Collegium ramazzini

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Founded in 1982, Collegium Ramazzini is an independent, international academy with 180 invited members from more than 30 countries. Its members are internationally renowned experts in the fields of occupational and environmental health. It was named after sixteenth century Italian physician Bernardino Ramazzini and was founded by Irving Selikoff, Cesare Maltoni and other eminent scientists in 1982. The mission of the Collegium Ramazzini is to advance the study of occupational and environmental health issues. Through its members and activities, it seeks to bridge scientific discovery and the socio-political centers that will need to act on these discoveries and advances in the area of health and safety.
Seminars and honoraria

One main purpose of the Collegium is to host conferences, symposia and seminars] that introduce scientific, medical and governmental bodies to various issues and research in the area of health and safety. The Ramazzini Days 2011 seminar was held in Crispo, Italy.
In 2012, the "Environment and health in political agenda" symposium will be held in Montevideo, Uruguay from March 22-24. The conference will be jointly organized by the Collegium Ramazzini and the Universidad Republica Oriental de Uruguay. The seminar will be dedicated to Dr. Jenny Pronczuk De Garbino (1947-2010), Fellow of the Collegium Ramazzini and expert in childhood diseases.
In addition to meetings and publications, since 1993, the Collegium Ramazzini has awarded the Irving J. Selikoff Award and Lecture honoraria. The award is given periodically to an internationally recognized scientist or humanist whose studies and achievements have contributed to the protection of workers' health and the environment.
The award has been bestowed 4 times:
*1995 - Professor Cesare Maltoni
*2006 - Professor Yasunosuke Suzuki
*2007 - Dr. Morando Soffritti
*2008 - Dr. Philip J. Landrigan
*2009 - Dr. Stephen Levin

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