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Emily Meseck, STP President Dear Society of Toxicologic Pathology (STP) Members, In my first communication as president, I am compelled to reach out to acknowledge the grief, pain and loss we have been witness to in recent weeks in response to the violent deaths of black men and women by police and the racism that infiltrates the daily lives of Black, indigenous and people of color. These injustices cannot and should not be tolerated. The STP is committed to ensuring that the Society is a fully inclusive environment in which everyone’s talent, knowledge, and experience are valued. ...

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SIGNALMENT: Case 98150. Four year old (peripubertal) male cynomolgus macaque ( Macaca fascicularis ), of Indonesian origin. TREATMENT PROTOCOL: Animals dosed with a fusion protein at 10 micrograms/kg/day x 5 days. GROSS PATHOLOGY: Heart: There were 8 small (1-3 mm) focal hemorrhages on the epicardial surface of the ventricles. The lungs were diffusely heavy (27.5 and 31.38 grams, approximately 5 times normal weight), dark red, and wet. White foam exuded from the trachea and major bronchi. LABORATORY RESULTS: On the day before euthanasia CBC results included: PCV 37%; WBC 2.1 x 10 3 /mm 3 1% segs 97% lymphs 2% monos ...

SIGNALMENT: Male and female Charles River CD VAF rats, Charles River Canada, St‑Constant, Quebec. Age at initiation of dosing was 6 to 7 weeks. TREATMENT PROTOCOL: Thirty animals per sex per group were given vehicle or an experimental drug. Duration of treatment was 4 weeks. GROSS PATHOLOGY: None LABORATORY RESULTS: Measurable decreases in red cell parameters (RBC, HGB, HCT) occurred in males and females. Slight decreases in reticulocytes were evident at week 2 and 4. The magnitude of changes in RBC parameters and reticulocytes was not considered toxicologically important. Decreases in cholesterol, HDL, LDL and TRIGLYCERIDES were ...

STP Announces New Editor-in-Chief The Society of Toxicologic Pathology (STP) Executive Committee is pleased to announce that Dr. Kevin Keane has accepted the position of incoming Editor-in-Chief (EIC) for Toxicologic Pathology , the shared journal of the British Society of Toxicological Pathology (BSTP), European Society of Toxicologic Pathology (ESTP), and STP. Kevin will begin working with the current EIC, Dr. Susan Elmore, beginning in July 2020 to enable his first issue of record in January 2021. Dr. Keane has a strong background in toxicologic pathology spanning almost two decades. He is a member of the ESTP ...

The 2020 STP Annual Symposium is Cancelled The Coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic continues to impact all of our lives in unexpected and challenging ways and must be viewed by all of us as a serious situation. Having closely monitored the global pandemic over the past two months and realizing that the feasibility of holding our annual meeting in June of this year is no longer a viable option, STP leadership, with input from many other stakeholders, has made the difficult but prudent decision to cancel the 2020 STP Annual Symposium that was scheduled to be held June 13-18 in Summerlin, Nevada. We cannot stress enough that this was a difficult ...