Dr. Boice is an international authority on radiation effects and served on the main commission of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) for 20 years and as a U.S. advisor to the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) for 25 years. During 27 years in the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS), he developed and became the first chief of the Radiation Epidemiology Branch at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). His seminal discoveries and over 550 publications have been used to formulate public health measures to prevent radiation associated diseases. He received the Harvard School of Public Health Alumni Award of Merit; the EO Lawrence Award from the Department of Energy; the Gorgas Medal from the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States; the outstanding alumnus award from the University of Texas at El Paso; the Distinguished Service Medal from the USPHS; and recently the NCI Director's Award in 2021. The John D Boice Jr. Young Investigator Award was established by NCRP in 2019 to recognize early career professionals.