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WG on breast implants in relation to anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL)
SCHEER members
Wim De Jong, Centre for Health Protection, National Institute for Public Health (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
Demosthenes Panagiotakos, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Ana Proykova, University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
Theodoros Samaras, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
External members
Mark Clemens, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
Daphne De Jong, Amsterdam UMC, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Ingrid Hopper, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Hinne Rakhorst, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Fabio Santenelli di Pompeo, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Suzanne Turner, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
WG on Electronic cigarettes
SCHEER members
Peter Hoet, Medical Faculty, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Rodica Mariana Ion, National Institute of R&D for Chemistry and Petrochemistry – ICECHIM, Bucharest, Romania
Renate Krätke (Rapporteur), Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany
Demosthenes Panagiotakos, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Ana Proykova, University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
Emanuela Testai (Chair), Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Department of Environment and Primary Prevention Mechanism of Toxicity Unit, Rome, Italy
Theo Vermeire, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands
External members
Urmila Nair, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Germany
Reinskje Talhout, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), The Netherlands
Constantine Vardavas, Ministry of Health of the Hellenic Republic, Greece
SCHEER members for WoE
Roberto Bertollini, Advisor for Public Health Policy, Ministry of Health, Qatar
Teresa Borges, Ministry of Health, General-Directorate of Health, Lisbon, Portugal
Theodoros Samaras, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
WG on the EU Environmental Foresight System (FORENV)
Emerging issues at the environment-social interface (2018-19 annual cycle)
SCHEER members
External members
Sophie Miquel, Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences- USA Foundational Knowledge, Global Innovation Center- Mars Inc.
Belmira Neto, Assistant Professor, University of Oporto, Portugal
Urbano Fra Paleo, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Extremadura, Spain
Emerging environmental issues in the field of new technologies in the urban environment (pilot 2017-18)
SCHEER members
WG on LEDs
SCHEER members
Ana Proykova (Chair), University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
Rodica Mariana Ion, National Institute of R&D for Chemistry and Petrochemistry – ICECHIM, Bucharest, Romania
Theodoros Samaras, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
External members
Jean-François Doré, INSERM - French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, Lyon, France
Ellen Bruzell, NIOM - Nordic Institute of Dental Materials, Oslo, Norway
Nicolo Massimo, Clinica Oculistica Di.N.O.G.Mi. University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino IST, Italy
John O’Hagan (Rapporteur), Public Health England, UK
Celia Sánchez-Ramos, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Linda van Kerkhof, RIVM - National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, the Netherlands
WG on Non-human primates testing
SCHEER members
Theo Vermeire (Chair), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands
Peter Hoet, Medical Faculty, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Renate Krätke, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany
Emanuela Testai, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Department of Environment and Primary Prevention Mechanism of Toxicity Unit, Rome, Italy
External members
Romina Aron Badin, Atomic Energy Commission, France
Michelle Epstein (Rapporteur), Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Paul Andrew Flecknell, Newcastle University, UK
Michelle Hudson-Shore, Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments (FRAME), UK
David Jones, Safety Working Party, EMA, UK
Jan Langermans, Foundation Biomedical Primate Research Centre, The Netherland
Mark Prescott, National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs), UK
Alain Simonnard, Institut National de Recherche et Sécurité, France
WG on Oil and Gas
SCHEER members
Roberto Bertollini, World Health Organization Representation to the European Union, Brussels, Belgium
Teresa Borges, Ministry of Health, General-Directorate of Health, Lisbon, Portugal
Raquel Duarte-Davidson, Public Health England, Chilton, United Kingdom
Pim de Voogt, KWR Watercycle Research Institute, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
Peter Hoet (Chair), Medical Faculty, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Marian Scott, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
Rémy Slama (Rapporteur), Inserm (National Institute of Health and Medical Research), team of environmental epidemiology, Grenoble, France
Marco Vighi, IMDEA Water Institute, Alcala’ de Henares (Madrid), Spain
External members
Laura Torrente-Murciano, University of Cambridge, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, United Kingdom
Annemarie van Wezel, University of Utrecht, Faculty of Geosciences, The Netherlands
WG on Guidelines for BRA of Phthalates used in MDs
SCHEER members
Teresa Borges, Ministry of Health, General-Directorate of Health, Lisbon, Portugal
