Each month, SOT provides an update on activities and events of importance to the toxicology community through the release of the “Around the World of Toxicology” blog. To submit an event, opportunity, or information for consideration for inclusion in the monthly “Around the World of Toxicology” blog, complete the special submission form for “Around the World of Toxicology” items. Please note that only activities by societies and professional associations (i.e., nonprofits) will be considered. If you are an organization or company seeking to promote an event, please submit your activity to the SOT “Calendar of Events.”
Reminders of Upcoming, Previously Featured Deadlines and Activities
- “Scientific and Regulatory Considerations for Assessment of Immunogenicity Risk for Generic Peptide and Oligonucleotide Drug Products” is the title of a US Food and Drug Administration workshop being held October 7–8, 2024. The workshop can be attended in person at the Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville, Maryland, or online via Zoom.
- NABR is hosting a webinar on October 8, 2024, titled “Current and Future Challenges Facing Biomedical Research.” Since SOT holds an institutional membership with NABR, SOT members are welcome to register for and attend the webinar.
- The early-bird registration deadline for the 2024 Scientists Center for Animal Welfare Winter Conference is October 15, 2024. conference is taking place December 9–10, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas.
- The 2025 AAAS Annual Meeting is taking place February 13–15, 2025, in Boston, Massachusetts, and students (undergraduates, graduate students, and those pursuing a doctoral degree) can participate in an ePoster competition that requires an in-person presentation during the conference. The submission deadline is October 16, 2024.
Activity Announcements, Updates, and Opportunities
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
The application window is open for the AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship. The 10-week summer program places fellows at media organizations throughout the US to enhance their science communication skills. The application deadline is January 1, 2025.
Visit the program web page for more information >>
On November 14 and 15, AAAS is hosting a Science and Human Rights Coalition Meeting. The theme of the meeting is “Building A Culture of Trustworthy Science: Scientific Freedom, Scientific Responsibility and Human Rights.”
Visit the meeting’s web page for more information >>
British Toxicology Society (BTS)
“Practical Application of Toxicology in Drug Development” is the topic of an online course being co-organized by BTS and the Cambridge Academy of Therapeutic Sciences. The course will be conducted through five online sessions between October 7 and November 12, 2024. The registration deadline is Friday, October 4, 2024.
View the course’s web page for more information >>
European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists (EAPCCT)
The 45th EAPCTT Congress is being held May 27–30, 2025 in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. The abstract submission deadline for the congress is October 20, 2024.
Visit the congress’s web page for more information >>
European Chemical Agency (ECHA)
On November 21, 2024, ECHA is hosting a webinar to introduce its guidance on new Classification, Labelling, and Packaging regulations. The guidance outlines new hazard classes for endocrine disruptors; chemicals with persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic properties; chemicals with very persistent, very bioaccumulative properties; chemicals with persistent, mobile, and toxic properties; and chemicals with very persistent, very mobile properties.
View the webinar’s web page for more information >>
International Union of Toxicology (IUTOX)
There are five travel awards administered by IUTOX and funded by IUTOX, SOT, and the SOT Endowment Fund available that will support attendance to the 2025 SOT Annual Meeting and ToxExpo. The awards are available to junior or senior scientists with an active research program or who are currently active in the practice of toxicology and who are from a country where toxicology is underrepresented. The application deadline is October 31, 2024.
Visit the award’s web page for more information >>
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
The NINDS Office of Global Health and Health Disparities is partnering with the Japanese National Institute for Physiological Sciences to host a satellite event in conjunction with the 2024 Society for Neuroscience (SfN) annual meeting. The event on Sunday, October6, in Chicago, Illinois, will highlight research supported by the US–Japan Brain Research Cooperative Program.
Visit the event’s web page for more information >>
Save the Dates for These Events
ACT 45th Annual Meeting
November 17–20, 2024
JW Marriott, Austin, Texas
Meeting Website >>
IUTOX Risk Assessment Summer School (RASS)
February 9–15, 2025
São Paulo, Brazil
Workshop Web Page >>
2025 AAAS Annual Meeting
February 13–15, 2025
Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Meeting Website >>
2025 ACMT Annual Scientific Meeting
April 4–6, 2025
Fairmont Hotel, Vancouver, Canada
Meeting Website >>
17th International Congress of Toxicology, co-hosted by the Chinese Society of Toxicology and IUTOX
October 15–18, 2025
China National Convention Center, Beijing, China
Congress Website >>
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