Benchmark Dose Modeling Professors and Supervisors

Safwan S HalabiView profile

Associate Professor

Northwestern UniversityUnited States

Safwan S Halabi serves as Associate Professor of Radiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, holding dual leadership roles as Vice-Chair of Radiology Informatics and Director of Fetal Imaging at The Chicago Institute for Fetal Health. He practices clinically in fetal and pediatric imaging at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, with additional hospital affiliations including Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital and Delnor Hospital. His administrative focus targets quality improvement, patient safety, and enterprise imaging platform optimization. His educational background includes an MD from The University of Toledo College of Medicine (2001), followed by diagnostic radiology training at Henry Ford Health System (Intern 2002, Chief Resident 2005, Resident 2006), and a Pediatric Radiology Fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (2007). He maintains dual board certification in Radiology (with Pediatric Radiology CAQ) and Clinical Informatics. Dr. Halabi's research centers on the intersection of imaging informatics and artificial intelligence, with emphasis on deep/machine learning applications in medical imaging, clinical decision support systems, and patient-centered healthcare delivery. His work prioritizes practical AI implementation, reproducibility frameworks, and ethical data sharing, particularly in pediatric contexts. Current projects address federated learning strategies, skeletal maturity assessment, and fetal imaging analytics. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals a dominant focus on AI reproducibility (40% of articles), followed by federated learning architectures (27%) and pediatric-specific applications (20%). Key trends include standardization of AI model documentation, multi-institutional dataset curation, and workflow integration challenges in clinical radiology settings. Fellow of the American College of Radiology (2025) Imaging Informatics Innovator Award, SIIM (2022) Dual Caffey Awards for Basic Science Papers (2021, 2017) Focus on People Award for Radiology Safety (2008) Howard P. Doub Radiology Resident Award (2003) As Associate Editor for the Journal of the American College of Radiology (2019-2024) and Journal of Digital Imaging (2018-2020), he shapes scholarly discourse in radiology informatics. His leadership extends to the RSNA Machine Learning Data Standards Committee (2018-2024) and SIIM Board of Directors (2018-2023), where he drives standards for AI implementation. Current advisory roles include Change Healthcare (2021-present) and the ACR Pediatric AI Workgroup. He directs the fetal imaging program at The Chicago Institute for Fetal Health and leads Northwestern's radiology informatics division, overseeing enterprise imaging platform development. His teams actively participate in RSNA AI challenges, focusing on multi-institutional collaboration for pediatric bone age assessment and pulmonary embolism detection, with emphasis on real-world clinical integration of AI tools.

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Joseph JacobsonView profile

Professor

Wayne State UniversityUnited States

Joseph Jacobson is a Professor of Psychiatry at Wayne State University School of Medicine, specializing in the neurodevelopmental effects of prenatal alcohol exposure and environmental contaminants. His research program focuses on understanding how prenatal exposure to alcohol and environmental toxins such as PCBs, mercury, and lead affect infant and child development, with particular emphasis on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Dr. Jacobson's research interests include the effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol and environmental contaminants on infant and child development, research methods, and study design. His work spans multiple disciplines including teratology, neurotoxicology, developmental neuroscience, and neuroimaging. He has conducted extensive research on fetal alcohol syndrome, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, ADHD, and alcohol abuse and dependence, primarily using human subjects in his investigations. His methodological approach combines neuropsychological assessment with advanced neuroimaging techniques including structural MRI, functional MRI, and diffusion tensor imaging. Dr. Jacobson's recent publications (2020-2025) demonstrate a consistent focus on FASD, environmental contaminants, neurodevelopmental outcomes, and statistical methods for analyzing complex exposure data. His work frequently examines the relationship between prenatal exposures and brain structure/function, with particular attention to iron homeostasis, choline supplementation, and placental development. Dr. Jacobson maintains key collaborations with Sandra W. Jacobson (on all studies), Christopher Molteno and Ernesta Meintjes (Cape Town neuroimaging and neurobehavioral studies), and Gina Muckle (Inuit studies). These international collaborations have enabled comprehensive investigations across diverse populations exposed to different environmental contaminants. He teaches PYC7150 - Fundamentals of Neuropsychiatric Disorders at Wayne State University, demonstrating his commitment to educating the next generation of clinicians and researchers in the field of neuropsychiatry and developmental disorders.

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Mika TeräsView profile

Professor

University of TurkuFinland

Mika Teräs serves as Professor at the University of Turku's Faculty of Medicine (Institute of Biomedicine) and Chief Physicist at Turku University Hospital, while concurrently teaching medical physics at Turku University of Applied Sciences' Faculty of Health Care. His career spans nearly three decades with foundational experience as Physics Assistant in UTU's biomedical department. Professor Teräs's research centers on PET methodology development , specializing in quantitative accuracy for cardiac and neurological imaging. His work addresses critical challenges in attenuation correction , myocardial perfusion quantification using [15O]H2O, and respiratory motion correction in dual-gated cardiac PET. Operating within the internationally recognized Turku PET Centre , he maintains extensive collaborations with PET manufacturers and research institutes worldwide. Analysis of his 2020-2024 publications reveals consistent focus on translational medical physics - developing clinically viable protocols validated through flow phantom studies and experimental models. Key contributions include digital/analog PET system comparisons, Bayesian reconstruction optimization, and MRI-based attenuation correction techniques for brain imaging. His work bridges engineering principles with clinical implementation to enhance diagnostic accuracy. As an educator, Professor Teräs emphasizes interactive learning through real-world examples, progressing from fundamentals to advanced concepts. He actively contributes to scientific discourse through peer review and conference abstract evaluation for major nuclear medicine societies, maintaining strong connections between academic research, clinical practice, and industry innovation.

