Events
Upcoming Events
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Past Events
NCAC-SOT Virtual Meeting during the SOT Annual Meeting & ToxExpo Virtual Event
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 | 5:00–6:30pm
We cordially invite NCAC-SOT members and fellow SOT Annual Meeting attendees to join us in this Virtual Get Together event. This networking and interaction session is planned to share the updates of NCAC-SOT, to introduce our new NCAC-SOT officers, to know about you and note your updates and remarks, and to provide a forum for information exchange for all participants. This meeting is open to all SOT Annual Meeting registrants. The meeting will be accessible through the SOT Annual Meeting platform.
Agenda of Virtual Get-Together Event 
The National Capital Area Chapter Virtual Symposium: Toxicological and Safety Perspectives on Accelerated Medical and Consumer Products Development
Thursday, January 28, 2021 | 8:30–2:30pm
Schedule
The recording and slides from the symposium will be posted here soon.
The National Capital Area Chapter 2020 Spring Virtual Symposium: Next Generation Tools, Technologies and Surrogate Endpoints in Toxicological Assessments
Thursday, June 25, 2020 | 8:30 AM–1:00 PM
Virtual Symposium Agenda
Margaret H. Whittaker | Slides
Dana M. Freeman | Slides
Gopala Krishna
Kan He | Slides
Prabhakar Bhoite | Slides
Wojciech Krzyzanski | Slides
Avik Pal | Slides
NCAC SOT 2019 Fall Symposium: Toxicology and Safety Considerations in the Development of Devices and Drugs
Thursday, October 24, 2019
NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD
Meeting Agenda
Alan Hood
Webinar Recording | Slides
Charles E. Ducker
Webinar Recording | Slides
Jennifer Ator
Webinar Recording | Slides
James M. Anderson
Webinar Recording | Slides
Paul C. Brown
Webinar Recording | Slides
Stan Parish
Webinar Recording | Slides
Jim Laurenson
Webinar Recording | Slides
NCAC-SOT and CSW Joint Spring 2019 Symposium: Intersection of Chemistry and Toxicology in the 21st Century
April 30, 2019
American Chemical Society (ACS) Headquarters, Washington, DC
Program
Introduction
Webinar Recording | Slides
David Constable
Webinar Recording | Slides
Jakub Kostal
Webinar Recording | Slides
Naomi Kruhlak
Webinar Recording | Slides
Morning Q&A Panel
Webinar Recording
Alexandra Maertens
Webinar Recording | Slides
Richard Becker
Webinar Recording | Slides
Stacy Glass
Webinar Recording | Slides
Afternoon Q&A Panel
Webinar Recording
NCAC-AGT-JHU Reception
March 12, 2019
Pratt Street Alehouse, 206 W. Pratt Street
The National Capital Area Chapter Fall 2018 Symposium: The Intersection of Predictive Toxicology Roadmaps - Tox21, FDA’s Predictive Tox Roadmap, and ToxCast
October 25, 2018
Lister Hill Visitor's Center, NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD
Emilia-Gertrude Costin
Peter Goering
Paul Brown
Norman Peterson
The National Capital Area Chapter Spring 2018 Symposium: Consumer Products – Motivating and Promoting Toxicity Reduction
May 24, 2018
The University Club, Washington, CD
Program
Speaker Slide Presentations
Dr. Michael Babich, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commision
CPSC’s Role in Guarding Safety of Consumer Products
Dr. Jen Tanir, Toward Safer LLC and Dr. David Constable, American Chemical Society
IThe ACS Green Chemistry Institute: Proven Success Implementing Green Chemistry and Engineering Initiatives
Dr. Pamela Spencer, ANGUS
Industry Initiatives to Educate and Train Toxicologists in Green Chemistry
Mike Schade, Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families
IMind the Store Campaign: Achieving Toxics Reduction in Consumer Products Through Retailer Engagement
Terri Goldberg, Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association
Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse (IC2): Safer Chemical and Emerging Contaminants Initiatives
Dr. Brett Howard, American Chemistry Council (Demonstration of product selection computer program in development; no slides available)
Practical Chemical Alternatives Assessment – A Decision Science Approach
Boma Brown-West, Environmental Defense Fund (Slides unavailable)
EDF: Retailer Initiatives Designed to Promote Safer Chemical Selection
Dr. Meg Whittaker, ToxServices LLC
Transparency and Disclosure: Critical Inputs into Risk Assessments and Alternatives Assessment
National Capital Area Chapter SOT (NCAC-SOT) and North Carolina Chapter SOT (NCSOT): Joint Reception/Mixer
