REDUCING REFINING AND REPLACING THE USE OF ANIMALS IN TOXICITY TESTING. Dieser Artikel ist nicht verfügbar.REDUCING REFINING AND REPLACING THE USE OF ANIMALS IN TOXICITY TESTING

1. Describes the alternative methods to using animals for toxicity testing.

2. It is important to reduce, where possible, the use of animals in laboratory research.

3. Toxicologists, medicinal chemists, health and saftey officers.

4. Toxicology Resarch, RSC Drug Discovery Series

5. This text will explore the complexities associated with adequate validation, and the assessment of different test methods' reliability and relevance.

David G. Allen has over 10 years experience in molecular and cellular biology. This includes the evaluation of toxicological and pharmacological data for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the identification and validation of alternative toxicological assays that reduce or replace animal usage in regulatory safety testing. He received is BSc and PhD from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, and his MSc from the University of North Carolina in Wilmington. Dr Allen is currently Director of the Environmental and Regulatory Sciences Division of Integrated Laboratory Systems in North Carolina. This involves responsibility for the evaluation of alternative toxicological methods and comprehensive environmental services for the Environmental Protection Agency and the State of Georgia. The role includes all aspects of divisional management such as staffing, budget projections, and business development.