Recent Email from SOT
SOT CCT Meeting—Building for Better Decisions—Early Bird Deadline is this Friday
February 8, 2012
Dear Colleague:
The Early Bird Registration Deadline for the SOT CCT Meeting Building for Better Decisions: Multi-Scale Integration of Human Health and Environmental Data is this Friday, February 10, at 11:59 pm (EST).
Meeting dates: May 8–11, 2012
Location: US EPA Campus, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
Toxicologists and other environmental scientists now face the challenge of integrating increasingly complex data to translate our work and predict adverse outcomes in various applications. Thisopen, international workshop will convene scientists from different sectors (government, academia, industry and NGO) as well as across the exposure-dose-response continuum, for both ecological and health endpoints. Data management and model interoperability needs will be discussed with software engineers and database architects, providing a unique opportunity to advance new methods and technologies.
Breakout groups will be devoted to the following areas to provide the opportunity for in-depth discussion about the state of the science:
- Exposure, Transport, and Transformation
- Ecological Risk, Ecosystem Services, and Climate Change
- Dose Response, Tox21, and Risk
- Life Cycle / Multi-Criteria Assessment and Cost : Benefit Analysis
- Information Technology
Posters may be submitted under these same themes and will be discussed at a reception on the second evening. Both the posters and breakout group discussions will serve as the basis for perspective papers on the state of the science for each discipline and a set of recommendations for how to advance integrated modeling and interoperability.
If you have not already done so, please register now to take advantage of the reduced registration fees. After February 11, 2012, the Standard Registration rate will apply.
The abstract submission deadline is Friday, March 23, 2012. To submit an abstract, visit the SOT website.
We look forward to welcoming you to the US EPA Campus, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, May 8–11, 2012!
SOT 2012 Annual Meeting Housing Cut-off Date Extended February 13
February 3, 2012
Dear SOT Member,
Did you forget to make your hotel reservation for the SOT Annual Meeting? Great news! The housing cut-off date has been extended to Monday, February 13. If you have not yet made a housing reservation, please go to the Annual Meeting Housing website and book now!
If you’ve already made your housing reservation, no action is needed at this time. Thank you!
Special Events at the SOT 2012 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California
February 2, 2012
Dear SOT Member,
If you're planning on attending the SOT 2012 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California we want to make you aware of two special events taking place at the meeting. Please see the information on the events below.
Tox ShowDown
Inspired by the North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology’s annual Toxicology Quiz Bowl and St. John’s University’s annual Tox Throwdown, SOT will be holding its own version, Tox ShowDown, at the SOT 51st Annual Meeting, Tuesday, March 13, at 7:30 pm (Marriott Marquis Hotel, a few steps away from the Moscone Convention Center). The planners of this exciting Annual Meeting event are seeking prospective contestants for the three teams.
It will be a lively test of contestants’ knowledge of toxicological fact and fancy for a program of education and entertainment!
Questions will be related not only to toxicology’s scientific context, but also to its cultural and societal impact, and its mystery and myth. Consider questions such as:
- Who is the current Vice President of SOT?
- Nanoparticles of what element have been extensively studied in fish with no real consensus yet on the degree of harm they may cause?
- What is the name of the play from which this verse is taken-“Round about the caldron go;/In the poison’d entrails throw?”
- What substance is the single major cause of skin cancer, resulting in some half a million new cases per year in the United States?
If you are interested in joining one of three teams (of four contestants each) and are knowledgeable, curious adventurous, foolhardy, or just in it for laughs (all acceptable prerequisites), please reply via email by February 15, 2012.
Please reply with the following information:
Your name, professional affiliation (including city, state, and country), SOT Specialty Section(s) and/or how many years you have been an SOT member, and why you want to participate.
Women In Toxicology (WIT) Special Interest Group (SIG) Mentoring Breakfast
We invite you to register for the Mentoring Breakfast event at the SOT meeting in San Francisco. This is a pilot event sponsored by the Women In Toxicology (WIT) Special Interest Group (SIG) and organized in collaboration with Career Resource And Development (CRAD), the Postdoctoral Assembly (PDA) and the SIG-Collaboration Group (CG) to provide opportunities to meet and develop relationships with career mentors.
The mentoring breakfast will be held on Monday, March 12, from 6:15 am–8:00 am. Registration for mentees is open until February 17 at a cost of $10/person, and includes a continental breakfast, panel presentations, breakout groups, and more. Follow the link to register and experience the next generation “Mentee-Mentor Match” and learn all about building towards the future of Toxicology at the Mentoring Breakfast.
