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Steven M. Schrader |
Professor
Chief, Reproductive Health Section, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway Cincinnati, OH 45226 USA.
Tel: (513) 533-8210 Fax: (513) 533-8138
Email: sms4@cdc.gov |
National and International Committees
Served on the National Toxicology Program (NTP), Reproductive and Developmental Biology Subcommittee, 1983 - 1992
Served as a consultant to Centers for Disease Control, Vietnam Experience Study, 1985 ? 1988
Participant in the NIOSH-Finnish Institute for Occupational Health Symposium(s). October 1986, June 1992.
Served as a NIOSH Grants Office Advisor. 1986 - Present
Invited member to the Workshop on Risk Assessment in Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology, National Center for Toxicologic Research. September 1987
Served as a National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council Research Advisor. 1987 - 2005
Served on the Review Panel for the Office of Technology Assessment, United States Congress, Report on Infertility Prevention and Treatment. 1987
Served as a March of Dimes Grants Reviewer. 1987 - 1992
Invited member on the Task Force on Environmental Cancer and Heart and Lung Disease, Workshop on the Effects of Pesticides on Human Health, Working Group on Reproductive Toxicology, 1988
Chairman of the Symposium on Assessing Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace, June 16 and 17, 1988
Served on the Editorial Board, Reproductive Sciences, 1989 - 1992
Served on the Hill Air Force Base, Reproductive Hazard Study Advisory Board. 1989 - 1995
Invited member to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Superfund Sperm Motility Workgroup, September 6 and 7, 1989.
Invited member to EPA/NIOSH Workshop on Methods for Semen Studies in Humans. October 18 - 20, 1989.
Invited Speaker to Reproductive Issues in Aging Male, National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, November 1990.
Served on the Organizational Committee, and was an invited member to NTP Rat Sperm Motility Workshop, 1990
Chair, Organizational Committee and the NTP Human Semen Workshop, 1990
Invited Speaker to the VI International Congress on Spermatology, Siena, Italy. September 1990.
Instructor for the Nordic Institute for Advanced Training in Occupational Health, course title: "The Effect of Chemical, Physical and Biological Workplace Factors on Male and Female Fertility. Copenhagen, Denmark. May 27-31, 1991.
Served on the Committee on Environmental Epidemiology. National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council. 1991-1992
Invited member to Research Needs Working Group for Occupational and Environmental Reproductive Hazards: A Working Conference. November 1991. Woods Hole, MA
Invited speaker to the Federally Employed Women: 23rd National Training Program, Cincinnati, Ohio. July 23, 1992
Invited speaker to Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Conference, School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas. September 21-25, 1992
Invited Speaker to the Reproductive Epidemiology Workshop at the Ninth International Symposium, "Epidemiology in Occupational Health", Cincinnati, Ohio. September 1992.
Invited Participant to the International Conference on Male-Mediated Developmental Toxicity: Father's Exposures and Their Children?s Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 1992.
Invited Speaker to the conference "Medical, Social, and Legal Aspects of Health Protection of Motherhood and Childhood. Ekaterinburng, Russia, October 1992.
Scientific Advisor to the INDO-US Subcommission on Science and Technology. "The Effects of Lead Exposure on Parameters of Male and Female Reproduction and Parameters of Adolescent Development?. 1993.
Served as member of Laboratory Science Committee of the American Society of Andrology. 1993 to 1996
Invited panel member for American Society of Andrology, Sperm Morphology and Morphometry Workshop. April 1993.
Co-chair for Workgroup of Field Study Applications of Biologic Markers for Male Reproductive Disorders, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, May 1993.
Grant Reviewer, National Cancer Institute, NIH. Interdisciplinary Collaborative Studies in the Genetic Epidemiology of Cancer, 1993.
Invited Expert to the Science Advisory Panel of the US EPA FIFRA Reproductive Testing Guidelines. Washington, D.C., December 1993.
Course Instructor for "Statistical Processing Control" at the Post-Graduate Course of American Society of Andrology. March 1994.
Invited Speaker to the International Symposium on Health Hazards of Glycol Ethers. Nancy-Port-A-Mousson, France. April 19-21, 1994.
