EPIC Webinar Series on the Use of NAMs in Risk Assessment

A webinar series* co-organised by the US Environmental Protection Agency, PETA Science Consortium International, the Institute for In Vitro Sciences, and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (EPIC).

Webinar 7: Skin irritation testing using non-animal methods, and EPA’s new decision framework for dermal hazard assessment of chemicals
17 March 2026
Rachel Brunner, US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (slides)
Hans Raabe, Institute for In Vitro Sciences (slides)

Webinar 6: Regulatory tools for assessing the skin sensitization potential of chemicals and a case study using the SARA-ICE model
11 December 2024
Donna Macmillan, International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety (slides)
Emily Reinke, Inotiv, Contractor supporting NICEATM (National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods) (slides)

Webinar 5: The CATMoS model for acute oral toxicity and evaluation of its potential use in a regulatory context for pesticide hazard and risk assessment*
28 August 2024
Michael Lowit, US Environmental Protection Agency (slides)
Kamel Mansouri, National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (slides)
*Access the previous CATMoS demonstration here
*Access OPERA GitHub here

Webinar 4: Advancing eye irritation assessment with non-animal methods for industrial chemicals and agrochemicals: progress at the US EPA
29 May 2024
Lindsay O’Dell, US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pesticide Programs (slides)
Renee Beardslee, US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (slides)

Webinar 3: Establishing confidence in new approach methodologies (NAMs): an ICCVAM report and a case study using branched carboxylic acids
21 February 2024
Elijah Petersen, National Institute of Standards and Technology (slides)
Corie Ellison, Procter & Gamble (slides)

Webinar 2: Development and application of NAMs workflows and tools
29 November 2023
Alistair Middleton, Unilever (slides)
Tara Barton-Maclaren, Health Canada (slides)

Webinar 1: OECD updates and the developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) in vitro test battery
23 August 2023
Charles Kovatch, US Environmental Protection Agency (slides)
Tim Shafer, US Environmental Protection Agency (slides)

Additional webinars to be announced soon.

*This series was formerly branded as the Webinar Series on the Use of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in Risk Assessment, co-organised by PETA Science Consortium International, the US Environmental Protection Agency, and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PEP).

Webinar 12: Frameworks for Establishing Scientific Confidence in New Approach Methodologies: Part 2*
18 January 2023
Alistair Middleton, PhD, Unilever (slides)
Amanda Ulrey, Institute for In Vitro Sciences (slides)
*this webinar was held jointly with the sixth webinar of the NURA DyNAMic Discussions series

Webinar 11: Frameworks for Establishing Scientific Confidence in New Approach Methodologies: Part 1*
7 December 2022
Nicole Kleinstreuer, PhD, NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM) (slides)
Tala Henry, PhD, EPA Office of Pollution Prevention & Toxics (slides)
*this webinar was held jointly with the sixth webinar of the NURA DyNAMic Discussions series

Webinar 10: Data-Driven Solutions to Reducing Animal Use in Ecotoxicity
11 May 2022
Michael Lowit, PhD, EPA Office of Pesticide Programs (slides)
Carlie LaLone, PhD, EPA Office of Research and Development (slides)

Webinar 9: Acceptance and Use of In Vitro and Ex Vivo Eye Irritation Test Methods
3 November 2021
Hans Raabe, MS, Institute for In Vitro Sciences (slides)
João Barroso, PhD, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (slides)

Webinar 8: Use of Computational and AOP-based Approaches to Inform Carcinogenicity Assessments
10 March 2021
Susanne Stalford, PhD, Lhasa Limited (slides)
Martin Phillips, PhD, EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (slides)

Webinar 7: Identification of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for Placement on the TSCA Section 4(h)(2)(C) List: A Proposed NAM Nomination Form
30 September 2020
Presenter: Steve O. Simmons, PhD, EPA Office of Research and Development, Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure (slides)
Panelists:

• Pamela Spencer, PhD, Vice President of Regulatory, Product Stewardship & Quality, ANGUS Chemical Company
• Lauren Heine, PhD, Director of Science & Data Integrity, ChemFORWARD
• Kristie Sullivan, MPH, Vice President of Research Policy, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
• Patrick McMullen, PhD, Director of Computational Toxicology, ScitoVation

Webinar 6: Use of Non-animal Skin Sensitisation Test Methods
27 May 2020
Louis “Gino” Scarano, PhD, and James Cox, MS, US EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (slides)
Hans Raabe, MS, Institute for In Vitro Sciences, Inc (slides)

Webinar 5: CATMoS: Development and Use of the Collaborative Acute Toxicity Modeling Suite
22 January 2020
Nicole Kleinstreuer, PhD, NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM) (slides)
Kamel Mansouri, PhD, Integrated Laboratory Systems

Webinar 4: New Approaches for Fish Toxicity Testing
13 November 2019
David Volz, PhD, University of California, Riverside (slides)
Michelle Embry, PhD, Health and Environmental Sciences Institute (HESI) (slides)

Webinar 3: New Approaches for Respiratory Sensitisation
24 April 2019
Steve Enoch, PhD, Liverpool John Moores University (slides)
Arno Gutleb, PhD, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (slides)

Webinar 2: MPPD and CFD Modeling to Predict Dosimetry of Inhaled Substances
14 February 2019
Bahman Asgharian, PhD, Applied Research Associates (slides)
Richard Corley, PhD, Greek Creek Toxicokinetics Consulting (slides)

Webinar 1: Skin Sensitisation Testing
7 November 2018
Susanne Kolle, PhD, BASF SE (slides)
Taku Nishijou, MS, Kao Corporation (slides)