AltTox Digest
January 2010

New Japan/JaCVAM Sections on AltTox

The Toxicity Testing Resource Center (TTRC) on AltTox.org contains dozens of summary articles describing toxicity testing, toxicity endpoints, test method validation, government testing programs, government agencies, 3Rs organizations, and more.

Until now, the primary geographic scope of information provided in the TTRC has been the United States and the European Union.

This month, we have added new content on Japan and the Japanese Center for the Validation of Alternative Methods (JaCVAM) as part of AltTox's commitment to covering relevant developments in additional geographic regions.

Dr. Hajime Kojima, the Director of JaCVAM, has agreed to serve on the AltTox Editorial Board to oversee our content on Japan. Dr. Kojima has participated as an AltTox Forum Moderator since the inception of the website in December 2007.

Similar content sections for Korea, Brazil, Canada, and other countries will be developed and added to AltTox over the next several years. If you would like to participate in developing the content for any country, or can suggest an "editor" for a country, please contact us at info@alttox.org.

Questions or comments on the Japan content can also be sent to info@alttox.org or posted in the AltTox Forum.

Thank You to our Sponsors!

Forum Postings

Some of the recent posts on the AltTox Forum include the following:

• Registration Now Open for the Practical Methods for In Vitro Toxicology Workshop
• Grant opportunity: Alternatives Research & Development Foundation
• Journal article "Tox Testing 21st Century: A View from the Chemical Industry"
• Bottom–Up and Top–Down approaches to replace in vivo eye irritation testing
• Endpoints BCF and Skin Sensitization, OSIRIS Stakeholder Workshop in Berlin
• 30-31 March CAAT-EU inauguration in Konstanz
• HuREL announces collaboration with L'Oreal - wins PETA Proggy Award
• Skin in vitro 2010 in Frankfurt (Germany) - call for presentations
• IVAM Student/Postdoctoral Poster Awards Deadline
• Method Developed To Identify Gene Sets Controlling Cell Phenotypes
• DEFRA Posts 3Rs and REACH document

Be sure to visit the Forum and respond to previous postings or start a new message thread.

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New and Updated Information

The AltTox.org Management Team and Editorial Board strive to give readers the most up-to-date summary information related to non-animal methods of toxicity testing. Check out our latest material:

In the Spotlight

• Report on the 1^st KoCVAM International Symposium and 6^th Congress of the KSAAE

The Way Forward

• The Way Forward in Non-Animal Toxicity Testing Approaches: Towards Regulatory Acceptance of (Q)SAR Methodologies by Bob Diderich

Toxicity Testing Resource Center

• Japan: Programs & Policies
• Government Institutions & Programs
• JaCVAM – National Validation Center
• 3Rs Centers & Other Organizations
• Legislation & Animal Welfare Oversight
• Informational Resources
• Meetings & Events
• Funding
• Journals
• Other Literature/Websites
• Testing Supplies, Cells, Tissues, Software

Upcoming Events

Here are some of the many upcoming events and deadlines listed on AltTox that may be of interest to the AltTox community:

• Navigating Obstacles Towards Modernizing Risk Assessment, February 23-24, 2010, Washington, DC, US
• 2^nd Annual Predictive Toxicology Conference, February 24-25, 2010, London, UK
• The Exposome: A Powerful Approach for Evaluating Environmental Exposures and Their Influences on Human Disease, February 25-26, 2010, Washington DC, US (Third workshop of NAS Standing Committee on Use of Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions)
• 3^rd OSIRIS Stakeholder Workshop, March 1-2, 2010, Berlin, Germany
• CAAT Grant Deadline, March 2, 2010
• Society of Toxicology (SOT) 49^th Annual Meeting, March 7-11, 2010, Salt Lake City, Utah, US
• OSIRIS 3^rd Annual Meeting, March 9-11, 2010, Liverpool, UK

More Events >>

User Participation

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