Association of Government Toxicologists

The IARC Monographs Programme on Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans

Jerry M. Rice, Ph.D.  
Distinguished Professor

Georgetown University Medical Center Lombardi Cancer Center Washington, DC    

 

 7:00 pm, Thursday October 6, 2011  

Preceded by AGT's traditional buffet available from 6:00 pm) U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

4330 East-West Highway, 4th Floor Bethesda, MD 20814

 

 

 

The Guest Speaker:

 

Jerry M. Rice, Ph.D., received his doctorate in biochemistry from Harvard University in 1966.  His research interests include comparative tumor pathology; perinatal and transplacental chemical carcinogenesis; tumor promotion; the molecular biology of transforming and tumor suppressing genes in tumors; and the carcinogenic hazards presented by infections and infectious agents.  He joined the U. S. National Cancer Institute as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Public Health Service in 1966, becoming chief of the Laboratory of Comparative Carcinogenesis in 1981, and Associate Director for the Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center and Acting Director of the Division of Cancer Etiology in 1994. In 1996 he retired from the U.S. Public Health Service and joined the International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France, where he served as Chief of the Unit of Carcinogen Identification and Evaluation and Director of the IARC Monographs Programme on Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans.  He retired from the World Health Organization in 2002, but continues to be actively involved with the WHO in various capacities.  He is currently Distinguished Professor of Oncology in the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, where he lectures in graduate courses.  He serves on the American Cancer Society’s Committee on Cancer and the Environment, and consults internationally on issues related to carcinogenic hazard identification and carcinogenic risk assessment.  He also serves on review panels for several U.S. Government agencies, including the National Center for Toxicological Research, the National Toxicology Program, the US FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health, and the US Department of Agriculture’s intramural research program on mycotoxins.  He has published more than 180 research papers and more than 70 book chapters, reviews, and editorials, and has co-edited eight books.  His awards include the Meritorious Service Medal of the U.S. Public Health Service and the Toxicology Forum’s George Scott Award in Toxicology.

 

 

 

Please RSVP by sending email to babich.ma@gmail.com before October 4, 2011. Please use in the email subject: Registration for October 6, 2011 Seminar  

 

 

The Location for AGT Meeting :  U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 4330 East-West Highway, 4th Floor Bethesda, MD 20814

 

CPSC is located in Bethesda Towers, which is across the street from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School.  We are in the North Tower, which is one of 3 buildings that make up Bethesda Towers.  The North Tower is at 4330 East-West Highway, which is the tower farthest from the Metro/Wisconsin Avenue.  Take the elevator to the 4 th  floor.  The meeting is in room 410 B/C.  

 

CPSC is 2½ blocks from Bethesda Station on the Red Line, and about 2 miles from the Capital Beltway.  Underground parking is available until 7:00 p.m.  There are public garages and street parking with 2 blocks.   The building and garage entrances are locked at 7:00 p.m., so please arrive on time.  

 

Directions by Metro Rail

 At the top of the long escalator, turn right and go through the pedestrian tunnel, through the glass doors, up the short escalator, and out the doors in front of you. You'll be on East-West Highway. Turn right and walk about 2½ blocks to CPSC's offices -- in the last of three very large white office buildings -- on your right (4330 East-West Highway). Take the elevator to the 4th floor.  

 

Driving Directions from the Capital Beltway Inner Loop (East Bound)  

1. Exit South to Wisconsin Avenue (also called Rte. 355/Rockville Pike) into downtown Bethesda.

2. Get in the left lane and pass the major intersection of Wisconsin Avenue, Old Georgetown Road, and East-West Highway. (You can't turn left onto East-West Highway; it's one-way.) 3. Turn left at the next intersection onto Montgomery Avenue. Keep in the left lane and bear left when the road splits at East-West Highway.

4. CPSC's offices will come up very quickly on your left (look for very large white office buildings). Turn left into the driveway and follow the signs to the underground parking garage.

5. Take the elevator in the North tower/building to the fourth floor to the Guard Station.

 

From the Capital Beltway Outer Loop (West Bound)  

1. Exit South to Connecticut Avenue (also called Rte. 185).

2. Pass the major intersection at Jones Bridge Road.  

3. Turn right at East-West Highway.

4. CPSC's offices are on your left (look for very large white office buildings). Turn left into the driveway and follow the signs to the underground parking garage.

5. Take the elevator in the North tower/building to the fourth floor to the Guard Station. Note that East-West Highway is one-way (Westbound) in the area near CPSC.  The East bound alternate is Montgomery Ave. 

Note

Note that East-West Highway is one-way (Westbound) in the area near CPSC.  The Eastbound alternate is Montgomery Ave.

Parking

There is underground parking at Bethesda Towers, but you must arrive by 7:00 p.m.  (You can leave any time, but you cannot enter after 7:00).  The cost is $3 is you arrive after 6:00 p.m., and $6 if you arrive between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.  There is free street parking behind and on the East side of BCC high school after 5:00 p.m.  A metered public parking garage is located at Montgomery Ave. and Waverly St. about two blocks away.  Parking is also available at the Air Rights Center on Montgomery Ave.  

Security The conference room is in a public area, so there is no need to go through security.  However, the building entrance is locked at 7:00 p.m., so please arrive before then.    Questions

For questions about meeting logistics contact Mike Babich at 301-504-7253 or mbabich@cpsc.gov.  If you encounter any difficulties on the evening of the meeting, call Mike’s cell phone 240-620-2900.

 

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