Acknowledgements¶
Core Development Team¶
- IISPV (Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili)
- WUR (Wageningen University & Research)
- JSI (Jožef Stefan Institute)
Community Contributors¶
Early Adopters and Testers¶
Research Groups: - Multiple PBPK modeling research groups who provided early feedback - Academic institutions that tested early versions - Industry partners who validated practical applications
Individual Contributors: - GitHub users who reported issues and suggested improvements - Conference attendees who provided feedback - Workshop participants who tested tutorials
Advisory Board¶
Domain Experts: - PBPK modeling experts who provided guidance - Ontology experts who reviewed design decisions - Regulatory experts who provided compliance guidance
Institutional Support¶
Primary Institutions¶
IISPV - Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili - Primary development institution - Infrastructure support - Administrative support - Funding support
WUR - Wageningen University & Research - Collaboration support - Domain expertise - Validation resources - Academic partnership
JSI - Jožef Stefan Institute - Technical expertise - Validation support - Testing infrastructure - Research collaboration
Supporting Organizations¶
OBO Foundry Community - Ontology development best practices - Technical guidance - Community standards - Tool development
ROBOT Development Team - ROBOT tool development and maintenance - Technical support - Documentation - Community engagement
Technical Acknowledgments¶
Protégé - Ontology editor - Used for manual ontology editing - Validation and reasoning capabilities - User-friendly interface - Active development community
GitHub - Version control and collaboration platform - Repository hosting - Issue tracking - Collaboration tools - Community features
Foundational Ontologies¶
BFO - Basic Formal Ontology - Upper-level ontology framework - Philosophical foundation - Consistent terminology - Community standards
RO - Relation Ontology - Standard relationship definitions - Consistent property usage - Community adoption - Regular updates
GO - Gene Ontology - Biological process definitions - Community standards - Extensive coverage - Regular updates
OBI - Ontology for Biomedical Investigations - Investigation-related terms - Comprehensive coverage - Community standards - Regular updates
SBO - Systems Biology Ontology - Biochemical parameter definitions - Systems biology focus - Community standards - Regular updates
Funding Acknowledgments¶
| Organization | Type | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (PARC) | European partnership (Horizon Europe) | Supports next-generation chemical risk assessment aligned with the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and the European Green Deal’s “Zero pollution” ambition; collaboration across ~200 institutions coordinated by ANSES. | https://www.eu-parc.eu/ |
Community Acknowledgments¶
User Community¶
Early Users: - Researchers who adopted early versions - Students who used PBPKO in their work - Industry professionals who provided feedback - Regulatory scientists who validated applications
Feedback Providers: - GitHub issue reporters - Conference question askers - Workshop participants - Email correspondents
Professional Community¶
Conference Organizers: - OBO Foundry Workshop organizers - PBPK modeling conference organizers - Bioinformatics conference organizers - Ontology conference organizers
Journal Editors and Reviewers: - Peer reviewers who provided constructive feedback - Editors who supported publication - Conference reviewers who provided guidance - Workshop organizers who provided opportunities
Special Thanks¶
Mentors and Advisors¶
Academic Mentors: - PhD supervisors who supported the work - Postdoctoral advisors who provided guidance - Senior researchers who shared expertise - Industry mentors who provided perspective
Community Leaders: - OBO Foundry community leaders - PBPK modeling community leaders - Ontology development community leaders - Open source community leaders
Family and Personal Support¶
Personal Acknowledgments: - Family members who supported the work - Friends who provided encouragement - Colleagues who offered support - Community members who provided motivation
Future Acknowledgments¶
Planned Recognition¶
Contributor Recognition: - GitHub contributor recognition - Publication acknowledgments - Conference acknowledgments - Community recognition
Institutional Recognition: - Partner institution acknowledgments - Supporting organization recognition - Community organization acknowledgments - Professional society recognition
How to Contribute¶
Ways to Contribute¶
Technical Contributions: - Code contributions - Documentation improvements - Bug reports - Feature requests
Community Contributions: - User feedback - Tutorial development - Workshop organization - Conference presentations
Institutional Contributions: - Research partnerships - Funding support - Infrastructure support - Administrative support
Recognition Process¶
Contributor Recognition: - GitHub contributor list - Publication acknowledgments - Conference acknowledgments - Community recognition
Institutional Recognition: - Partner acknowledgments - Funding acknowledgments - Infrastructure acknowledgments - Administrative acknowledgments
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