Adam Grossman

Dr. Adam Grossman is Praedicat's Vice President of Modeling, Senior Scientist and one of Praedicat's co-founders. Adam works on the modeling team to create and implement Praedicat's risk models. Previously, Adam was an Analyst in the Emerging Risk Solutions group at RMS where he was a core member of the liability catastrophe research and development team that formed the foundation for Praedicat. Adam received his B.A.Sc. in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto, after developing flight training simulators at Defense R&D Canada. He then went on to earn his M.S. and Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Stanford University.

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The GMO debate rages on as USDA publishes its proposed labeling rule
The GMO debate rages on as USDA publishes its proposed labeling rule 150 150 Adam Grossman

Few things today raise as much passion as anything having to do with genetically-modified organisms (GMO) used for food. In some ways the rhetoric has been heated since 1992 when…

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Acrylamide, Proposition 65 warnings, hazard, and risk
Acrylamide, Proposition 65 warnings, hazard, and risk 150 150 Adam Grossman

As somebody with a two espresso per day habit, I read with interest the New York Times article regarding the ongoing litigation to force coffee companies to give consumers warnings…

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Fish oil supplements and the self-correcting nature of science
Fish oil supplements and the self-correcting nature of science 150 150 Adam Grossman

I’m often asked my views on how the latest paper to find a correlation between a chemical and a bodily injury (or not find any correlation, as the case may…

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Increased awareness of 3D printing risks brings proposals for regulation
Increased awareness of 3D printing risks brings proposals for regulation 150 150 Adam Grossman

The use of additive manufacturing/3D printing technologies continues to increase. As we discussed in our white paper, co-authored with AIG, additive manufacturing carries with it new risks not known in traditional manufacturing…

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Neurological tumours get new classification methodology
Neurological tumours get new classification methodology 150 150 Adam Grossman

One of the most important factors in assessing disease, especially cancer, is accurately distinguishing among the possible variants. This can be a difficult task, however, especially when the best tool…

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Perfluorinated substances linked to type II diabetes
Perfluorinated substances linked to type II diabetes 150 150 Adam Grossman

Perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) have been in the news lately with, among other things, 3M’s $850 million settlement with the state of Minnesota to clean up water contaminated with perfluorooctane…

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Research on transgenerational effects targets PCBs
Research on transgenerational effects targets PCBs 150 150 Adam Grossman

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were phased out of use decades ago, but they remain environmentally persistent and can still be found in people’s blood. PCBs have also been shown to disrupt…

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Could mercury release be another unintended consequence of global warming?
Could mercury release be another unintended consequence of global warming? 150 150 Adam Grossman

Much has been made of the carbon dioxide stored in arctic ice and permafrost. The hypothesis at this time suggests that global warming will become self-reinforcing due to the increasing…

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Perfluorinated chemicals linked to weight gain
Perfluorinated chemicals linked to weight gain 150 150 Adam Grossman

Praedicat has been tracking perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) since our inception. They are used in a wide range of applications, including fire retardant foams, food-contact materials, water repellents like Scotchgard, and…

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Evidence for a cell phone-cancer link is more tenuous than ever
Evidence for a cell phone-cancer link is more tenuous than ever 150 150 Adam Grossman

In May 2016, the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP) released partial and preliminary findings from a series of 2-year studies designed to test whether cell phones can cause cancer. As we…

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Personal exposure monitoring could be the next driver of litigation
Personal exposure monitoring could be the next driver of litigation 150 150 Adam Grossman

One of the main impediments to understanding environmental drivers of disease is having an accurate assessment of exposure.  This article shows why this barrier is beginning to vanish by detailing…

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Praedicat and AIG publish white paper on additive manufacturing
Praedicat and AIG publish white paper on additive manufacturing 150 150 Adam Grossman

Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, has the potential to revolutionize many industries.  But like any new innovation, it creates new risks. The Praedicat approach to risk identification is…

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