EDUCATION

• Ph.D. (Statistics) 1971, American University
• M.D. 1955, Yale University
• B.A. (Chemistry) 1953, University of Colorado

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Trends in cancer
• Assessing health risks (such as new chemicals)
• Misconduct in science

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Bailar JC III, Gornik HL. Cancer undefeated. New England Journal of Medicine, 336:1569-1574 (1997).
• Bailar JC III. The practice of meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 48(1):149-157 (1995).
• Bailar JC III. Current knowledge about the cancer latent period: The contribution of epidemiology. In: Maltoni C., et al., Eds., The Scientific Bases of Cancer Chemoprevention. Proceedings of the International Forum on the Scientific Bases of Cancer Chemoprevention, 31 March - 2 April 1996, Bologna, Italy. Elsevier: 65-71 (1996).
• Bailar JC III (Chair), Angell M, Boots S, et al. Ethics and Policy in Scientific Publication, Council of Biology Editors, Inc., Chicago: xiii + 290 pp (1991).
• Bailar JC III, Mosteller F, Eds. Medical Uses of Statistics, second edition. New England Journal of Medicine Press, Boston: xxvii + 449 pp (1992).

MAJOR COURSES

• Introduction to Epidemiology

OTHER ACTIVITIES

• Editorial Board, New England Journal of Medicine
• Board (Chair), National Institute of Statistical Science