Welcome to the Society's of Toxicology's 52nd Annual Meeting and ToxExpo. We will be bringing you day-to-day highlights for this special event as well as coverage from some of the hundreds of activities that will take place over the next five days. This special meeting is the culmination of a year's worth of achievements in research and education and we are grateful that you are here with us to network, learn, and pay tribute to those scientists who have distinguished themselves in their field of expertise.The following are just some of the highights for the week:
Sunday, March 10
Continuing Education Courses: 7:00 AM–5:00 PM: See signage for locations
Awards Presentation: 5:15 PM: Grand Ballroom C1, Convention Center
Welcome Reception: 6:30 PM: Exhibit Hall A, Convention Center: All attendees invited
Student/Postdoctoral Scholar Mixer: 7:30 PM Ballroom A, Convention Center: Ticket required
Monday, March 11
Plenary Lecture: 8:00 AM: Bruce A. Beutler, Director, Center for the Genetics of Host Defense, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas: Exhibit Hall A
ToxExpo Opens: 9:00 AM: Exhibit Hall C&D
Exhibitor Hosted Sessions: 9:15 AM–4:30 PM: See Program or SOT Mobile Event App for session locations
Merit Award Lecture: 12:30 PM: Grand Ballroom C2: Frederick Peter Guengerich, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Meet the Directors: 1:00 PM: Grand Ballroom C1
SOT/EUROTOX Debate: 4:45 PM: Grand Ballroom C1: Featuring Rory B. Conolly, US EPA and George Loizou, Health and Safety Laboratory, UK
Tuesday, March 12
Past Presidents' 5K Run/Walk: 6:30 AM: Hemisfair Park (Adjacent to Convention Center)
Leading Edge in Basic Science Award Lecture: 8:00 AM: Grand Ballroom C2: Donald E. Ingber, Harvard University
Exhibitor Hosted Sessions: 8:30 AM–3:45 PM: See Program or SOT Mobile Event App for session locations
Special Symposium: Frontiers for Toxicology: 9:00 AM: Grand Ballroom C1: Systems and Computational Toxicology As Foundations for Toxicology Research
ToxExpo Time: 12:30 PM–1:30 PM: A chance to see the the world's largest exposition of its kind without missing any science
SOT Annual Business Meeting: 4:30 PM: Grand Ballroom C1: As a member, voice your opinion about how we're doing
Wednesday, March 13
Keynote Medical Research Council Lecture: 8:00 AM: Grand Ballroom C1: Jeremy K. Nicholson, Imperial College London
Exhibitor Hosted Sessions: 9:15 AM–4:30 PM: See Program or SOT Mobile Event App for session locations
Distinguished Toxicology Scholar Award Lecture: 12:30 PM: Grant Ballroom C2: John J. Lemasters, Medical University of Southern Carolina
President's Reception: 7:00 PM: Grand Hyatt Lone Star Ballroom B: By invitation only
Thursday, March 14
Poster Sessions:
Poster Sessions:8:30 AM: See surface map in Program for locations
Symposium Sessions: 9:00 AM–1:45 AM: See Program or SOT Mobile Event App for information on each session
Workshop Sessions: 9:00 AM–11:45 AM: See Program or SOT Mobile Event App for information on each session