Ausrele Kesminiene
Senior Visiting Scientist
Environment and Lifestyle Epidemiology
| Year | Degree | Major | Institution | Country/Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Certificate | Radiation Epidemiology and Statistical Methods | Radiation Effects Research Foundation | Japan / Hiroshima |
| 1995 | Certificate | Radiation Epidemiology and Biology | Radiation Effects Research Foundation and Hiroshima University | Japan / Hiroshima |
| 1993 | Postgraduate diploma | Clinical haematology | Postgraduate Institute for Medical Doctors of Vilnius University | Lithuania / Vilnius |
| 1978 | Postgraduate diploma | Internal Medicine | Kaunas Medical University | Lithuania / Kaunas |
| 1977 | MD | Doctor of Medicine | Department of Medicine, Vilnius University | Lithuania / Vilnius |
Current Research Projects
Epidemiological study to quantify risks for paediatric computerized tomography and to optimise doses (EPI-CT)
IARC, (Dr Ausrele Kesminiene)
Combined Analysis of Mortality among Nuclear Workers
IARC, (Dr Ausrele Kesminiene)
Strategic Agenda for Research on Chernobyl Health (ARCH)
IARC, (Dr Ausrele Kesminiene)
Radiation exposures at an early age: impact of genotype on breast cancer risk (Gene-Rad-Risk)
IARC, (Dr Elisabeth Cardis and Dr Ausrele Kesminiene)
Selected Publications
Williams D, Kesminiene A., Cardis E, and Baverstock K. (2011) ARCH-Agenda for Research on Chernobyl Health. J Radiol Prot. 31(1) : 151-4
Thierry-Chef,I., Marshall,M., Fix,J.J., Bermann,F., Gilbert,E., Hacker,C., Heinmiller,B., Murray W., Pearce,M.S., Utterback,D., Bernar,J., Deboot,P., Eklof,M., Griciene,B., Holan,K., Hyvonen,H., Kerekes,A., Lee,M.C., Moser,M., Pernicka, F. Cardis,E. (2007) The 15-Country Collaborative Study of Cancer Risk among Radiation Workers in the Nuclear Industry: Study of Errors in Dosimetry. Radiat Res. 167(4) : 380-395
Gilbert, E.S., Thierry-Chef, I., Cardis, E., Fix, J.J., Marshall, M. (2006) External Dose Estimation for Nuclear Worker Studies. Radiat Res. 166(1) : 168-173
Pukkala E, Kesminiene A, Poliakov S, Ryzhov A, Drozdovitch V, Kovgan L, Kyyrönen P, Malakhova IV, Gulak L, Cardis E. (2006) Breast cancer in Belarus and Ukraine after the Chernobyl accident. Int J Cancer 119(3) : 651-8
Cardis A, Kesminiene A, Ivanov V, Malakhova I, Shibata Y, Khrouch V, Drozdovitch V, Maceika E, Zvonova I, Vlasov O, Bouville A, Goulko G, Hoshi M, Abrosimov A, Anoshko YA , Astakhova L, Chekin S, Demidchik E, Galanti R, Ito M, Korobova E, Lushnikov E, Maksiutov, Masyakin V, Nerovnia A, Parshin V, Parshkov E, Piliptsevich N, Pinchera A , Polyakov S, Shabeka N Suonio E, Tenet V, Tsyb A, Yamashita S, Williams D. (2005) Risk of thyroid cancer following 131I exposure in childhood. J Natl Cancer Inst. 97(10) : 724-32
Scientific Societies Membership
International Commission on Radiological Protection, Committee on Medical Radiation (observer)