NIOSH projects for which data is currently being collected:

NIOSH Radiation Grants

Dr. Ethel S. Gilbert
Battelle Memorial Institute, WA
Accounting for Errors in Radiation Dose Estimates

Dr. Gregg S. Wilkinson
University of Texas, TX
Mortality Among Female Nuclear Weapons Workers

Dr. William Bigbee
University of Pittsburgh, PA
Glycophorin A Biodosimetry in I-131 Treated Patients

Dr. Kenneth Rosenman
UBC Health & Safety Fund, DC
Study of Heat Stress and Performance in Carpenters at DOE Sites

Dr. Lee Scott Newman
Natl Jewish Ctr for Immun & Res Med, CO
Lung Fibosis in Plutonium Workers

Daniel O. Stram
University of Southern California, CA
Measurement Error Methods for Underground Miner Studies

Dr. Neil Wald
University of Pittsburgh, PA
Acute Radiation Syndrome in Russian Nuclear Workers

Dr. Steven B. Wing
University of North Carolina, NC
Ionizing Radiation and Mortality Among Hanford Workers

Dr. George Ostrouchov
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN
Dose Estimation from Daily and Weekly Dosimetry Data


NIOSH Medical Surveillance Grants

Dr. Scott Barnhart
University of Washington, WA
Comprehensive Occupational Health Surveillance 30-Sep-95 29-Sep-98

Dr. William G. Tankersley
Oak Ridge Associated Universities, TN
Improved Systems for Worker Exposure Surveillance 30-Sep-95 29-Sep-97

Dr. Eula Bingham
University of Cincinnati, OH
Work Histories-Evaluating New Participatory Methods 30-Sep-95 29-Sep-98

Dr. A. James Ruttenber
University of Colorado, CO
Sentinel Exposure Event Surveillance/Evaluation at DOE Sites 30-Sep-95 29-Sep-98

Dr. John R. Froines
University of California, CA
Hazard Surveillance in the Defense Nuclear Industry 30-Sep-95 29-Sep-98

For more information on NIOSH projects, please see the DOE Office of Epidemiology Studies Epidemiology News.