The results of the recent 2016–2019 International Union of Toxicology (IUTOX) elections are in and the Society of Toxicology (SOT) congratulates the new officers. This international group of leaders mirrors the SOT commitment to diversity and inclusiveness in all of its activities. SOT asserts that diversity and inclusiveness include many factors, such as gender, race/ethnicity, employment sector, nationality, geographic location, physical ability, and scientific expertise and perspective. Embracing diversity and optimizing inclusion maximizes the range of creativity and innovation of our professional societies and of our science. The recently elected IUTOX officials are listed below.
Executive Committee:
President, Jun Kanno, JAPAN
President-Elect, Peter DiMarco, AUSTRALIA
Secretary-General, Barbara Hales, CANADA
Treasurer, Werner Kobel, SWITZERLAND
Vice President, Nursen Basaran, TURKEY
Directors:
Salmaan Hussain Inayat-Hussain, MALAYSIA
Dieter Schrenk, GERMANY
Yoshito Kumagai, JAPAN
Lijie Fu, CHINA
Silvia Barros, BRAZIL
2016–2019 IUTOX Nominating Committee
Herman Autrup, Chair and Past President, DENMARK
Hanan Ghantous, USA
Mary Gulumian, SOUTH AFRICA
Akihiko Hirose, JAPAN
Mumtaz Iscan, TURKEY
Danielle Palma de Oliveira, BRAZIL