Invited Faculty to the British Andrology Society workshop on Quality Control and Morphology in the Andrology Laboratory, November 17,1994. Bristol England.
Expert Advisor Panel, Health Canada study of the Farm Family - Health effects of pesticides. Ottawa, Canada 1995-1999
Technical Advisor to the ?Persian Gulf Expert Scientific Charter Committee?, Department of Veterans Affairs. Washington, DC. February 1995
Course Director for "Managing the Andrology Laboratory" at the Laboratory quality Workshop of the American Society of Andrology. March 1995.
Course Instructor for "Creating Policies that Encourage Participation" at the Laboratory quality Workshop of American Society of Andrology. March 1995.
Course Instructor for "Review of General QC/QA Procedures" at the Reproductive Cryotechnology Specialist Review Course of the American Association of Tissue Banks. March 1995.
Elected member of the Executive Council of the American Society of Andrology 1995-1998.
Course Instructor for ?Laboratory Management? at 28th Annual Postgraduate Program of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, October 1995
Workshop Instructor for ?Statistical Methods and Experimental Design in the Reproductive Biology Laboratory? at 51st Annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, October 1995
Invited Speaker to the American College of Epidemiology, St. Louis. September, 1995.
Invited Expert to the Risk Science Institute/EPA Working Group in assessing sperm in toxicology studies. September 1995
Course Director, ?Semen Analysis--Challenges of Quality Control and New Technology? Andrology Laboratory Committee Workshop, American Society of Andrology. January 1996
Ad Hoc Member of Scientific Advisory Committee for EPA, FIFRA - Reproductive Guidelines. November 1996, Washington D.C.
Alternate Member of the Endocrine Disruptors Screening and Testing Advisory Committee, EDSTAC US EPA 1996.
Panel on ?Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Can We Wait to Take Action? for the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development. New York, NY April 30, 1996.
Invited Speaker. Reproductive Health and the Environment Symposium. McMaster University and Ontario Ministry of Health. Toronto, Ontario, May 13, 1996
Invited participant to INSERM ?Environmental Impact on Male Reproductive Function?, November 10-14, France 1996
Invited speaker to the European Concerted Action Occupational Hazards to Male Reproductive Capability Symposium entitled ?Environment, Lifestyle and Fertility? Arhus, Denmark, December 7-10, 1997
Invited participant to ?Workshop on the Evaluation and Interpretation of Reproductive Endpoints for Human Health Risk Assessment?. Washington, D.C. November 12-14, 1997
Co-Chair of ?Effects of Toxicant Exposure on Sperm and Oocyte Quality? Postgraduate Program of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, October 18, 1997.
Invited speaker to ?Environmental Influences on Spermatogenesis and Sperm Quality Symposium?, Genk, Belgium. April 1998.
Organizing Committee ?Hazardous Substances and Male Reproductive Health - An International Conference? New York, May 14-15, 1998
Invited Speaker to a symposium on "Molecular aspects of male reproductive toxicology" in Giessen Germany, November 13-14, 1999
Organizing Committee ?Gender Differences in Reproductive Biology and Toxicology? Tucson, Arizona November 9-11, 2000
National Children?s Study. Fertility and Early Pregnancy Working Group. 2001 - 2004
Invited speaker to the ?International Workshop on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Their Toxicological Evaluation. in Tsukuba, Japan. February 28 to March 3, 2001.
Invited speaker to the Sixth International Nickel Conference on Ecologic, Toxicologic and Human Health Issues Associated with the Mining, Refining and Production of Nickel and Companion Elements. September 1-6, 2002, Murmansk, Russia
International Expert Panel on Reproductive Health Issues Associated with Exposure to the Port Colborne Chemicals of Concern (i.e. Cobalt, Nickel, Copper and Arsenic) 2002-2003
Invited Speaker, Student Colloquium. American Society of Andrology. Seattle, Washington April 2002
Invited Faculty, Post Graduate Course, ?Male Reproductive Genetics and Toxicology ? Nature and Nurture. October 12-13, 2002. American Society of Reproductive Medicine.
