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Last Updated: July 19, 2011
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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 Meetings & Events section.


ACC's History of Chemistry

CAAT Scholars Program (Baltimore, Maryland, US): post-doctoral program in Translational Toxicology Research and Training

CASCADE Courses (Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden): European Commission funded project that provides courses relevant to human health effects of chemical residues in food and water, including endocrine disrupters, food safety, health risk assessment, and other topics for student through professional levels

Dolan DNA Learning Center: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO): courses and workshops

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 (Gaithersburg, Maryland, US): hands on training offered about once a year

International (Q)SAR Foundation: online training in QSAR Application Toolbox being developed by OECD member countries

Invitrotrain Project (Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany): training courses cover the use of validated methods in the area of acute skin and eye toxicity, absorption models, reproductive toxicity and ecotoxicology of chemicals

J. Craig Venter Institute Training Courses (Rockville, Maryland, US): professional development courses, mobile science training lab, and internship program

Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Open Courseware: Biostatistics, Environmental Health, Public Health Toxicology

K-12 Environmental Health Curriculum and Resources (Environmental Health Sciences Center, Oregon State University)

Lundbeck Institute Brain Atlas

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

MIT OpenCourseWare: content from ~2000 MIT courses

Nature Spotlight on Stem Cells

NIEHS Environmental Health Science Education: provides educators, students, and scientists with access to reliable tools, resources, and classroom materials

NIH BIO-TRAC Training Courses

NIH National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): variety of educational resources including online tutorials and tools, webinar and courses

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

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

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

PromoCell Academy (Germany): practical training courses on cell culture and molecular biology methods

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

Scitable Nature Education Topics:

Simcyp: training for Simcyp Simulator for modeling PDPK in vitrtual populations for drug development

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

StatTrek: free online statistics tutorials

Stemgent Stem Cell Training Courses

Tataa Biocenter courses: training courses in PCR, qPCR, and biostatistics

Toxicology for K-12 Educators: list of resources provided by the Society of Toxicology (SOT)

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

Toxicology Education Foundation (Annapolis, Maryland, US): Is it safe? Evaluating Chemical Risks video, and links to other toxicology education initiatives

ToxRAP™: toxicology educational curriculum for grades K-9

University of Heidelberg Systems Biology PhD Program

Utrecht University Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (Utrecht, The Netherlands): undergraduate through post-graduate education and research in environmental, food, and workplace human health exposure risks; Utrecht Summer School in Toxicology and Environmental Health

WiCell Research Institute (Madison, Wisconsin, US): classes on stem cells for scientists

XCellR8 (Manchester, UK): cell culture training courses

Xenometrix AG: Ames mutagenicity assay workshops