A limit of 50 participants will be accepted on a first-come first-serve basis for this pilot event, so register early to save a spot! Don’t miss the great opportunity for all to interact with established scientists from academia, industry, and government.
Online Registration
For more information, view the event flyer.
We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco!
Streamline Your Job Search: Use the SOT Job Bank Services
February 1, 2012
Free Job Search for SOT Members!
The Society is committed to providing SOT members with a unique and effective way to locate a position that matches their skills and training. To help you reach this objective, the Society provides the Career Resource and Development (CRAD) online Job Bank, which allows access to posted positions at corporations, academic institutions, government agencies, and private research organizations.
Employers rely on this online service to provide them with a robust database of candidates available for career opportunities, ranging from junior- to senior-level positions. SOT Affiliate members use this system at a reduced rate in appreciation of their commitment to helping further the objectives of the Society. Candidates and employers alike can access the SOT Job Bank year-round service anytime and anyplace.
The online SOT Job Bank allows you to:
- Register as an employer or candidate
- Post employment positions
- Search the Job Bank database
- Contact candidates or employers
Once registered, candidates may search the listing of available jobs and employers may browse candidate profiles. Communication with a desired employer or candidate can even be made via email messages created within the system. For further information, please contact Kelly Martin.
SOT—Upcoming Award Deadlines
January 31, 2012
The Regional Chapters, Special Interest Groups, and Specialty Sections of the Society of Toxicology confer a number of awards each year to recognize the achievements of toxicologists, particularly graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
Awards with deadlines in February 2012 are listed with the earliest deadlines at the top.
Please consider applying for these awards as appropriate and/or informing a qualified student, postdoctoral researcher or colleague about these awards. Interested award applicants should go to the SOT Awards and Fellowships page for full details and contact information for each award.
February 2012
Regional Chapter Award
Northeast Student Travel Award for SOT Meeting—Deadline of February 3
North Carolina Graduate and Undergraduate Student Poster Competition and Graduate Student Platform Presentation Award—Deadlines of February 6
Specialty Section Awards
Stem Cells Excellence in Research Awards—Deadline of February 7
Drug Discovery Toxicology Emil A. Pfitzer Student Award*—Deadline of February 10
Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology Student/Postdoc Award—Deadline of February 15
Cardiovascular Toxicology Trainee Travel Award—Deadline of February 17
Food Safety Burdock Group Travel Awards—Deadline of February 24
*Indicates award funded through the SOT Endowment Fund. Full details can be found on the website.
SOT—SCSS Awards Deadline is Wedneday, February 1, 2012
January 31, 2012
Dear SCSS and SOT Members,
The deadline for applications for the Student and Postdoctoral Stem Cells SS Award for Research Excellence is has been extended to February 1, 2012. The requirements for the applications are:
- An extended abstract of the work to be presented at the Annual Meeting. Abstract should be no more than two single-spaced pages in length, including figures and figure legends.
- A letter from the applicant’s advisor stating that the work was performed while the applicant was a Student/Fellow and detailing the role of the Student/Fellow in the research project.
- Applicant must be first author on the abstract.
- Submission of the same work to more than one Specialty Section is not allowed.
To qualify, applicants must be members of the Stem Cells Specialty Section or able to show application for membership, and the work must be related to the field of stem cell toxicology. One 1st Place and one 2nd Place awardee will be selected for both the Graduate Student and the Postdoctoral categories. Awardees will receive a monetary award and a certificate of recognition. First place awards will be $250 and second place will be $100. Application materials can be sent to Dr. Erik J. Tokar.
Sincerely,
Mike Waalkes
President, Stem Cells SS
SOT—Eighth Toxicology Salary Survey—Your Response is Requested
January 27, 2012
Dear SOT Member,
For more than two decades, this Toxicology Salary Survey has been conducted to provide the toxicology profession with current realistic salary information. The current survey is the eighth survey conducted since 1988 and is of special interest because of current economic conditions. Your cooperation is earnestly sought and greatly appreciated so that a valid cross-section of the profession may be obtained. The electronic survey is at a secure site and your responses will be completely anonymous. Published data are only presented in the aggregate and categories are not reported that have limited sample size. Please take the survey now.
