Society for Risk Analysis
Dose Response Specialty Group
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2009 DRSG Student Award for Meritorious Research
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The Dose Response Specialty Group (DRSG), founded in 1994, is a subsection of the Society for Risk Analysis that focuses on the relationships between underlying causal mechanisms for toxic effects, population dose response relationships (including interindividual variability), and implications for regulatory choices. We are interested in probabilistic methods for projecting responses to assist in analyzing the benefits of measures that are expected to alter population exposures to chemical, physical, and microbial hazards. We are also interested in the integrated use of mechanistic, animal, and epidemiologic data to estimate risks at lower doses than can be directly assessed in animal toxicology or human studies. We provide fora for vigorous interdisciplinary exchange in our sponsored symposia and 3 teleseminars per year led by invited speakers. More information is provided in our DRSG poster (pdf files; may take a while to load).
Our teleseminars are usually held in March, June, and September in place of our regular monthly teleconferences from 12:00-1:00 PM (Eastern time) on the first Tuesday of the month. To join the electronic mail notification list on YahooGroups.com, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DRSG/ and hit the "Join this Group!" button. All are welcome to participate in the teleseminars and our monthly discussions of annual meeting symposia, student awards, and other business.
Our next telesminar will be held on April 2, 2010, noon - 1 pm. Michael Laufersweiler and Steve Olin will speak on the "Threshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC)." Click here for an abstract and author bio-skectches. Slides will be posted/linked here prior to the seminar. Call in number: 513-569-7897. Conferee code: 7217 plus the # sign.
You may also be interested in the report on "Adverse Effects" prepared by the Duke Center for Environmental Solutions.
