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Announcements
Samuel F. Posner, PhD, selected as Editor in
Chief
Announcement posted 06/15/09
Samuel F. Posner, PhD, has joined the Preventing Chronic
Disease (PCD) staff as the next editor in chief. Dr Posner
brings 7 years of experience reviewing and evaluating peer review
publications for scientific merit and policy implications for the National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He has published more than 80
articles on a variety of chronic disease and health promotion topics
including mammography screening and follow-up, reproductive health, women’s
health, alcohol and tobacco use, health disparities, and patient-provider
processes of care.
Before taking this role, Dr Posner was NCCDPHP’s acting
associate director for science. He has also served as the associate director
for science and senior scientific advisor for CDC’s Division of Reproductive
Health (DRH). He joined CDC in February 1998 as a research scientist in DRH.
Dr Posner received his PhD in quantitative psychology from the University
of Southern California in 1996.
Dr Posner and the entire PCD staff extend their thanks to Drs
Marta Gwinn and Susan Chu for their invaluable service as interim editors in
chief. Since the departure of the journal’s visionary force and founding
editor Dr Lynne Wilcox, they kept PCD moving forward and are to be
congratulated on a job well done.
American Association for Cancer Research
(AACR) International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention
Research
Announcement posted 7/29/09
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) International
Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research will be held December
6-9, 2009 in Houston, Texas. Abstract submission deadline: September 28,
2009. This conference promotes public, academic, government, and
industry awareness of the vital importance of cancer prevention science in
reducing cancer incidence and mortality. It catalyzes coordinated, focused
research in basic, clinical, epidemiologic, and behavioral science that
promises to accelerate cancer prevention. This year’s Scientific Program
Committee chair is Ernest T. Hawk, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Visit
www.aacr.org/page16925.aspx
for information.
PCD podcasts are now available
Announcement posted 04/03/09
The video interviews in the April 2009 issue are also available as
podcasts. To access them, go to CDC’s main podcast page,
www.cdc.gov/podcasts, click on the
“Browse” tab, and “Browse by Series” on Public-Private Partnerships in
Chronic Disease Prevention.
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