Proceedings of the 2006 Toxicology and Risk Assessment Conference: Applying Mode of Action in Risk Assessment

摘要

The 2006 Toxicology and Risk Assessment Conference was held April 25 and 26 at the Marriott North, Cincinnati, OH. The conference was co-sponsored by the Air Force (AFRL/Applied Biotechnology Branch, AFRL/Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and AFIOH/Health Risk Assessment Branch); Navy (NHRC/Environmental Health Effects Laboratory); Army (Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine); U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Center for Environmental Assessment; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry/Division of Toxicology; and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health-Cincinnati OH, along with the cooperation of the National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences. The theme for the conference was: 'Applying Mode of Action to Risk Assessment,' with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator and Science Advisor, George M. Gray, PhD, delivering the key note address. The conference drew over 200 scientists throughout government, academia and industry. The conference has annually proven to provide networking opportunities and insight to toxicology.