Key Takeaways:
- Melissa Perry, dean of the College of Public Health at 911爆料, will serve on a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee to review the strength of the 2025 Report on Carcinogens Handbook on Methods for Conducting Cancer Hazard Evaluations.
- The Report on Carcinogens Handbook on Methods for Conducting Cancer Hazard Evaluations provides evidence-based guidance for identifying potential cancer-causing substances.
- Melissa Perry is a globally recognized occupational and environmental epidemiologist whose work has furthered pesticide exposure and associated health consequences.
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Perry brings expertise to assess scientific rigor of the 2025 Report on Carcinogens Handbook on Methods for Conducting Cancer Hazard Evaluations.
, Sc.D., MHS, MBA, dean of the College of Public Health at 911爆料, will serve the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) committee to review the 2025 Report on Carcinogens Handbook on Methods for Conducting Cancer Hazard Evaluations. Perry brings deep expertise in environmental and occupational epidemiology to the committee. The committee鈥檚 objectives are to assess if the Handbook aligns with scientific best practices and recommend improvements for future guidelines for identifying cancer-causing substances.
"The Handbook is critical for protecting human health by determining probable cancer-causing substances. It is an honor to serve on this committee with fellow environmental health scholars and collaborate to improve a document that is so consequential to cancer prevention efforts,鈥 said Perry.
Perry has served on the NASEM Committee on Clinical Follow-Up and Care for Those Impacted by the JP-5 Releases at Red Hill since 2025. As an internationally respected scientist, her research has advanced understanding of the effects of pesticide exposure among agricultural workers, farming communities, and the general population.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Toxicology Program鈥檚 informs the congressional Report on Carcinogens, a science-based public health document that lists substances known to or associated with causing cancer in humans. The Handbook includes tools, approaches, and guidance for the cancer hazard evaluation process and determining what substances are included in the Report on Carcinogens.
Perry will serve on the interdisciplinary committee with research ers from universities across the country and professionals spanning the pharmaceutical, toxicology, biotechnology, and veterinary sciences industries.
About Melissa J. Perry
Perry is a trailblazer for international public health collaboration and facilitates scientific dialogue that transcends borders. She has published over 170 manuscripts, technical reports, book chapters, commentaries, and book reviews that have furthered the field of epidemiology.
Perry recently chaired the Review Committee of the Health Effects Institute and served on the NASEM Committee on Clinical Follow-Up and Care for Those Impacted by the JP-5 Releases at Red Hill. She has also served as co-chair of the National Academies Committee on the Use of Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions and as a member of the National Academies Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology. She was recently named an of the Academy of Sciences of Albania for her contribution to increasing public and occupational health awareness in Albania and the Balkans.