Invited Speaker, ?Symposium on Environmental Influences on Human Semen Quality? American Society of Andrology. Phoenix, AZ. April 1, 2003.
Chair, Andrology Laboratory Workshop. 2004 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Andrology, Baltimore, MD. April 17, 2004.
Invited Speaker to International Congress ?Prevention of Reproductive Health from Occupational & Environmental Risk Factors? (PROERF) Volgograd, Russia, July 2004
Secretary, American Society of Andrology 2004-2007
Invited Speaker to Metals and Reproductive Effects Workshop. Copenhagen, January 13-14, 2005.
Invited Workgroup Member to prepare the ?WHO laboratory manual for the examination of human semen and sperm-cervical mucus interaction: 5th Edition? World Health Organization 2005-2007.
Invited speaker Andrology Laboratory Workshop. 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Andrology, Seattle Washington
Organizing Committee, American Society of Andrology, Annual Meetings 1986, 2003, 2004, 2005.
Invited speaker Andrology Laboratory Workshop. 2006 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Andrology, Chicago, Illinois
Invited Speaker to the 28th International Congress on Occupational Safety and Health. June 2006 Milan Italy.
Workshop Leader ? International Police Mountain Bike Association ? Bicycle Saddles 2001-2007
Invited Speaker - Cycling Science Symposium and Expo, Boulder, CO. January 2007
Invited speaker Andrology Laboratory Workshop. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Andrology, Tampa, Fl. April 2007
Education
1979-1981: Postdoctoral Training, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Evolution, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, NIH Postdoctoral Training Program in Reproductive Biology
1978: Ph.D., Reproductive Physiology, Department of Dairy Husbandry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
1975: M.S., Animal Breeding, Genetics, Department of Animal Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
1974: B.S., Animal Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
1969-1971: Zoology Major, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
1969: High School Diploma, Belvidere High School, Belvidere, Illinois 61008
Professional Experience
August 1989-Present:
Federal Job Title: Supervisory Research Biologist; Federal Job Grade: GS-15
Chief, Reproductive Health Assessment Section, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Supervisory responsibilities include chairing the Division?s Reproductive Hazards Focus Area and the general operation of a Reproductive Hazards Research section. The mission of the section is to assess the effects of occupational hazards on the fecundity of workers.
Primary personal research is the development, evaluation, and implementation of methodologies for assessing the reproductive health of working men. This includes basic laboratory research as well occupational field studies.
Employer Address: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226
Supervisor: Dr. Gayle Debord, 513 533 8212
January 1983 - August 1989:
Federal Job Title: Research Biologist; Federal Job Grade: GS-11 (1983) to GS-13 (1989)
Andrologist, Acute and Subchronic Toxicology Section, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
The research initiated in this position has been extended into the current position described above.
Employer Address: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226
Supervisor: Dennis Lynch (513) 533-8213 (may be contacted)
January 1981 - January 1983:
Title: Assistant Professor
Administrative responsibilities involved the supervision of the electron microscope facilities and the advising of graduate students. Teaching duties included both graduate and undergraduate courses in biology, reproductive physiology, and electron microscopy. Research emphasis was on Sperm Physiology. This included the evaluation of the new viability assay, the hypoosmotic stress test (HOS test), which evaluates the functional integrity of the human sperm membrane.
Employer Address: Department of Biology, Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois
Supervisor: Jonathan Greene (Phone unknown)
June 1979 - January 1981:
Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Research project was the production and analysis of antisperm antibodies and their effect on sperm and fertility. This included the development an immunoferritin labeling procedure to identify and elucidate the events surrounding fertilization
Employer Address: Institute for Molecular and Cellular Evolution, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
Supervisor: Dr. Charles Metz (Phone unknown)
August 1978 - June 1979:
Title: Science Instructor
Employer Address: Higbee High School, Higbee, Missouri
Supervisor: Larry Twellman (Phone unknown)
August 1975 - August 1978:
Title: Ph.D. Graduate Student (Research Assistant), University of Missouri, Columbia
Advisors: Dr. C.P. Merilan (deceased)
Doctoral Research effort was to identify the site and determine the effects of chemical messengers that govern spermatozoan motility. Other research involved a unique study on the development of methods for semen collection of wildlife (including some endangered species).
