2008-NCTR Research Highlights

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Archived Topics

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• January–March 2008
  Towards Toxicology In Silico (QSDAR)
  Arkansas Congressional Delegation Meet at NCTR
  AR State Rep. Rainey to speak at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Luncheon
  Critical Path — Automated Assays
  PET Imaging at NCTR
  Diet/Drug Interactions — Tamoxifen
  Women's Health — Estrogen
  Safety Evaluation of Cosmetic Preparation
  Computational Toxicology
  The Virtual Pathology Environment
  
  
• April–June 2008
  Mutagenicity Assay Use in Preclinical Studies
  Food Safety Research — Characterization of Salmonella Enterica Strains
  Science Advisory Board Review
  Electronic Imaging as a Tool for Pathology Review
  The MAQC Project Toward Personalized Medicine
  NCTR Proposals Reviewed by TSSRC
  2008 Summer Science Research Program (SSRP)
  Translational Medicine for Risk Identification
  Food Safety Research — Assessment of Antimicrobial Drug Residues
  NCTR Public Outreach — Brain Awareness Week
  STEP Development Program Begins at NCTR
  
  
• July-September 2008
  Eli Lilly Selects ArrayTrack™
  The Toxicity of Nanomaterials
  Scientists from Korean National Research Institute of Toxicological Research (NITR) at Korea FDA (kFDA) Visit NCTR
  FDA Principal Deputy Commissioner and Chief Scientist, Dr. Frank Torti, Visits NCTR July 16-17
  Increased Recycling and Reduced Environmental Emissions
  FDA Principal Deputy Commissioner and Chief Scientist, Dr. Frank Torti, Stresses Importance of FDA's Food Protection Plan
  Developing the Path to Personalized Nutrition and Medicine Using Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR)
  Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
  Science Advisory Board Meeting at NCTR
  Critical Path — Noninvasive Imaging
  Records Control Schedule Approved
  Novel Methodology Supporting Rapid Detection of Bacterial Food Contaminants
  Critical Path Initiative — Research Programs Presented at Drug Information Association Critical Path Symposium
  Jefferson Laboratories World Fest
  
  
• October-December 2008
  Laser Microdissection Technique Opened to FDA Investigators
  NIEHS Leadership Visits NCTR
  Food Safety Research — Azo/Sudan Dyes
  Novel Algorithm to Select Stable Biomarkers for Prediction from High-Dimensional Data
  NCTR's Center for Innovative Technologies
  NCTR Proposals Reviewed by TSSRC
  Drug-Induced Liver Injury
  Scientists Promote International Harmonization
  Food Defense — Survivability of Bacillus anthracis Stern Spores in Processed Liquid