Center for Chemical Toxicology Research and Pharmacokinetics
College of Veterinary Medicine
North Carolina State University
The Cutaneous Pharmacology and Toxicology Center, located in the
College of Veterinary Medicine at
North Carolina State University, was
chartered by the UNC Board of Governors on March 10, 1989 to "Perform
scientific research on the structure and function of skin focused on
transdermal drug delivery, cutaneous toxicology, metabolism and
pharmacokinetics employing innovative animal models and other
pharmacokinetic research." This extensive research led to the creation, 
establishment and maintenance of the national USDA-supported
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) in 1981 and the Food & Agriculture
Organization-United Nations (FAO) supported global FARAD. FARAD performs
the residue avoidance data analysis, and provides assistance to those who
have a question about how to prevent residues in animal-derived food.The Center was
renamed the Center for Chemical Toxicology Research and Pharmacokinetics (CCTRP) by
UNC President Molly Broad on December 6, 2001 to officially reflect this dual mission.
These two formal missions guide the nature of the research performed by the CCTRP
and provide the necessary research base to support a rigorous
graduate and post-graduate training program in comparative pharmacology, general toxicology
and nanotechnology designed to produce health scientists for academia,
industry and government.|
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