March 12, 2018
Pat O’Brien’s
121 AlamoPlaza, San Antonio, Texas 78205.
Program
The National Capital Area Chapter Fall 2017 Symposium: TSCA: Best Practices in Toxicology, Risk, and Chemical Management Strategie
October 13, 2017
American Chemical Society (ACS) Headquarters
Symposium Program
Presentation Recordings and Slides:
Nancy Beck
Presentation Slides
Webinar recording
Richard Engler
Presentation Slides
Webinar recording
Jennifer Sass and Bob Sussman
Presentation Slides
Webinar recording
Morning Speaker Q&A Panel
Webinar recording
Kimberly White
Presentation slides
Webinar recording
Afternoon Speaker Q&A Panel
Webinar recording
The National Capital Area Chapter Spring 2017 Symposium: Safety Assessment of Over-the-Counter Botanicals and Nutraceuticals: Update and Challenges
April 19, 2017
Lister Hill Center Auditorium, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
Symposium Program
Speakers/Presentations:
Steven J. Casper, PhD
Botanical identity, uses, and safety translated to New Dietary Ingredient Notification (NDIN) information
Webinar Recording
Jinhui Dou, PhD
Toxicology and Other Data to Support Clinical Development of Botanical Drugs
Webinar Recording
Hellen Oketch-Rabah, PhD
USP Botanical Quality Standards: Contributions in Quality Control and Safe Use of Botanicals
Webinar Recording
Jeffrey D. White, MD
Advising Cancer Patients Regarding Risks and Benefits of Botanicals and Nutraceuticals
Webinar Recording
James Harnly
Analytical Developments for Identification and Authentication of Botanicals
Webinar Recording
Barbara C. Sorkin, PhD and Adam J. Kuszak, PhD
National Institutes of Heatlh Support of Dietary Supplement Research
Webinar Recording
The National Capital Area Chapter of the Society of Toxicology (NCAC-SOT) and Johns Hopkins University Joint Mixer
March 14, 2017
Pratt Street Ale House, Baltimore, Maryland 21201
NCAC-SOT Spring Symposium
April 20, 2016—Georgetown University Conference Center
Symposium Agenda
The Keynote Presentation by Dr. Allyn Howlett was available as a webinar.
USA Science and Engineering Festival
NCAC will also host a booth at the USA Science and Engineering Festival, a huge event at the Walter Washington Convention Center in DC on April 16–17, 2016. This event advances STEM education and inspires the next generation of scientists and engineers. Exhibitors, performers, speakers, partners, sponsors and advisors are from major academic centers, leading research institutes, government agencies, cutting-edge high tech companies, museums, and community organizations.
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Family Science Day
The NCAC will be hosting a booth at the AAAS Family Science Day Saturday and Sunday February 13–14, 2016 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC. The whole family and friends are welcome to this free event to explore interactive science exhibits, learn about cool science jobs, and have your questions answered by scientists!
