The early founders of the SOT Women in Toxicology (WIT) Special Interest Group recognized the need for mentoring and career support for women toxicologists as well as the importance of increasing the visibility and leadership roles for women within SOT. WIT has a history of developing...
Esther Haugabrooks of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and Lauren Lewis of Texas A&M University are co-authors of this post. Beyond the Scientific Sessions at the SOT Annual Meeting and ToxExpo, there also are workshops that focus on professional development. A prime...
By Tao Wang, MD, PhD, DABT and Sharmilee P. Sawant, PhD, DABT, RAC Three outstanding female toxicologists were recognized with Society of Toxicology (SOT) awards this year. The recipients were Linda Birnbaum, for the Distinguished Toxicology Scholar Award , Meryl Karol, the Founders Award ,...
Tao Wang, MD, PhD, DABT, President of Women in Toxicology Special Interest Group In May 2014, the Society of Toxicology Women in Toxicology (WIT) Special Interest Group started a fundraising campaign for our new “Celebrating Women in Toxicology Award Endowment Fund." This award was inspired...
Every year the pool of applicants for the four Society of Toxicology (SOT) Women in Toxicology (WIT) Special Interest Group (SIG) awards (Mentoring Award, Vera W. Hudson and Elizabeth K. Weisburger Scholarship Fund Student Award, Graduate Student Achievement Award, and Postdoctoral Fellow...
Following a very successful inaugural Mentoring Breakfast in San Francisco in 2012, the 2nd Annual Mentoring Breakfast will be held this year in San Antonio. Last year’s Mentoring Breakfast was a new event organized by the Women in Toxicology (WIT) Special Interest Group (SIG). During the...
Submitted on behalf of the WIT Mentoring Breakfast Planning Committee Mentoring constitutes one of the most important aspects of a scientific society, and SOT has been recognized on many occasions for their dedication to the mentoring of underrepresented minorities and the support to...
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