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National Toxicology Program

National Toxicology Program

UPDATE NewsletterUPDATE NewsletterSeptember 2019

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Linda Birnbaum, Ph.D., NIEHS and NTP Director PFAS conference highlights research obstacles, public health challenges

Toxicologists and other scientists explored new ways to study these complex chemicals.


AtLee Watson, Ph.D.Chemicals’ effects on development and reproduction reviewed by expert panel

The National Toxicology Program invited outside experts to review its first technical reports related to developmental and reproductive toxicology.


Stephan Schurer, Ph.D., University of MiamiFAIR principles critical for data-driven research, says Schurer

The data principles known as FAIR improve drug studies and are integral to the new NIEHS Informatics and Information Technology roadmap.


pregnant woman with hands on belly and smokestacks in background graphicNIH researchers tackle questions on air pollution and pregnancy

National Institutes of Health scientists responded to concerns about air pollution, pregnancy, and child health via Reddit Ask Me Anything.


ICCVAM logoThe NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM)

SACATM to meet September 19-20, NICEATM activities at ASCCT annual meeting, and a recent publication.


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Director of Office of Liaison, Policy, and Review and Editor-in-Chief: Mary Wolfe | Managing Editor: Anna Lee Mosley