Animal-Free Science Workshop Series – Session #6 Green Toxicology: Making NAMs Part of the Green Chemistry Tool Box
Datum & Uhrzeit
17. März 2026 07:00 PM in
Amsterdam, Berlin, Rom, Stockholm, Wien
Beschreibung
Workshop on Green Toxicology: Making NAMs Part of the Green Chemistry Tool Box with Dr. Alexandra Maertens, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing

Co-organized by Dr. Kathrin Herrmann (Director, Education Program, CAAT) and Mikalah Singer (Science Policy Specialist, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine)

Workshop Overview: Green chemistry is central to building a more sustainable and responsible future. While the green chemistry tool box includes powerful methods to assess efficiency, yield, and energy use, it still lacks robust, human-relevant tools to evaluate toxicity. Too often, toxicity assessment relies on outdated or overly simplistic metrics that fail to reflect real human and environmental health impacts.

In this workshop, Dr. Maertens will explore how non-animal methods (NAMs) can fill this critical gap. By integrating in vitro, in silico, and AI-enabled approaches, NAMs provide faster, more accurate, and mechanistically informative insights into toxicity. These tools not only improve human relevance, but also allow chemists to design safer chemicals from the outset—making toxicology an integral part of green chemistry rather than an afterthought.