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ToxSci January 2026 Issue Available

By James Luyendyk posted 4 days ago

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The January 2026 issue of Toxicological Sciences includes two #ToxSpotlight articles: One highlights a study the role of epidermal growth factor receptor in promoting acetaminophen-induced livery injury progression, which has wide implications in liver biology, while the other examined the effect of chemical interference with deiodinases on brain development in a rodent pregnancy model using iopanoic acid. The issue also features an editorial by Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Peters thanking the ToxSci peer reviewers. Editorial: “ Thank You, ToxSci 2025 Peer Reviewers ” (free to read) ...

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Building a Better Tomorrow Together: Your Invitation to BDRP 2026

By Pragati Coder posted 4 days ago

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This invitation is being shared as part of a blog exchange between BDRP and SOT.   Dear fellow SOT members: I am delighted to invite you to Washington, DC, for the Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention’s 66th Annual Meeting taking place June 14–17, 2026 . This meeting is one of my favorite times of the year , when our community comes together to learn, reconnect, and spark new ideas , and I am excited to share that experience with you. This year, our refreshed and streamlined 3.5-day format is designed to offer an inspiring blend of ...

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Need Childcare in San Diego? SOT Has You Covered

By Cynthia Rider posted 4 days ago

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SOT has  contracted with KiddieCorp  to provide childcare during the 65th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo . KiddieCorp is a premier provider of children’s program services during events, providing services to conventions, trade shows, and special events for 40 years. The program will provide care for children aged 6 months through 12 years old. Hours of Operation: Monday 8:00 AM–4:00 PM Tuesday 8:00 AM–4:00 PM Wednesday 8:00 AM–11:30 AM The cost for the childcare program is $25.00 per hour, per child. Children must be registered for a minimum of two ...

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Staci Simonich Receives 2026 SOT Leading Edge in Basic Science Award

By Patrick Allard posted 4 days ago

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This award recognizes a scientist who, based on research, has made a recent (within the last five years), seminal scientific contribution/advance to understanding fundamental mechanisms of toxicity. The recipient should be a respected basic scientist whose research findings are likely to have a pervasive impact on the field of toxicology. For groundbreaking work showing how transformed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and related pollutants influence human exposure and toxicity and for redefining health risk assessment of particulate air pollution and remediated soils, Staci L. Simonich, PhD, has received the 2026 SOT Leading Edge in Basic ...

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Ruth A. Roberts Receives 2026 SOT Merit Award

By Patrick Allard posted 4 days ago

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This award recognizes an SOT member who has made distinguished contributions to toxicology throughout an entire career in areas such as research, teaching, regulatory activities, consulting, and service to the Society. Ruth A. Roberts, PhD, ATS, ERT, FRSB, FBTS, FRCPath , is recognized with the 2026 SOT Merit Award for an outstanding career that has advanced mechanistic toxicology, transformed approaches to drug and chemical safety assessment, and helped train and inspire the next generation of toxicologists. Dr. Roberts earned a Class I BSc (Hons) in biochemistry in 1984 and a PhD from the Faculty of Medical Oncology at the University ...

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Call for Experts: US EPA Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC)

By Cynthia Rider posted 11 days ago

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The US EPA is seeking nominations for its Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC), which “p rovides independent advice and recommendations to the US EPA on the scientific aspects of risk evaluations, methodologies, and approaches for chemicals regulated under   the Toxic Substances Control Act ( TSCA ) . ” The deadline to   submit   a nomination—self -nominations welcome—is February 4, 2026. Read the   Federal Register   announcement   for more information.   SACC also is looking for nominations for individuals to serve as   ad hoc   peer reviewers for 10 chemicals   designated   by TSCA as   high-priority ...

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Around the World of Toxicology: February 2026 Partner Activities Update

By Matthew Campen posted 11 days ago

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Each month, SOT provides an update on activities and events of importance to the toxicology community through the release of the “Around the World of Toxicology” blog. To   submit   an event, opportunity, or information for consideration for inclusion in the monthly “Around the World of Toxicology” blog, complete   the special submission form for “Around the World of Toxicology” items . Please note that only activities by societies and professional associations (i.e., nonprofits) will be considered. If you are an organization or company   seeking   to promote an event, please   submit   your activity to the SOT “ Calendar of Events ...

