NIEHS | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Russell ThomasPh.D.
EPA | U.S. Environment Protection Agency
Suzanne FitzpatrickPh.D.
FDA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Anton SimeonovPh.D.
NCATS | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Assay Evaluation and Screening
Identify toxicity pathways & corresponding assays
Review nominated assays
Prioritize assays for qHTS
Co-Chairs
Menghang XiaPh.D.
NCATS | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Michael SantilloPh.D.
FDA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Steve SimmonsResearch Toxicologist
EPA | U.S. Environment Protection Agency
Jui-Hua HsiehPh.D.
NTP | National Toxicology Program
Chemical Selection
Establish compound libraries for qHTS (10K, mixtures, water-soluble)
Establish library QC procedures for identity, purity, concentration, and stability
Co-Chairs
Ruili HuangPh.D.
NCATS | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Suramya WaidyanathaPh.D.
NIEHS | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Donna MendrickPh.D.
FDA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Katherine CoutrosPh.D.
EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Communications Team
Provide both external and internal communications support for the Tox21 program
Co-Chairs
Anna RossoshekM.S., M.B.A.
NCATS | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Sebastian Cianci
FDA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Christina Baghdikian
Program Highlights
4th EPA New Approach Methods (NAMs) Conference
Over 900 people, 130 in person, attended the 4th EPA NAMs Conference. During this hybrid meeting at EPA’s RTP campus, conference attendees heard from representatives from EPA, other…
Tox21 researchers identify environmental compounds that may trigger early onset of puberty in girls
The findings, published in the journal Endocrinology, are from one of Tox21’s multiagency cross-partner project studies. The results of the study were featured by scientific and mainstream media…
As NCATS scientific director, Hall will lead the Division of Preclinical Innovation (DPI). DPI conducts collaborative preclinical research projects for common and rare diseases, and it develops new methods and technologies that…
Heather Patisaul Named Scientific Director of the NIEHS Division of Translational Toxicology
Dr. Patisaul is a distinguished neuroendocrinologist from North Carolina State University, where she has served as associate dean for research in the College of Sciences. She has led…
Tox21 Participation at Society of Toxicology 2024 Annual Meeting
Many of the scientists who work on Tox21 will be sharing new findings at the annual Society of Toxicology (SOT) meeting in Salt Lake City, March 10-14, 2024….
