The Education Committee is pleased to announce the selection of the US Hosts for the recently announced 2013 Global Senior Scholars. Sri Noegrohati of Gadjah Mada University and Sanata Dharma University in Jogyakarta, Indonesia, will visit Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment (TERA). Hosts are Michael Dourson and Bernard K. Gadagbui. Mohamed Salama of Mansoura University in Mansoura, Egypt, will be hosted by Mohamed Abou-Donia at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.
Both Scholars will participate in the 2013 SOT Annual Meeting and spend time at the Host’s institution investigating areas of interest and how to incorporate these new ideas into toxicology training at their home institutions. Hosts will in turn visit the Scholars’ institutions to engage in teaching, curriculum development, or other activities to strengthen training and research.
The goal of the Global Senior Scholar Exchange Program (GSSEP) is to increase toxicology capacity in developing countries by providing opportunities for senior scientists from those regions to foster professional relationships with SOT members in the US and Canada. This is the second year for the program, and information about the previous recipients, as well as additional program details, can be found on the GSSEP web page. Applications for the 2014 program will be available in summer of 2013 with application deadlines for Scholars and Hosts in the fall.
This is one of several SOT Global Initiatives to enhance interaction among toxicologists in all areas of the world. The Education Committee also sponsors the International ToxScholar Outreach Grant to assist with travel costs for scientists making campus visits outside North America to recruit students into toxicology. Funding for international projects can be obtained through the Global Initiatives Fund. The SOT/AstraZeneca/Endowment Fund/IUTOX Travel Fellowships supports travel to the SOT Annual Meeting, where the Global Collaboration Coffee and Global Gallery of Toxicology posters are among the specific activities designed for international networking. Reduced membership and meeting registration fees plus access to online Continuing Education courses are provided to members from a defined list of countries that have low levels of socioeconomic and science infrastructure.