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Much of the work carried out by DTT is in support of the National Toxicology Program (NTP), an interagency partnership of the Food and Drug Administration, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and NIEHS.
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Predictive Toxicology Branch
Scott S. Auerbach, Ph.D.
Leader, Toxicoinformatics
Tel 984-287-3108
[email protected]
Research Summary
The Toxicoinformatics Group leads the development of data analytic approaches related to Tox21 data and provides informatics support for a variety of projects within the Biomolecular Screening Branch and across the National Toxicology Program.
Specific projects include:
Development of toxicogenomic models that predict apical toxicological outcomes
Evaluation of methods for scaling toxicogenomic technologies
In vitro / In vivo extrapolation
Analytics pipeline development for Tox21 high throughput screening data
Development of network-based inference approaches for biological read-across using Tox21 data
Development of software for genomic benchmark dose analysis
Scientists & Staff
Scott S. Auerbach, Ph.D.
Leader, Toxicoinformatics
Tel 984-287-3108
[email protected]
Frank G. Chao, Ph.D.
Computational Biologist
Tel 984-287-4066
[email protected]
Jui-Hua Hsieh, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist
Tel 984-287-3142
[email protected]
Frederick M. Parham, Ph.D.
Mathematical Statistician
Tel 984-287-3169
[email protected]
Zicong Wang
Contractor - Software Developer
Tel 984-287-4494
[email protected]
Recent Publications
Ngan D, Ye L, Hsieh J, Xu T, Zhao J, Sakamuru S, Tao D, LeClair C, Zhao T, Rossoshek A, Reif D, Simeonov A, Xia M, Huang R. Impact of Chemical Quality on High-Throughput in Vitro Assays: A Tox21 Study.
Chemical research in toxicology
2026 Apr 20;39(4):624-635.
Abstract
Ngan D, Ye L, Hsieh J, Xu T, Zhao J, Sakamuru S, Tao D, LeClair C, Zhao T, Rossoshek A, Reif D, Simeonov A, Xia M, Huang R. Impact of Chemical Quality on High-Throughput in Vitro Assays: A Tox21 Study. Chemical research in toxicology. 2026 Apr 20
Auerbach S, Cora M, Liu Y, Luh J, Prince L, Roberts G, Shipkowski K, Waidyanatha S. NIEHS Report on the In Vivo Repeat Dose Biological Potency Studies of 1,4-Dichlorobenzene (CASRN 106-46-7) in Female Sprague Dawley (Hsd:Sprague Dawley® SD®) Rats and B6D2F1/Crl Mice (Whole-body Inhalation Studies): NIEHS Report 13
NIEHS Report Series
2026 Apr [Epub ahead of print].
Abstract
Auerbach S, Cora M, Liu Y, Luh J, Prince L, Roberts G, Shipkowski K, Waidyanatha S. NIEHS Report on the In Vivo Repeat Dose Biological Potency Studies of 1,4-Dichlorobenzene (CASRN 106-46-7) in Female Sprague Dawley (Hsd:Sprague Dawley® SD®) Rats and B6D2F1/Crl Mice (Whole-body Inhalation Studies): NIEHS Report 13 NIEHS Report Series. 2026 Apr
Auerbach S, Cora M, Liu Y, Luh J, Prince L, Roberts G, Shipkowski K, Waidyanatha S. NIEHS Report on the In Vivo Repeat Dose Biological Potency Studies of 1,2-Dichlorobenzene (CASRN 95-50-1) in Female Sprague Dawley (Hsd:Sprague Dawley® SD®) Rats and B6D2F1/Crl Mice (Whole-body Inhalation Studies): NIEHS Report 12
NIEHS Report Series
2026 Apr [Epub ahead of print].
Abstract
Auerbach S, Cora M, Liu Y, Luh J, Prince L, Roberts G, Shipkowski K, Waidyanatha S. NIEHS Report on the In Vivo Repeat Dose Biological Potency Studies of 1,2-Dichlorobenzene (CASRN 95-50-1) in Female Sprague Dawley (Hsd:Sprague Dawley® SD®) Rats and B6D2F1/Crl Mice (Whole-body Inhalation Studies): NIEHS Report 12 NIEHS Report Series. 2026 Apr
Bommarito P, Taylor K, Rooney A, Addo K, Auerbach S, Blain R, Ferguson K, Gaston S, Hall S, Jackson C, Lemeris C, Silva R, Tracy W, Walker V, Howdeshell K. Systematic evidence map on the association between exposure to personal care products and fetal growth.
Environment international
2026 Mar;209:110147.
Abstract
Bommarito P, Taylor K, Rooney A, Addo K, Auerbach S, Blain R, Ferguson K, Gaston S, Hall S, Jackson C, Lemeris C, Silva R, Tracy W, Walker V, Howdeshell K. Systematic evidence map on the association between exposure to personal care products and fetal growth. Environment international. 2026 Mar
Cong G, Patton R, Chao F, Svoboda D, Erickson J, Balik-Meisner M, Mav D, Phadke D, Scholl E, Shah R, Auerbach S. Transplatformer: translating toxicogenomic profiles between generations of platforms.
BMC bioinformatics
2026 Jan 30;27(1):.
Abstract
Cong G, Patton R, Chao F, Svoboda D, Erickson J, Balik-Meisner M, Mav D, Phadke D, Scholl E, Shah R, Auerbach S. Transplatformer: translating toxicogenomic profiles between generations of platforms. BMC bioinformatics. 2026 Jan 30
More Recent Publications from PubMed
Software
Tox21 Toolbox
The Tox21 toolbox contains useful tools for accessing and visualizing the Tox21 quantitative high throughput screening (qHTS) 10K library data, as well as integrating with other publicly available data.
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Last Reviewed: January 02, 2026