Nanotoxicology Specialty Section · 2015-04-21 · Nanotoxicology Specialty Section Mission...
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2011 Nanotoxicology Specialty Section—293 members SOT Annual meeting— 2 workshops, 1 roundtable, 1 CE, 2 platforms, 4 poster sessions 2011 Pre-history Pre-history TiO 2 crystals in Tyrolean Iceman, carbon nanotubes in Greenland ice cores 1931 Invention of the electron microscope 1952 Radushkevich and Lukyanovich show 50 nm-diameter hollow carbon fibers 1976 Oberlin, Endo, and Koyama report CVD growth of nanometer-scale carbon fibers 1970s/1980s Research on particulates in air pollution, metal fumes 1985 Discovery of fullerenes by Kroto et al. 1990 Enhanced toxicity of ultrafine particles (Ferin et al. and Oberdorster, G. et al.) 1991 Carbon nanotubes reported in the soot of arc discharge by Iijima 1996 FDA approval of micronized TiO 2 in sunscreen 1998 U.S. Interagency Working Group on Nanotechnology 2001 National Nanotechnology Initiative 2003 Environmental impacts of engineered nanomaterials (Colvin) Respiratory effects of carbon nanotubes in rodents (Warheit et al., Lam et al.) 2004 Fullerene toxicity in bass (Oberdorster, E. et al.) Carbon nanotube exposure (Maynard et al.) First SOT annual meeting session on nanotoxicology International Symposium on Occupational Health Implications—Buxton UK University of Florida/NTP workshop on toxicity testing of nanomaterials 2006 PEN Nanotechnology Consumer Product Inventory—212 products 2007 SOT Nanotoxicology Specialty Section inception—65 members 2009 Carbon nanotubes linked to asbestos-like lesions in mice PEN Nanotechnology Consumer Product Inventory—2,015 products 2010 TSCA regulation of nanomaterials (carbon nanotubes) Nanotoxicology Specialty Section Mission Statement: To serve as the focal point for the interaction of members of the Society of Toxicology interested in the science and toxicology of nanoscale materials, the responsible development of safe nanomaterials, and the application of nanotechnology to address human health and environmental issues. This will be achieved through the conduct of scientific programs and educational activities that address current developments and key issues in nanoscale science and toxicology. 2010–2011 Officers: President: David B. Warheit Vice President: Justin G. Teeguarden Vice President-Elect: Joyce S. Tsuji Secretary/Treasurer: Stephen M. Roberts Past President: Annette B. Santamaria Councilor: Christie M. Sayes Councilor: Nigel J. Walker Postdoctoral Representative: Yongbin Zhang Student Representative: Eric Liberda 2007 Organizing Committee: Annette Santamaria, David Warheit, Janet Carter, Paul Howard, David Lai, Martin Philbert, Stephen Roberts, Treye Thomas, Nigel Walker.
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2011 Nanotoxicology Specialty Section—293 members SOT Annual meeting— 2 workshops, 1 roundtable, 1 CE, 2 platforms, 4 poster sessions
2011Pre-history
Pre-history TiO2 crystals in Tyrolean Iceman, carbon nanotubes in Greenland ice cores
1931 Invention of the electron microscope 1952
Radushkevich and Lukyanovich show 50 nm-diameter hollow carbon fibers
1976 Oberlin, Endo, and Koyama report CVD growth of nanometer-scale carbon fibers
1970s/1980s Research on particulates in air
pollution, metal fumes
1985 Discovery of fullerenes by Kroto et al.
1990 Enhanced toxicity of ultrafine particles (Ferin et al. and Oberdorster, G. et al.)
1991 Carbon nanotubes reported in the soot of arc discharge by Iijima
1996 FDA approval of micronized TiO2 in sunscreen
1998 U.S. Interagency
Working Group on
Nanotechnology2001 National Nanotechnology Initiative
2003 Environmental impacts of
engineered nanomaterials (Colvin)
Respiratory effects of carbon nanotubes in rodents
(Warheit et al., Lam et al.)
2004 Fullerene toxicity in bass
(Oberdorster, E. et al.) Carbon nanotube exposure
(Maynard et al.)First SOT annual meeting
session on nanotoxicologyInternational Symposium on Occupational Health Implications—Buxton UK
University of Florida/NTP workshop on toxicity testing of
nanomaterials
2006 PEN Nanotechnology Consumer Product Inventory—212 products
2007 SOT Nanotoxicology Specialty Section inception—65 members
2009 Carbon nanotubes linked to asbestos-like lesions in micePEN Nanotechnology Consumer Product Inventory—2,015 products
2010 TSCA regulation of nanomaterials (carbon nanotubes)
Nanotoxicology Specialty SectionMission Statement:To serve as the focal point for the interaction of members of the Society of Toxicology interested in the science and toxicology of nanoscale materials, the responsible development of safe nanomaterials, and the application of nanotechnology to address human health and environmental issues.
This will be achieved through the conduct of scientific programs and educational activities that address current developments and key issues in nanoscale science and toxicology.
2010–2011 Officers:President: David B. WarheitVice President: Justin G. TeeguardenVice President-Elect: Joyce S. TsujiSecretary/Treasurer: Stephen M. RobertsPast President: Annette B. SantamariaCouncilor: Christie M. SayesCouncilor: Nigel J. WalkerPostdoctoral Representative: Yongbin Zhang Student Representative: Eric Liberda 2007 Organizing Committee: Annette Santamaria, David Warheit, Janet Carter, Paul Howard, David Lai, Martin Philbert, Stephen Roberts, Treye Thomas, Nigel Walker.