SOT 55th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo, March 13–17 New Orleans, Louisiana
Regional Science Fairs March 11–19 different counties in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC
Regional Science Fairs
March 11–12—Montgomery County
March 12—Prince William County, Manassas
March 12–13—Fairfax County
March 17—Loudoun County
March 18–19—Prince Georges County
March 19–20—Baltimore (includes Baltimore City, and Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, Harford and Howard Counties)
March 19—Washington, DC
NCAC-SOT Fall Webinar
“Looking Forward after 19 Years of the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program”
September 18, 2015
Webinar Recording
Speakers/Presentations: David J. Dix ; Patience Browne ; Caren Helbing ; Raphael Witorsch ; Rick Becker ; Thomas Hartung ; Warren Casey ;
SOT-NCAC and Mixtures Specialty Section Fall Symposium
“Evaluating Toxicological Mixtures Using Molecular Approaches”
November 20, 2014
Speakers/Presentations: Gladys Erives ; Cynthia Rider ; Margaret H. Whittaker
NCAC-SOT Fall Webinar
“A Walk Through the National Academies Review of US EPA’s IRIS Process: Implications for Hazard Assessment”
September 19, 2014
Webinar Recording
Speakers/Presentations: Jonathan M. Samet ; Vincent Cogliano ; Kimberly Wise ; Tracey J. Woodruff ; Michael Dourson
NCAC-SOT Fall 2013 Symposium
“Toxicity Associated with Nanomaterials”
December 16, 2013
NIH-NLM Lister Hill Auditorium (Bethesda, Maryland)
Speaker Presentations & Meeting Agenda
Meeting Agenda 
Weiss Presentation ; McNeill Presentation ; Sass Presentation ; Sass Supplement
Student/Postdoc Speaker Abstracts
2013 Spring Symposium
“Mechanisms of Cell Injury and Cell Death-Applications for Mode of Action Risk Assessment”
May 23, 2013
Keynote Speaker: Dean Jones, PhD, Emory University
Basic scientific interest in the field of mechanisms of cell injury / cell death involving processes such as apoptosis and cancer has grown greatly over the past 30 years. The roles of toxic chemicals in mediating these processes has also been increasingly appreciated and translation of this information for mode of action risk assessment approaches has grown rapidly. This meeting of the NCAC will focus on bringing together an international group of toxicologists with expertise in apoptosis, molecular biomarkers of adverse outcome pathways/systems biology and risk assessment to summarize the state of the science with regard to the increasingly inter-disciplinary field of mode of action (MOA) based chemical risk assessment. This meeting will hopefully provide a stimulating forum for advancing this very current area of scientific endeavor.
Agenda
Pre-2013 Events
- Spring 2013 “Mechanisms of Cell Injury and Cell Death-Applications for Mode of Action Risk Assessment”
- Fall 2012 “NexGen Initiative for Risk Assessment”
- Spring 2012 “Systems Toxicology”
- Fall 2011 “Green Chemistry: The Role of Toxicology”
- Spring 2011 “Current Trends in the Use of Non-Animal Data for Risk Assessment”
- During the 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting held in Washington DC, SOT component groups displayed posters about their respective organizations. View the NCAC poster.
- Fall 2010 “Food Safety—From Farm to Table”
- Spring 2010 “Emerging Issues in Water Contamination”
(includes speaker abstracts and slide presentations)
- Winter 2009 “Civilian and Military Vaccine and Drug Safety Assessment: Perspectives on the Animal Rule”
(includes speaker abstracts and slide presentations)
- Fall
2008 “Animal vs. Human Models of Toxcity Testing”
(includes speaker abstracts and slide presentations)
- Fall
2007 “Biomarkers of Drug Safety: Discovery and Regulatory Aspects”
(includes speaker abstracts and slide presentations)
- Spring
2007 “The Role of Inflammation in Toxicity” (includes speaker abstracts and slide presentations)
- Fall 2006 “Computational Toxicology”
- Spring 2006 “Public Health Concerns in Disaster Preparedness” (includes speaker abstracts and slide presentations)
- Fall 2005 “Biological, Toxicological, and Regulatory Assessment of Nano-Materials” (includes speaker abstracts)
- Spring 2005 “Toxicology of Chemical Mixtures” (includes speaker abstracts and slide presentations)
- Fall 2004 “Toxicology of Dietary Supplements” (includes speaker abstracts and slide presentations)
- Spring 2004 “Novel Methods for Detecting Hepatotoxic Agents” (Includes speaker abstracts and slide presentations)
- Fall 2003 “Animal Models for Safety and Efficacy Testing of Agents that Cannot be Tested in Humans”
- Spring 2003 “Emerging Issues in Human and Veterinary Pharmaceutical Contamination of Water Supplies”
- Fall 2002 “Potential Applications of Noninvasive Techniques to Toxicology”
- Spring 2002 “The Dose Response—The Cornerstone of Toxicology and Challenges for Risk Assessment”
- Fall 2001
- Spring 2001
- Fall 2000 “Computational Approaches for Predicting the Toxicity of Chemicals”
- Spring 2000 “Translating Genomics and Proteomics for Toxicology and Risk Assessment”
- Fall 1999 “Toxicology and Risk Communication”
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