David Ozonoff

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David Michael Ozonoff is the Chair Emeritus of Environmental Health and Professor Emeritus at Boston University School of Public Health, Co-Editor-in-Chief of the online journal, Environmental Health and Professor, Sociomedical Sciences, Boston University School of Medicine. [1] [2]

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Education

Ozonoff earned his MD from Cornell University, MPH from Johns Hopkins University and BS from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. [1] [2]

Career

Ozonoff began his career at the BUSPH in 1977 as the first chair of the Department of Environmental Health, a position he held until 2003. He retired in June 2020. [1] [2]

He was " Director of the Superfund Basic Research Program—a multidisciplinary effort, funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, to understand basic scientific problems connected with the federal Superfund Program.", [1] [2]

When he wanted to work for the World Health Organization, he refused to take the loyalty check that the American government performs by agreement with WHO and under the terms of Executive Order No. 10422, 18 Fed.Reg. 239 (Jan. 9, 1953), reprinted as amended at 22 U.S.C. § 287. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the District Court's decision that it violated his First Amendment rights and invalided the Order. [3]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "David Ozonoff, MD, MPH Fellow". Institute for Science in Medicine. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. "David Ozonoff, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. William P. Berzak, et al., Defendants, Appellants, 744 F.2d 224 (1st Cir. 1984)". Justia. Retrieved 1 December 2020.