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B. Paige Lawrence Receives 2026 SOT Education Award

By Patrick Allard posted 11 days ago

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The Education Award is presented to an individual who is distinguished by the teaching and training of toxicologists and who has made significant contributions to education in the broad field of toxicology. In recognition of her influential leadership in toxicology education, her dedication to building rigorous and inclusive training environments, and her outstanding mentorship across all trainee levels, B. Paige Lawrence, PhD, is the 2026 recipient of the SOT Education Award. Dr. Lawrence earned her BA in biology and chemistry with departmental honors from Skidmore College and her PhD in biochemistry, molecular and cell biology with a minor in immunology ...

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Prof. Mathieu Vinken Receives 2026 SOT Enhancement of Animal Welfare Award

By Patrick Allard posted 11 days ago

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This award recognizes an SOT member for contributions made to the advancement of toxicological science through the development and application of methods that replace, refine, or reduce the need for experimental animals. This award recognizes outstanding/significant contributions made by SOT members to the scientifically sound and responsible use of animals in research. This award also serves to recognize member contributions to the public awareness of the importance of animals in toxicology research. The achievement recognized may be either a seminal piece of work or a long-term contribution to toxicological science and animal welfare. For his pioneering ...

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Janice E. Chambers Receives 2026 SOT Founders Award (for Outstanding Leadership in Toxicology)

By Patrick Allard posted 11 days ago

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This award, sponsored by the SOT Endowment Fund, recognizes a Full, Emeritus, or Retired Full member who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in fostering the role of toxicological sciences in safety decision-making through the development and/or application of state-of-the-art approaches that elucidate, with a high degree of confidence, the distinctions for humans between safe and unsafe levels of exposures to chemical and physical agents.    For her five decades of leadership in advancing the science of organophosphate toxicology, her seminal work on species and population differences in susceptibility and detoxification, and her influential role ...

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Catching the Wave: A Preview of the 2026 Undergraduate Development Program

By Checo Rorie posted 18 days ago

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2025 UDP Cohort and Volunteers The   SOT   Initiatives for Development and Engagement Committee (IDEC) is excited to host the   2026   Undergraduate Development Program in San Diego, C alifornia,   March 21–23. Promising undergraduate students interested in research careers are selected to attend the program to learn about the field of toxicology and be encouraged to pursue careers in the biomedical sciences.   A small number of undergraduate advisors are also selected to attend   to learn more about supporting their students   in pursuing   opportunities in toxicology.   This year,   IDEC will host 30 exceptional   ...

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Build Your Toxicology Network in One Night: NetworX Night at 2026 SOT

By Joanna Woo posted 18 days ago

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As a graduate student or postdoc, you may be wondering   how to expand your   network   to professional toxicologists and answer questions such as :   Where can I   meet   with people who can give me career-related guidance?   What’s   it really like to work in industry, academia, government, or consulting?   How do people successfully transition between sectors?   Which skills and experiences actually matter when you’re on the job market?   The   SOT   Annual Meeting   and   ToxExpo   is   a great place   to   connect   with toxicologists ...

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Kindness Inspired Motivation to Support Future Toxicologists

By Ranulfo Lemus Olalde posted 18 days ago

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I required an   additional   six months to complete the   article   dissertation submissions necessary for my doctoral degree; however, I lacked the necessary funding. My late thesis advisor, Dr. Thomas G. Akers, promptly reached out to an individual whose name   remains   unknown to me, who without hesitation generously donated $5,000 to support my writing efforts. My contributions to the Endowment   F unds are inspired by this remarkable act of kindness I received over 30 years ago. I am committed to extending the same generosity to future scholars that an anonymous donor once provided to a young student at the beginning of their career in toxicology, ...

