The Society of Toxicology now has launched the Research Funding Blog announced by SOT President William Slikker Jr. in his recent President’s Message. As Dr. Slikker noted, “We are aware that sufficient funding to support research and student training for toxicologists may be challenging to secure in the next few years.” Thus, SOT’s Research Funding Committee, chaired by David Dorman, as well as Council recognized the need to develop a new blog site as a gateway to both traditional and nontraditional sources of funding. For this endeavor to be successful, the participation of SOT members is vital. You now have the opportunity to suggest additional sites and provide links to possible funding.
Although the competitive nature of seeking financial resources is readily acknowledged, not every announcement is likely to be aligned with your hallmark research endeavors—but could be vitally important to a colleague seeking to expand scientific understanding in an area different from the one you pursue. In addition to asking you to provide nontraditional funding pathways available at the national level, SOT wants to tap into your knowledge of regional and local funding opportunities. Please share information about these funding sources on the research funding blog as well. Your participation in sharing this funding information will help in advancing the science of toxicology to protect human health and prevent disease. The need is great so let's help each other meet the challenge of adequate support of toxicology research.