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(Quantitative) Structure Activity Relationships ((Q)SARs) are the relationships between the structural properties of chemical substances and another property. This other property can be a physico-chemical property or a biological activity, including the ability to cause toxic effects. The models can reduce the number of animal tests necessary in the assessment of chemical substances, increase the information for a given substance (including metabolites and degradation products), and save companies and authorities time and money. In the EU legislation, REACH, it is expected that (Q)SARs will be used as a direct replacement for test data as relevant and reliable models become increasingly available, and as experience in their use becomes more widespread.

Our group develops, buys and validates (Q)SAR models. Our models cover many ADME and toxicity endpoints for e.g. CMR, acute toxicity, allergy, ED and metabolism CYP P450. We focus on so-called "global" models with sub-models for different chemical classes that have large chemical applicability domains. The models are applied both for single substance evaluations and for large scale screenings e.g. for The Advisory List for Selfclassification published by the Danish EPA. We advise on the use and documentation of (Q)SARs in regulatory contexts. This can e.g. be in connection with the upcoming new chemicals legislation REACH and the work in OECD to increase regulatory use and acceptance of (Q)SARs where we e.g. contribute to the development of the (Q)SAR Application Toolbox.

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Language Skills:
Bulgarian
English
Russian
Danish

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Education/Academic qualification

computer science, major: mathematical logic, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Sofia University, Bulgaria

19891995

External positions

Project researcher, Technical University of Denmark

1 Sept 2006 → …

External consultatnt and project leader, Bourgas 'As. Zlatarov' University, Bulgaria

1 Mar 199931 Aug 2006

Research Associate, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

1 Jan 199931 Aug 2006

IT specialist, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

1 Dec 199431 Dec 1995

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