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Sunday, March 11, 1:15-5:00 PM – Continuing Education Program
Alternative Methods: The How, the Now, and the Future
IIVS scientist, Allison Hilberer, will present “Consumer Products Safety Assessment: Progress in the Use of Alternatives to Animal Models” at this pre-conference continuing education program. View program details.
Monday, March 12, 5:30–7:00 PM – Ancillary Meeting
IIVS Updates and Networking: Updates from Multi-Stakeholder Collaborations to Advance Non-Animal Approaches to Respiratory Toxicology View program details.
Co-organized by IIVS, PISC, and NICEATM
Tuesday, March 13
11:00 AM-12:20 PM – Roundtable
Alternative Toxicology Approaches to Evaluate Next Generation Nicotine Products
Moderator: Jack Fowle
Participants: Erin Hill, IIVS; Chris Proctor, BAT; Warren Casey, NIEHS/NICEATM; Thomas Hartung, JHU/CAAT
Noon-1:00 PM – Exhibitor-Hosted Session
Let the Machine Do the Work: Using Automation for High-Throughput In Vitro Toxicity Assays
IIVS scientist, Megan Thai, will present “Flow Cytometry in a GLP Setting for In Vitro Toxicology” at this session sponsored by Miltenyi Biotc Inc., .
Thursday, March 15, 8:30-11:15 AM – Symposium
In Vitro Test Methods to Model Local Respiratory Effects after Exposure to Pulmonary Toxicants: Not Just Smoke and Mirrors
Chairs: Holger Behrsing, IIVS; Mark Higuchi, EPA
Participants: Michael Oldham, Altria; Robert Landsiedel, BASF; Jon Hotchkiss, Dow Chemical; Mark Higuchi, EPA; Jose Zavala-Mendez, US EPA; Hans Raabe, IIVS
Wednesday, March 14: 10:45 AM-12:15 PM
Nicotine Characterization of an In Vitro Inhalation Exposure System Using Conventional and Next-Generation Tobacco Products: A US/UK Inter-Laboratory Comparison
Session: Respiratory Toxicology: Tobacco Products
Abstract #2797
Poster #P319
Wednesday, March 14: 1:30-3:00 PM
Oral Irritation Assessment of Electronic Liquids Using an In Vitro Oral Testing Model
Session: Modeling of Pharmacokinetics and Biological Effects
Abstract #3196
Poster #P835
The Assessment of Phototoxicity Using the 3T3 Neutral Red Uptake (NRU) Phototoxicity Assay and a Modified Photo-Direct Peptide Reactivity Assay (DPRA)
Session: Alternatives to Mammalian Models III: Liver, Ocular and Skin Alternatives
Abstract #3147
Poster #P780
Thursday, March 15: 8:30-11:30 AM
Evaluation of Phototoxicity of Medical and Combination Devices
Session: Late-Breaking 12: Safety Assessment: Pharmaceutical and Non-Pharmaceutical
Abstract #2656
Poster #P454
Use of Ex Vivo Precision-Cut Lung Slices as a Screening Tool for Potential Respiratory Toxicity of E-Liquids
Session: Late-Breaking 1: Model Systems
Abstract #3326
Poster #P107
Human In Vitro Models for Respiratory Toxicology: Evaluation of Goblet Cell Hyperplasia, Mucus Production, and Ciliary Beating Assays
Session: Late-Breaking 1: Model Systems
Abstract #3327
Poster #P108