Prof John Cherrie
Associate
John is an Associate at IOM and Emeritus Professor at the School of Engineering & Physical Sciences at Heriot Watt University. He is a former President of the British Occupational Hygiene Society. His research interests include human exposure assessment, environmental and occupational epidemiology, natural and synthetic fibres – including asbestos, dermal exposure to chemicals and dermatitis, and particulate air pollution. He also prepares medico-legal reports in relation to dust and chemical exposures, particularly to do with workplace cancer risks and occupationally-related neurodegenerative disease.
Contact Details:
- Associate
- Office: +44 (0) 131 449 8032
- Mobile: +44 (0) 7796 261 688
- Email: john.cherrie@iom-world.org
Qualifications:
- BSc
- PhD
- CFFOH
Committee and Society Memberships:
- Workplace Health Expert Committee – HSE
- British Occupational Hygiene Society
- Member of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
- Member of the Editorial Board for the Annals of Workplace Exposures and Health
- Member of the Editorial Board of the Open access International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Research Interests:
John has a wide range of research interests, which include:-
- Exposure science and the exposome
- Occupational and environmental epidemiology
- Health impact assessment
- Occupational carcinogens
- Exposure modelling
- Dermal exposure to chemicals
- Occupational causes of neurodegenerative disease
- Air pollution