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Current Highlight from March 25, 2011

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Multi-Scale Toxicology Initiative — March 15, 2011
The Battelle Multi-Scale Toxciology Initiative (MSTI) and opportunities for collaborative projects were discussed at a recent meeting held at NCTR.

Representatives from Battelle, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory participated in the discussion.

The MSTI was formed to improve and hasten the safety assessments of new drug candidates through advanced toxicology science.
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Hepatotoxicity Special Interest Group Meeting — March 23-24, 2011
Donna Mendrick, Ph.D., Director, Division of Systems Biology at NCTR made an innovative presentation to a gathering organized to facilitate discussions concerning recent clinical research in the field of drug-induced liver injury.

The event was held at FDA Headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, and co-sponsored by the FDA/Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (FDA/CDER), the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD), and the Pharmaceutical Research and manufacturers of America (PhRMA).

Materials and slides of the meeting and Dr. Mendrick's presentation entitled: "Hepatotoxins: Wolves or Sheep?" will be available at http://www.aasld.org 23.

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases: Welcome to AASLD