2007-NCTR Research Highlights

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Archived Topics

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• January-March 2007
  Searching for Molecular Biomarkers of Liver Toxicity
  
• April-June 2007
  Continuous Quality Improvement — Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management Staff Established
  Food Safety and Food Defense — High-throughput, Accurate DNA MicroArray Chip Developed
  Translational Research — Pediatric Anesthetic Ketamine
  Critical Path — Public Release of Windows®-Based Modeling Software
  Semiannual TSSRC Meetings
  Multigenerational Studies of Low-Dose Ethinyl Estradiol
  Critical Path — Reviews on Metabolomics and its role in Systems Biology and Personalized Medicine
  Detecting UVB Light-Induced Mutations
  Improvements to the NCTR Occupational Health Clinic
  Food Protection — Salmonellosis
  AAALAC Site Visit at the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR)
  FDA CIO and CTO Visit NCTR/Jefferson Laboratories
  Pilot Study for Electronic Data Submission
  
• July-September 2007
  Measurement of Melamine and Cyanuric Acid in Complex Food Matricies
  Critical Path — Impact of Genomics Technologies on Regulatory Policies
  Continuous Quality Improvement — Division of Microbiology's Research and Surveillance Programs Reviewed
  NCTR Scientists Participate in CFSAN Food Safety Grand Rounds
  NCTR Hosts FDA Assistant Commissioner for Food Protection
  NCTR welcomes new Pine Bluff Arsenal Commander
  Legislative Visit
  New Pine Bluff Arsenal Commander
  Critical Path — NCTR Research on Genomics Helps the Development of New Guidance Document for Industry on Pharmacogenomic Data Submissions
  NCTR Honor Awards Ceremony
  Dietary Supplements — Usnic Acid
  NCTR Scientist Provides Training to CBER and CDER PharmTox Reviewers
  
• October-December 2007
  Food Safety – Genetic Diversity Among Salmonella Enterica Investigated
  Selection of NCTR Associate Director for Regulatory Activities
  The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Meeting
  Environment, Safety and Health Management System
  Toxicogenomics Integrated with Environmental Sciences (TIES)
  Toxicology Study Selection and Review Committee met at FDA’s White Oak Campus on November 14 & 15, 2007
  Full AAALAC Accreditation Continued for NCTR
  Combination of Breeding Paradigms and New Genomics Analysis Used to Dissect Mystery of Dioxin Toxicity
  Intercenter Research Communication
  Critical Path — NCTR Operant Test Battery (OTB)
  Critical Path — New Methods to Evaluate Clinical Outcomes