Excellence in Science Committee

The Excellence in Science Committee (EISC) promotes the CDC's scientific infrastructure and facilitates communication and collaboration that enhance scientific areas and activities needed for state-of-the-art conduct of science. With leadership from the Chair, James W. Stephens, Ph.D. and the Vice Chair, Rita Helfand, Ph.D., EISC provides a forum for information exchange between Assistant/Associate Directors for Science, and for CDC working groups. As advocates for scientific integrity, EISC serves as a consulting body for science-related issues and makes recommendations to the CIO's, and/or the Director, CDC and Administrator, ATSDR when appropriate.

Purpose

• To foster, support, and protect an environment for the promotion of scientific integrity, quality assurance, and the rapid dissemination of scientific innovations, technology, and information with the ultimate goal of improving public health.

• To participate with National Centers/Coordinating Offices (NC/CO) directors and the Director and Chief Science Officer, CDC, and Administrator and Deputy Administrator, ATSDR, in providing scientific leadership.

Specific Functions

Include, but are not limited to:

• Promoting and protecting the scientific infrastructure.

• Providing a forum for information exchange between Assistant/Associate Directors for Science, and for liaison working members/groups.

• Communicating science-related issues to CDC and ATSDR scientists.

• Promoting professional development and training.

• Recognizing and rewarding quality science.

• Acting as an advocate for scientific resources.

• Identifying and disseminating new information, for example, new statistical/epidemiologic techniques or new scientific technologies.

• Developing, revising, and promoting the implementation of crosscutting scientific policies and procedures.

• Serving as consulting body for science-related issues and making recommendations to the CIO's, and/or the Director, CDC and Administrator, ATSDR when appropriate.

• Fostering the development of methods for assessing and monitoring:
  • the environment for quality science and qualitative and quantitative scientific output within CDC and ATSDR
  • the impact of CDC and ATSDR science on public health.