Wim De Jong (Chair and Rapporteur), Centre for Health Protection, National Institute for Public Health (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
Rodica Mariana Ion, National Institute of R&D for Chemistry and Petrochemistry – ICECHIM, Bucharest, Romania
Demosthenes Panagiotakos, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Emanuela Testai, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Department of Environment and Primary Prevention Mechanism of Toxicity Unit, Rome, Italy
Theo Vermeire, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands
SCCS members
Ulrike Bernauer, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany
Christophe Rousselle, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES), Maisons-Alfort, France
External members
Maria Rosaria Milana , Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
Hilde Kopperud , NIOM - Nordic Institute of Dental Materials, Oslo, Norway
Tanja Schmidt, Ansbach University of Applied Sciences - Hochschule Ansbach, Ansbach, Germany
Stéphane Bégué, Etablissement Français du Sang - La Plaine-Saint-Denis, France
WG on Sunbeds
SCHEER members
Ana Proykova (Chair of the WG since April 2016 and rapporteur), University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
Rodica Mariana Ion, National Institute of R&D for Chemistry and Petrochemistry – ICECHIM, Bucharest, Romania
Theodoros Samaras, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
SCCS members
Pieter Jan Coenraads , University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
External members
Claire Beausoleil, ANSES - French Agency for food, environmental and occupational health and safety, Paris, France
Jean-François Doré (co-Rapporteur), INSERM - French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, Lyon, France
Ruediger Greinert, Klinikum Buxtehude, Dept. Mol. Cellbiology, Germany
Philippe Hartemann, Université Nancy Lorraine, Nancy, France
Norbert Leitgeb, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
Lesley Rushton (Chair of the WG until April 2016), Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Greet Schoeters, VITO - Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Mol, Belgium
WG on Tobacco additives
SCHEER members
Raquel Duarte-Davidson, Public Health England, Chilton, United Kingdom
Peter Hoet, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Emanuela Testai (Chair and Rapporteur), Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
Theo Vermeire, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), The Netherlands
Sergej Zacharov, General University Hospital, Prague
External members
Urmila Nair, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Germany
Konrad Rydzynski, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Poland
Reinskje Talhout (Rapporteur), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), The Netherlands
WG on UVC lamps
SCHEER members
Rodica Mariana Ion, National Institute of R&D for Chemistry and Petrochemistry – ICECHIM, Bucharest, Romania
Renate Krakte, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany
Ana Proykova (Rapporteur), University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
Theodoros Samaras (Chair) , Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
SCCS members
Pieter Jan Coenraads , University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
External members
Norbert Leitgeb, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
Lesley Rushton (co-rapporteur), Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
WG on water reuse
SCHEER members
Renate Krätke, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany
Marian Scott, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
Marco Vighi, IMDEA Water Institute, Alcala’ de Henares (Madrid), Spain
Pim de Voogt, KWR Watercycle Research Institute, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
External experts
Jan Linders, Retired from National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), the Netherlands
Luigi Rizzo, University of Salerno, Department of Civil Engineering, Salerno, Italy
WG on weight of evidence
SCHEER members
Ana Proykova, University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
Renate Krätke, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany
Roberto Bertollini, World Health Organization Representation to the European Union, Brussels, Belgium
Teresa Borges, Ministry of Health, General-Directorate of Health, Lisbon, Portugal
Raquel Duarte-Davidson, Public Health England, Chilton, United Kingdom
Demosthenes Panagiotakos, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece
Rémy Slama, Inserm (National Institute of Health and Medical Research), team of environmental epidemiology, Grenoble, France
Marian Scott, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
Emanuela Testai, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Department of Environment and Primary Prevention Mechanism of Toxicity Unit, Rome, Italy
Theo Vermeire, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, the Netherlands
Marco Vighi, IMDEA Water Institute, Alcala’ de Henares (Madrid), Spain
SCHER and SCENIHR members (2013-2016)
Alena Bartonova, Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU), Kjeller, Norway
Claire Beausoleil, French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES), Maisons Alfort, France
Teresa Fernandes, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Jan Linders, Retired
Greta Schoeters, University of Antwerp, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium
Philippe Hartemann, Université Nancy Lorraine, Nancy, France
WG in former committees (2013 - 2016)
SCHER - Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks
SCENIHR - Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks