To evaluate whether exposure to persistent organic pollutants including polybrominated diphenyl ethers, polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides increases the risk of thyroid cancer.
To determine whether exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl susbtances at an early developmental stage is associated with risk for autism spectrum disorders.
Jonathan M. Samet, M.D., M.S., today received the 2016 Fries Prize for Improving Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for his pioneering research and decades of advocacy on the negative impacts of air pollution on health.