Toxicology Policy Research Team
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A non-partisan team bringing 21st century science into regulatory decision making. Better outcomes, fewer animals, stronger public health.
In today’s spotlight we’re focusing on an article from the New York Times about Brain Organoids.
Do you have thoughts on the article? Let us know in the comments
Link to article here: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/s...
Do you have thoughts on the article? Let us know in the comments
Link to article here: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/s...
What We Can Learn From Brain Organoids
Lab-grown “reductionist replicas” of the human brain are helping scientists understand fetal development and cognitive disorders, including autism. But ethical questions loom.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
In today’s spotlight we’re focusing on an article from the New York Times about Brain Organoids.
Do you have thoughts on the article? Let us know in the comments
Link to article here: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/s...
Do you have thoughts on the article? Let us know in the comments
Link to article here: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/s...
New ToxBlog by Loza Taye: Reflections on “From Deference to Deliberation”
Read the full ToxBlog here: jhutoxicologypolicyresearch.org/tox-blog/blo...
Have you read the “From Deference to Deliberation?” Have thoughts on the ToxBlog? Leave them below in the comments
Read the full ToxBlog here: jhutoxicologypolicyresearch.org/tox-blog/blo...
Have you read the “From Deference to Deliberation?” Have thoughts on the ToxBlog? Leave them below in the comments
November 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
New ToxBlog by Loza Taye: Reflections on “From Deference to Deliberation”
Read the full ToxBlog here: jhutoxicologypolicyresearch.org/tox-blog/blo...
Have you read the “From Deference to Deliberation?” Have thoughts on the ToxBlog? Leave them below in the comments
Read the full ToxBlog here: jhutoxicologypolicyresearch.org/tox-blog/blo...
Have you read the “From Deference to Deliberation?” Have thoughts on the ToxBlog? Leave them below in the comments
Starting Now
Reminder that next week, team member Rebecca Crister will be a part of the 2025 Sommer Klag Advocacy Impact Awards Lightning Pitch Competition.
Follow the link here for more details: publichealth.jhu.edu/lerner-cente...
Follow the link here for more details: publichealth.jhu.edu/lerner-cente...
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Starting Now
Reminder to tune this Wednesday
Reminder that next week, team member Rebecca Crister will be a part of the 2025 Sommer Klag Advocacy Impact Awards Lightning Pitch Competition.
Follow the link here for more details: publichealth.jhu.edu/lerner-cente...
Follow the link here for more details: publichealth.jhu.edu/lerner-cente...
November 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Reminder to tune this Wednesday
In this spotlight, we’re focusing on an article from FireceBiotech discussing U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s approval for an organ on a chip platform for an Investigational New Drug (IND) application.
Link to article here:
Link to article here:
First FDA IND Milestone Achieved Using Human Vascularized Organoid Efficacy Data
Qureator Organ-on-Chip Breakthrough Marks Milestone Under FDA Modernization Act 2.0 | FDA approves IND based on human vascularized organoid efficacy data, marking a milestone in replacing animal POC…
www.fiercebiotech.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
In this spotlight, we’re focusing on an article from FireceBiotech discussing U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s approval for an organ on a chip platform for an Investigational New Drug (IND) application.
Link to article here:
Link to article here:
Reminder that next week, team member Rebecca Crister will be a part of the 2025 Sommer Klag Advocacy Impact Awards Lightning Pitch Competition.
Follow the link here for more details: publichealth.jhu.edu/lerner-cente...
Follow the link here for more details: publichealth.jhu.edu/lerner-cente...
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Reminder that next week, team member Rebecca Crister will be a part of the 2025 Sommer Klag Advocacy Impact Awards Lightning Pitch Competition.
Follow the link here for more details: publichealth.jhu.edu/lerner-cente...
Follow the link here for more details: publichealth.jhu.edu/lerner-cente...
Known breeder of research dogs, Ridglan Farms, has agreed to stop selling research dogs among animal abuse allegations . If you want to know more about, Conley Wouters wrote a ToxBlog detailing the investigation surrounding the breeder earlier this year.
