Office of the Science Advisor (OSA)

New HSRB Chair and Vice Chair

The Environmental Protection Agency is pleased to announce the appointments of Drs. Sean Philpott and Rebecca Parkin as interim Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, of the Human Studies Review Board (HSRB). Dr. Sean Philpott is Director of Science and Ethics for the Global Campaign for Microbicides, based at PATH, an international nonprofit organization that works to improve the health of people around the world. Dr. Philpott guides and helps implement the Global Campaign's work related to ethics, access and policy advocacy for user-controlled tools to prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Dr. Parkin is the Associate Dean for Research and Public Health Practice in the School of Public Health and Health Services of The George Washington University. She is a Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health with a joint appointment in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Dr. Parkin is also the Scientific Director of the Center for Risk Science and Public Health at the University. The interim appointments of Drs. Philpott and Parkin as Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, will last for six months or less, providing a sufficient time to appoint a permanent Chair and Vice Chair.

Upcoming Meetings

• June 24-25, 2009
  • Final Agenda (PDF) (4 pp, 52K)
  • Federal Register Notice
  • Board/consultant list (PDF) (4 pp, 24K)
  • February 17, 2009 EPA Human Studies Review Board Meeting Report (PDF) (22 pp, 130KB)
• October 20-23, 2009
• January 12-15, 2010
• April 13-16, 2010