The National Toxicology Program (NTP) announces the next meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) (Fed. Reg. 82 (83): pages 20484-20485, May 2, 2017) to be held June 29, 2017, at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Rodbell Auditorium, David P. Rall Building, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The meeting will begin at 8:30 am Eastern Daylight Time and continue until adjournment. It is open to the public with time scheduled for oral public comments; attendance at the meeting is limited only by the space available. The BSC will provide input to the NTP on programmatic activities and issues. Below are links to facilitate registration and comment submission.
Preliminary agenda topics include reports from the NIEHS/NTP Director Linda S. Birnbaum and NTP Associate Director John R. Bucher as well as presentations on programmatic activities including issues related to studying mixtures, an evaluation of the zebrafish model for toxicology, a state-of-the-science evaluation of transgenerational inheritance of health effects, and the new Integrated Chemical Environment database. This meeting also will provide an opportunity for input on an effort being coordinated by the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods to explore new approaches for evaluating the safety of chemicals and medical products in the United States.
The Federal Register notice, agenda, registration, and other meeting information are available on the Upcoming NTP Board of Scientific Counselors Meetings page.