Address
3900 NCTR Road - HFT 200
Building 13, Room 120
Jefferson, AR 72079-9502
United StatesDescription
The National Center for Toxicological Research conducts innovative, integrative research to support and anticipate FDA's current and future regulatory needs. NCTR's physical facilities are located in central Arkansas and include 30 buildings spanning one million square feet of floor space, and housing approximately $20,000,000 in capital equipment. There are 132 general or special purpose research labs; 82 AAALAC- accredited breeding and conventional animal rooms; primate research facilities; 23 specialized labs for pathological processing and evaluation; biocontainment level 3 laboratories; a scientific and technical library; on-site hazardous waste disposal; and diet preparation facilities. An on-site housing unit for visiting scientists consists of eight two-person units and a commons building. Modern scientific equipment includes molecular biology tools, laser capture microdissection microscopes, flow cytometers, mass spectrometers, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers, microarray pinters, and hardware/software infrastructure to foster science and scientific computing.
Mission
The mission of the NCTR is to conduct peer-reviewed scientific research that supports and anticipates the FDA's current and future regulatory needs. This involves fundamental and applied research specifically designed to define biological mechanisms of action underlying the toxicity of products regulated by the FDA. This research is aimed at understanding critical biological events in the expression of toxicity and at developing methods to improve assessment of human exposure, susceptibility and risk.
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Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER)
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CBER is the Center within FDA that regulates biological products for human use under applicable federal laws, including the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. CBER protects and advances the public health by ensuring that biological products are safe and effective and available to those who need them. CBER also provides the public with information to promote the safe and appropriate use of biological products.
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
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In keeping with our mission, the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) is responsible for protecting and promoting the public health. We assure that patients and providers have timely and continued access to safe, effective, and high-quality medical devices and safe radiation-emitting products. We provide consumers, patients, their caregivers, and providers with understandable and accessible science-based information about the products we oversee. We facilitate medical device innovation by advancing regulatory science, providing industry with predictable, consistent, transparent, and efficient regulatory pathways, and assuring consumer confidence in devices marketed in the U.S. We seek to continually improve our effectiveness in fulfilling our mission by planning strategically and regularly monitoring our progress.
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
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The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research(CDER) performs an essential public health task by making sure that safe and effective drugs are available to improve the health of people in the United States. As part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), CDER regulates over-the-counter and prescription drugs, including biological therapeutics and generic drugs. This work covers more than just medicines. For example, fluoride toothpaste, antiperspirants, dandruff shampoos and sunscreens are all considered "drugs."
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
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The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, known as CFSAN, is one of six product-oriented centers, in addition to a nationwide field force, that carry out the mission of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA is a scientific regulatory agency responsible for the safety of the nation's domestically produced and imported foods, cosmetics, drugs, biologics, medical devices, and radiological products. The Center has over 800 employees, who range from secretaries and other support staff to highly specialized professionals--such as chemists, microbiologists, toxicologists, food technologists, pathologists, molecular biologists, pharmacologists, nutritionists, epidemiologists, mathematicians, sanitarians, physicians and veterinarians. The Center provides services to consumers, domestic and foreign industry and other outside groups regarding field programs; agency administrative tasks; scientific analysis and support; and policy, planning and handling of critical issues related to food and cosmetics. Most Center staff members work in the Center's headquarters in College Park, Maryland. The Center also operates research facilities in Laurel, Maryland, Bedford, IL,and in Dauphin Island, Alabama.
Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM)
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As seen on the center's logo, the mission statement for FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) reads: "Protecting Human and Animal Health." To achieve this broad mission, CVM: Makes sure an animal drug is safe and effective before approving it. The center approves animal drugs for companion (pet) animals, such as dogs, cats, and horses; and for food-producing animals, such as cattle, pigs, and chickens. If the drug is for a food-producing animal, before approving it, the center also makes sure that food products made from treated animals-meat, milk, and eggs-are safe for people to eat; Monitors the safety and effectiveness of animal drugs on the market; Makes sure food for animals-which includes animal feed, pet food, and pet treats-is safe, made under sanitary conditions, and properly labeled; Makes sure a food additive for use in food for animals is safe and effective before approving it; Conducts research that helps FDA ensure the safety of animal drugs, food for animals, and food products made from animals; and Helps make more animal drugs legally available for minor species, such as fish, hamsters, and parrots; and for minor (infrequent and limited) uses in a major species, such as cattle, turkeys, and dogs.
