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{{short description|U.S. government agency}} {{Infobox government agency | agency_name = National Center for<br>Toxicological Research | type = Center | logo = Logo of the United States Food and Drug Administration.svg | logo_size = 140px | logo_caption = Logo of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration | logo_alt = FDA official logo | image = Toxicology Research at FDA (NCTR Campus) (6023336064).jpg | image_caption = National Center for Toxicological Research, 2011 | image_size = 270 | formed = {{Start date|1971|01|27}} | jurisdiction = [[Federal government of the United States]] | headquarters = 3900 NCTR Road, [[Jefferson, Jefferson County, Arkansas|Jefferson, Arkansas]] | coordinates = {{coord|34|21|59.78|N|92|6|43.33|W|region:US-AR_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | employees = 509 (August 2019) | chief1_name = [[Doctor (title)|Dr.]] Tucker A. Patterson | chief1_position = Director | website = {{URL|fda.gov/about-fda/office-chief-scientist/national-center-toxicological-research|National Center for Toxicological Research}} }} The '''National Center for Toxicological Research''' ('''NCTR''') is a branch of the [[Food and Drug Administration|U.S. Food & Drug Administration]] (FDA) located in [[Jefferson, Jefferson County, Arkansas|Jefferson, Arkansas]]. Established in 1971, the Center conducts scientific research to provide reliable data for Food & Drug Administration decision-making and develops innovative tools and approaches that support its [[public health]] mission. ==History== [[File:Toxicology Research at FDA (NCTR 1179) (6008495329).jpg|thumb|left|An NCTR scientist processing a [[microarray]] to measure and assess the gene levels found in a tissue sample.]] The National Center for Toxicological Research is geographically adjacent to the Pine Bluff Arsenal, and was once an integrated part of the installation. It was established by [[executive order]] on January 27, 1971.<ref name="Gupta2011">{{cite book|author=Ramesh C. Gupta|title=Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jGHRR32wz5MC&pg=PA76|date=4 April 2011|publisher=Academic Press|isbn=978-0-12-382033-4|pages=76–}}</ref> The [[Chemical Corps|U.S. Army Chemical Corps]] used the facility for [[biological warfare]] research and [[Chemical weapon|chemical weapons]] development until 1969, when President [[Richard Nixon]] signed an executive order banning such research from military facilities, and the Army subsequently transferred operation of the site to the FDA.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bearden |first1=Russell |title=National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/national-center-for-toxicological-research-nctr-2926/ |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |publisher=Central Arkansas Library System |access-date=9 January 2022}}</ref> ==Headquarters== The Center is located off [[Interstate 530]] at [[Jefferson, Jefferson County, Arkansas|Jefferson, Arkansas]]. It is the only FDA center located outside the [[Washington metropolitan area|Washington, D.C. metropolitan area]],<ref>{{cite web |title=National Center for Toxicological Research |url=https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/office-chief-scientist/national-center-toxicological-research |website=FDA.gov |date=November 22, 2022 |publisher=U.S. Food and Drug Administration}}</ref> and its campus takes up approximately 1 million square feet. ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== <!-- =============================================================================== WIKIPEDIA IS NOT A COLLECTION OF LINKS. Only a limited number of new links should be added to this article. PLEASE DO NOT ADD external links to sites with information already in the article or in its sources. See [[Wikipedia:External links]] and [[Wikipedia:Spam]] for further details =============================================================================== --> * {{Official website}} * {{Commons category-inline}} <!-- EDITORS NOTE: Please follow the [[WP:EL]] guideline where possible and consider discussing on the talk page. Thank you. --> {{Food and Drug Administration}} {{Portal bar|Arkansas|Politics|Science|United States}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:National Center For Toxicological Research}} [[Category:1971 establishments in Arkansas]] [[Category:Food and Drug Administration]] [[Category:Former military installations]] [[Category:Government agencies established in 1971]] [[Category:Laboratories in the United States]] [[Category:Military history of Arkansas]] [[Category:Organizations based in Arkansas]] [[Category:Toxicology organizations]]