Institution:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
About:
The Toxicity Assessment Division (TAD) addresses toxicological responses and mechanisms for effects on reproduction, pregnancy, pre- and postnatal development, and the nervous and endocrine systems. Research strategies include advancing chemical screening, including assessing in vivo predictive value of in vitro test methods and chemical-specific and mixtures toxicity assessment that will better predict the adverse effects of chemicals and other stressors across biological levels of organization. TAD researchers develop animal models of disease and evaluate assumptions and hypotheses generated by predictive, systems biology models that link environmental condition to the health and well-being of people and society.
