The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences Wins Simcyp Academic IVIVE Award
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Quotes: “I congratulate Dr. Wetmore and her group for winning the 2012 Simcyp Academic Award for Most Informative Scientific Report,” said Dr. William Greenlee, president and chief executive officer of The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences.“This honor serves as further evidence of the highly regarded stature of our staff and their impressive work in the fields of toxicology and chemical safety.” Details: - For more information about Wetmore, visit http://www.thehamner.org/scientists/entry/barbara-a-wetmore.Dr. Barbara A. Wetmore, a senior research investigator and lead author of “Integration of dosimetry, exposure, and high-throughput screening data in chemical toxicity assessment,” accepted the award and presented the report findings to the consortium members.These data were then used to estimate the daily dose a person would need to be exposed to in order for the chemical to achieve internal concentrations similar to those that elicited biological activities in the high-throughput assays.Wetmore also presented the report at the Simcyp Annual Virtual Seminar on the Applications of Automated Population-based IVIVE and PBPK on Oct 11.Simcyp is a research-based company providing predictive pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic tools, workshops and consultancy services.