Author: Sonja von Aulock, ALTEX The Ministry of Rural Affairs and Consumer Protection of Baden-Württemberg is accepting applications for research funding to a total of € 400,000 and for the 3Rs prize for exceptional contributions to reducing or refining animal experiments in research or education, which carries prize money of € 25,000. Eligible research projects […]
Author: Jessica Sandler, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Three years after the extended one-generation reproductive toxicity test (EORGTS) – which has the potential to halve the number of animals used in reproductive tests – was accepted by the OECD, the EORGTS has been incorporated into the REACH Annexes. At the same time, however, […]
Author: Marilyn Matevia, HSUS Version 3.3.2 of the OECD QSAR Toolbox has been released. The new version includes new scientific features and bug fixes. Release notes, change log, and update manual all available here: http://www.qsartoolbox.org
(This is an updated version of the feature that appeared in the recent AltTox Digest.) AltTox Management Team and Editorial Board members will be at the Society of Toxicology’s 2015 meeting in San Diego. Here is a partial list of posters, presentations, and workshops they will offer. Editorial Board member Ian Kimber will deliver the […]
Author: Marilyn Matevia, The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) The International Foundation for Ethical Research (IFER), a program of the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS), is now accepting pre-proposal applications for its 2015-2016 Graduate Fellowships. Applications are due no later than 5:00 pm CDT on Monday, April 20, 2015. IFER Graduate Fellowships are one-year […]
Author: Marilyn Matevia, The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) The Alternatives Research and Development Foundation (ARDF) is soliciting proposals for its 2015 Alternatives Research Grant Program. Grants of up to $40,000 are available to support individual projects of scientific merit and feasibility with potential to significantly reduce or replace laboratory animal use. Preference […]
Author: Sherry Ward, AltTox Source: EFSA “News in brief” (http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/150212a.htm) February 12, 2015 EFSA and the World Health Organization (WHO) have published the draft conclusions and recommendations of their joint workshop on the Threshold of Toxicological Concern approach. The report is now open for public consultation until 29 March. The aim of the three-day expert […]
Posted: February 13, 2015 The exponential proliferation of biomedical data in scientific literature and public databases make systematic reviews more necessary than ever. At the same time, a corresponding proliferation of powerful computing aids to search, aggregate, and evaluate this literature make systematic reviews increasingly thorough and useful. In the field of toxicology especially, systematic […]
Author: Marilyn Matevia, HSUS From the OECD: “The OECD has just published two new Test Guidelines on human health hazard endpoint skin sensitisation. Skin sensitisation refers to an allergic response following skin contact with the tested chemical, as defined by the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UN GHS). Test […]
Posted: February 6, 2015 In an effort to help expand the acceptance of alternative methods for acute toxicity testing, EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs has released a new draft guidance document. The agency is accepting comments on the draft guidance for 60 days, until March 10, 2015. With the rapid advances in science and continual […]
Researchers from West Virginia University and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and health (NIOSH), who elucidated toxicity pathways involved in mouse pulmonary exposures to multi-walled carbon nanotubes in previous publications, have now begun to investigate the use of in vitro cellular models for assessing nanoparticle toxicity. In a recent publication in the journal Toxicology, […]
Author: Marilyn Matevia, HSUS “Draft Test Guidelines; Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program Test Guidelines (Series 890); Three Tier 2 Non-Mammalian Tests; Notice of Availability and Request for Comment Pages 5107 – 5109 [FR DOC # 2015-01836] SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the availability of three draft test guidelines for public review and comment that are being added […]
