A Look Back at 2019
2019 was another busy year for the PETA International Science Consortium Ltd. Here are some of the highlights:
- Our paper "Evaluation of the Avian Acute Oral and Sub-Acute Dietary Toxicity Test for Pesticide Registration", published in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, was used by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to draft a policy allowing companies to submit a waiver for the avian sub-acute dietary test.
- Two researchers pioneering the use of non-animal methods in their respective fields won our annual Early-Career Scientist Award to attend the Institute for In Vitro Sciences' (IIVS) Practical Methods for In Vitro Toxicology Workshop.
- Following publications, presentations, workshops, and other donations related to inhalation toxicity, we donated additional equipment to IIVS to meet companies' respiratory testing needs.
- We held five public webinars, including three in our ongoing series, "Use of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in Risk Assessment", which is co-organised with the EPA and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
- With the National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods, we co-organised the workshop "Developing Strategies to Increase the Use of Recombinant Antibodies".
- We presented more than two dozen posters and oral presentations at scientific conferences around the world.
Click here to see a more detailed list of our 2019 activities.
We have many exciting projects planned for next year, so stay tuned!
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Spread the Word
Our new webpage for early-career scientists seeking opportunities in the field of non-animal toxicity testing offers comprehensive information on training, research grants, travel awards, and more.
Registration is now open for the 19th International Workshop on (Quantitative) Structure-Activity Relationships in Environmental and Health Sciences (QSAR 2020). The workshop will take place 8-11 June 2020 in Durham, North Carolina, US. Submit your abstracts before the deadline of 24 January. Click here for more information.
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Upcoming Webinars
Sign up today for two webinars we are moderating through the Society of Toxicology's Carcinogenesis Specialty Section:
Mechanistic Assessment of Carcinogenicity
24 January 2020
10 am EST (3 pm GMT, 4 pm CET)
Register here.
Modernization of Cancer Risk Assessment
19 February 2020
11 am EST (4 pm GMT, 5 pm CET)
Register here.
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Save the Date
Keep an eye out for our team in 2020! We'll be attending, presenting, and chairing sessions at the following events:
Society of Toxicology 59th Annual Meeting
15–19 March 2020
Anaheim, California, US
19th International Workshop on (Quantitative) Structure-Activity Relationships in Environmental and Health Sciences (QSAR 2020)
8–11 June 2020
Durham, North Carolina, US
11th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences
23–27 August 2020
Maastricht, the Netherlands
56th Congress of the European Societies of Toxicology
6–9 September 2020
Copenhagen, Denmark
For more information, contact us at PISC@piscltd.org.uk.
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