Timothy Jorgensen, PhD, Professor

Timothy J. Jorgensen is a professor of Radiation Medicine, and Director of the Health Physics and Radiation Protection Graduate Program, at Georgetown University in Washington DC. His scientific expertise is in radiation biology, cancer epidemiology, and public health. He is board certified in public health by the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE). He served on the National Council on Radiation Protection (NCRP) from 2003-2019, he chairs the Georgetown University Radiation Safety Committee. His scientific interests include the genetic determinants of cellular radiation resistance, and the genes that modify the risk of cancer.