The Distinguished Toxicology Scholar Award is one of the preeminent awards of the Society of Toxicology (SOT). It is presented to a member of SOT who has made substantial and seminal scientific contributions to our understanding of toxicology. The prime consideration for this award is scientific accomplishments. The winner of this award will be invited to deliver the Distinguished Toxicology Scholar Award Lecture at the 2015 SOT Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, March 22–26, 2015. Pictured is Richard E. Peterson (right) being presented with the SOT 2014 Distinguished Toxicology Scholar Award by SOT Vice President Peter L. Goering (left).
If you know of a colleague or other scientists deserving of such a high honor, please take time to nominate him or her for this award. Nominations should be made for individuals who have made significant and influential contributions to, or made strides advancing, our understanding of the science of toxicology. Nominees should be active scientists currently involved in toxicological research.
As with the majority of SOT Awards, nominations for the Distinguished Toxicology Scholar Award should include the nominee’s curriculum vitae (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 made by the nominee. Please note that letters simply listing accomplishments found in the CV are not sufficient without analysis and discussion of the importance of the contributions and how the nominee meets the award criteria.
Make this a memorable summer; nominate a renowned toxicologist for the SOT 2015 Distinguished Toxicology Scholar Award! Nominations are accepted online at the SOT Awards and Fellowships section of the SOT website through October 9, 2014.
Distinguished Toxicology Scholar Award Winners
•2003 Henry C. Pitot
•2004 Gerald N. Wogan
•2005 Daniel Nebert
•2006 Sten G. Orrenius
•2007 Stephen H. Safe
•2008 Toshio Narahashi
•2009 Lance R. Pohl
•2010 Harihara M. Mehendale
•2011 Oliver Hankinson
•2012 Ernest Hodgson
•2013 John J. Lemasters
•2014 Richard E. Peterson