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The election for openings on the 2025–2026 SOT Council and Elected Committees is currently underway. This blog contains a listing of the candidates that appear on the ballot. Thank you to all those who agreed to appear on the ballot and serve if elected.

Voting in the election is a privilege reserved for Full and Associate members. Voting members received an email on Monday, January 6, with a link to the ballot. If you are a Full or Associate member and did not receive an email with the ballot, please contact SOT Headquarters.

SOT Council

Vice President–Elect

Barbara L. F. Kaplan, PhD
Mississippi State University

Robyn L. Tanguay, PhD
Oregon State University

Secretary-Elect

Nathan J. Cherrington, PhD, ATS
University of Arizona

Dana C. Dolinoy, PhD
University of Michigan

Councilors

Corie A. Ellison, PhD
Procter & Gamble

Kymberly M. Gowdy, PhD
Ohio State University

Joshua P. Gray, PhD
US Coast Guard Academy

Cheryl E. Rockwell, PhD
Michigan State University

Elected Committees

Awards Committee

Luísa Camacho, PhD
US FDA

Bethany R. Hannas, PhD, DABT
Eli Lilly and Company

Esra Mutlu, PhD, DABT
US EPA

Kristin Noell-Harris, PhD
Mary Kay Inc.

Reza J. Rasoulpour, PhD
Corteva Agriscience

Christie M. Sayes, PhD
Baylor University

Samantha J. Snow, PhD, DABT
ICF

John F. Wambaugh, PhD
US EPA

Membership Committee

Udayan M. Apte, PhD, DABT, FAASLD
University of Kansas Medical Center

Jennifer L. Freeman, PhD
Purdue University

Alexandra Noël, PhD
Louisiana State University

Todd A. Stueckle, PhD
NIOSH

AtLee Watson, PhD, DABT
Inotiv

Xi Yang, PhD
RTI International

Nominating Committee from the Past Presidents

Linda S. Birnbaum, PhD, DABT, ATS
NIEHS/NTP (Retired)

Leigh Ann Burns Naas, PhD, DABT, ATS, ERT
Magnolia Toxicology Consulting, LLC

Peter L. Goering, PhD, DABT, ATS
US FDA (Retired)

Nominating Committee from the Regional Chapters

Mark Korchinski, MSc, DABT, ERT
Health Canada Medical Devices Directorate

Hans-Joachim Lehmler, PhD
University of Iowa

Laura C. Markley, PhD
US FDA

Katrina M. Waters, PhD
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Nominating Committee from the Special Interest Groups

Aina O. Adeogun, PhD
University of Ibadan

Wafaa A. Ayad, MD, PhD, DABT, ERT
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

Verónica Ramírez Alcántara, PhD
University of South Alabama

Nominating Committee from the Specialty Sections

Juliane I. Beier, PhD
University of Pittsburgh

Joel P. Bercu, PhD, DABT
Gilead Sciences

Kai Kehe, PhD
Bundeswehr Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Yogesh Saini, DVM, PhD
North Carolina State University

John P. Wise Sr., PhD
University of Louisville