Webinars

ACT Signature Webinar series provides accessible education to members of the toxicology community worldwide. The Signature Webinars are held on a quarterly basis and are free to both ACT members and nonmembers for live and on-demand viewing.

These educational webinars cover current topics in toxicology and are presented by experts in the field, with backgrounds in government, industry, or academia. Each Signature Webinar is approximately 90 minutes, which includes a 30-minute questions and answers session with the speaker(s) following the presentation.

After the live webinar, a recording will be available approximately one week after event. Signature Webinar recordings can be accessed from the Webinar Archives for one year. ACT members can access all past webinar recordings from the Member-Only Archives.

Upcoming Webinar

Signature Webinar

March 27, 2024, at 11:30 AM–1:00 PM Eastern

Nerve Conduction Studies to Evaluate Neuropathy in Nonclinical Safety Assessment

Hosted by the American College of Toxicology

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Speakers:

Andrew Brown, PhD

Nataliya Sadekova, MSc

Neuropathy refers to any condition involving peripheral nervous system damage and can develop as a side effect of certain classes of therapeutic compounds, from toxin exposure, or due to disease. Given the clinical significance of neuropathy, it can be critical to characterize nerve function during the nonclinical safety assessment of certain classes of compounds. In addition, recent characterization of dorsal root ganglion toxicity following AAV (adeno-associated virus) therapies stresses the need to have an in-vivo assessment of potential nerve damage on these studies. Nerve conduction studies provide an electrophysiological approach to assess nerve function. They have been shown to be a sensitive and valid index of induced neuropathies, can be conducted at multiple time points throughout the treatment period, and provide quantitative data for evaluation. In this talk, we will provide an overview of nerve conduction study theory and practice in nonclinical safety assessment as well as highlight study design considerations, positive control validation data, and case study examples.

 

There is no fee, but advance registration is required.

Dates, speakers, and topics are subject to change.


Signature Webinar

May 22, 2024, at 11:30 AM–1:00 PM Eastern

Translation Between Veterinary and Human Medicine to Improve Clinical Outcomes in Drug Development

Hosted by the American College of Toxicology

Speakers:
Elizabeth Neyens
Jay Stallons

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