The Society of Toxicology Leading Edge in Basic Science Award is one of the newer and more notable awards. This 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 the understanding of fundamental mechanisms of toxicity. These contributions or findings should have occurred within the last five years. The recipient of this award is invited to deliver the Leading Edge in Basic Science Award Lecture at the 2016 SOT Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. Nominations for this award are accepted online via the SOT Awards website through October 9, 2015.
SOT 2013–2016 Councilor Myrtle A. Davis (left) presents the 2014 Leading Edge in Basic Science Award to Vishal S. Vaidya (right)
Similar to many other SOT Awards, nominations for the Leading Edge in Basic Science Award should include the nominee’s CV and both a primary and seconding letter of nomination from Full members of the Society that include documentation and description of the significant contributions to toxicology by the nominee. 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.
You are welcome and encouraged to submit nominees for this prestigious award. Nominations can be made for scientists both inside and outside of the toxicological world, as long as their research findings are likely to have a strong impact on the field of Toxicology.
Past Recipients of Leading Edge in Basic Science Award
- 2009 John Katzenellenbogen
- 2010 Richard S. Paules
- 2011 Masayuki Yamamoto
- 2012 Myung-Haing Cho
- 2013 Donald E. Ingber
- 2014 Vishal S. Vaidya