Past Meetings
Click on the links below to find out more information about past ASCCT meetings, including programs and other links. Starting in 2015, we recognized exceptional presenters. See the awards page for information about the winners and awards.
11th ASCCT Meeting: Shifting the Paradigm to Next-Generation (Quantitative) Risk Assessment
October 19-21, 2022
10th ASCCT Meeting: Practical applications of new tools in toxicology
October 12-14, 2021
9th Annual Meeting of the ASCCT + Training
October 20-23, 2020
8th ASCCT Meeting: Computational Toxicology: Peeking into the Clouds while Keeping our Feet on Solid Ground
September 25-26, 2019
7th ASCCT Meeting: Predictive Toxicology: Strategies for Implementing New Approaches
September 11, 2018
6th Annual Meeting of the ASCCT
September 21-22, 2017
5th Annual Meeting of the ASCCT
September 29-30, 2016
4th ASCCT Meeting: Promises and Challenges of a More Flexible Approach to Toxicology Testing
October 1-2, 2015
3rd ASCCT Meeting: Where Chemistry and Biology Meet: AOPs as a Framework for Advancing Toxicology
November 12, 2014
2nd ASCCT Meeting: The Future Is Here: Practical Applications of Emerging Scientific Tools
October 31, 2013
1st Annual Meeting of the ASCCT
September 21, 2012
8th World Congress for Alternatives and Animal Use
August 21-25, 2011
11th ASCCT Meeting: Shifting the Paradigm to Next-Generation (Quantitative) Risk Assessment
October 19-21, 2022
For the first time in a few years, ASCCT members and meeting attendees gathered in Research Triangle Park, NC for an in-person meeting, with a few participating online. Attendees and organizers were energized by dozens of excellent presentations, insightful discussions, and fun activities.
Plenary speakers:
- Gavin Maxwell, Unilever
- Cavin Ward-Caviness, US EPA
- Prof. Ellen Fritsche, IUF - Leibniz Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
- Katie Paul-Friedman, US EPA
- Tim Shafer, US EPA
- Heather Stapleton, Duke University
- Dan VIlleneuve, US EPA
Visit the links below to see the details of the meeting.
Event Program
Full Abstract Book
10th ASCCT Meeting: Practical applications of new tools in toxicology
October 12-14, 2021
Like the 2020 meeting, the 2021 meeting was held virtually on Zoom and Remo. Attendees enjoyed a mini-CE course, mentoring and networking events, live video and/or audio poster discussions, and a panel discussion. Visit the links below to see more details of the meeting and presentations. The event program also contains recordings and poster files for viewing by registered meeting participants.
Event Program
Full Abstract Book
9th Annual Meeting of the ASCCT + Training
October 20-23, 2020
The 9th Annual ASCCT meeting was held online 20-23 October 2020, using Zoom for lectures and Remo for poster presentations. With over 175 attendees, it was the largest meeting the Society has hosted to date, with people from all over the world!
Attendees learned from and interacted with researchers, regulators, and students through 15 oral presentations, 17 flash poster presentations, and over 50 e-poster presentations. Networking and mentoring sessions and a closing virtual all-attendee panel discussion rounded out the program.
The conference theme addressed the US EPA goal to eliminate reliance on mammalian tests to make regulatory decisions by 2035, and the various considerations—science and policy—related to meeting this goal.
Additionally, lectures and hands-on training on the EPA Chemistry Dashboard tools was offered Friday, October 23, 2020, in a joint EPA and NURA Training session.
Plenary speakers included:
- Tara Barton-McLaren, Health Canada
- Tala Henry, US EPA
- Sue Marty, Dow Chemical
- Adrian Roth, Roche
Many thanks to the organizing committee, ASCCT Board of Directors, presenters, chairs, attendees, and technology support for making the meeting possible.
Follow the links below to view the meeting program, abstracts, posters, and recordings.
Basic Online Meeting Program
Online Program for Registered Attendees with poster presentations and recorded lectures*
Download printable full program with abstracts
*You will be required to enter a password, which registered delegates and ASCCT members have received by email. Contact [email protected] for assistance.
