Seminal research on asbestos-related illness, his tireless advocacy for worker safety and health protections, and his contributions to the establishment of federal asbestos regulations.
Scientific career
Fields
Occupational safety and health
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 asbestos today. He also co-discovered a treatment for tuberculosis.[1]
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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...
which was the career-long research of Dr. IrvingSelikoff, the centers' inaugural director. The Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health's multidisciplinary...
hyperforin, and to further understand its mode of action. In 1951, IrvingSelikoff and Edward H. Robitzek, working out of Sea View Hospital on Staten...
fellows. Four individuals have served as the academy’s president: Irving J. Selikoff, MD (1982–1992); Eula Bingham, PhD (1993–1997); Phillip J. Landrigan...
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advocacy including Cesare Maltoni, Norton Nelson, David Rall, and IrvingSelikoff. At the same time, Tomatis was respected, admired, and loved by his...
doi:10.1136/bmj.2.3317.147. ISSN 0959-8138. PMC 2304688. PMID 20771679. Selikoff, Irving J.; Greenberg, Morris (20 February 1991). "A Landmark Case in Asbestosis"...
Pelliot. G. Routledge & Sons. pp. 156–57. Retrieved 31 January 2013. Selikoff, Irving J. (1978). Asbestos and Disease. Elsevier. pp. 8–20. ISBN 978-0-323-14007-2...
Debrecen Extraordinary achievements in the field of biomedicine Italy Irving J. Selikoff Award and Lecture Collegium Ramazzini Internationally recognized scientist...
its region and across the United States. The NYNJERC was founded by Irving J. Selikoff, MD, a renowned pulmonary physician and pioneer in Occupational and...
efforts is Stephen M. Levin, Medical Director of the Mount Sinai – Irving J. Selikoff Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine. First responders...
1959 Nathan Gerstman, Mrs. Thomas McKenna, Eric R. Murray, Mrs. William Selikoff, Paul Trent Dorothy Hayden, T. Brasher, A. Bell, G. Polak, Dan Rotman (tied...
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