Transcript THA*s Toxicology History Room

Philip Wexler
National Library of Medicine
[email protected]
 To preserve and disseminate, through images and
words, in concise form, important aspects of the
history of toxicology, environmental health, and
related subjects.
 To create a multi-authored physical collection of
posters which can be displayed at professional
meetings and other venues.
 To archive the digital versions of these posters on the
THA site for anyone to consult freely.
 Idea originally proposed by Steve Gilbert in 2008. First
version implemented by Steve Gilbert and Phil Wexler,
and poster authors, in 2009.
 27 Posters, to date, Presented at:
 Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting 2009 (Baltimore)
 International Union of Toxicology Meeting 2010
(Barcelona)
 Eurotox Meeting 2011 (Paris)
 North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology Annual
Meetings, 2010 (Denver), 2011 (Washington, DC), 2012
(New Orleans)
2010 Toxicology History Room
Displays on the History of Toxicology
presented at the
Twelfth International Congress of Toxicology (ICT-XII)
in Barcelona, Spain
July 19-23
Hours of Operation: Monday – Wednesday, 9 AM – 4:30 PM
{Hours for ICT-XII? Place?}
Humble Yourselves
Ye Mighty Toxicologists,
Here
At the Threshold to the Past
 People
 Alexander the Great
 Richard Mead
 Mithradates
 Antonio Joaquim Ferreira da Silva
 Highlights in the History of Toxicology
 Agent/Chemical Related
 Absinthe
 Agent Orange
 Bisphenol-A
 Fugu/Tetrodotoxin
 Lead
 Opium
 Nutmeg
 Mustard Gas
 Organizations
 FDA & Early Drug Regulation
 IUTOX
 National Toxicology Program
 Events
 Bhopal
 Cerberin – Ordeals by Poison
 Love Canal
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Alexander the Great
Antonio Joaquim Ferreira da Silva
Highlights in the History of Toxicology
Richard Mead
Mithradates the Great
• Organizations
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FDA
IUTOX
National Toxicology Program
SOT
• Miscellaneous
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BEAR I Report
Fugu
Poison – Evolution of a Family of Fragrances
Toxic Curiosities from the National Museum of
Health and Medicine
• Toxic Warfare and Poison Weapons in Antiquity
• Witches’ Flying Ointment
• And ….. A Unique (and interactive) Poster {with
translations into Arabic, Chinese, French, German,
Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, Russian}
Milestones of Toxicology (d.o.b. 2006)
From Milestones of Toxicology
From Milestones of Toxicology
From Milestones of Toxicology
 Poison Medicine Bottles (thanks to William P. Didusch
Center for Urologic History)
 Absinthe Glass and Spoons
 Posters (e.g. Arsenic and Old Lace, Marijuana Girl)
 Russell’s Viper (preserved)
 New Topics – No holds barred (within limits)
 Poster Specification – Portrait format - 28 X 44 inches or 71 x 112
cm, submitted as a power point file or pdf file. A brief
description of the topic for posting on the web site is also
requested.
 New Venues
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Professional Meetings
Professional Society Headquarters/Lobbies
Hospitals
Science for the Public Events
Science/Natural History Museums
Global
Toxicology Museum Exhibit
or more ambitious …
Toxicology Museum