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Special 2008 Session Announced on NAS Report on the Future of Toxicology and the Impact on SOT
This special session has been organized by the 2008 Program Committee to introduce SOT members to the 2007 National Research Council reports from the National Academy of Sciences addressing key issues impacting our Society and profession today. This session will be held on Thursday, March 20, 7:30 AM–8:50 AM in Ballroom 6B. Endorsed by the SOT Presidential Chain, this session will open dialogue on the contents of the reports and their implications for the future of Toxicology. The Chairpersons are Gerald N. Wogan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, and Cheryl L. Walker, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Smithville, TX.
Following an introduction by the Session Chairs, there will be presentations from the Chairs of the Committees drafting the three featured reports, with a facilitated discussion to follow. The reports to be highlighted are as follows: Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century: A Vision and Strategy, Daniel Krewski, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Applications of Toxicogenomics Technologies to Predictive Toxicology and Risk Assessment, David Christiani, Harvard University, Boston, MA, and Models in Environmental Regulatory Decision Making, Chris Whipple, ENVIRON Corporation, Emeryville, CA.
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