32^nd Annual Alice Hamilton Lecture:
Air Pollution, Asthma, Allergy, and the Exposome   

Isabella Annesi-Maesano, MD, PhD, DSc
Session moderated by Allison Bond

Human health is inextricably linked to our environment and can vary depending on genetic factors, socioeconomic disparities, and cumulative exposure to various environmental risks throughout one's life, known as the exposome. In this year’s Annual Alice Hamilton Lecture, guest speaker and expert Isabella Annesi-Maesano will explore the complex relationship between respiratory health—particularly allergies and asthma—and an individual's exposure to pollution. We will also discuss how researchers are harnessing digital technology and analytics to create personalized strategies for preventing and alleviating asthma and allergies.

About the Annual Alice Hamilton Lecture:
Every year, our UCSF Division of Occupational, Environmental, and Climate Medicine (OECM) sponsors a lectureship in honor of Alice Hamilton, the founder of the modern discipline of occupational medicine in the U.S. View past lectures on the OECM website.

Speaker:
Isabella Annesi-Maesano, MD, PhD, DSc, is a professor of environmental epidemiology at Montpellier University and the director of research at L'Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM). She is also the deputy director of the Desbrest Institute of Epidemiology and Public Health in Montpellier. She received the 2021 European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Clemens von Pirquet Award for Clinical Research and the 2018 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) Phil and Barbara Liebmann Award.