NIEHS’s Wilcox a ‘Sammies’ Finalist

Dr. Allen Wilcox’s research has led to discoveries of environmental factors that affect birth defects, fundamental advances in understanding miscarriage and improved methods for studying fertility.

Photo:  Steve McCaw

NIEHS epidemiologist Dr. Allen Wilcox is a finalist for one of the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals, or Sammies. This is the second year that the Partnership for Public Service is adding a People’s Choice Award to the eight awards that will be chosen by the official selection committee. 

Anyone with a Facebook account may vote once a day, between now and Sept. 9.

The organization’s web site featured a story on Wilcox’s achievements throughout his career as a groundbreaking researcher in the epidemiologic study of human reproduction.

You may support Wilcox by visiting the People’s Choice Award page (http://servicetoamericamedals.org/peoples-choice/) and voting once a day and by sharing the news with colleagues and friends. 

Winners will be announced Sept. 20 at a gala celebration.