The Society of Toxicology (SOT) Leading Edge in Basic Science Award is presented to a member or non-member scientist, who through research, has made a significant contribution to the areas of basic science that can lead to furthering our understanding of fundamental mechanisms of toxicity. These contributions or findings should have occurred within the last five years.
Past SOT Councilor John Wisler (left) presents the 2016 Leading Edge in Basic Science Award to Cheryl Lyn Walker (right).
The recipient of this award will be invited to deliver the Leading Edge in Basic Science Award Lecture at the 2018 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. Nominations for this award are accepted online via the SOT Awards website through October 9, 2017.
Nominations for the Leading Edge in Basic Science Award should include the nominee’s abbreviated CV and both a primary and seconding letter of nomination from Full members of the Society that document and describe the significant contributions to toxicology by this individual. These letters should describe in layman’s terms how the nominee's contributions apply to the criteria of the award.
If you know a deserving candidate for this award, please take time to honor him or her by sending your nomination to SOT. Nominations may be made for scientists both inside and outside the toxicological world as long as their research findings are likely to have a strong impact on the field of toxicology.
Leading Edge in Basic Science Award Recipients
- 2009 John Katzenellenbogen
- 2010 Richard S. Paules
- 2011 Masayuki Yamamoto
- 2012 Myung-Haing Cho
- 2013 Donald E. Ingber
- 2014 Vishal S. Vaidya
- 2016 Cheryl Lyn Walker