Medical
Toxicology Centre
It was founded in 2008 as an establishment of the medical
toxicology centre which follows a joint initiative between the
health protection agency and Newcastle University in 2006.
The primary objective is to develop an international center of expertise in
toxicology to fill the national capability gap and undertake a program of specificresearch with direct relation to human toxicology.
The aims of MTC are:
• biomarkers of exposure and
health effects
• genetic susceptibility and variability
• chronic and delayed
health effects
• clinical research
Last Updated on: Sep 24, 2024