Publications

Buerger AN, Heintz MM, Haws LC, Thompson CM. 2026. Mode-of-action and human relevance assessment for diisononyl phthalate-induced liver tumors in rodents. J Appl Toxicol; doi: 10.1002/jat.70223. Online ahead of print May 5th. PMID: 42086044. 

Doepker C, Franzen A, Brorby G, Brown L, Choksi N, East A, Wikoff D. 2026. Smoke flavoring—A case study demonstrating the value of using benefit-risk analysis for foods (BRAFO) to provide transparency for risk management decisions. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 167(May):106033; doi: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2026.106033. PMID: 41577161.

Lea IA, Buerger AN, Vincent MJ,…, Choksi NY, Schaefer H, Britt J, Fitch S, Haws L, Borghoff SJ. 2026. Evaluating the potential carcinogenic hazard of diisononyl phthalate in humans via systematic integration of human, animal cancer studies, and mechanistic data. Curr Res Toxicol 10(Apr 30):100295; doi: 10.1016/j.crtox.2026.100295.

Mahony C, Bartlett A, Fitzpatrick S, Galli C, Hunt P, Inselman A, Jimenez J,…, Rogers J, et al. 2026. A screening strategy for identifying the developmental and reproductive toxicity potential of botanicals. 64(1):639-557; doi: 10.1080/13880209.2026.2659421. PMID: 42048162.

Buerger AN, Thompson CM, Heintz MM, Maberti S, Palermo CM, Haws LC. 2026. Application of quantitative and qualitative uncertainty assessment risk management decision-making: A case study with diisononyl phthalate. Food Chem Toxicol 116110; doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2026116110. Online ahead of print April 25. PMID: 42035978.

Buerger AN, Vincent MJ, Fitch S, Rivera B, Engel N, Zhang J, Rushton EK, Borghoff SJ. 2026. A mechanistic evaluation of the metabolism disrupting potential of methyl tert-butyl ether. Curr Res Toxicol 10(Apr 20):100290; doi: 10.1016/j.crtox.2026.100290. PMID: 42057916.

Massarsky A, Evans VJB, Fung ES, Yang LGL, Rogers KL, Buerger AN, Maier A, Reichard JF. A framework for assessing the safety of degraded pharmaceuticals for long-duration space missions—Part II: Framework application in four case studies. Crit Rev Toxicol; doi: 10.1080/10408444.2026.2633422. Online ahead of print April 16. PMID: 41988975.

Summan M, Doepker CL, Brorby GP. 2026. Safety evaluation of an aqueous root and leaf extract of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera). Phytother Res; doi: 10.1002/ptr.70314. Online ahead of print April 15. PMID: 41987003.

Thompson CM, Heintz MM, Rogers SI, Vincent MJ, Haws LC. 2026. Integration of mechanistic and repeat dose toxicity data in the derivation of an oral reference dose for HFPO-DA. Toxicol Sci April 10:kfag045; doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfag045. Online ahead of print April 10^th. PMID: 41968070.

Massarsky A, Evans VJB, Fung ES, Yang LGL, Rogers KL, Buerger AN, Maier A, Reichard JF. A framework for assessing the safety of degraded pharmaceuticals that will be required for long-duration space missions—Part I: Framework development. Crit Rev Toxicol; doi: 10.1080/10408444.2025.2533943. Online ahead of print April 9. PMID: 4195218.

Bond G, Becker RA, Rish W, Ryman JP, Verwiel AH. 2026. Cumulative impact assessment within vulnerable communities: Challenges, opportunities and path forward. J Toxicol Regul Pol. Accepted, April 7, 2026.

Killius A, Wheeler M, Covell L, Price S, Finley B. 2026. Derivation of provisional chronic oral toxicity values (PCOTV) for novel short-chain PFAS congeners. J Appl Toxicol; doi: 10.1002/jat.70156. Online ahead of print March 12. PMID: 41814952.

Greenfield MR, Frankenfeld C, Pendala A, Ozmeral A, Pendala V, Baustian N, Seng EK, Pavlovic JM, et al. 2026. Variations of dietary intake across migraine phases in adults with episodic migraine: A prospective observational pilot study. Curr Dev Nutr 10(4):107668; doi: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2026.107668. PMID: 41970508.

Kaonga N, Patterson E, Sanchez-Medina MC, Pete T, Rilo N, Reardon E, Eugley S, Frankenfeld C, Fitzgerald T. 2026. The route of misoprostol in reducing blood loss for transperitoneal myomectomies: A systematic review and meta-analysis. OG Open 3(1):e151; doi: 10.1097/og9.0000000000000151. PMID: 41727925.

Lea IA, Rivera B, Rogers S, Borghoff SJ. 2026. Assessment of the carcinogenic potential of automotive gasoline in humans based on mechanistic evidence. Curr Res Toxicol 10:100284; doi: 10.1016/j.crtox.2026.100284. PMID: 41755915.

Kennedy SB, Antonio Vital AL, Kukkola A, Miller E, Yeh A, Coffin S, Ahmed TK, Bertrand L, et al. 2026. Trends in quality and risk assessment applicability of microplastic ecotoxicity studies. J Haz Mat Adv 21(Feb):100942; doi: 10.1016/j.hazadv.2025.100942.

Coffin S, Bertrand L, Ahmed KT, de Souza Leite L, Cowger W, Sina M,… Kennedy S, et al. 2026. A probabilistic risk framework for microplastics integrating uncertainty across toxicological and environmental variability: Development and application to marine and freshwater ecosystems. J Haz Mat 503(Feb 1):141021; doi: 10.1016/j.hazmat.2025.141021. PMID: 41548305.

Agarwal I, Frankenfeld C, Schernhammer E, Strohmaier S, Fleisch AF, Rich-Edwards J, Tobias DK. 2026. Rotating night shift work, gestational diabetes and risk of type 2 diabetes among US nurses. Occup Env Med; doi: 10.1136/oemed-2025-110594. Online ahead of print January 28. PMID: 41605642.

Patlewicz G, Judson, Paul Friedman K, Wetmore BA, DeVito MJ, Harrill JA, Carstens KE, Houck KA, et al. 2026. Insights derived from testing a library of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in a battery of new approach methods (NAMs). J Toxicol Environ Health B 29(1):1-69; doi: 10.1080/10937404.2025.2521615. PMID: 40619890.