Upcoming Events

Practical Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology

Co-Hosted with the Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention

This joint ACT/BDRP course is designed to provide a basic understanding in reproductive and developmental biology and principles of various testing approaches for reproductive and developmental toxicology, with strong emphasis on the practical application of these principles and interpretation of nonclinical safety data as well as risk assessment. The intended audience for this course includes industrial and regulatory scientists, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows.

Advanced Comprehensive Toxicology Course

The American College of Toxicology (ACT) is offering an advanced course, Advanced Comprehensive Toxicology, to complement Toxicology for Pharmaceutical and Regulatory Scientists course. By demand in 2021, virtual lectures will cover detailed descriptions of the principles of toxicology, effects of xenobiotics on organ systems, discussions of specific classes of toxicants, mechanisms of toxicity, risk assessment, and other contemporary toxicological concepts. The content of this course will provide information that may be helpful to those seeking certification in toxicology or to those seeking advanced training in toxicology.

Advanced Comprehensive Toxicology

This advanced course is a complement to the Toxicology for Pharmaceutical and Regulatory Scientists course. In this five-day intensive course, attendees will be provided detailed descriptions of principles of toxicology, effects of xenobiotics on organ systems, discussions of specific classes of toxicants, mechanisms of toxicity, risk assessment, and other contemporary toxicological concepts. The content of this course will provide information that may be helpful to those seeking certification in toxicology or to those seeking advanced training in toxicology.

More information will be provided on the ACT website once available.

ACT 42nd Annual Meeting

We invite you to attend the 42nd Annual Meeting, November 14–17, 2021, at the Gaylord National Harbor located along the Potomac River with views of the nation’s capital.

The 42nd Annual Meeting will include a wide-ranging scientific program with distinguished plenary speakers, the popular poster session reception, a welcome reception, an awards ceremony and luncheon, and numerous professional networking events. 

Registration and housing will open in March 2021. 

Join us and discover why the ACT Annual Meeting has become the preferred venue for practicing toxicologists.