SOT is pleased to offer several Featured Sessions as part of the Virtual SOT 60th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo. You are encouraged to attend and participate in these sessions, which will feature instruction, debate, and conversation surrounding leading topics in toxicology.
You are encouraged to begin the meeting experience by attending the Opening Plenary Session on Monday, March 15, from 9:45 am to 11:00 am. During this session, Dr. Laura Lindenfeld, Executive Director of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University, will present on “Blending Art and Science to Master Science Communication.”
Additional Featured Sessions will take place throughout the meeting
- “Meet the Director: A Conversation with Rick Woychik”—Tuesday, March 16, 2:45 pm–3:15 pm (EDT, UTC -4)
- SOT/EUROTOX Debate: “Individualized Toxicity Is the Future of Risk Assessment”—Wednesday, March 17, 10:00 am–11:15 am (EDT, UTC -4)
- EUROTOX Bo Holmstedt Memorial Award Lecture: “Understanding Three Fundamental Quantitative Principles Is a Prerequisite for Improving Toxicological Science and Risk Assessment”—Monday, March 22, 10:00 am–11:00 am (EDT, UTC -4)
- Plenary Keynote MRC Lecture: “Using Luciferase-Based Mouse Reporter Lines to Detect and Track Epigenetic Changes Induced by Environmental Exposures”—Tuesday, March 23, 10:00 am–11:00 am (EDT, UTC -4)
- “A Career in Advancing the Field of Toxicology: A Tribute to Linda S. Birnbaum”—Wednesday, March 24, 10:00 am–11:30 am (EDT, UTC -4)
- SOT and JSOT Symposium: “Oxidative Stress in Multiple Manifestations of Toxicity”—Wednesday, March 24, 5:30 pm–8:15 pm (EDT, UTC -4)
SOT also recently added a Hot Topic Session, which will take place on Thursday, March 25, 11:30 am–1:30 pm (EDT, UTC -4). This session will explore “COVID-19 Therapeutics and Vaccines: A Race to Save Lives.”
SOT is pleased to feature five Award Lectures during the Virtual Meeting, which will highlight the research and accomplishments for which these outstanding SOT awardees are being recognized:
- 2021 Leading Edge in Basic Science Award Lecture, Dr. Dana C. Dolinoy: “Toxicoepigenetics and the Use of piRNA for Precision Environmental Health Research”—Tuesday, March 16, 10:00 am–11:00 am (US EDT, UTC -4)
- 2021 Distinguished Toxicology Scholar Award Lecture, Dr. Deborah Cory-Slechta: “Air Pollution as a Risk Factor for Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Neurodegenerative Diseases”—Thursday, March 18, 10:00 am–11:00 am (US EDT, UTC -4)
- 2020 Merit Award Lecture, Dr. Norbert E. Kaminski: “Unraveling the Molecular Mechanisms of Cannabinoid-Mediated Immune Modulation and Cannabinoid Receptor 2 as a Putative Therapeutic Target”—Thursday, March 18, 2:45 pm–3:45 pm (US EDT, UTC -4)
- 2021 Translational Impact Award Lecture, Dr. Rebecca Fry: “The Placenta: A Recorder and Transducer of Environmental Toxics”—Monday, March 22, 2:45 pm–3:45 pm (US EDT, UTC -4)
- 2021 Merit Award Lecture, Dr. Rogene Henderson: “The Exciting Challenge of Working in Regulatory Toxicology”—Tuesday, March 23, 2:45 pm–3:45 pm (US EDT, UTC -4)
Please join us for these Featured Sessions, as well as the full slate of Scientific Sessions, Continuing Education courses, and social events and activities that will occur during the Virtual SOT Annual Meeting. Also, be sure to explore the toxicology service providers who will be exhibiting during ToxExpo, as well as the Exhibitor-Hosted Sessions that will be offered.
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