Brooke Mossman, M.S.'70, Ph.D.'77, University of Vermont
professor emerita of pathology, received the 2010 Graduate Alumni Award
during the Graduate Student Research Day held October 14 at the College of
Medicine. The award recognizes alumni from the College's Ph.D. or M.S.
programs who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in basic, clinical or
applied research; education; industry; public service/humanitarianism;
and/or outstanding commitment to the College of Medicine community.
Mossman, who directs the Environmental Pathology Program and is a member of
the Vermont Cancer Center at UVM/Fletcher Allen, is an internationally
recognized expert on mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer of the lining
of the lung or abdominal cavity. She earned her undergraduate degree in
zoology, her M.S. in physiology and biophysics, and her Ph.D. in cell
biology at UVM. Her research on mechanisms of asbestos-related diseases has
been supported since the 1970s with funding from the National Institutes of
Health, American Cancer Society, and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The author of more than 250 journal articles, book chapters and other
publications, Mossman has served on the National Cancer Institute's Board of
Scientific Counselors and the EPA's Scientific Advisory Board.
In 2004, Mossman received the Alumni Achievement Award from the UVM College
of Medicine's Medical Alumni Association. She is the recipient of a 2007
American Thoracic Society Recognition Award for Scientific Accomplishment
and was awarded the Wagner Medal for Contributions to Mesothelioma Research
in 2008.
Mossman lives in Charlotte, Vt.