NCTR Research Highlights

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Current Highlight from November 13, 2009

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Visitors to National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR)

Dr. Thomas Colatsky, Director, and Dr. Rodney Rouse, Research Veterinary Medical Officer, Division of Applied Pharmacology Research, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, visited NCTR on November 9-10, 2009 and held discussions with each NCTR research division discussing programs of mutual interest.  Dr. Rouse presented a seminar on his work titled, “Kim-1 Responses During Gentamicin-Induced Acute Kidney Injury and Recovery.”

 

NCTR International Outreach

NCTR staff attended the International Cooperation on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterinary Medical Products (VICH) Expert Working Group organized by FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine on November 9-11, 2009.  The committee evaluated the VICH GL36 guideline focused on the human safety evaluation of veterinary antimicrobial drugs.
Dr. Martha Moore, Director, Division of Genetic and Reproductive Toxicology, represented NCTR at a workshop, “Using Mode of Action Information to Improve Regulatory Decision Making,” in London, England, on November 1-2, 2009.  The meeting, hosted by the European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals, and the International Life Sciences Institute’s Health and Environmental Sciences Institute and its research foundation, was attended by approximately 50 experts from North America and Europe.