To help understand the role of endotoxin in lung disease and other risks to textile workers, NIOSH funded the Shanghai Textile Worker Study in 1988. In celebration of Harvard’s partnership and NIOSH’s anniversary, lead researcher David C. Christiani, MD, MPH, SM, Elkan Blout Professor of Environmental Genetics, Director of the Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology Program and the Harvard Educational and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, contributed this NIOSH Science blog. Learn more.
Harvard Chan ERC Celebrates NIOSH’s 50th Anniversary
