The Scientists & Researchers Behind Our Database
Our database of 8,700 studies draws from 4 independent research libraries, each built by scientists and researchers dedicated to understanding the health effects of electromagnetic fields.
Glaser RF/Microwave Archive
3,173 studies - The earliest systematic collection of RF bioeffects research
Zorach "Zory" R. Glaser, PhD, MPH
Dr. Zory Glaser is one of the most important scientists in the history of RF/microwave bioeffects research. A U.S. Navy research scientist (LT, MSC, USNR), he compiled his first RF/microwave bioeffects bibliography in 1971 after helping establish the RF bioeffects laboratory at the Naval Medical Research Institute.
His career spanned decades across multiple U.S. government agencies: the Naval Medical Research Institute, the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, the Naval Medical Research and Development Command, the FDA's Bureau of Radiological Health, the National Center for Medical Devices and Radiological Health, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). He also earned an MPH from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.
His landmark work - the "Bibliography of Reported Biological Phenomena and Clinical Manifestations Attributed to Microwave and Radio-Frequency Radiation" - grew from 2,300 references in 1971 to over 5,900 by the late 1970s. This archive of nearly 4,000 documents provides clear evidence that the adverse biological effects of RF/microwave radiation were known well before cell phones and wireless technology were commercialized.
BioInitiative Report
3,138 studies - Compiled by 29 independent scientists from 10+ countries
The BioInitiative Report was compiled by 29 independent scientists from leading research institutions worldwide - experts in bioelectromagnetics, oncology, neurology, and public health. They represent institutions including Columbia University, Harvard Medical School, Karolinska Institute, University of Washington, McGill University, and major research hospitals across Europe, North America, and Asia.
Together, they reviewed thousands of studies and concluded that current safety standards are inadequate to protect public health.
Report Editors
Cindy Sage, MA
Sage Associates
Santa Barbara, CA, USA
David O. Carpenter, MD
Institute for Health and the Environment, University at Albany
Rensselaer, New York, USA
Contributing Authors
Jitendra Behari, PhD
Bioelectromagnetics Laboratory, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi, India
Carlo V. Bellieni, MD
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University of Siena
Italy
Igor Belyaev, Dr. Sc.
Cancer Research Institute, Slovak Academy of Science
Bratislava, Slovakia
Carl F. Blackman, PhD
Independent Researcher
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Martin Blank, PhD(1933-2018)
Department of Physiology, Columbia University
New York, USA
Michael Carlberg, MSc
Department of Oncology, Orebro University Hospital
Sweden
Zoreh Davanipour, DVM, PhD
Friends Research Institute
Los Angeles, CA, USA
David Gee
European Environmental Agency
Copenhagen, Denmark
Adamantia F. Fragopoulou, PhD
Department of Cell Biology and Biophysics, University of Athens
Greece
Yury Grigoriev, MD
Russian National Committee on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection
Moscow, Russia
Kjell Hansson Mild, PhD
Department of Radiation Sciences, Umea University
Sweden
Lennart Hardell, MD, PhD
Department of Oncology, Orebro University Hospital
Sweden
Martha Herbert, PhD, MD
TRANSCEND Research Program, Pediatric Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, USA
Paul Heroux, PhD
Department of Epidemiology, McGill University; Department of Surgery, InVitroPlus Laboratory
Montreal, Canada
Michael Kundi, PhD med habil
Institute of Environmental Health, Medical University of Vienna
Austria
Henry Lai, PhD
Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington
Seattle, USA
Abraham R. Liboff, PhD
Department of Physics, Oakland University
Rochester Hills, Michigan, USA
Ying Li, PhD
McGill University Health Center, Department of Surgery
Montreal, Canada
Lukas H. Margaritis, PhD
Department of Cell Biology and Biophysics, University of Athens
Greece
Henrietta Nittby, MD, PhD
Department of Neurosurgery, Lund University Hospital
Sweden
Bertil R. Persson, PhD, MD h.c.
Department of Neurosurgery, Lund University Hospital
Sweden
Gerd Oberfeld, MD
Public Health Department, Regional Government Office Land Salzburg
Austria
Iole Pinto, PhD
Physical Agents Laboratory, Tuscany Health and Safety Service
Siena, Italy
Paulraj Rajamani, PhD
School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi, India
Leif Salford, MD, PhD
Department of Neurosurgery, Lund University Hospital
Sweden
Eugene Sobel, PhD
Friends Research Institute
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Amy Thomsen, MPH, MSPAS, PA-C
Independent Research Associate
Pinole, CA, USA
SafeRemr Research Collection
2,323 studies - Curated by a UC Berkeley public health researcher
Joel M. Moskowitz, PhD
Dr. Joel Moskowitz is the Director of the Center for Family and Community Health at the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health, a position he has held since 1993. He earned his BA in mathematics from Rutgers University, his MA and PhD in social psychology from UC Santa Barbara, and completed postdoctoral work in evaluation research and methodology at Northwestern University.
For two decades, he directed UC Berkeley's Prevention Research Center, funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He has published more than 70 papers and served as a peer reviewer for more than 40 professional journals. Since 2009, his research has focused on the adverse health effects of cell phone and wireless radiation.
He curates the Electromagnetic Radiation Safety website (saferemr.com), which has become one of the most comprehensive resources for wireless radiation health research. He is also an advisor to the International EMF Scientist Appeal, signed by more than 250 scientists who have published peer-reviewed research on EMF and health.
Powerwatch EMF Bibliography
1,422 studies - UK-based EMF research organization active since 1988
Alasdair and Jean Philips
Alasdair Philips (DAgrE, BSc, MIAgrE, MIEEE) has directed Powerwatch, an independent UK-based EMF research organization, since 1988. Qualified in both electrical/electronic engineering and agricultural engineering, he has built up decades of expertise in EMF bioeffects research.
With Roger Coghill and Chris Busby, Philips took a case to a UK court in 1998 on the need for warning labels on mobile phones, which led to the creation of the UK Government's Independent Expert Group on Mobile Phones and the influential Stewart Report (2000). He was a founding member of the UK Department of Health's ELF EMF consultation process (SAGE, 2004-2010) and a member of the Health Protection Agency EMF Discussion Group (2006-2010).
Together with Jean Philips, he co-authored The Powerwatch Handbook: Simple Ways to Make You and Your Family Safer. Alasdair also served as Research Director of EMFields Solutions, Ltd. for about 20 years, designing and manufacturing EMF/RF measurement equipment. He is recognized as a Special Expert by the International Commission on the Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields (ICBE-EMF) and co-founded the ES-UK charity in 2003.
In Memory: Dr. Martin Blank (1933-2018)
Dr. Martin Blank was a professor at Columbia University for over 40 years, specializing in the effects of electromagnetic fields on living cells. He served as president of the Bioelectromagnetics Society and contributed two critical sections to the BioInitiative Report - on stress proteins and DNA damage.
He was also my father. Together, we co-authored Overpowered: The Dangers of Electromagnetic Radiation (2014), bringing decades of research to a general audience.
This database continues his life's work - making the science of EMF health effects accessible to everyone.
- R Blank