Author: Nate Leskovic, New England Anti-Vivisection Society The New England Anti-Vivisection Society (NEAVS), a national nonprofit located in Boston dedicated to promoting alternatives to research and testing on animals, is currently accepting applications for a $40,000 postdoctoral fellowship grant for a woman interested in and committed to developing, validating, or using non-animal alternatives in the […]
Author: Sherry Ward, AltTox Systems Developmental Biology for Understanding Embryonic Development and the Ontogeny of Structural Birth Defects (R01) (PAR-15-020): http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-15-020.html Application Due Dates: Earliest Submission Date: December 15, 2014 Letter of Intent Due Date: 30 days before the application due date Application Due Date(s): January 15, 2015, November 10, 2015, November 10, 2016, by […]
Author: Catherine Willett, HSUS The National Center for Computational Toxicology is seeking a Senior Leader (SL) to serve as the Deputy Director. This position is currently open until November 25, 2014, to any U.S. citizen, and is located in the Durham, NC area. Please distribute to qualified candidates whom you believe may be interested. Please […]
Author: Rebecca Ram, Lush Cosmetics Lush Prize 2014- Is One R the new Three Rs? …a one day conference on Friday 14th November 2014 at RIBA in London W1B 1AD The impact of 21st century toxicology ideas on replacing animal testing Does the consensus building around 21st Century Toxicology – a wholly replacement model […]
Author: Marilyn Matevia, HSUS The OECD Advisory Group on Endocrine Disrupters Testing and Assessment has put out a communique urging OECD countries to “support for the development of non-animal tests for the thyroid pathway that are applicable to the screening and assessment of endocrine disruption in humans and wildlife.” More information here: http://www.oecd.org/chemicalsafety/oecd-encourages-development-of-non-animal-test-methods-for-detection-of-thyroid-disrupters.htm
Author: Sherry Ward, AltTox The response date for the Request for Information “Consideration of Sex As a Biological Variable in Biomedical Research” (NOT-OD-14-128) (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-14-128.html) has been extended from October 13, 2014, to October 24, 2014 (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-15-012.html). “This Request for Information seeks input from the research community and other interested stakeholders on the following topics regarding […]
Author: Sherry Ward, AltTox EPA updates ChemView and requests user feedback EPA News Release: http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/bd4379a92ceceeac8525735900400c27/8eae38498d0421bd85257d6a00614e8b%21OpenDocument Release Date: 10/07/2014 “WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted additional data and added new functions to ChemView, EPA’s publicly-accessible, one-stop online tool to find information for chemicals regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). […]
Author: Marilyn Matevia, HSUS Read about the 2014 International Foundation for Ethical Research graduate fellowship winners in the new “In the Spotlight” article on AltTox: http://alttox.org/ifer-funds-new-graduate-fellowships-research-development-alternatives-use-animals-science/ Also, the October AltTox Digest is out and available here: http://eepurl.com/54Mr9 If you’d like to subscribe to the AltTox Digest, you can sign up here: http://alttox.org/alttox-digest/ If you are […]
Posted: October 15, 2014 Peggy Cunniff, President of the International Foundation for Ethical Research (IFER), and Peter O’Donovan, Executive Director of IFER, announced this week the funding of three new graduate fellowships, and the renewal of three fellowships awarded in previous years. The awards are based on recommendations of the IFER Scientific Advisory Board following […]
Author: Catherine Willett, HSUS Fall 2014 Symposium Low Dose Effects / Non-Monotonic Responses of Endocrine Disruptors October 24, 2014 Searle Center Lecture Hall, Duke University RSVP HERE Agenda ITEHP Fall 2014 Symposium (view agenda)http://sites.nicholas.duke.edu/envhealth/events/fall-2014-itehp-symposium-low-dose-effects-non-monotonic-responses-of-endocrine-disruptors/ ABSTRACT: The publication of “Our Stolen Future” helped to spur research on endocrine disrupting contaminants (EDCs) and investigating their potential affects […]
Article citation: Petrie, R.J., Koo, H., & Yamada, K.M. (August 29, 2014). Generation of compartmentalized pressure by a nuclear piston governs cell motility in a 3D matrix. Science 345 (6200), pp. 1062-1065. Petrie, et al. (2012) had previously observed different mechanisms of cell movement in primary human fibroblasts, depending upon the matrix on which the […]
Author: Daniela Parodi, University of California – Los Angeles Dear Colleague, We would like to invite you to participate in an international survey that examines the use of alternative approaches for toxicity testing in various settings. In particular, we are interested in information regarding your views on alternative approaches and about the various factors […]
