The 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 or biologic 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.
If you know a deserving colleague who has made a major contribution, as described above, please nominate them for the 2019 Arnold J. Lehman Award! Individuals nominated may be employed in academia, government, or industry.
Linda S. Birnbaum, (left) is presented the Arnold J. Lehman Award by SOT President Leigh Ann Burns Naas (right).
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. Please note: The Awards Committee will only review the two letters required to complete the nomination, no additional letters will be taken into consideration.
Nominations are accepted online through October 9, 2018.
Recent Recipients of the Arnold J. Lehman Award:
- 2013 Moiz Mumtaz
- 2014 B. Bhaskar Gollapudi
- 2015 Richard Becker
- 2016 Alan Boobis
- 2017 Lorenz Rhomberg
- 2018 Linda S. Birnbaum