Wisconsin Court Orders Criminal Investigation of Beagle Breeder Ridglan Farms — JHU Toxicology Policy Program
“Regardless of the outcome of the investigation, Judge Lanford’s opinion highlights evidence of decades of egregious cruelty and immense animal suffering at Ridglan Farms. That alone might catalyze a…
www.jhutoxicologypolicyresearch.org
October 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Known breeder of research dogs, Ridglan Farms, has agreed to stop selling research dogs among animal abuse allegations . If you want to know more about, Conley Wouters wrote a ToxBlog detailing the investigation surrounding the breeder earlier this year.
New ToxBlog by Daria Bednarczyk, Blair Eagleson, CriShaun Hardy, Akosua Dufie, Matthew Durthaler, Zachary Liebowitz, and Rebecca Critser: Reflecting on the 33rd Animal Law Conference
Link blog here: www.jhutoxicologypolicyresearch.org/tox-blog/blo...
Link blog here: www.jhutoxicologypolicyresearch.org/tox-blog/blo...
October 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
New ToxBlog by Daria Bednarczyk, Blair Eagleson, CriShaun Hardy, Akosua Dufie, Matthew Durthaler, Zachary Liebowitz, and Rebecca Critser: Reflecting on the 33rd Animal Law Conference
Link blog here: www.jhutoxicologypolicyresearch.org/tox-blog/blo...
Link blog here: www.jhutoxicologypolicyresearch.org/tox-blog/blo...
Paul Locke recently spoke alongside @pcrm.org's Ryan Merkley, Sally Christopher and student Jackie Myers in support of Michigan State Bill 4254, also known as Queenie’s Law. Below is a snippet from Dr. Locke’s written testimony which you can read here: buff.ly/gZW6RAT
October 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Paul Locke recently spoke alongside @pcrm.org's Ryan Merkley, Sally Christopher and student Jackie Myers in support of Michigan State Bill 4254, also known as Queenie’s Law. Below is a snippet from Dr. Locke’s written testimony which you can read here: buff.ly/gZW6RAT
Today we’re highlighting an article from Nature discussing New Approach Methods (NAMs) and the changing landscape surrounding them.
Read the article here: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What are your thoughts on the article? Let us know in the comments
Read the article here: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What are your thoughts on the article? Let us know in the comments
Alternatives to animal testing are the future — it’s time that journals, funders and scientists embrace them
Biomedical research techniques that don’t involve the use of animals are gaining momentum, but those using innovative approaches still face resistance from some quarters.
www.nature.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Today we’re highlighting an article from Nature discussing New Approach Methods (NAMs) and the changing landscape surrounding them.
Read the article here: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What are your thoughts on the article? Let us know in the comments
Read the article here: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What are your thoughts on the article? Let us know in the comments
Over this last weekend, members of the Toxicology Policy Team attended the annual Animal Law Conference.
Congrats to Rebecca Critser, Zachary Liebowitz, Akosua Dufie, Cris Hardy, Blair Eagleson, Daria Bednarczyk, Shannon Dixon, and Matthew Durthaler on being able to attend
Congrats to Rebecca Critser, Zachary Liebowitz, Akosua Dufie, Cris Hardy, Blair Eagleson, Daria Bednarczyk, Shannon Dixon, and Matthew Durthaler on being able to attend
October 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Over this last weekend, members of the Toxicology Policy Team attended the annual Animal Law Conference.
Congrats to Rebecca Critser, Zachary Liebowitz, Akosua Dufie, Cris Hardy, Blair Eagleson, Daria Bednarczyk, Shannon Dixon, and Matthew Durthaler on being able to attend
Congrats to Rebecca Critser, Zachary Liebowitz, Akosua Dufie, Cris Hardy, Blair Eagleson, Daria Bednarczyk, Shannon Dixon, and Matthew Durthaler on being able to attend
We’re happy to announce that the ToxTeam’s own Rebecca Critser has been nominated as a finalist for Sommer Klag Advocacy Impact Awards.
Find more information about the event here: publichealth.jhu.edu/lerner-cente...
