Christine S. Lambert

Year Entered: 2006

Degrees Received:
B.A., Molecular Biology, Middlebury College

Honors and Awards:
Honors, Years 1 and 2, Medical School
NHLBI Pulmonary and Critical Care Training Grant fellowship 2008-2009

Thesis Advisor: Bruce Alexander, Ph.D., Division of Environmental Health Sciences and DeAnn Lazovich, Ph.D., Division of Epidemiology and Community Health

Thesis Research:
The Iron Range of northeastern Minnesota has seen a larger than expected number of cases of mesothelioma in taconite workers.  Questions have been raised about the exposure risks of taconite mining, and its impact on the health of miners, their families, and communities.  I will be involved in a study which will examine all-cause mortality in a large cohort of former miners, conduct a case-control study of mesothelioma cases, and carry out a lung health screening program for current and former miners.