Title: Masters Graduate Student (Research Assistant), University of Missouri, Columbia
Advisor: Dr. John Lasley (deceased)
The Master of Science Research focused on the development and comparison of methods for measuring the rate of proliferation of blood lymphocytes. For this, various types of colorimetric and radio-isotope assays were employed.
Honors
Dean's Honor Roll, 1973 and 1974, University of Missouri
Honorable Mention, Alice Hamilton Science Award for Occupational Safety and Health, 1989
Awarded the Alice Hamilton Science Award for Occupational Safety and Health, 1990, 1991, 1999
Nominated for the Charles C. Shepard Science Award, 1991
Outstanding Work Performance Award, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,2002
Nominated for the Supervisor-of-the-Year 1995
International Activities
Participant in the NIOSH-Finnish Institute for Occupational Health Symposium(s). October 1986, June 1992. Invited Speaker to the VI International Congress on Spermatology, Siena, Italy. September 1990. Instructor for the Nordic Institute for Advanced Training in Occupational Health, course title: The Effect of Chemical, Physical and Biological Workplace Factors on Male and Female Fertility. Copenhagen, Denmark. May 27-31, 1991. Invited Speaker to the Reproductive Epidemiology Workshop at the Ninth International Symposium, Epidemiology in Occupational Health, Cincinnati, Ohio. September 1992. Invited Participant to the International Conference on Male-Mediated Developmental Toxicity: Father's Exposures and Their Children?s Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 1992. Invited Speaker to the conference Medical, Social, and Legal Aspects of Health Protection of Motherhood and Childhood. Ekaterinburng, Russia, October 1992. Scientific Advisor to the INDO-US Subcommission on Science and Technology, the National Institute for Occupational Health, Government of India and the US EPA in the research program The Effects of Lead Exposure on Parameters of Male and Female Reproduction and Parameters of Adolescent Development. 1993 to Present. Invited Speaker to the International Symposium on Health Hazards of Glycol Ethers. Nancy-Port-A-Mousson, France. April 19-21, 1994. Invited Faculty to the British Andrology Society workshop on Quality Control and Morphology in the Andrology Laboratory, November 17,1994. Bristol England. Expert Advisor Panel, Health Canada study of the Farm Family - Health effects of pesticides. Ottawa, Canada 1995-Present. Panel on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Can We Wait to Take Action for the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development. New York, NY April 30, 1996. Invited Speaker. Reproductive Health and the Environment Symposium. McMaster University and Ontario Ministry of Health. Toronto, Ontario, May 13, 1996 Invited participant to INSERM Environmental Impact on Male Reproductive Function, November 10-14, France 1996 Invited speaker to the European Concerted Action Occupational Hazards to Male Reproductive Capability Symposium entitled Environment, Lifestyle and Fertility Arhus, Denmark, December 7-10, 1997 Invited speaker to Environmental Influences on Spermatogenesis and Sperm Quality Symposium, Genk, Belgium. April 1998. Organizing Committee Hazardous Substances and Male Reproductive Health - An International Conference New York, May 14-15, 1998 Invited Speaker to a symposium on Molecular aspects of male reproductive toxicology in Giessen Germany, November 13-14, 1999 Invited speaker to the International Workshop on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Their Toxicological Evaluation. in Tsukuba, Japan. February 28 to March 3, 2001. Invited speaker to the Sixth International Nickel Conference on Ecologic, Toxicologic and Human Health Issues Associated with the Mining, Refining and Production of Nickel and Companion Elements. September 1-6, 2002, Murmansk, Russia International Expert Panel on Reproductive Health Issues Associated with Exposure to the Port Colborne Chemicals of Concern (i.e. Cobalt, Nickel, Copper and Arsenic) 2002-2003 Invited Speaker to International Congress Prevention of Reproductive Health from Occupational & Environmental Risk Factors (PROERF) Volgograd, Russia, July 2004
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