Find more information about the event here: publichealth.jhu.edu/lerner-cente...
Sommer Klag Advocacy Impact Awards | Johns Hopkins Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy
Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy
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October 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We’re happy to announce that the ToxTeam’s own Rebecca Critser has been nominated as a finalist for Sommer Klag Advocacy Impact Awards.
Find more information about the event here: publichealth.jhu.edu/lerner-cente...
Find more information about the event here: publichealth.jhu.edu/lerner-cente...
New Toxblog by Awurakua Asamoah-Mensah: AOPs, Space, and In-Silico
Read the blog post here: www.jhutoxicologypolicyresearch.org/tox-blog/blo...
Have thoughts on the new Toxblog? Leave them in the comments below
Read the blog post here: www.jhutoxicologypolicyresearch.org/tox-blog/blo...
Have thoughts on the new Toxblog? Leave them in the comments below
October 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
New Toxblog by Awurakua Asamoah-Mensah: AOPs, Space, and In-Silico
Read the blog post here: www.jhutoxicologypolicyresearch.org/tox-blog/blo...
Have thoughts on the new Toxblog? Leave them in the comments below
Read the blog post here: www.jhutoxicologypolicyresearch.org/tox-blog/blo...
Have thoughts on the new Toxblog? Leave them in the comments below
Lewis and Clark are offering a full tuition scholarship for LLM and MSL students who have an interest in advancing anti-vivisection work through policy, education, or advocacy.
Check out the details of scholarship at the link here: animallawonline.lclark.edu
Check out the details of scholarship at the link here: animallawonline.lclark.edu
October 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Lewis and Clark are offering a full tuition scholarship for LLM and MSL students who have an interest in advancing anti-vivisection work through policy, education, or advocacy.
Check out the details of scholarship at the link here: animallawonline.lclark.edu
Check out the details of scholarship at the link here: animallawonline.lclark.edu
In this final NAMs 101 posts, we’re discussing the omics. These analytical technologies are used to study biomolecular and molecular processes of a given organism. (1/3)
October 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
In this final NAMs 101 posts, we’re discussing the omics. These analytical technologies are used to study biomolecular and molecular processes of a given organism. (1/3)
In today’s spotlight, we’re highlighting a statement from the NIH detailing the recently announced Standardized Organoid Modeling (SOM) Center which is the first of its kind in the US.
Read the full article here:
Read the full article here:
NIH Standardized Organoid Modeling (SOM) Center
The Standardized Organoid Modeling (SOM) Center will be the nation’s first fully integrated platform dedicated to developing standardized organoid-based New Approach Methodologies (NAMs).
www.nih.gov
October 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
In today’s spotlight, we’re highlighting a statement from the NIH detailing the recently announced Standardized Organoid Modeling (SOM) Center which is the first of its kind in the US.
Read the full article here:
Read the full article here:
New ToxBlog by Rebecca Critser: World Congress on Alternative 13: A Critical Incubator for the Development of New Approach Methodologies
Read the article here and let us know your thoughts in the comments below: www.jhutoxicologypolicyresearch.org/tox-blog/blo...
Read the article here and let us know your thoughts in the comments below: www.jhutoxicologypolicyresearch.org/tox-blog/blo...
October 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
New ToxBlog by Rebecca Critser: World Congress on Alternative 13: A Critical Incubator for the Development of New Approach Methodologies
Read the article here and let us know your thoughts in the comments below: www.jhutoxicologypolicyresearch.org/tox-blog/blo...
Read the article here and let us know your thoughts in the comments below: www.jhutoxicologypolicyresearch.org/tox-blog/blo...
Dr. Paul Locke was featured in the recent documentary“How to make Drugs and Feel Great About Everything” which deals with the various issues surrounding Drug Development including New Approach Methodologies.
Watch the full film here: vimeo.com/ondemand/htmd
Watch the full film here: vimeo.com/ondemand/htmd
October 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Dr. Paul Locke was featured in the recent documentary“How to make Drugs and Feel Great About Everything” which deals with the various issues surrounding Drug Development including New Approach Methodologies.
