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NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods NICEATM deputy director participates in international meeting on skin sensitization, and recent workshop reports.
Brian Berridge takes the helm at the National Toxicology Program Brian Berridge, the new head of NTP, seeks to integrate cutting-edge methods, including animal studies, cell-based toxicity testing, and computer modeling.
NTP board meeting highlights new tools, technologies, and methods New tools, technologies, and approaches in toxicology were key topics for the National Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Counselors.
Society of Toxicology 2018 awards recognize Birnbaum, Ramaiahgari SOT awardees for 2018 include NIEHS and National Toxicology Program Director Linda Birnbaum, Ph.D., and NTP postdoc Sreenivasa Ramaiahgari, Ph.D.
NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods Webinar presents overview of machine learning, ICCVAM co-chair receives honor, NIEHS offers funding to small businesses for technologies of interest to Tox21, and recent publications.
Roadmap to guide progress toward replacing animal use Progress toward replacing animal use in safety testing of drugs and chemicals will be guided by a new strategic roadmap.
NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods Registration open for Workshop on Predictive Models for Acute Oral Systemic Toxicity.
NTP releases first CLARITY-BPA report, more to come The National Toxicology Program released a draft report from part of a study on health effects in rats from exposure to bisphenol A, or BPA.
Federal agencies exchange PFAS updates Sixteen federal agencies shared research findings and data gaps on chemicals known as PFAS, paving the way for future information exchanges.
NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods Integrated Chemical Environment adds formulations viewer, and papers describe analysis of defined approaches for skin sensitization testing.
Birnbaum speaks at allergy, asthma, immunology meeting Linda Birnbaum delivered a keynote address at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology annual meeting.
NTP cell phone studies — experts recommend elevated conclusions An expert panel recommended the National Toxicology Program indicate stronger evidence that cell phone radiofrequency radiation caused tumors in rats.
Many NIEHS and NTP advances shared at 2018 SOT NIEHS and NTP scientists shared new findings and methodological advances in approximately 100 presentations at the Society of Toxicology meeting.
NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods Registration is open for May 24 ICCVAM Public Forum, abstracts due for Pan-American Conference on Alternatives, and EPA extends comment period on draft strategy to reduce animal use.
Expert panel reviews CLARITY-BPA Core Study An expert panel agreed with CLARITY-BPA findings that the core study portion showed minimal effects of BPA in rats at the doses studied.
Advancing computer models that predict toxicity Computer model developers and regulators reviewed models to predict chemical and drug toxicity at a National Toxicology Program workshop.
