EPA Communities of Practice

Community of Practice

"Communities of Practice" are associations of individuals interested in promoting the utilization of advancements in specific areas of computational toxicology in the mission of the EPA of protecting human health and the environment. Each one that is established has a charter and an open membership policy and is co-chaired by a member of the National Center for Computational Toxicology. The Communities operate via activities such teleconferences, face to face meetings, team rooms, and workshops. By bringing together members from different parts of ORD, EPA and the outside scientific community, they help to promote the adoption of common practices and ontologies, guide development of common databases and software usage, aid it construction of training materials, provide recommendations on efficiencies of relevant operations, and act as a public outreach mechanism for ORD activities.

An important aspect of the communities is that they are very goal oriented in achieving objectives, and require that the members participate actively in the efforts. The existence of the communities provides the equivalent of "adjunct appointments" in the National Center for Computational Toxicology and helps the Center effectively engage with the outside parties and vice versa. To date, three communities have been established: (1) Chemoinformatics; (2) Chemical Prioritization; and (3) Biological Modeling.

EPA Communities of Practice

Community of Practice

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