Feb 2027 Workshop

Feb 09 2027, 01:00 PM - Feb 23 2027, 05:00 PM (EST)

Workshop Overview:

This workshop will provide participants with knowledge and hands-on experience in benchmark dose modeling for chemical risk assessment using the Bayesian Benchmark Dose (BBMD) modeling system. The workshop will cover various topics, including Bayesian benchmark dose modeling for different study types (e.g., toxicological, epidemiological, and genomic studies) and data formats (e.g., dichotomous, continuous, and categorical data), probabilistic dose-response modeling and low-dose extrapolation, prior elicitation in Bayesian BMD analysis, BMD estimation comparison, data-driven BMR selection, BMD estimation using specialty models, and the collaborative features of the BBMD system. The newly developed ToxDT system will be briefly introduced as well.

Workshop Information:

Date and Time: 1PM to 5PM (EST) every Tuesday from February 9 to February 23.
Format and Capacity: Online Zoom meeting, 40 participants maximum
Price: $800 ($900 after 11:59PM on January 18, 2027)
Instructors:
  • Dr. Kan Shao, Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, Indiana University – Bloomington
  • Andrew Weissmann, Lead Programmer, DREAM Tech, LLC
  • Guest Lecturer
Workshop Agenda (Time in EST):
Tuesday, February 9, 2027
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM: Introduction on the Bayesian benchmark dose methodology
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM: Break
2:45 PM – 4:45 PM: Demonstration on BBMD modeling for dichotomous data with exercises
4:45 PM – 5:00 PM: Q&A
Tuesday, February 16, 2027
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM: BBMD modeling for continuous data and data-driven BMR selection
2:30 PM – 2:40 PM: Break
2:40 PM – 3:50 PM: BBMD modeling for categorical data and probabilistic low dose extrapolation
3:50 PM – 4:00PM: Break
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: BMD analysis using epidemiological data and uncertainty quantification in BBMD
Tuesday, February 23, 2027
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: BMD analysis using genomic data in BBMD
2:00 PM – 2:10 PM: Break
2:10 PM – 3:40 PM: Batch processing, specialty models, BBMD/BMDS comparison, and collaborative features in BBMD
3:40 PM – 3:50 PM: Break
3:50 PM – 5:00 PM: Brief introduction on the ToxDT system