Important: If you receive more than one request for your participation, know that the survey site will only accept one submission from each respondent. In order for your responses to be tabulated on a timely basis, please complete and submit the online survey no later than February 18, 2012. Thank you in advance for doing so!
This survey is being conducted by Dr. Shayne Gad, Gad Consulting, and the Society of Toxicology Career Research and Development Committee. Thank you for your participation in this important and ongoing project. The summary of the data collected will be compiled by Dr. Gad for use by the toxicology community and should be compiled and available by early April 2012. In addition, the results of this survey and 22 years of trend analysis of all previous surveys will be published in much more detail in the International Journal of Toxicology later in the year.
We appreciate your help in developing an accurate snapshot of salaries and other demographic information for those professionals who have chosen toxicology as a career choice.
The Society of Toxicology
Career Resource and Development Committee
SOT—Annual Meeting Early Bird Registration Deadline is Today
January 27, 2012
Dear Colleague:
The Early Bird Registration deadline for the SOT 2012 Annual Meeting is today, Friday, January 27, 2012, 11:59 pm (EST).
The SOT Annual Meeting is the largest toxicology meeting in the world, with over 8,000 attendees and hundreds of vendor exhibits. Scheduled for March 11–15, 2012, in San Francisco, California, the meeting is a cost-effective venue for high-quality Scientific Sessions and Continuing Education courses. If you have not already done so, please register now to take advantage of the reduced registration fees. After January 27, 2012, the Standard Registration rate will apply.
Be sure to make your hotel reservation by the deadline of Friday, February 3, 2012.
We look forward to welcoming you to the SOT 2012 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California.
SOT—Specialty Section Award Announcements
January 26, 2012
Dear SOT Member,
Listed below are award announcements from the Nanotoxicology and Biotechnology Specialty Sections that may be of interest to you.
Nanotoxicology Specialty Section
The leadership of the Nanotoxicology Specialty Section would like to draw your attention to the upcoming awards deadline and make clear that applications from the larger membership are welcome if the work pertains to nanotoxicology. The Nanotoxicology Specialty Section offers three award categories: Best Publication, Outstanding Graduate Student, and Outstanding Postdoctoral Student. The submission deadlineis January 31, 2012.
Applicants for the Graduate and Postdoctoral Student Awards should submit their accepted SOT abstract, an extended abstract that describes the research more broadly (two pgs maximum, figures/tables included), a curriculum vitae, and two letters of recommendation (one being from the primary mentor) in the application package.
For the Best Publication Award, applicants should submit a pdf of the accepted or in-press paper and two supporting letters from individuals who are not authors that describe the quality and impact of the work. At least one author should be a member of the specialty section.
Applicants should submit all relevant materials in a single pdf file to Alison Elder by the January 31 deadline or before. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Elder via email or phone at 585.275.2324. You should receive an acknowledgement via email within 24 hrs of receipt of your application.
Sincerely,
The Nanotoxicology Specialty Section Awards Committee
The Biotechnology Specialty Section (BTSS) of the SOT is soliciting ideas for presentations at the SOT 2013 Annual Meeting. Final proposals to SOT will be due a few short weeks after the 2012 Annual Meeting and we plan to largely complete our process for proposal sponsorships prior to the meeting.
We would like to encourage members within the Specialty Section and members of SOT at large to submit ideas to the BTSS before February 28, 2012.
The BTSS (now in its second year) encompasses all areas related to biotechnology products including numerous industry, academic, and government sectors. Our goal is to foster the evolution of scientifically relevant approaches to and interpretation of toxicological aspects that are unique to biotechnology-derived products. Please check out the BTSS website for more details.
Proposals can be (1) Platform Sessions (165 minutes) which involve oral presentations that cover new areas, concepts, or data; (2) Roundtable Sessions (80 minutes) which cover controversial subjects; (3) Symposium Sessions (80 or 165 minutes) which involve cutting-edge science, new areas, concepts or data; or (4) Workshop Sessions (165 minutes) which cover state of the art knowledge in toxicology.
Topics can be wide-ranging within the field of biotechnology products and can be cross-cutting between industrial and/or academic sectors. Submission of ideas to the BTSS will be reviewed by that Section’s Program Committee which will then support those ideas appropriate for endorsement to the full SOT Program Committee. Please send a title and one-paragraph description of your proposed session (indicate which type) before February 28, 2012, to Hanan Ghantous.
