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| − | :1 | + | [[Myron Weinberg]], founder of the [[Weinberg Group]] was a former senior executive at [[Booz, Allen and Hamilton]] where he headed biological, chemical, environmental, and regulatory activities. <ref> Weinberg Group [http://www.weinberggroup.com/Myron_Weinberg.html Our People Myron] accessed 3rd September </ref>. According to the Weinberg Group website Myron's major achievements include: |
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| + | :1 The conceptualization and development of the use for baking soda in the refrigerator; | ||
:2) A major study for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, which led to the passage of a new law by the Congress of the United States; | :2) A major study for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, which led to the passage of a new law by the Congress of the United States; | ||
:3) The current revitalization of thalidomide; | :3) The current revitalization of thalidomide; | ||
:4) Approval of the first total joint replacement; and | :4) Approval of the first total joint replacement; and | ||
| − | :5) The development of a key clause in the Amsterdam Treaty of the European Union.<ref> Weinberg Group [http://www.weinberggroup.com/Myron_Weinberg.html | + | :5) The development of a key clause in the Amsterdam Treaty of the European Union.<ref> Weinberg Group [http://www.weinberggroup.com/Myron_Weinberg.html Our People Myron] accessed 3rd September </ref>. |
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| + | According to the business networking website [[LinkedIn]] Myron Weinberg is the chair of the [[Creative Science Corporation]] although a web search returned no results for this company. <ref> Myron Weinberg LinkedIn [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/myron-weinberg/12/775/905 Myron Weinberg] accessed 3rd September </ref> | ||
| + | [[Myron Weinberg]] is described as a tobacco industry consultant in a thesis paper produced by Elisa Ong of the University of California San Francisco titled "Tobacco Industry Efforts Subverting the International Agency for Research on Cancer's Secondhand Smoke Study."<ref> Legacy Tobacco Documents Library [http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/hmy15c00 Tobacco Industry Efforts Subverting the International Agency for Research on Cancer's Second Hand Smoke Study] PDF page 75. Last accessed December 4th 2007 </ref>. [[Myron Weinberg]] is also listed in a [[Philip Morris]] grants and projects budget as being paid $50,000 in 1995 alone for "Consulting Related to ETS [Environmental Tobacco Smoke] Projects." <ref> Legacy Tobacco Documents Library [http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/yfm19c00 Exhibit-E Research Grants & Projects] Last accessed December 4th 2007 </ref>. | ||
==Career History== | ==Career History== | ||
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*Associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Georgetown Medical School in Washington,D.C. | *Associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Georgetown Medical School in Washington,D.C. | ||
*Associate professorDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. | *Associate professorDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. | ||
| − | <ref> Weinberg Group [http://www.weinberggroup.com/Myron_Weinberg.html | + | <ref> Weinberg Group [http://www.weinberggroup.com/Myron_Weinberg.html Our People Myron] accessed 3rd September </ref>. |
==References == | ==References == | ||
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Myron Weinberg, founder of the Weinberg Group was a former senior executive at Booz, Allen and Hamilton where he headed biological, chemical, environmental, and regulatory activities. [1]. According to the Weinberg Group website Myron's major achievements include:
- 1 The conceptualization and development of the use for baking soda in the refrigerator;
- 2) A major study for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, which led to the passage of a new law by the Congress of the United States;
- 3) The current revitalization of thalidomide;
- 4) Approval of the first total joint replacement; and
- 5) The development of a key clause in the Amsterdam Treaty of the European Union.[2].
According to the business networking website LinkedIn Myron Weinberg is the chair of the Creative Science Corporation although a web search returned no results for this company. [3]
Myron Weinberg is described as a tobacco industry consultant in a thesis paper produced by Elisa Ong of the University of California San Francisco titled "Tobacco Industry Efforts Subverting the International Agency for Research on Cancer's Secondhand Smoke Study."[4]. Myron Weinberg is also listed in a Philip Morris grants and projects budget as being paid $50,000 in 1995 alone for "Consulting Related to ETS [Environmental Tobacco Smoke] Projects." [5].
Career History
- Former Senior Vice President at Booz Allen and Hamilton
- Associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Georgetown Medical School in Washington,D.C.
- Associate professorDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ.
[6].
References
- ↑ Weinberg Group Our People Myron accessed 3rd September
- ↑ Weinberg Group Our People Myron accessed 3rd September
- ↑ Myron Weinberg LinkedIn Myron Weinberg accessed 3rd September
- ↑ Legacy Tobacco Documents Library Tobacco Industry Efforts Subverting the International Agency for Research on Cancer's Second Hand Smoke Study PDF page 75. Last accessed December 4th 2007
- ↑ Legacy Tobacco Documents Library Exhibit-E Research Grants & Projects Last accessed December 4th 2007
- ↑ Weinberg Group Our People Myron accessed 3rd September