Watch the full film here: vimeo.com/ondemand/htmd
Watch the full film here: vimeo.com/ondemand/htmd
In this entry of NAM 101, we’re going over In Chemico models. (1/4)
October 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
In this entry of NAM 101, we’re going over In Chemico models. (1/4)
Team Leader Dr. Paul Locke was recently interviewed for a news story by the CBS Evening News discussing animal testing. Click the link here to watch the full video: youtu.be/k7_j-kyT1bU?...
Child's rare illness highlights promise of animal testing despite opposition
Parents like Justin and Rosalyn Porcano in San Rafael, California, are watching the debate over animal testing with concern. Their 7-year-old daughter, Lia, has a rare genetic disorder, Usher…
youtu.be
September 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Team Leader Dr. Paul Locke was recently interviewed for a news story by the CBS Evening News discussing animal testing. Click the link here to watch the full video: youtu.be/k7_j-kyT1bU?...
Leader Dr. Paul Locke was quoted in this article written in collaboration with The Post and Courier alongside CBS News discussing the changing landscape of animal testing and the government's push to transition away from animal models.
Read More here: www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
Read More here: www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
SC patients are waiting for cures. Will animal research be the solution or a thing of the past?
An unlikely coalition of animal rights groups and politicians are demanding an end to federal funding for research using animals as test subjects.
www.postandcourier.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Leader Dr. Paul Locke was quoted in this article written in collaboration with The Post and Courier alongside CBS News discussing the changing landscape of animal testing and the government's push to transition away from animal models.
Read More here: www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
Read More here: www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
New ToxBlog by Sadie Jacobs: Professional Perspectives: A New Federal Bill Would Bring Government-Funded Animal Experiments Out of the Shadows.
Were you at the briefing last week? Leave your thought down below.
Link to the blog here: www.jhutoxicologypolicyresearch.org/tox-blog/blo...
Were you at the briefing last week? Leave your thought down below.
Link to the blog here: www.jhutoxicologypolicyresearch.org/tox-blog/blo...
September 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
New ToxBlog by Sadie Jacobs: Professional Perspectives: A New Federal Bill Would Bring Government-Funded Animal Experiments Out of the Shadows.
Were you at the briefing last week? Leave your thought down below.
Link to the blog here: www.jhutoxicologypolicyresearch.org/tox-blog/blo...
Were you at the briefing last week? Leave your thought down below.
Link to the blog here: www.jhutoxicologypolicyresearch.org/tox-blog/blo...
Team members Loza Taye, Rebecca Critser, and Akosua Dufie wrote an article for The Enviromental Forum about the Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision and its impact on federal agency’s ability advocate for regulation interpretation.
Link: jhutoxicologypolicy.squarespace.com/s/locke.pdf
Link: jhutoxicologypolicy.squarespace.com/s/locke.pdf
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September 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Team members Loza Taye, Rebecca Critser, and Akosua Dufie wrote an article for The Enviromental Forum about the Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision and its impact on federal agency’s ability advocate for regulation interpretation.
Link: jhutoxicologypolicy.squarespace.com/s/locke.pdf
Link: jhutoxicologypolicy.squarespace.com/s/locke.pdf
In this entry of the NAMs 101 series, we’re focusing on In Silico Models. These computer-based simulation models predict biological activity based on the molecular structure of a given chemical or substance. (1/5)
September 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
In this entry of the NAMs 101 series, we’re focusing on In Silico Models. These computer-based simulation models predict biological activity based on the molecular structure of a given chemical or substance. (1/5)
In this Friday spotlight we’re focusing on an article from McKinsey & Company discussing New Approach Methodologies in Drug development; making a case for NAMs being the future for drug development.
Link to read article here: www.mckinsey.com/industries/l...
Link to read article here: www.mckinsey.com/industries/l...
September 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
In this Friday spotlight we’re focusing on an article from McKinsey & Company discussing New Approach Methodologies in Drug development; making a case for NAMs being the future for drug development.
Link to read article here: www.mckinsey.com/industries/l...
Link to read article here: www.mckinsey.com/industries/l...