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Katie Paul Friedman Receives 2026 SOT Achievement Award

By Patrick Allard posted 18 days ago

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By Patrick Allard and staff This award recognizes an SOT member who has made significant contributions to toxicology within 15 years of obtaining the highest earned degree.   For her leadership in computational toxicology and her contributions to   new approach   methodologies (NAMs) that are transforming chemical safety assessment, Katie Paul Friedman, PhD, has received the 2026 SOT Achievement Award.   Dr. Paul Friedman earned her BS in biochemistry from Virginia Tech and her PhD in toxicology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where her graduate research focused on triclosan’s disruption of thyroid hormone ...

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Babasaheb Sonawane Receives 2026 SOT Arnold J. Lehman Award

By Patrick Allard posted 18 days ago

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By Patrick Allard and staff Named after one of the SOT founders, this award recognizes an SOT member who has made a major contribution to risk assessment and/or the regulation of chemical agents, including pharmaceuticals. The 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.   For pioneering and sustained contributions that have transformed human health risk assessment through the development of physiological parameters database across life stages for application in physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) ...

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Pamela J. Lein Receives 2026 SOT Distinguished Toxicology Scholar Award

By Patrick Allard posted 18 days ago

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By Patrick Allard and staff This award recognizes an SOT member who has made seminal and substantial scientific contributions to the understanding of the science of toxicology and is actively involved in toxicological research.   In recognition of a long-standing career of influential scientific contributions to neurotoxicology and her seminal work defining how environmental exposures and gene–environment interactions disrupt nervous system development and function, Pamela J. Lein, PhD, is presented with the 2026 SOT Distinguished Toxicology Scholar Award.   Dr. Lein received her BS from Cornell University, MS from East Tennessee State ...

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You Are Invited to the 2026 Undergraduate Development Program Reunion on Saturday, March 21

By Checo Rorie posted 25 days ago

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SOT members at the 2025 UDP Reunion The SOT Initiatives for Development and Engagement Committee (IDEC) warmly invites you to join us at the Undergraduate Development Program Reunion to kick off your 2026 SOT Annual Meeting experience on a high note . This gathering serves as a n opportunity to reconnect with longtime colleagues, program supporters, and alumni who have collectively built the 37-year legacy of the SOT undergraduate program . Beyond celebrating our history, this event is designed to introduce you to the future of our field. You will have the chance to meet the talented undergraduate students and ...

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In Memoriam Kenneth L. Hastings

By Matthew Campen posted 25 days ago

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SOT has learned that Kenneth L. Hastings, DrPH, DABT, ATS, passed away on January 2, 2026. For the bulk of his career, Dr. Hastings worked for the US Food and Drug Administration, serving in various roles, centers, and offices. In later years, he worked for Sanofi US and as an independent consultant. This blog serves as an announcement of the member’s passing. Family, friends, and colleagues are welcome to develop a more detailed tribute for publication by SOT.  #InMemoriam

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Celebrating Excellence: SOT to Honor Distinction in Toxicology at the 2026 Annual Meeting

By Patrick Allard posted 25 days ago

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SOT recognizes pioneering toxicologists, talented early career scientists, outstanding postdocs and students , and other individuals supporting the science of toxicology through its 2026 awards . This year’s awardees have contributed to the advancement of science and toxicology in many ways, including: Developing new approach methodologies (NAMs) for use in regulatory decision-making Creating and applying physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models to inform risk assessment R eshap ing understanding of how environmental chemicals ...

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Science Communicators Needed in San Diego

By Matthew Campen posted 25 days ago

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Do you enjoy writing, plan on attending the 202 6 SOT Annual Meeting and ToxExpo , and want to share scientific insights with the SOT community? Volunteer as an SOT Reporter! What Is the SOT Reporter Program? The SOT Reporter program invites members to document and share their experiences from the SOT Annual Meeting and ToxExpo . From engaging sessions to dynamic events and groundbreaking science, SOT Reporters highlight the moments that make the meeting memorable—while gaining visibility within the SOT community. How It Works As an SOT Reporter, your role ...

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