Using ChAMP to Advance Alternative Testing Technologies
June 16, 2009 | Posted by Richard Denison in ChAMP, EPA, In Vitro, NAS, Testing
Cal Baier-Anderson, Ph.D., is a Health Scientist and Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist.
Many of the screening-level hazard data being collected and analyzed under ChAMP that pertain to human health are derived from traditional laboratory animal studies. The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) recently offered a "new paradigm for toxicity testing" in its 2008 report Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century: a Vision and a Strategy. Can ChAMP hazard data be used to facilitate the development of new testing strategies? Read more »

