The Society of Toxicology (SOT) hosts many webinars throughout the year. Webinars are an effective distance-learning method intended to impart scientific knowledge to members of each group as well as the SOT membership at large. These webinars are just one of the many benefits of SOT membership.
Upcoming webinars for February 2017 are listed below.
Career Resource and Development Committee (CRAD)
Topic: Getting your Foot in the Door: Perspectives for Success in Landing that Industry Job
Date and Time: Tuesday, February 14, 2017, 1:00 pm–2:30 pm Eastern Time
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The field of toxicology is host to a wide range of careers in industry; however, many toxicologists—especially those just completing their graduate or postdoctoral training—find it challenging to get their foot in the door in industry. Just in time for the upcoming SOT Annual Meeting, this interactive webinar will include short presentations by Dr. Lorrene Buckley (Senior Research Fellow Toxicology & Drug Disposition, Eli Lilly & Company), Dr. Daland Juberg (Global Leader Human Health Assessment, Dow AgroSciences), and Dr. Kathryn Page (Product Safety Toxicologist, Clorox Company) on their experiences and advice about the “do’s and don’ts” of transitioning into industry. As senior managers, Drs. Juberg and Buckley will provide insight on key aspects of a CV, cover letter, elevator speech, and interviews that they look for when hiring. As a successful early career toxicologist, Dr. Page will discuss the strategies that helped her transition from an academic postdoc to her first industry job. Panelists will also tell you more about what type of beyond the bench skills are sought within the different industries and concrete approaches you may take to strengthen your profile. These short presentations will be followed by a discussion session where these experts will answer attendee questions to provide more in-depth view that will help you strengthen your profile and succeed in finding your first, or next, job in industry.
Registration is required.
Inhalation and Respiratory Specialty Section (IRSS)
Topic: Exposomes and Exposomics in Inhalation Toxicology
Date and Time: Tuesday, February 14, 2017, 2:00 pm–3:00 pm Eastern Time
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Exposome is defined as the measure of all the exposures of an individual in a lifetime and how those exposures relate to health (CDC). The exposome encompasses life-course environmental exposures (including lifestyle factors), from the prenatal period onwards. The cumulative measure of environmental influences and associated biological responses throughout the lifespan, including exposures from the environment, diet, behavior, and endogenous processes. This webinar will provide the state-of-the-art approaches as well as the recent developments on exposomes and exposomics in inhalation toxicological sciences. The following are the objectives of this session:
- Introduce exposomes relevance to environmental exposures, dosimetry, development, and disease susceptibility/pathogenesis.
- Provide insights on exposomes anchoring in biological pathways, and integrating inhalation toxicology findings into human health (aggregate exposure pathways) via molecular pathological process leading to alterations in the interactome.
- Discuss the cutting-edge research and models on exposomes and exposomics.
- To integrate epigenomics with exposomes in relation with inhalation/environmental exposure stress to toxicology.
Overall, the webinar (~45 mins duration) will highlight and present the findings on using exposomics to assess cumulative risks and understanding the cause of disease, role of exposome and exposomics and their interplay in life-course health and disease with emphasis on inhalation toxicology. The webinar is unique and will serve as a forum for novel approaches related to inhalation toxicology, foster integration of other scientific disciplines and specialties, promote integration and transformation of exposure science in toxicology, understand toxicological impacts on public health, and initiate discussion on environmental health issues for policy regulation. A broad range of society members will benefit from this webinar.
Registration is required.
Biological Modeling Specialty Section (BMSS)
Topic: Understanding dermal drug disposition using TCAT—a novel PBPK model
Date and Time: Thursday, February 16, 2017, 11:00 am–12:00 noon Eastern Time
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Skin is the major organ in the human body with a highly complex barrier that serves as protection from the external environment. Predicting dermal and systemic exposures of drugs following topical application is especially challenging when considering the impact of formulations. Scientists from GlaxoSmithKline and Simulations Plus have collaborated to develop a mathematical model, Transdermal Compartmental Absorption & Transit (TCAT™) that allows better understanding of drug penetration through the skin while accounting for the formulation characteristics, evaporation, and precipitation effects that influence dermal delivery. The talk entitled "Understanding dermal drug disposition using TCAT— a novel PBPK model" will focus on details of the TCAT model and what it offers. Following the completion of the seminar there will be time for questions and answers.
Registration is required.
Scientific Program Committee (SPC)
Topic: Empowering the Endorsers: Developing Competitive Scientific Session Proposals
Date and Time: Tuesday, February 21, 2017, 1:00 pm –2:00 pm Eastern Time
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Scientific Program Committee members to answer FAQ regarding the SOT proposal submission process, including best practices approaches to ensure success of Annual Meeting, for SOT leadership from Specialty Sections, Special Interest Groups, Task Forces, Committees, etc. The review process for proposals also will be addressed.
Registration is required.
Regulatory and Safety Evaluation Specialty Section (RSESS)
Topic: EPA’s Guidelines and other related activities for Cyanotoxins
Date and Time: Thursday, February 23, 2017, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm Eastern Time
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Cyanotoxins in surface water may constitute a human and animal health risk and have adverse effects on aquatic life and water quality. In the United States, cyanoHABs seem to have increased in recent decades and most of the states are now experiencing them in their freshwaters. The Office of Science and Technology (OST) at the US Environmental Protection Agency has provided guidance, facilitated communications, and created partnerships with other OW offices and regional offices, other federal agencies, and state and local governments to build capacity, and protect public health from cyanotoxins in freshwater systems. This presentation will describe diverse activities OST is undergoing related to guidelines development, such as the publication of Drinking Water Health Advisories, and the development of Ambient Water Quality Criteria for cyanotoxins. The talk also covers other HABs-related activities such as monitoring of cyanotoxins in the US, outreach activities, and partnerships and collaborations. It also will briefly describe current research activities that will help generate knowledge and support policy measures.
Registration is required.
Risk Assessment Specialty Section (RASS)
Please visit the RASS website for more information on their monthly webinar series.
Registration for RASS webinars is not required.