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Hazard & Dose-Response

The Hazard and Dose-Response Specialty Group (HDRSG) was founded in 1994 as the Dose-Response Specialty Group. This group provides a venue for discussion of advancements in dose-response methodology for chemical, physical, or microbial stressors, and related work to investigate the mechanisms of toxicity, development of dosimetric extrapolation methods, and approaches for extrapolation to low levels of exposure. We also provide a space those interested in the use of in silico and in vitro methods to identify chemical hazards and the use of those systems to develop traditional chemical risk metrics.

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Information about the 2026 Student Merit Award

The Hazard and Dose-Response Specialty Group (HDRSG) of the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) is pleased to offer a merit award to one student conducting graduate research. This research may be on any topic broadly related to health hazard and dose-response assessment, including but not limited to adverse outcome pathways, dosimetry, epidemiology, biomarkers, genetics, molecular biology, and PK or PBPK modeling. The type of research may be experimental or computational and in the form of methods development, comparative analyses, harmonization, uncertainty analysis, novel applications, or strengthening the role of dose-response in risk assessment. In addition to peer recognition and visibility, the award includes: (1) a registration fee waiver to the 2026 SRA Annual Meeting, (2) a certificate, and (3) a cash honorarium of $500 (winner) or $300 (runner-up).

Attendance with poster or platform presentation at the 2026 SRA Annual Meeting (Dec. 6-10, Atlanta, GA) are required!

The award is merit-based and competitive. The HDRSG Executive Committee relies on the following criteria to evaluate submissions:

  1. Relevance to health risk hazard identification and dose-response.
  2. Originality of research.
  3. Breadth of inquiry and the degree of complexity in the procedures and analyses.
  4. Quality of the extended abstract (clarity, logic, organization).
  5. Submission to, publication in, or publishable in, a peer reviewed journal.
  6. Significance of conclusions toward the advancement of a principle, line of research, or field.

The applicant must submit their abstract by May 18 using the individual abstract form on the SRA annual meeting website and by following normal SRA abstract guidelines (https://www.sra.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/SRA-2026-Call-for-Abstracts.pdf). Additionally, the applicant must:

  • Designate the HDRSG as the primary specialty group on their form.
  • Select that they wish to apply for the Specialty Group Student Merit Award on their abstract submission form. Applicants for the HDRSG merit award may simultaneously apply for the SRA student travel award.
  • Submit an extended abstract (up to 1000 words), by June 30, that further details the presentation.   

Submissions and questions concerning the DRSG award procedures should be addressed to:

Iris A. Camacho-Ramos, Vice Chair, HDRSG, camacho-ramos@khlaw.com