Sincerely,
Hanan Ghantous
Chair
BTSS Program Committee
Toxicol. Sci. Table of Contents for February 2012; Vol. 125, No. 2
January 26, 2012
Dear SOT Member,
The February 2012, Vol. 125, No. 2 of Toxicological Sciences is now available online. As you plan your itinerary for the March SOT 2012 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, please note that Toxicological Sciences Editor-in-Chief Michael L. Cunningham and an Associate Editor will be available to discuss manuscript essentials in the SOT Pavilion (Booth #1700 in the ToxExpo Exhibit Hall), Monday–Wednesday, 3:00 pm–4:00 pm, March 12–14, 2012. A limited supply of the ToxSci 50th Anniversary Special Issue also will be available at the Pavilion. Congratulations to the recipients of the 2012 SOT Board of Publications Award for the Best Paper in Toxicological Sciences for Selective Phthalate Activation of Naturally Occurring Human Constitutive Androstane Receptor Splice Variants and the Pregnane X Receptor by Joshua G. DeKeyser, Elizabeth M. Laurenzana, Eric C. Peterson, Tao Chen, and Curtis J. Omiecinski. You can show your appreciation for the accomplishment of these authors and the other award recipients at the SOT Awards Ceremony on Sunday, March 11, 2012. With an increased impact factor of 5.093 (up from 4.814), ToxSci, the official journal of SOT, is the top original research journal in Toxicology.
SOT—Annual Meeting Early Bird Registration Deadline is this Friday
January 24, 2012
Dear SOT Member,
The Early Bird Registration deadline for the SOT 2012 Annual Meeting is 11:59 pm (EST), Friday January 27, 2012.
The SOT Annual Meeting is the largest toxicology meeting in the world, with over 8,000 attendees and hundreds of vendor exhibits. Scheduled for March 11–15, 2012, in San Francisco, California, the meeting is a cost-effective venue for high-quality Scientific Sessions and Continuing Education courses. If you have not already done so, please register now to take advantage of the reduced registration fees. After January 27, 2012, the Standard Registration rate will apply.
Be sure to make your hotel reservation by the deadline of Friday, February 3, 2012.
We look forward to welcoming you to the SOT 2012 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California.
SOT—Science News Alert
January 20, 2012
SOT 51st Annual Meeting March 11–15, 2012, San Francisco
SOT has been preparing for months to bring you the SOT 51st Annual Meeting, to be held March 11–15, 2012, in my hometown, spectacular San Francisco, California. I am confident that you liked what you saw as you paged through the Preliminary Program and are already planning your itinerary to include many of the featured sessions and events that make this meeting memorable each year. I look forward to greeting you at the Awards Ceremony on Sunday, March 11 and to seeing you at the roundtables, workshops, and symposiums and in the ToxExpo Exhibit Hall. If you haven’t registered for the meeting, I encourage you to take advantage of the Early Bird Registration that closes on January 27, 2012. For additional information, visit the SOT 2012 Annual Meeting website. See you in San Francisco!
In addition, SOT is committed to strengthening partnerships with other scientific and health-based organizations and sponsors meetings that may be of interest to you. Please see the information below and contact the organizers directly if you wish to participate.
Jon C. Cook
SOT President
SOT-Sponsored Meetings
Evidence-Based Toxicology for the 21st Century: Opportunities and Challenges—January 24–25
This workshop, hosted by the multi-stakeholder Evidence-based Toxicology Collaboration (EBTC), will be held January 24–25, 2012, at the US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and feature sessions on validation of high throughput methods, priority areas for deploying the new methods, case studies of past and current EBT related efforts, and governance and work processes of the EBTC as it moves forward. Primary presentations, followed by invited responses from several individuals, will include ample time for questions and answers. For program and registration information go to the EBTC website and/or send an email.
Individual Variability NAS Workshop—April 18–19
The next Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions Workshop, “Individual Variability,” will be held April 18–19, 2012, at the National Academies (NAS), Washington, DC. This workshop will explore new and innovative approaches to characterizing individual variability arising from endogenous, biological factors and its impact on susceptibility to risks from environmental exposures. The workshop also will consider the implications of emerging approaches to policies designed to address susceptibility in public health and risk assessment. The workshops are sponsored by The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) that asked NAS to facilitate communication among government, industry, environmental groups, and the academic community about scientific advances that may be used in the identification, quantification, and control of environmental impacts on human health. For more information, visit the NAS Workshop.
