We Welcome Amar as New Assistant Editor of Compass!

We are pleased to introduce Amar Levens, a pharmacist and PhD candidate based in the Netherlands, who started with the Compass team as Assistant Editor at the beginning of November.

IATDMCT Member Spotlight from Young Scientists Committee

Featured Member:
Zachary L. Taylor, PhD MS

Committee:
Vice Chair, Young Scientist Committee

Affiliation / Position:
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Member, Division of Translational and Clinical Pharmacology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Years of IATDMCT Membership:
Member since 2020

Area of Expertise:
Model-Informed Precision Dosing, Pharmacometrics, Clinical Decision Support Tool

Brief Biography:
Zachary is a PhD-trained pharmacologist leveraging quantitative models of drug metabolism to optimize drug dosing in pediatric patients. Zachary was the lead pharmacometrician for the MTXPK.org website, which guides model-informed decision making through personalized concentration-time profiles modeled using routine therapeutic drug monitoring. Zachary also facilitated the launch of a methotrexate dosing dashboard integrated with the electronic medical record. Through these tools, Zachary hopes to advance care for pediatric patients through optimized use of methotrexate.

Current Focus or Projects:
Zachary is currently building pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic models, exposure-response models, and physiologically-based pharmacokinetic models of high-dose methotrexate for specific pediatric populations, like infants and patients with Down syndrome. He is also exploring the pharmacogenetics of high-dose methotrexate pharmacokinetics and related adverse events.

Contribution to IATDMCT:
Zachary was recently appointed to the Vice Chair of the Young Scientist Committee. He hopes to grow inter-committee collaborations and representation from the Americas.

In Their Own Words:
“Zachary appreciates the multi-disciplinary expertise and international perspectives from the IATDMCT members. He looks forward to networking at future congresses and encourages all young scientists to reach out to the YSC.”

Learn More:
Visit the Young Scientists Committee page: https://iatdmct.org/all-committees/young-scientists/

Dear Colleagues,

The editors of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring are delighted to announce that the 2026 special issue of the Journal will focus on 'Pharmacometrics, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning in Precision Dosing and Clinical Toxicology'. This issue is expected to be developed next year and to be published in February 2027. Dr. Tomoyuki Mizuno, a highly respected expert in this field and Associate Editor of our journal, has agreed to support the project. In addition, the Special Issue will be developed in collaboration with the Pharmacometrics Scientific Committee.

We would like to invite you to participate. Both review and original articles are eligible for submission. Proposals for review articles that you would like to write yourself or review articles by potential authors that you would like to propose to us are welcomed. Work related both to TDM and Clinical Toxicology is of interest.

As usual, the deadline for submissions is the end of June 2026.

Please send your topic and author proposals to the Review Editor Dr. Maria Shipkova at maria.shipkova@arcor.de.

IATDMCT Congress 2026 – Rennes, France, September 27 – 30

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Stay ahead with the latest scientific research developments in the fields of TDM and CT!

The monthly Therapeutic Drug Monitoring column provides you with the latest posts of ahead-of-print. Bringing to you articles posted online November 13 – December 5, 2025:

ORIGINAL ARTICLE:

• Improvements, Challenges, and the Investigation of Two Unknowns in Arsenic Urine Speciation Analysis by HPLC-ICP-MS: From Development to Post-implementation
  Smith, Kathryn; Genesi, Bryce T.; Boyd, Jessica M.; Johnson-Davis, Kamisha L.
  December 5, 2025

REVIEW ARTICLE:

• Delayed Elimination Concentrations of High-Dose Methotrexate in Adults With Hematological Malignancies: To Standardize or Not? A Scoping Review
  T, Fauziah; Goh, Ai Sim; Mohamed Shah, Noraida; Makmor-Bakry, Mohd; Mohd Saffian, Shamin
  November 14, 2025

SHORT COMMUNICATION:

• Deadly Combination of Formic and Sulfuric Acid: 2 Cases of Carbon Monoxide Intoxication
  Bethlehem, Corine; van Dam, Nanda M.; Franken, Linda G. W.; van den Bogart, Dieuwertje; Wind, Marika; Koch, Birgit C. P.
  December 2, 2025

ABSTRACTS:

• Abstract for 23rd International Congress of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology, Singapore, September 21–24, 2025
  November 14, 2025

EDITORIAL:

• Twenty Years of Evolution in Toxicology Laboratories: Lessons Learned to Face Upcoming Challenges in Health Care and Society
  El Balkhi, Souleiman; Franssen, Eric J.F.
  November 13, 2025

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Dear Members,

As we look ahead to an exciting year for our community, the Communications Committee is pleased to share a warm greeting and reaffirm our commitment to keeping you informed, engaged, and connected.

Our Society continues to grow in reach, diversity, and scientific depth—and your contributions are at the heart of this progress.

The Communications Committee works to ensure that your achievements, innovations, and collaborative efforts are visible across our channels. Whether through newsletters, social media, or congress updates, our goal is to strengthen the bridges that unite our global membership.

In the coming months, you will see refreshed content, more opportunities to share your work, and enhanced visibility for the activities of our Committees and Interest Groups. We invite you to stay tuned, contribute your news, and join us in amplifying the remarkable work of our community.

Thank you for your continued engagement and dedication. We look forward to supporting another year of collaboration, scientific excellence, and meaningful communication across our Society.

With warm regards,
The Communications Committee

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IATDMCT 2026
September 27-30, 2026
Rennes, France

The IATDMCT Office Staff wish all of you a wonderful Holiday Season and a New Year of Health, Happiness in a World of Peace.

Co-editor: Manuela Neuman
Co-editor: Ryuji Kato
Co-editor: Miao Yan

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