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Our Activities and Goals
The primary goal of RASS is to provide a forum in the world’s most
prestigious toxicology organization for those interested in the theory
and practice of risk assessment. Through the Society of Toxicology,
we propose sessions for the Annual Meeting, exchange information via newsletters,
present awards, and participate in other scientific activities.
RASS provides opportunities for enhancing knowledge and recognition of
current issues, challenges and tools for risk assessment as well as facilitating
discussions to advance the science of risk assessment.
RASS is of interest to toxicologists who seek to enhance the use of
descriptive and mechanistic studies in the broader context, such as pharmaceutical
efficacy and safety testing, regulatory standard development and site-specific
health risk assessment. Applications of risk assessment include
physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling and development
of new statistical methods for dose-response and exposure assessment.
RASS On-going Activities
- Endorse state-of-the art symposia, workshops and continuing education
courses for the Annual SOT conference
- Organize teleconferences as a venue to present and discuss recent
findings related to risk assessment
- Annually award scientific contributions in the peer-reviewed literature
in the areas of Risk Assessment Applications and Advancing Risk Assessment
- Award outstanding risk assessment abstracts at the Annual SOT conference
- Award outstanding student abstracts at the Annual SOT conference
- Support Contemporary Concepts in Toxicology (CCT) Workshops
Call proposals of Symposia, Workshops, Continuing Education
Courses and Roundtables for SOT 2009
In an effort to increase the number of well-rounded and broadly-appealing proposal for symposia, workshops, and continuing education courses presented at the Annual meeting (Baltimore, 2009), the Society of Toxicology is strongly encouraging early and substantial involvement with the Specialty Sections. While the process of garnering
Specialty Section endorsements is nothing new in the process, the Society is taking steps that require Specialty Section involvement (consultation, advice) before proposals are loaded onto the SOT Web site (due April 30) for evaluation by the Program and Continuing Education Committees. The Risk Assessment Specialty Section is encouraging prompt action on the part of those writing session/course proposals. These proposals should be directed to Dr. Harvey Clewell for routing to the Risk Assessment Specialty Section for evaluation. RASS will be diligent in developing comments and suggestions and will return these to the proposal authors as promptly as possible.
Please send your proposals to Dr Clewell in as timely a fashion as
possible to ensure an optimal involvement.
Thank you for considering the interest of RASS membership as you draft
your proposals.
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