Andreas Bender presents Hannah Fuller with her reward The BTS Annual Congress was held at Robinson College, Cambridge on 15th – 17th April. Toxicology Research was honoured to sponsor one of the poster prizes of the congress. The winner was Miss Hannah Fuller, MRC Toxicology Unit at University of Cambridge. Her poster was titled “Mechanism of mitochondrial toxicity of Sorafenib; a targeted cancer therapeutic that induces human cardiotoxicity”. Her award was presented by Andreas Bender from the BTS Scientific Sub-Committee. Congratulations to Hannah ..read more

We would like to highlight the Outstanding Reviewers for Toxicology Research in 2018, as selected by the editorial team, for their significant contribution to the journal. The reviewers have been chosen based on the number, timeliness and quality of the reports completed over the last 12 months. We would like to say a big thank you to those individuals listed here as well as to all of the reviewers that have supported the journal. Each Outstanding Reviewer will receive a certificate to give recognition for their significant contribution. Dr Abdel Ali Belaidi, Florey Institute of Neuroscience a ..read more

The BTS Annual Congress 2019 will be taking place from 15th – 17th April 2019, at Robinson College, Cambridge. The three day programme is packed with numerous sessions covering all aspects of toxicology for the Toxicologist, Safety Scientist, and Healthcare Professional. The conference brings together individuals from academia, industry, the NHS, regulatory science, and governmental agencies with a shared interest, enthusiasm and passion for the science and practice of toxicology. It offers a great opportunity to meet and network with colleagues, industry representatives, and peers across the ..read more

We are delighted to announce that Toxicology Research is now indexed in PubMed Central® (PMC). We are very excited by our acceptance, as it will offer greater discoverability and visibility to our authors. The journal can be accessed on the PMC site here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/3424/ Papers published in 2018 and going forward will be deposited in the archive by the Royal Society of Chemistry and will be available after a 12-month embargo. Additionally, we have retrospectively deposited all papers in the journal from 2016-2017 as well. PubMed Central® is a free archive of bio ..read more

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Shirley Price to the Toxicology Research Editorial Board, as a representative of the British Toxicology Society. Shirley Price, BSc, MSc, PhD, EUROTOX Registered Toxicologist, FHE, FRSB, FRSC and FBTS, is currently Academic Director, Student Progression and Learning Gain at the University of Surrey. In her own science discipline she has over 25 years’ experience in toxicology, specialising in mechanisms of toxicity, risk assessment of chemicals, combined effects of chemical mixtures at low exposure level and the effects of non-genotoxic ..read more

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Ruth Roberts to the Toxicology Research Editorial Board. Ruth is chair of drug discovery at Birmingham University, UK and Cofounder of ApconiX, an integrated toxicology and ion channel company that brings together a team of world-renowned nonclinical safety experts with over 300 years of drug discovery and development experience.   Before that Ruth was Global Head of Regulatory Safety at AstraZeneca and Director of Toxicology for Aventis in Paris, France.  Ruth is an established science professional bringing rigorous expert thinking to ..read more

NanoTox 2018 – 9th International Conference on Nanotoxicology will take place this year between 18th-21st September 2018 at Dorint-Hotel Neuss, Germany. The special focus of NanoTox 2018 will be “New tools in risk assessment of nanomaterials” such as read-across, grouping and categorization. This event will offer a platform for all interested scientists, industry partners and regulatory bodies to discuss the latest results and developments in nanosafety research. The full list of plenary speakers is available on the conference website including the portal to submit posters and register before ..read more

We are very pleased to announce the publication of a themed collection titled Advances in Experimental and Regulatory Toxicology. This is a collection of papers consisting of invited contributions to honour the contributions made to toxicology by Professor Iain Purchase and Dr Cliff Elcombe. The British Toxicology Society (BTS) readily agreed with the guest editorial team that it would be appropriate to publish a special collection in their journal as a mark of respect and appreciation of the contribution of Iain Purchase and Cliff Elcombe made to the science of toxicology, primarily but not e ..read more

Heather Wallace presents Nathan Goldsmith with his award. The BTS Annual Congress was held in Newcastle on April 16-18th. Toxicology Research was honoured to sponsor one of the poster prizes of the congress, which was presented at the Congress Dinner. The winner was Mr Nathan Goldsmith, Public Health England. His poster was titled “The presence of tobacco specific nitrosamines in the urine and saliva of cigarette users transitioning to electronic cigarettes“. His award was presented by the Editor-in-Chief of Toxicology Research, Professor Heather Wallace. Congratulations to Nathan ..read more

Will you be at the BTS Annual Congress in Newcastle, April 16-17, in Newcastle, UK? The BTS Annual Congress 2018 programme has a strong speaker line-up this year which hopes to draw in excess of 250 delegates, all key members within the field of toxicology. Toxicology Research will be sponsoring two student poster prizes, so best of luck! In addition, I will be giving a presentation on Tuesday Apr 17, 12-12:30 pm, on ‘How to get Published’, please do join me as I offer some valuable insight into the world of science publishing along with some editors top tips. Rebecca Brodie, Deputy Editor ..read more