Kurt Straif

Kurt Straif worked for almost 20 years at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), WHO, as Head of the Evidence Synthesis and Classification Section. Since retiring from IARC, he has worked as a Research Associate at ISGlobal and as a Research Professor and Co-Director of the Global Observatory on Planetary Health at Boston College.

Kurt brings his strong international expertise in evidence synthesis and evidence integration to support ISEE Europe's strategic goals to inform evidence translation and policy development. During his time at IARC/WHO he focused on environmental risk and preventive factors for cancer, and since his retirement from IARC he has broadened his research portfolio to include topics of major public health importance, notably the health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate crisis.

Contact: straif.kurt [at] gmail.com