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8th ASCCT Meeting: Computational Toxicology: Peeking into the Clouds while Keeping our Feet on Solid Ground
September 25-26, 2019
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The 8th Annual Meeting of the ASCCT was held on September 25-26, 2019 at Gaithersburg Hilton in Gaithersburg, MD. It focused on the development and use of computational methods for a variety of toxicological endpoints. Participants discussed during presentations and a panel discussion how to improve the infrastructure and support of new approaches not only to better understand underlying biology but also to apply them to evaluate safety and to inform decisions.
A “Computation Tools Showcase” was introduced in this meeting, with 10 speakers from a variety of organizations, including academic institutions, industry, and government. Presenters described computational tools that might be of interest to meeting attendees in 5 minute “teaser” presentations.
We are grateful for your participation, for the efforts of our speakers, and to the sponsors and program committee for essential support and planning of the meeting.
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7th ASCCT Meeting: Predictive Toxicology: Strategies for Implementing New Approaches
September 11, 2018
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Recent and upcoming publications of presenters Phil Yeager, Emilia Costin, and Suzanne C. Fitzpatrick
The ESTIV Newsletter, Special Issue: ASCCT 2018: 7th Annual Meeting
The 7th annual ASCCT meeting was held on September 11, 2018 on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Campus in Bethesda, Maryland. The theme was focused on implementing new approaches to predictive toxicology, and leaders from both government, academia, non-profit organizations, and industry from around the world contributed to a busy, productive day of discussion, networking, and camaraderie.
Paired plenary sessions provided attendees a window into the interaction between regulatory agencies and the regulated community, invited ASCCT members provided several platform presentations, and a panel led us through a discussion on the importance of public-private partnerships to successful implementation of new approach methodologies. The ASCCT meeting drew an impressive poster session with 32 presentations, our largest one yet!
The Alternatives Research and Development Foundation awarded Dr. Robert Kavlock with the William and Eleanor Cave Award to honor his achievements in advancing alternatives to the traditional use of animals in testing and research, most notably for his ground-breaking efforts on Tox21 and ToxCast. The delightful evening reception and awards ceremony was sponsored by Alternatives Research and Development Foundation. This networking event allowed young scientists to interact with many of the more experienced ASCCT members over an impressive array of enjoyable food and drinks.
We are grateful for your participation, for the efforts of our speakers, and to the sponsors and program committee for essential support and planning of the meeting.
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6th Annual Meeting of the ASCCT
September 21-22, 2017
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The American Society for Cellular and Computational Toxicology (ASCCT) recently held its 6th Annual Meeting at the headquarters of one of its founding organizations, the Institute for In Vitro Sciences. Meeting attendees participated in several oral presentation sessions, a poster session, panel discussion, awards ceremony, and mentoring event, all focused on the development and implementation of alternative, nonanimal toxicology science and policy. As in 2016, the meeting was held at a time and place to coincide with the Science Advisory Committee for Alternative Toxicological Methods (SACATM), an advisory group for the US-based Interagency Coordinating Committee for the Validation of Alternative Methods. This structure fits well with ASCCT’s mission to increase the cooperation and dialog between toxicologists from government, industrial, academic, and non-profit organizations.
The meeting started September 21st with a focus on acute systemic toxicity thanks to a pair of plenaries touching on policy and scientific advances and challenges. Anna Lowit from the US EPA presented EPA-OPP's Initiative to Modernize the Acute "6-Pack” and Dan Wilson from Dow Chemical Company presented a Progress Report on Efforts to Replace Acute Systemic Toxicity Tests with Mechanistic Alternative Approaches. After several talks from submitted abstracts on acute systemic toxicity, updates on FDA CFSAN efforts to modernize regulatory toxicology and the establishment of a new Canadian alternatives center were provided by Suzanne Fitzpatrick from the US Food and Drug Administration and Charu Chandrasekera from the Canadian Centre for Alternatives to Animal Methods, respectively.
Under the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act (LCSA), the EPA is tasked with creating a strategic plan for developing and implementing methods which reduce and replace vertebrate animal testing. The second day of the meeting began with a plenary providing a Progress Report on Development of a Strategic Plan to Reduce, Refine or Replace Use of Vertebrate Animal Testing Under the Lautenberg Act from Gino Scarano of US EPA. Another platform presentation session followed Dr. Scarano’s presentation, and the day was rounded out with an active and engaging closing panelist and audience discussion to provide EPA feedback and advice, and discuss views, roles, and responsibilities of all stakeholders involved in Lautenberg Act implementation.
