012:

Sheldon W. Samuels Sheldon may refer to: * Sheldon (name), a given name and a surname, and a list of people with the name Places Australia *Sheldon, Queensland *Sheldon Forest, New South Wales United Kingdom *Sheldon, Derbyshire, England *Sheldon, Devon, England *S ...

(USA) *2011:

Morris Greenberg Morris may refer to: Places Australia *St Morris, South Australia, place in South Australia Canada * Morris Township, Ontario, now part of the municipality of Morris-Turnberry * Rural Municipality of Morris, Manitoba ** Morris, Manit ...

(UK) *2010:

Marja Sorsa Marja may refer to: * Marja (name), a Finnish and Dutch female given name * Marjah, Afghanistan, an unincorporated agricultural district in Nad Ali District, Helmand Province * Marja', a Shia authority See also * Maarja Maarja is an Estonia ...

(Finland) *2009: Her Royal Highness

Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol of Thailand Princess Chulabhorn, the Princess Srisavangavadhana ( th, จุฬาภรณ; ; ; born 4 July 1957) is a princess of Thailand, the youngest daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit, and the younger sister of King Vajiralongkorn ...

*2008:

Massimo Crespi Massimo, also Massimino, and Massimine () is a masculine Italian given name. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Massimo Agostinelli (Max Agos) (born 1987), Swiss based Italian American artist, entrepreneur and activist *Massimo Ago ...

(Italy) *2007:

Fiorella Belpoggi Fiorella is an Italian female given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Fiorella Aíta (born 1977), Peruvian volleyball player * Fiorella Betti (1927-2001), Italian actress *Fiorella Bonicelli (born 1951), Uruguayan tennis player * F ...

(Italy) *2006:

Anders Englund Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis. In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names fo ...

(Sweden) *2005: Lorenzo Tomatis (Italy) *2004:

Herbert L. Needleman Herbert Leroy Needleman (December 13, 1927 – July 18, 2017) researched the neurodevelopmental damage caused by lead poisoning. He was a pediatrician, child psychiatrist, researcher and professor at the University of Pittsburgh, an elected me ...

(USA) *2003:

Olav Axelson Olaf or Olav (, , or differences between General American and Received Pronunciation, British ; Old Norse: ''Áleifr'', ''Ólafr'', ''Óleifr'', ''Anleifr'') is a Scandinavian and German given name. It is presumably of Proto-Norse origin, reconstr ...

(Sweden) *2002:

Myron A. Mehlman Myron of Eleutherae ( grc, Μύρων, ''Myrōn'' ), working c. 480–440 BC, was an Athenian sculptor from the mid-5th century BC. He was born in Eleutherae on the borders of Boeotia and Attica. According to Pliny's '' Natural History'', Agelad ...

(USA) *2000:

Eula Bingham Eula Bingham (July 9, 1929 – June 13, 2020) was an American scientist, best known as an Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) during the Presidency of Jimmy Carter. During her tenure as the head of OSHA, she el ...

(USA) *1998:

Joseph Ladou Joseph LaDou (born 1938) is an occupational and environmental medicine physician who practiced in Silicon Valley during the early years of the semiconductor and computer industries. He was appointed the first Chief of the University of Californ ...

(USA) *1997:

Samuel Milham Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bi ...

(USA) *1996: John C. Bailar III (USA) *1995:

Cesare Maltoni Cesare, the Italian version of the given name Caesar, may refer to: Given name * Cesare, Marquis of Beccaria (1738–1794), an Italian philosopher and politician * Cesare Airaghi (1840–1896), Italian colonel * Cesare Arzelà (1847–1912), ...

(Italy) *1994:

David G. Hoel David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

(USA) *1993: Yasunosuke Suzuki (USA) *1992:

Luigi Giarelli is a fictional character featured in video games and related media released by Nintendo. Created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, Luigi is portrayed as the younger fraternal twin brother and sidekick of Mario, Nintendo's mas ...

(Italy). *1991:

Alice M. Stewart Dr Alice Mary Stewart, ''née'' Naish (4 October 190623 June 2002) was a British physician and epidemiologist specialising in social medicine and the effects of radiation on health. Her study of radiation-induced illness among workers at the ...

(UK) and

Friedrich Pott Friedrich may refer to: Names *Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' *Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' Other *Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' ...

(Germany) *1990:

Lars Ehrenberg Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel". A homonymous Etruscan name was borne ...

(Sweden) *1989:

David P. Rall David Platt Rall (August 3, 1926 – September 28, 1999) was a cancer specialist and a leader in environmental health studies, whose work in environmental health helped turn it into a scientific discipline. Rall also advanced public health and ...

(USA) *1988:

Johannes Clemmesen Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as " John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, '' Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Y ...

(Denmark) *1987:

Dietrich F.K. Schmahl Dietrich () is an ancient German name meaning "Ruler of the People.” Also "keeper of the keys" or a "lockpick" either the tool or the profession. Given name * Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg (c. 1398 – 1440) * Thierry of Alsace (german: Dietric ...

(Germany) *1986:

Arthur C. Upton Arthur Canfield Upton (February 27, 1923 — February 14, 2015) was an American pathologist and Radiobiology, radiation biologist. He was former director of the National Cancer Institute and known for his research in radiation biology of cancer. ...

(USA) *1985:

Alberto Bisetti Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic ''Albert''. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are ''Albertito'' in Spain or ''Albertico'' in some parts of Latin America, Albertin ...

(Italy) *1984:

Muzaffer Aksoy Muzaffar, Muzaffer, or Mozaffar ( ar, مظفر; "the Victorious") may refer to: People Given name *Al-Muzaffar Umar (died 1191), Ayyubid prince of Hama and a general of Saladin *Muzaffar Shah of Malacca (ruled 1445–1459), sultan of Malacca *M ...

(Turkey) and

Enrico C. Vigliani Enrico is both an Italian masculine given name and a surname, Enrico means homeowner, or king, derived from ''Heinrich'' of Germanic origin. It is also a given name in Ladino. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Henri (French), Enri ...

(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 Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...

*2009 -

Stephen M. Levin Stephen M. Levin (October 16, 1941 – February 7, 2012) was the medical director of the Mount Sinai Irving J. Selikoff Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, a professor of occupational medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine ...

*2008 -

Philip J. Landrigan Philip John Landrigan (born June 14, 1942), is an American epidemiologist and pediatrician and one of the world's leading advocates of children's health. His work has been recognized by national non-profit organization Healthy Child Healthy Wor ...

*2007 -

Morando Soffritti Bernardo Morando, also known as ''Bernardino'' or ''Morandi'' (ca. 1540 - 1600) was an Italian architect from the Republic of Venice. He is notable as the designer of the ''new town'' of Zamość, modelled on Renaissance theories of the 'ideal ...

*2006 - Yasunosuke Suzuki *1995 -

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.

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* {{authority control Honor societies Educational institutions established in 1982

Seminars and honoraria

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