T
he Leading Edge in Basic Science Award is presented to an SOT member or nonmember scientist who, through research conducted within the last five years, has made a significant contribution to the areas of basic science that furthers our understanding of fundamental mechanisms of Toxicity.
The 2013 award recipient was Donald E. Ingber, founding director of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University; the Judah Folkman Professor of Vascular Biology at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital; and Professor of Bioengineering at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Dr. Ingber presented the Leading Edge in Basic Science Award Lecture entitled “Human Organs on Chips as Replacements for Animal Testing.” Pictured is SOT 2010–2013 Councilor Michael P. Waalkes (left) presenting Dr. Ingber (right) with the Leading Edge in Basic Science Award.
Don’t delay—begin your nomination today by reading all the requirements for the award on the SOT Awards and Fellowship section of the website. While nominations are accepted through October 9, 2013, you will need to take the time to put together the nomination materials.
Similar to many SOT Awards, nominations for the Leading Edge in Basic Science Award require 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 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.
If you know a colleague or “leading edge” scientist that deserves to be recognized, please take time to honor them with a nomination for this award. Nominations can be made for scientists who presently work in the field of toxicology or whose research findings are likely to have a strong impact on the field of Toxicology. The winner of this award will be invited to deliver the Leading Edge in Basic Science Award Lecture at the 2014 Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona.
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