Kurt Straif

Kurt Straif is Research Professor and Co-Director of the Global Observatory on Planetary Health at Boston College, with joint appointments in the Schiller Institute and Connell School of Nursing. His research examines environmental/occupational cancer risks and global cancer control strategies within sustainable development frameworks.

Previously headed IARC/WHO Monographs program, evaluating carcinogens including:

• Tobacco and air pollution
• Shift work circadian disruption
• Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields