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Martha Murdock, DirectorNational Silicone Implant Foundation | Dallas Headquarters"Supporting Survivors of Medical Implant Devices"4416 Willow LaneDallas, TX 75244-7537

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Top Scientists Concerned About Politicization

of the Government's Science Advisory Process Use of Political Litmus Tests for Selection of Scientific ExpertsWashington, D.C. - As reported in the journal Science, senior scientific experts have become increasingly concerned with the influence that the political process is exerting over federal scientific advisory panels. Although the Washington Post initially reported that the number of scientists with ties to polluting industries had proliferated in environmental health panels, the story does not end there. In fact, this trend can be documented in a wide variety of scientific advisory panels, which advise many of the top agencies in the U.S. government. Please join us to hear the experts outline how the selection process for these panels was designed to work and how it has worked in the past, compared with recent incidences of political interference. They will explain how this process affects the role scientists play in assisting the government - from issues such as reproductive rights and unhealthful exposures to chemicals, to allocating resources to scientifically valida! ted priorities such as stem cell research. WHO: s, Ph.D., MPH, Research Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, The Washington University School of Public Health. Dr. s was Secretary Bill 's Assistant Energy Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health from 1998-2001. Apple, Ph.D. President, Council of Scientific Society Presidents, Chair of the Board of Visitors at University of land Biotechnology Institute Lynn Goldman, M.D., MPH, Professor, Bloomberg School of Public Health, s Hopkins University. Dr. Goldman was Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Prevention, Pesticide and Toxic Substances between 1993-1998. O'Brien, MPA! Associate Executive Director, Public Affairs, American Public Health Association WHAT: Environmental Media Services on the record press event WHERE: Willard Hotel, 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW WHERE: 9:30 a.m., Thursday, January 23