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Friday, March, 13, 2009 13 Mar 2009: News Advisory - Hear About Emerging Trends in Toxicology ResearchNIEHS and NTP Research Showcased at SOT Annual Meeting in BaltimoreWhatThe National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will have a major presence at the annual Society of Toxicology (SOT) meeting in Baltimore, Md. Scientists from the NIEHS and the National Toxicology Program (NTP), which NIEHS administers, as well as their grantees and collaborators, will share the newest advances, applications and thinking in the field of toxicology. WhyThe SOT Annual Meeting is the largest toxicology meeting and exhibition in the world, attracting approximately 6,500 scientists from industry, academia and government. Toxicology plays an important role in understanding the effects that chemical agents have in our environment. Attending or arranging phone interviews will allow reporters to meet Linda Birnbaum, the new NIEHS/NTP director; hear about the new criteria NTP will be using to evaluate non-cancer studies; learn about new research funding opportunities including the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; and hear about cutting-edge science. WhenMarch 15-19, 2009 WhereSociety for Toxicology Annual Meeting ContactTo arrange an interview with NIEHS or NTP scientists, please contact Robin Mackar at (919) 541-0073 or e-mail your request to rmackar@niehs.nih.gov. Event HighlightsAll events will be held at the Baltimore Convention Center.
For a full listing of NIEHS and NTP activities at SOT, please visit http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/events/pastmtg/2009/sot-mtg/index.cfm. The NIEHS supports research to understand the effects of the environment on human health and is part of the NIH. For more information on environmental health topics, visit our website at http://www.niehs.nih.gov. The NTP is an interagency program established in 1978. The program was created as a cooperative effort to coordinate toxicology testing programs within the federal government, strengthen the science base in toxicology, develop and validate improved testing methods, and provide information about potentially toxic chemicals to health, regulatory, and research agencies, scientific and medical communities, and the public. The NTP is headquartered at the NIEHS. For more information about the NTP, visit http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) — The Nation's Medical Research Agency - includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit http://www.nih.gov/ (http://www.nih.gov/) . |
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