James Enstrom

Dr. James Enstrom serves as an epidemiologist and research professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Public Health and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. Enstrom has contributed important research findings to the field of public health and epidemiology for over 35 years. As the founder and President of the Scientific Integrity Institute, Dr. Enstrom is also an outspoken advocate for integrity and ethical conduct during the course of scientific research.
Throughout his long career, Dr. Enstrom has conducted significant epidemiological research that addresses the etiology of cancer and other major chronic diseases. His research focuses on lifestyle and environmental factors in well-defined populations and their relationship to mortality and longevity. His numerous studies have been published in peer-reviewed academic journals and are posted and amplified upon on his website at www.scientificintegrityinstitute.org.
Dr. Enstrom is well known for maintaining high quality standards in his research methodology, techniques he refined while working with four Nobel Prize winners. Quality methodology governs everything from data collection to objective analysis and evaluation, requiring the unbiased approach of a researcher such as Dr. Enstrom. His passion for integrity and precision at every juncture of scientific research inspired him to found the Scientific Integrity Institute in 2005. As President of the Institute, he provides a forum for integrity in specific epidemiologic issues, particularly related to environmental factors such as air pollution.
A thirty-year fellow of the American College of Epidemiology, Dr. Enstrom is also a life member of the American Physical Society. He received his education at Harvey Mudd College, where he earned his B.S. degree in Physics; at Stanford University, where he earned his Ph.D. in Physics under the direction of a Nobel Laureate; and at UCLA, where he earned a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology and a postdoctoral certificate in cancer epidemiology.