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Enda MurphyView profile

Professor

University College DublinIreland

Enda Murphy is Professor and Head of Planning at University College Dublin’s School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, where he directs the Professional Diploma in Foundations of Sustainable Development and leads the university’s core working group on SDG engagement. A Fulbright-EPA Scholar and visiting professor on five continents, he sits on the editorial board of PLOS ONE and the UN-SDSN SDG Academy High-Level Advisory Council. Education: BA – Trinity College Dublin Post-Graduate Diploma – Trinity College Dublin PhD – Trinity College Dublin Research interests integrate quantitative spatial planning and environmental assessment: urban land-use/transport sustainability modelling, strategic noise mapping and health-impact quantification, SDG benchmarking and index development, and critical analyses of neoliberal governance. His work has produced over 120 publications and three books, advancing policy-relevant metrics for Europe and the USA. Recent articles (2021-25) chart a coherent trajectory: construction of peer-based SDG indices for the USA, EU and Ireland; evaluation of CNOSSOS-EU noise models for Irish roads and railways; estimation of transport-noise health burdens (ischemic heart disease, annoyance, sleep disturbance); and exploration of COVID-19 lockdown noise reductions and cognitive effects in older adults. Awards & honours: Best Paper Award, AESOP 2020 RTPI Research Excellence Award 2015 – Early Career commendation Fulbright-EPA Scholar 2014-15 Geographical Society of Ireland Book of the Year shortlist 2014 He chairs the Irish Transport Research Network, advises Una Europa’s Sustainability & Climate Committee, and welcomes graduate research enquiries in urban planning, environmental noise and SDG governance.

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Jake QuallsView profile

Associate Professor

Arkansas State UniversityUnited States

Dr. Jake Qualls is an Associate Professor of Bioinformatics at the Computer Science & Mathematics Department, Arkansas State University, within the Beck College of Sciences & Mathematics. His research bridges computational methods with biomedical applications. Research Interests Dr. Qualls specializes in Bioinformatics , Artificial Intelligence , and Medical Imaging , with a focus on improving diagnostic accuracy and addressing learning disabilities through computational approaches. His work spans AI-driven font optimization for dyslexia Lung cancer detection via CT scans Emergency room patient classification using X-rays Machine learning in genomic analysis Publications Dr. Qualls' recent publications (2020-2024) emphasize Transfer Learning , 3D Convolution , and U-Net Architectures applied to medical imaging and genomics, particularly for lung/renal cancer diagnostics, Alzheimer's disease, and dyslexia interventions.

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Pauliina DamdimopoulouView profile

Professor

Karolinska InstitutetSweden

Professor Pauliina Damdimopoulou is a leading researcher in reproductive biology at Karolinska Institutet's Department of Women's and Children's Health. She leads the "Chemicals and female fertility" research group, investigating how environmental chemicals impact female fertility and ovarian function. With over 15 years of experience in endocrinology, reproductive biology and toxicology, she has established herself as an expert in reproductive toxicology and currently serves as ERC ambassador and Professor since 2025. Her educational background includes: Docent (Associate Professor) in endocrine physiology (2015, University of Turku, Finland) Docent in toxicology (2021, Karolinska Institutet) Professor Damdimopoulou's research focuses on environmental exposures like industrial chemicals and air pollution and their links to reduced fertility in women. She's particularly interested in how these exposures affect ovaries and oocytes, which form before birth and represent a finite, non-renewable resource. Her work combines epidemiological studies with controlled in vitro exposure studies to unravel molecular mechanisms by which chemicals affect ovarian function, with the ultimate goal of developing better tools for reproductive toxicity testing. Her recent publications (2023-2025) show a strong interdisciplinary focus on how specific chemical classes (phthalates, PFAS, persistent organic pollutants) affect ovarian function, follicular development, and female fertility. There's a clear trend toward developing better in vitro models for reproductive toxicity testing, mapping molecular pathways affected by environmental chemicals, and translating these findings into improved regulatory frameworks. Her work bridges epidemiology, molecular biology, toxicology, and clinical reproductive medicine. Her scientific awards include: ERC Consolidator Grant (2023) - EUR 2 million for the SAFER project (SAfeguarding female FERtility-development of human-relevant in vitro tools for reproductive toxicity) Professor Damdimopoulou has extensive experience in academic mentoring, having supervised numerous undergraduate students through laboratory training, MSc thesis projects, and served as main supervisor for multiple PhD students. She has formal training in higher education pedagogy and doctoral student supervision. Her research is supported by significant grants including the ERC Consolidator Grant for the SAFER project, which aims to develop human-relevant in vitro tools for reproductive toxicity testing to replace current animal-based methods. She leads the "Chemicals and female fertility" research group at Karolinska Institutet and co-leads the Environmental Endocrinology Focus Area of the European Society of Endocrinology. Her lab develops advanced tissue culture models including 3D spheroid systems and works with human ovarian tissue samples to study chemical effects on reproductive function. The group maintains active collaborations with researchers across Europe and participates in major research initiatives focused on endocrine disruption and reproductive health.

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