title: Juvenile Toxicology: Relevance and Challenges for Toxicologists and Pathologists.
abstract: The Society of Toxicologic Pathology (STP) Education Committee and the STP Reproductive Special Interest Group held a North Carolina regional meeting entitled, "Juvenile Toxicology: Relevance and Challenges for Toxicologists and Pathologists" on March 13, 2015, at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/National Toxicology Program in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The purpose of this regional meeting was to familiarize attendees with the topic of juvenile toxicity testing and discuss its relevance to clinical pediatric medicine, regulatory perspectives, challenges of appropriate study design confronted by toxicologists, and challenges of histopathologic examination and interpretation of juvenile tissues faced by pathologists. The 1-day meeting was a success with over 60 attendees representing industry, government, research organizations, and academia.
authors.affiliation: WIL Research, Hillsborough, North Carolina, USA amera.remick@wilresearch.com.
authors.forename: Amera K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Remick
authors.affiliation: Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology Group, Toxicology Branch, National Toxicology Program (NTP) Division, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Natasha R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Catlin
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Endocrinology Group, National Toxicology Program Laboratory (NTPL), and NTP Pathology Group, Cellular & Molecular Pathology Branch, NTP Division, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Erin M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Quist
authors.affiliation: Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc., Durham, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Steinbach
authors.affiliation: Molecular Pathogenesis Group, National Toxicology Program Laboratory (NTPL), Division of the NTP, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Darlene
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dixon
mesh_terms: D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D006801:Humans; D010336:Pathology; D061214:Patient Safety; D010372:Pediatrics; D012308:Risk Management; D018675:Toxicity Tests; D014116:Toxicology
keywords: developmental pathology; drug development; pediatrics; pharmaceutical development/products; preclinical safety assessment/risk management; toxicologic pathology