Among the 6,830 participants at the 55th SOT Annual Meeting, international attendees accounted for 22 percent. These scientists came from as far away as Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, Europe, Israel, Japan, Nigeria, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom, and from every corner of the United States.
The Annual Meeting program included featured sessions and platform and poster presentations that addressed the scientific themes of Advances in Neurotoxicology; Developmental Toxicity: Mechanisms and Evaluation; Health and Environmental Impacts of Man-Made and Naturally Released Toxicants; Molecular Toxicology: Mechanistic Insights and Hazard Assessment; Recent Advances in Safety Assessment; and Toxicity of Metals. In addition, many social functions brought together scientists from every career stage to network with long-standing friends and make new ones.
Graduate Student-Postdoctoral Scholar Mixer
Welcome Reception
Clearly, the meeting met the scientific objective stated by SOT 2015−2016 President Peter L. Goering, “to provide a forum for novel discoveries and approaches related to toxicology and to facilitate the advancement of toxicology by fostering the integration of toxicology with other biomedical disciplines. Through these endeavors, we are working toward fulfilling our mission of creating a safer and healthier world by advancing the science and increasing the impact of toxicology."
ToxExpo
ToxExpo, the largest toxicology exhibition in the world, this year featured 332 exhibiting companies, including 47 first time exhibitors. These exhibitors included 90 international companies from 21 countries and 314 US companies from 36 different states. In addition, 64 Exhibitor/Sponsored Hosted Sessions were held. Visitors to ToxExpo also could visit the 35 societies in the SOT Global Gallery. The goal of SOT and of all these societies is to increase the reliance of international decision-makers on the science of toxicology to advance human health and disease prevention.
The Society is grateful for the generous contributions of the 50 diverse organizations that provided support for this stellar meeting.
Thanks to All Who Attended and Supported the 55th Annual Meeting
We Look Forward to Seeing You March 12−16, 2017, in Baltimore, Maryland