To educate, lead, and serve professionals in toxicology and related disciplines by promoting the exchange of information on applied toxicology and safety assessment.

Annual meeting and awards - the 38th annual meeting was held in palm springs, california in november 2017 and was attended by 1,114 individuals. The meeting included educational courses and symposia on topics of research and issues related to the various fields of toxicology. education and information - the association held four courses during 2017. Toxicology for pharmaceutical and regulatory scientists course is a five-day course and workshop which was taught by toxicology experts. In 2017, 69 participants obtained an overall understanding of the principles of nonclinical safety evaluation with emphasis on the practical application of these principles and interpretation of nonclinical data. In 2017, 71 participants attended the association's practical reproductive and developmental toxicology course. This five-day course provided a basic understanding in reproductive and developmental biology and principles of various testing approaches for reproductive and developmental toxicology, with strong emphasis on the practical application of these principles and interpretation of nonclinical safety data as well as risk assessment. In 2017, 67 participants attended the association's advanced comprehensive toxicology course. In this five-day intensive course, attendees were provided detailed descriptions of principles of toxicology, effects of xenobiotics on organ systems, mechanisms of toxicity, risk assessment, and regulatory toxicology. The association also hosted "practical application for toxicology in drug development" in cambridge, uk for 46 attendees. The association continued its webinar series, "basic training in toxicology elearning. " this webinar series began in 2016 and was completed in 2017 with 6 webinars in each year for a fee to participate. Act also continued to host free quarterly webinars in 2016 on current topics in toxicology, including primarily drug and chemical safety assessments. Presenters are experts in their field, with backgrounds in government, industry, or academia. publications - the association publishes six issues of the "international journal of toxicology and three supplements, which are used to disseminate information on issues and concerns relating to the field of toxicology to the members. The association also publishes a newsletter on a quarterly basis. The newsletter disseminates information on the association's activities, messages from the board of directors, and a schedule of events to its members.