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Last Updated: June 4, 2008
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Classes, workshops, and online tutorials addressing science and policy issues relevant to in vitro and in silico toxicology. Training or courses scheduled on a specific date might be listed in the Calendar of Events.


3R Training: online modules supported by the 3R Research Foundation

Biographics Laboratory 3R (Biograf3R): molecular modeling slide courses (free); Education Suite of Biographics software (for licensing)

CAAT Scholars Program: new post-doctoral research program in Translational Toxicology Research and Training

DxS Training Course: Pharmacogenomics in Clinical Development and Personalised Medicine

Genetic Science Learning Center: self training modules such as virtual labs for DNA microarray & DNA extraction; inside a cell; build a DNA molecule; and more

IIVS, Practical Methods in In Vitro Toxicology Workshops: hands on training offered in Gaithersburg, Maryland (US) about once a year

Invitrotrain Project: training courses for non-animal alternative methods

J. Craig Venter Institute Training Courses (Rockville, MD, US): Eukaryotic Genome Annotation & Analysis Course; Introduction to Microarray Technology; Advanced Microarray Data Analysis

Milestones in Cutaneous Biology: online resource of key discoveries in the field of cutaneous biology (new in 2007), published quarterly; an instructive tool for students and investigators

NIH Training Courses

NIH NCBI Biotechnology Science Primer: primer on biotechnology topics including: bioinformatics, genome mapping, microarray technology, and pharmacogenomics

NIH NCBI: free training course that provides an introduction and survey of available NCBI tools and databases; eleven different NCBI bioinformatics mini-courses

NLM Toxicology Tutorials: tutorials include: Basic Principles; Toxicokinetics; Cellular Toxicology

OpenHelix, LLC: online training for various web-based bioinformatics and genomics resources

PBPK modeling course

PharmGKB Pharmacogenomics Tutorial

RAIS Tutorial: tutorial on conducting a risk assessment using the tools of the Risk Assessment Information System

softCELL e-learning: cell and molecular biology e-courses from the British Society for Cell Biology

Simcyp Consortium: software, consultancy, and training for in silico, in vitro-in vivo extrapolation of ADME in drug development

Tataa Biocenter coursesin vitro Comet assay and cell array for genotoxicity testing training courses; qPCR; statistics; and more

Tour of the FDA: web-based course providing basic information about FDA along with quizzes to test your knowledge

Toxicology course, Introduction to Applied Toxicology: by Dr. J.H. Duffus, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland

WiCell Research Institute: classes on stem cells for scientists