The Society of Toxicology (SOT) Arnold J. Lehman Award, named to honor SOT co-founder Arnold J. Lehman, is presented to recognize an individual who has made a major contribution to risk assessment and/or the regulation of chemical agents, including pharmaceuticals. This contribution may have resulted from the application of sound scientific principles to regulation and/or from research activities that have significantly influenced the regulatory process.
Lorenz Rhomberg (left) is presented the 2017 Arnold J. Lehman Award by SOT Councilor Tao Wang (right).
If you know a deserving colleague who has made a major contribution as described above, please nominate him or her for the 2018 Arnold J. Lehman Award! Individuals nominated may be employed in academia, government, or industry.
Nominations for the Arnold J. Lehman Award should include the nominee’s abbreviated CV and both a primary and seconding letter of nomination that describe the nominee’s significant contributions to toxicology. Nominations are accepted online through October 9, 2017.
Recent recipients of the SOT Arnold J. Lehman Award include the following individuals.
- 2006 Kathryn Mahaffey
- 2007 Harvey J. Clewell
- 2008 Vicki Dellarco
- 2009 Michael Bolger
- 2010 Edward V. Ohanian
- 2011 Bette Meek
- 2012 Joe L. Mauderly
- 2013 Moiz Mumtaz
- 2014 B. Bhaskar Gollapudi
- 2015 Richard Becker
- 2016 Alan Boobis
- 2017 Lorenz Rhomberg