The Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing is an academic center affiliated with the Division of Toxicological Sciences in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences of the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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Faculty & Steering committee
Melvin E. Andersen, PhD, CIH, DABT, FATS
The Hamner Institutes for Health Science
Stanley Barone, Jr., PhD
US Environmental Protection Agency
Cynthia F. Bearer, MD, PhD
Case Western Reserve University
Kim Boekelheide, MD, PhD
Brown University
Joseph P. Bressler, PhD*
Johns Hopkins University
James S. Bus, PhD
Dow Chemical Company
Lucio G. Costa, PhD, ATS
University of Washington
Kevin M, Crofton, PhD*
US Environmental Protection Agency
Ellen Fritsche, PhD*
University of Duesseldorf, Germany
Alan M. Goldberg, PhD*
Johns Hopkins University
Thomas Hartung, MD, PhD
European Centre for the Validation of
Alternative Methods (ECVAM)
Charles Hastings, PhD
BASF
Robert J. Kavlock, PhD
US Environmental Protection Agency
Holger Knaut, PhD*
European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM)
Sue A. Leary*
Alternatives Research & Development Foundation (ARDF)
Pamela J. Lein, PhD*
Oregon Health & Science University
Tina E. Levine, PhD*
US Environmental Protection Agency
Philip G. Lewis, MD, MPH*
Rohm and Haas Company
Abby A. Li, PhD*
Exponent Health Sciences
Paul A. Locke, JD, DrPH*
Johns Hopkins University
Sue Marty, PhD*
Dow Chemical Company
Elise Miller, MEd
Institute for Children’s Environmental Health (ICEH)
William R. Mundy, PhD*
US Environmental Protection Agency
David E. Owen, PhD*
Shell Chemicals Ltd.
Stephanie Padilla, PhD
US Environmental Protection Agency
Anna Price, PhD*
European Centre for the Validation of
Alternative Methods (ECVAM)
David E. Ray, PhD*
University of Nottingham, UK
Andréa Seiler, PhD*
ZEBET
Ellen K. Silbergeld, PhD*
Johns Hopkins University
Martin L. Stephens, PhD*
Humane Society of the United States
Robert L. Tanguay, PhD*
Oregon State University
Gihan I. Tennekoon, MD*
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Catherine Willett, PhD
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Marc Willuhn, PhD*
European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic)
*Steering Committee
We wish to thank the following for their Support
American Chemistry Council
Cefic LRI (European Chemical Industry Council)
CropLife America
Dow Chemical Company
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods
ExxonMobil
Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT)
Rohm and Haas Company
Creating a Humane and Efficient Approch to Developmental Neurotoxicity Testing
November 12-14, 2008
Reston, Virginia, USA
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PROGRAM SCHEDULE
For information on the 1st DNT Conference (2006) please click here.
Developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) is a major issue in children’s health worldwide. The developing human nervous system is susceptible to many toxicants, and chemical exposure during development may cause lasting neurological deficits.
CAAT’s first TestSmart DNT meeting, held March 2006, sought to identify the concerns relating to the science and policy of DNT and to developing alternative testing methodologies. DNT 2 will assess progress made in developing DNT alternatives, reassess the priorities and recommendations established at DNT 1, and establish ways to use in vitro data in decision making.
This meeting will bring together diverse stakeholders from around the globe, including research scientists, government scientists, regulators, policy analysts, industry representatives, academics, and advocacy groups concerned with children’s health, animal welfare, and environmental protection.
The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Reston in Reston, Virginia.