Toxicology for Industrial and Regulatory Scientists—April 23–27
The American College of Toxicology (ACT) Course, “Toxicology for Industrial and Regulatory Scientists,“ will be held April 23–27, 2012, Falls Church, Virginia. The course, taught by distinguished experts, is designed to provide a basic training in toxicology. Participants will obtain an overall understanding of the principles of nonclinical safety evaluation with an emphasis on the practical application of these principles and interpretation of nonclinical safety data. The course will include discussion of regulatory case studies and a workshop. For more information, please visit the ACT website.
Building for Better Decisions: Multi-Scale Integration of Human Health and Environmental Data—May 8–11
“Building for Better Decisions (B4BD): Multi-Scale Integration of Human Health and Environmental Health” SOT Contemporary Concepts in Toxicology (CCT) meeting will be held May 8–11, 2012, at the US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. This international conference will provide a unique opportunity to convene scientists from different sectors (e.g., government, industry, and academia), across the exposure-dose-response continuum for both ecological and health endpoints, and from other communities (e.g., clinical/biomedical informatics, defense, intelligence) to discuss data interoperability, data integration, data management and model interface needs with software developers, software engineers, database architects and administrators, and data analysts. Experts from these arenas will be brought together to discuss and explore the requirements for data accessibility, data storage, data management, data analysis, and data interoperability that are becoming increasingly critical for computational modeling, research, and regulatory decision making. Technology and design issues that transcend disciplines and that could exercise the science and organizational infrastructure required to ensure the success of these scientific endeavors and data integration also will be examined. It is envisioned that the presentations of perspectives from these arenas will help to advance the application of data from emerging technologies in an integrated fashion to inform health and environmental-based decision making. For further program and registration information, please visit the CCT B4BD website.
PPTOX III Environmental Stressors in the Developmental Origins of Disease: Evidence and Mechanisms—May 14–16
“Prenatal Programming and Toxicity III (PPTOX III) Environmental Stressors in the Developmental Origins of Disease: Evidence and Mechanisms” SOT Contemporary Concepts in Toxicology (CCT) meeting will be held May 14–16, 2012, in Paris, France. This international conference will focus on the role of environmental exposures and nutrients during development on subsequent diseases/dysfunctions later in life. The goal of the conference is to examine the animal and human data supporting this hypothesis (developmental basis of disease) by disease, organ system, and mechanism in order to review the current state of the literature and to identify mechanisms for the effects as well as to identify research gaps and challenges and to integrate the basic and applied science. The following items will be discussed during the meeting: new epidemiological and toxicological evidence for the contribution of developmental exposure to adult disease; predictive value of animal and alternative models; the essential contribution of epigenetics to programming; the effect of chemical or physical insults as well as nutritional imbalance on stem cells, and the long path from discovery to regulation. The outcomes of this meeting will include updated information on the state of the front-line science in this field, expanded contact, and possible development of collaborations among participants. For further program and registration information, please visit the CCT PPTOX III website.
The Contribution of Epigenetics in Pediatric Environmental Health—May 30–June 1, 2012
The Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) will convene a research conference titled “The Contribution of Epigenetics in Pediatric Environmental Health,” May 30–June 1, 2012, at the Stanford Court Renaissance Hotel in San Francisco, California This event will help mark CEHN’s 20th Anniversary and highlight the role of epigenetics in determining the impact of the environment on pediatric disease and children’s current and future health. The abstract submission deadline is 11:59 pm EDT, March 2, 2012. To view the Call for Abstracts, obtain further event details, or to register to attend, please visit the CEHN 2012 Research Conference website.
GRC on Environmental Endocrine Disruption—June 3–8
The 2012 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on “Environmental Endocrine Disruption” will provide investigators with the latest research findings in the field. The conference will be held June 3–8, 2012, Mount Snow, West Dover Vermont. Sessions will include talks on public policy; links between endocrine disruptors and disease processes; epidemiological studies; outcomes for wildlife and ecosystems; and underlying mechanisms of action of endocrine disruptors. It is anticipated that the collegial and cooperative atmosphere that has traditionally characterized this conference will provide the perfect setting for the intellectual development and collegial discussions to further research in this field. The GRC will be preceded by a Gordon-Kenan Research Seminar (GRS) for trainee-level investigators. More details can be found at the GRC website.
