Speaker Núñez Appoints Dr. Marion Kavanaugh-Lynch and Dr. Michael Wilson to California Environmental
Contaminant Biomonitoring Program Scientific Guidance Panel
SACRAMENTO – August 31, 2007 -- Speaker Fabian Núñez (D-Los Angeles) today appointed Dr. Marion Kavanaugh-Lynch and Dr. Michael Wilson to the nine-member California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program Scientific Guidance Panel.
“Dr. Marion Kavanaugh-Lynch is a leading researcher in the role environmental contaminants play in the development of cancers and chronic health conditions,” Speaker Núñez said. “The Biomonitoring Program Scientific Guidance Panel needs someone with her experience and breadth of knowledge.”
“Dr. Michael Wilson has an impressive scientific background, but more importantly, his field research has allowed him to witness first hand the devastating effects of harmful chemicals on California’s most vulnerable populations,” Núñez said. “His commitment to this research has led him to California’s agricultural fields and produce processing plants, and with this appointment, he will have an even greater influence on our state’s leading heath and environmental agencies.”
Dr. Marion Kavanaugh-Lynch, 47, of El Cerrito, is the director of the University of California Breast Cancer Research Program in Oakland. She previously served as the Center Senior Fellow in Oncology at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Bryn Mawr College, a Bachelor of Arts in Pharmacology from New York University, a Doctorate of Medicine from New York University, and a Masters of Public Health in Epidemiology from the University of Washington. She is a registered Democrat.
Michael Wilson, 47, of Berkeley, is an assistant research scientist at the University of California, Berkeley. He previously served as a graduate student researcher at the California Department of Health Services. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a Masters of Public Health and a Ph.D from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a registered Democrat.
The California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program Scientific Guidance Panel assists the Department of Health Services and California Environmental Protections Agency by providing scientific peer reviews and making recommendations regarding the design and implementation of the California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program. Members of the Panel are reimbursed for travel and other necessary expenses. Kavanaugh-Lynch’s term begins August 31, 2007 and runs through January 1, 2009, while Wilson’s term begins August 31, 2007, and runs through January 1, 2008.
Source: Beth Willon Contact: (916) 319-2408
About the CBCRP
The mission of the California Breast Cancer Research Program is to eliminate
breast cancer by leading innovation in research, communication, and collaboration
in the California scientific and lay communities.
Created by the State Legislature in 1993, the California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP) is the largest state-funded breast cancer research program in the nation and is administered by the University of California, Office of the President. To date, the CBCRP has awarded 761 grants to 92 scientific institutions and community entities, totaling more than $181 million for research in California to prevent, treat, and cure breast cancer. Grants from the CBCRP fill gaps not traditionally funded by other research programs to jump-start new areas of investigation that push the boundaries of research and foster new collaborations. The CBCRP is funded through the voluntary tax check-off program on personal income tax form 540, a portion of the state tobacco tax, and individual contributions. For more information, call 888 313-2277, or visit www.cabreastcancer.org.
