I am a final year PhD candidate at Texas Tech University of Health Sciences (TTUHSC) investigating blood-brain barrier (BBB) physiology in a rare neurodevelopmental disorder, GLUT-1 Deficiency Syndrome (GLUT1DS), using human-induced pluripotent stem cells. I was excited to be the recipient of an...
2023 Honorary Member Namandjé Bumpus, PhD, presenting during the 2023 Annual Meeting and ToxExpo Opening Plenary Session The Nominating Committee for Honorary Members invites SOT members to nominate a candidate for Honorary Membership . Since 1962, the Society has recognized...
Talia Seymore is a 2023 recipient of the Diversity Initiatives Career Development Award. In this blog, Talia shares her experience of receiving the award and using it toward participating in the International Federation of Placenta Associations meeting in Rotorua, New Zealand. To learn more...
SOT support for undergraduate students changes lives. The SOT Undergraduate Research Award not only recognizes an outstanding student with an accepted abstract but supports travel and lodging to attend the 2024 SOT Annual Meeting and ToxExpo. One experience that can have a huge impact on a...
Do you know an individual who has significantly shaped the fields of safety evaluation, risk assessment, or regulatory toxicology? Here’s your chance to honor their exceptional contributions by nominating them for the Arnold J. Lehman Award and the Founders Award (for Outstanding Leadership...
I am beginning my third year as a PhD student at New York University, and under the guidance of SOT members Judith Zelikoff, PhD, and Terry Gordon, PhD, I am researching the occupational health outcomes of workers in commercial kitchens who are chronically exposed to cooking emissions. I am...
In a message last week , I shared how SOT Council decided to streamline some operations for the 2023–2024 budget year by pausing funding for a handful of programs while discontinuing a few. In this message, I want to share some budget updates that affect all SOT members. First, SOT remains...
In my first President’s Message , I outlined the steps SOT would take to develop a 2024–2026 Strategic Plan, including small focus group discussions, individual interviews, and a survey. We are completing this research phase of the project, and I thank everyone who responded to our...
Dr. Meyer’s husband is a co-author of the piece. Sharon A. Meyer, PhD, was born in Jefferson, Iowa, on June 1, 1949, and passed away peacefully in her home in Monroe, Louisiana, on Monday, July 24, 2023, after a long battle with cancer. She obtained a BS in chemistry and an MS in biochemistry...
As I contemplate the May 11 expiration of the US Public Health Emergency for COVID-19, I also reflect on the state of SOT following a global pandemic that took millions of lives and reshaped how we interact and exchange ideas. We were fortunate to have strong leadership that navigated the...
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