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BSC 2023 Annual Meeting

28 September 2023

Botanical Safety Consortium 2023 Annual Meeting held virtually on Thursday, September 28, 2023 from 9:00 – 3:30 (US Eastern). The meeting is free an open to all.

Meeting flyer can be downloaded here.

 

Videos

  • Welcome & Meeting Objectives: Ms. Connie Mitchell, HESI
  • Botanical Safety Consortium Introduction and Updates: Dr. Cynthia Rider, NIH
  • Keynote Speaker #1: Drs. Barbara Steinhoff and Catherine Mahony, Pyrrolizidine alkaloids: Regulatory background in Europe and industry's initiatives
  • Global Outreach: Herbal Drug Interaction Research in Malawi: Dr. KK Nyirenda and Dr. Dallas Smith
  • Overview of select screening assays Introduction
    • Genotoxicity: ToxTracker Assay: Dr. Stefan Pfuhler, P&G
    • DART: DevTox Assay: Ms.Jessica Palmer, Stemina
    • Cardiac E-phys and calcium measurements: Dr. Andre Monteiro Da Rocha,University of Michigan
    • Neuro and DART: Zebrafish embryos: Dr. Lisa Truong, Oregon State University
    • Overview of select screening assays Discussion
  • Keynote Speaker #2: Dr. Tanja Grkovic, NCI Natural Products Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program
  • Discussion and Conclusions

 

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