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FORUM - FutureTox II: In vitro Data and In Silico Models for Predictive Toxicology
Citation:
Knudsen, T., D. Keller, M. Sander, E. Carney, N. Doerrer, D. Eaton, S. Fitzpatrick, K. Hastings, D. Mendric, R. Tice, P. Watkins, AND M. Whelan. FORUM - FutureTox II: In vitro Data and In Silico Models for Predictive Toxicology. TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES. Society of Toxicology, RESTON, VA, 143(2):256–267, (2015).
Impact/Purpose:
This article reports on the outcome of FutureTox II1,2, the second in a series of Society of Toxicology (SOT) Contemporary Concepts in Toxicology (CCT) Workshops, which was attended by invitees and participants from governmental and regulatory agencies, research institutes, academia, and the chemical and pharmaceutical industries in Europe and the United States. Workshop participants reviewed and discussed the state-of-the-science in toxicology and human risk and exposure assessment and attempted to define collective goals for the future.
Description:
FutureTox II, a Society of Toxicology Contemporary Concepts in Toxicology workshop, was held in January, 2014. The meeting goals were to review and discuss the state of the science in toxicology in the context of implementing the NRC 21st century vision of predicting in vivo responses from in vitro and in silico data, and to define the goals for the future. Presentations and discussions were held on priority concerns such as predicting and modeling of metabolism, cell growth and differentiation, effects on sensitive subpopulations, and integrating data into risk assessment. Emerging trends in technologies such as stem cell-derived human cells, 3D organotypic culture models, mathematical modeling of cellular processes and morphogenesis, adverse outcome pathway development, and high-content imaging of in vivo systems were discussed. Although advances in moving towards an in vitro/in silico based risk assessment paradigm were apparent, knowledge gaps in these areas and limitations of technologies were identified. Specific recommendations were made for future directions and research needs in the areas of hepatotoxicity, cancer prediction, developmental toxicity, and regulatory toxicology.
