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In vitro<\/em> toxicity methods are gaining importance, in particular as a response to a number of European legislative changes that call for more mechanistically-based decision-making and limit or even prohibit the use of animal experimentation for risk assessment purposes. Hence, there is an urgent demand for toxicologists and risk assessors to incorporate data from in vitro<\/em> test methods into regulatory safety evaluation of chemicals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ESTIV Applied Training Course <\/strong>aims at meeting this important need by training individuals who wish to start or pursue a career in this direction or to gain an update on the state-of-the-art of applied in vitro <\/em>toxicology. This course is recognized by EUROTOX as eligible for European Registered<\/strong> Toxicologist (ERT<\/strong>) accreditation (topic B19<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TARGET AUDIENCE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This course is intended for (post)doctoral students and early-stage scientists from industry, academia or regulatory agencies who recently became active in the field of in vitro <\/em>toxicology. Applicants should ideally have a background in toxicology, biology, chemistry, (bio)medical sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, veterinary sciences or equivalent. Attendees are expected to be proficient in English. A maximum of 30 participants will be enrolled in the course on a first-come\/first-served basis, yet priority will be given to members of ESTIV and members of affiliated societies. An open-book exam will be organized at the end of the course. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

COURSE ORGANIZATION<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This 6-day course is organized by the European Society of Toxicology In Vitro <\/em>(ESTIV) in collaboration with ESTIV corporate members and industrial partners and combines cutting-edge lectures by leading experts with highly interactive group exercises. The lectures cover a broad spectrum of subjects pertinent to regulatory, screening and investigative in vitro <\/em>toxicology. The course offers also hands-on (practical demonstration) sessions, performed by the technology and methods developers. The group exercises consist of real-life case studies in which the participants will apply the principles of in vitro <\/em>toxicology to the risk assessment of chemical substances. Course examination is based upon the presentation and discussion of the case studies and open-book exam. The participants will receive a certificate in case of a positive evaluation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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