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Comprehensive Testing Confirms Quality of Tox21 Library’s Chemical Compounds
January 14, 2025 - NCATS News
- Assay Development and Screening Technology (ADST)
- Our Impact on Tools and Technologies
- Toxicology in the 21st Century (Tox21)
NCATS researchers assessed how well the Tox21 library’s chemicals hold up in real-world research conditions to ensure scientifically valid outcomes.
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Tox21 Team Finds Environmental Chemicals That Could Trigger Early Puberty in Girls
December 9, 2024 - NCATS News
- Toxicology in the 21st Century (Tox21)
A chemical commonly used in fragranced hygiene products may trigger the onset of premature puberty in girls.
Read ArticleUnexpectedly Following a Translational Science Path
February 22, 2022 - Media Coverage
- Toxicology in the 21st Century (Tox21)
NCATS supports several training and career development programs that not only inspire students to become scientists but also help grow the translational science workforce. Read about one student’s journey to becoming a translational scientist.
10,000 Compounds and Counting: Scientists Create Extensive Chemical Library to Study Toxic Substances, Share Data
September 21, 2021 - NCATS News
- Toxicology in the 21st Century (Tox21)
NCATS scientists and collaborators created the Tox21 10K chemical library, a set of approximately 10,000 compounds and FDA-approved drugs, to help researchers rapidly conduct toxicity testing.
NCATS Assay Recognized in Top Ten List of Innovative Scientific Achievements
March 26, 2019 - NCATS News
- Toxicology in the 21st Century (Tox21)
NCATS developed a screening test to identify molecules that block the process of growing new blood vessels. With the test, NCATS scientists found both known and potential new anticancer drugs. The work earned a spot on the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening’s top 10 innovative scientific achievements list for 2018.
NCATS Scientists Prioritize Compounds to Advance Research on Mitochondrial Damage
October 10, 2018 - NCATS News
- Toxicology in the 21st Century (Tox21)