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Current Highlight from March 27, 2015

Report on 2014 Global Summit on Regulatory Science (GSRS14)
A summary of the activities at the fourth Global Summit on Regulatory Science (GSRS14) is available online atRegulatory Toxicology and Pharmacologydisclaimer icon. The conference focused on the role of genomics in the regulatory process, with specific emphasis on applications in food safety and medical product development.  The discussions included the need to develop an international consensus for objective criteria for genomics data; the need for a global path in the establishment of a regulatory bioinformatics framework; and the importance of training to achieve internationally consistent outcomes.  The conference, which was cohosted by the FDA and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), was held in Montreal, Canada, and was attended by government, industry, and academic scientists from 15 countries. 
For additional information, please contact William Slikker, Jr., Ph.D., Director, FDA/NCTR, or Weida Tong, Ph.D., Director, Division of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, FDA/NCTR.
Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting
NCTR scientists gave platform and poster presentations at the 54th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo of the Society of Toxicology (SOT) in San Diego, CA, on March 22, 2014.  The presentations covered a wide range of topics including:
  • microRNA biomarkers of toxicity
  • epigenetics
  • drug-induced liver injury
  • 3D tissue culture models
  • modeling
  • imaging
  • bioinformatics
  • effects of pediatric anesthetics, doxorubicin, furan, and bisphenol A (BPA)
The SOT is the premier professional society for toxicologists from academia, industry, and government.

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