The Translational Impact Award is presented to a member or nonmember scientist whose outstanding clinical, environmental health, or translational research, in the last ten years, has improved human and/or public health in an area of toxicological concern. Scientists leading multidisciplinary teams who contribute to addressing toxicity-related health problems would make excellent candidates. Nominees can include toxicologists as well as other scientists with related backgrounds (clinicians, basic scientists, epidemiologists, engineers, etc.).
SOT Secretary Laurie Haws (left) presents Jia-Sheng Wang (right) with the 2018 Translational Impact Award
If you know of a deserving colleague or another scientist appropriate for this award, please begin the nomination process today by going to the SOT Awards page. Similar to many SOT Awards, nominations for the Translational Impact Award require a primary and seconding letter of nomination from Full members of the Society that documents and describes the significant contributions to toxicology by the nominee as well as the nominee’s current curriculum vitae (CV). Please note that letters simply listing accomplishments found in the CV are not sufficient without analysis and discussion of the important contributions and how the nominee meets the award criteria.
The recipient of this award will be invited to deliver the Translational Impact Award Lecture at the 2019 Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland.
Recent Translational Impact Award Recipients
- 2009 Thomas W. Kensler
- 2010 Kenneth E. McMartin
- 2011 Weida Tong
- 2012 John G. Benitez
- 2013 (not awarded)
- 2014 Timothy Philips
- 2015 Jefferey Burgess
- 2016 Richard Beger
- 2017 Laura James
- 2018 Jia-Sheng Wang