Thanks to all who attended, spoke, and participated in the planning!
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5th Annual Meeting of the ASCCT
September 29-30, 2016
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Thank you to all who helped make our fifth meeting the best yet. Attendees were treated to plenary lectures on read across by Dr. Thomas Hartung of Johns Hopkins University and on stem cells in toxicology by Dr. Mahendra Rao of Mahendra Rao, LLC. Sixteen presentations showcasing advances in the field of toxicology, as well as a mentoring session with young scientists, a poster session, and dynamic panel discussion rounded out the program.
We were honored to host the wife and brother of the late Dr. Edward Carney to award the 2nd annual Ed Carney Award for Predictive Toxicology, which went to Emma Bowers for her presentation Modeling a complex in vivo response in vitro: Exploring heterogeneity and mechanisms associated with ozone adaptation. After winning the William and Eleanor Cave Award for his career achievements in in vitro toxicology, Dr. Ray Tice established the Tox21 Student Award, which will be given for the next five years. This year, the award went to Ellen Garcia for her presentation Single-cell analysis reveals that silver nanoparticle exposure leads to multi-nucleation through defective cell division.
4th ASCCT Meeting: Promises and Challenges of a More Flexible Approach to Toxicology Testing
October 1-2, 2015
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The fourth annual ASCCT meeting explored new approaches to toxicology testing with plenary lectures given by Warren Casey, Director of NICEATM and Craig Rowlands from the Dow Chemical Company. The meeting featured a diverse poster session, a panel discussion on the assessment and application of IATA, and ten oral presentations chosen from a very competitive field of abstracts.
This year, with the support of his family, friends, and colleagues, ASCCT established the The Ed Carney Predictive Toxicology Award, which aims to recognize the first author of an outstanding poster or platform presentation that will advance predictive toxicology, and was named after Dr. Ed Carney, a member and supporter of the ASCCT and a leader in the predictive toxicology field. The inaugural winner was Dr. Nicole Kleinstreuer for her presentation Identifying reference chemicals for androgen receptor activity.
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3rd ASCCT Meeting: Where Chemistry and Biology Meet: AOPs as a Framework for Advancing Toxicology
November 12, 2014
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Dr. Robert Kavlock of the US Environmental Protection Agency opened the meeting with a discussion on the development of the Adverse Outcome Pathways concept, in which AOPs offer a biological context to facilitate the development of Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment (IATA) for regulatory decision-making. Drs. Jennie Larkin and Ajay Pillai from NIH discussed BD2K and LINCS, two community-building programs. Other presenters explored the development of different tools used to test toxicity. A poster session and reception concluded the meeting.
2nd ASCCT Meeting: The Future Is Here: Practical Applications of Emerging Scientific Tools
October 31, 2013
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Human Organs on Chips as Replacements for Animal Testing, the keynote address given by Donald E. Ingber, M.D., Ph.D., of the Wyss Institute at Harvard, kicked off the meeting which featured a dozen lectures and poster presentations on making toxicology a more human-relevant science. Other topics included methods to replace live animals in eye irritation tests and computer-based virtual embryos that show how chemical exposures might affect developing embryos.
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1st Annual Meeting of the ASCCT
September 21, 2012
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The first annual ASCCT meeting focused on advances in the fields of in vitro and computational toxicology. Dr. Melvin Andersen, associate director of The Institute for Chemical Safety Sciences at The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences and ASCCT board member, gave a plenary lecture on Computational Cellular Pathway Modeling: Combining Key In Vitro and In Silico Tools to Enhance Modern Safety Assessment. Dr. Suzanne Fitzpatrick, senior advisor for toxicology at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave a plenary lecture on an Overview of the FDA-DARPA-NIH Collaboration on Human/Organ on a Chip.
8th World Congress for Alternatives and Animal Use
August 21-25, 2011
Thank you for helping to make the ASCCT/ESTIV luncheon session a success. A manuscript outlining the discussions that took place during the session has been published. You can view the entire proceedings here.
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