AMERICAN COLLEGE OF TOXICOLOGY

Education and information - the association held four courses during 2024 and 2023.toxicology for pharmaceutical and regulatory scientists - this course was attended by 62 participants in 2024 and 76 participants in 2023. This course provided a basic training in toxicology. Using pharmaceutical developments as examples, participants obtained an overall understanding of the principles of toxicology and nonclinical safety evaluation.pathology for non-pathologists toxicology - this is held every other year and lectures are given by highly respected pathologists having current and relevant experience in toxicology pathology. In 2024, the course was attended by 33 participants, and it was not held in 2023. This course's lectures covered anatomy and physiology, spontaneous and chemically induced pathological changes, and clinical pathology.advanced comprehensive toxicology - this was attended by 67 participants in 2024 and 60 participants in 2023. In this intensive course, attendees were provided detailed descriptions of principles of toxicology, effects of xenobiotics on organ systems, mechanisms of toxicity, risk assessment, and regulatory toxicology.practical reproductive and developmental toxicology - this course was attended by 34 participants in 2023 but was not held in 2024. This course provided a basic understanding in reproductive and developmental biology and principles of various testing approaches for reproductive and developmental toxicology, with a strong emphasis on the practical application of these principles and interpretation of nonclinical safety data as well as risk assessment.act continued promoting its recorded elearning series, "basic topics in toxicology elearning and "specialty topics elearning, and "specialty oncology biotherapeutics." these elearning series began in prior years and had a fee to participate. Act also launched a new elearning series in 2024, "regulatory and nonclinical considerations for the development of cns/neurology therapeutics." act continued to host free quarterly webinars and podcasts in 2024 on current topics in toxicology, including primarily drug and chemical safety assessments. Presenters were experts in their field, with backgrounds in government, industry, or academia.