Guidance from the SAC

2026 Scientific Advisory Committee Meeting

 

Recommendations

1. We recommend finalizing the USTUR mission statement and completing the revision of the brochure.
2. USTUR compared results for one dataset of nine using Excel against Python estimates. Define the final endpoint for this project and who will have access to the data.
3. We recommend actively pursuing the instrumentation and the necessary personnel/training for accomplishing the goal of analyzing beryllium and other potential elements that could be of interest to stakeholders.
4. We recommend exploring collaboration for extracting/digitizing data from hardcopy medical records such as needed for both the USTUR and the Marshall Islands’ cohort.
5. Before further pursuing efforts related to outcome misclassifications we recommend careful considerations of the applicability in light of limited resources.
6. We recommend acknowledging uncertainties and assumptions in all publications and presentations.
7. We recommend including quality control samples for all external analyses.
8. We recommend exploring the potential to perform analysis at cellular level.
9. We recommend presenting quality control charts data at the 2027 SAC meeting.
10. We recognize the complexity of dosimetry modeling. We recommend seeking external statistical and other expertise, e.g. within WSU, for continued efforts