Teratology Society 52nd Annual Meeting—June 23–27
The Teratology Society’s (TS) 52nd Annual Meeting will be held June 23–27, 2012, at the Marriott Baltimore Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. The theme of the 2012 meeting is “Global Perspectives in Teratology” and will highlight teratology research and issues which have global impact, with topics including maternal/fetal health in developing countries, impact of nuclear disasters on congenital malformations, Vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy and neonatal development, international differences in hazard vs risk-based regulation, and novel computational approaches for the assessment of chemical safety. There also will be joint sessions with OTIS and NBTS covering latent functional effects of developmental exposures, effects of methamphetamines, and strategies to reduce the impact of known teratogens, as well as Continuing Education courses on Maternal/Fetal Immunology, Infections during Pregnancy, and the Role of Micro-RNAs in Human Disease and Teratogenesis.
In addition, the 2012 will meeting will feature several first time-ever sessions:
- Grant Funding Workshop with agency program officers
- All-day workshop on Issues in Pharmaceutical Safety Testing and Labeling
- Roundtable Session with the Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine
- Special workshop with investigators from the National Children’s Study
Share your work by submitting an abstract for poster or platform presentation before the February 15, 2012, deadline, and take advantage of the Early Bird Registration rates and register before the February 22, 2012, deadline. For additional information please visit the TS 52nd Annual Meeting website.
Society of Toxicologic Pathology 31st Annual Symposium—June 24–28
“Mechanisms of Toxicity” is the theme of the Society of Toxicologic Pathology (STP) 31st Annual Symposium to be held June 24–28, 2012, in Boston, Massachusetts. The global regulatory agencies and the general public require outstanding scientific rigor and quality in the human risk assessment of xenobiotics. To meet these demands, the toxicology and pathology professions are positioned to take advantage of key learnings captured from major advances in the molecular understanding of host defense, disease, and toxicity processes. The purpose of the 2012 Annual Symposium will be to examine the mechanism of toxicity in six general sessions covering tissue injury related to 1) host factors, 2) chemical structure, 3) xenobiotic cellular targets (on- and off-target), 4) new technologies (e.g., nanotechnology, siRNA therapy, and immunoconjugates), 5) cellular organelle specific effects, and 6) high profile environmental chemicals and consumer products. For addition information, please visit the STP 31st Annual Symposium website.
Mechanisms of Neurotoxicity and Implications for Neurological Disorders (Barcelona)—July 13
This symposium is a Satellite Event of the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Forum 2012, Barcelona, which will be held July 14–18 in Barcelona. The symposium focuses on the mechanisms of neurotoxicity potentially involved in neurodegenerative diseases and/or neurodevelopmental disorders. Aspects, including gene-environment interactions, specific cellular alterations, and neurodevelopmental implications will be covered by the selected speakers that are internationally recognized experts in the field. Additional oral presentations on the most relevant topics will be selected from the abstracts submitted, and priority will be given to young investigators. Other abstracts will be presented in a poster session. The event is promoted by the International Neurotoxicology Association (INA) and the Neurotoxicity Society (NTS), and is also supported by the University of Barcelona, the Karolinska Institute, and the IDIBELL Research Institute. For additional information, visit the FENS Forum 2012 website.
Xenobiotic Receptors: Physiological Regulators and Mediators of Toxicity, 31st Summer Symposium in Molecular Biology—July 22–24
The 31st Summer Symposium in Molecular Biology at Penn State’s University Park Campus, will be held at the Nittany Lion Inn at State College, Pennsylvania, and is certain to be of broad interest to scientists involved in all fields of basic research as well as those engaged as pharmaceutical and chemical industry scientists and government regulators. This meeting will bring together preeminent scientists to focus on the most recent advances in xenobiotic receptor research that underlie their biological modes of action, and assess the impact of these processes on human health, chemical disposition, and toxicity. Special emphasis will include focus on the receptors—CAR/PXR, the PPARs, AhR, and highlight technological advances in comprehensive pathway analysis of these biological effectors. For more information and to register, please visit the 31st Summer Symposium website.
Occupational and Environmental Factors in Neurological Disease Conference—November 1
The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine is hosting a special one-day conference, “Occupational and Environmental Factors in Neurological Disease” to take place on Thursday, November 1, 2012, at Fisherman’s Wharf Holiday Inn in San Francisco, California. The conference addresses an important topic with the goal of maximizing interactions among occupational and environmental health clinicians, researchers, and public health policymakers. In addition, a hands-on training workshop the afternoon before the main meeting day will provide an important additional educational training opportunity for non-neurologists who are clinical occupational practitioners. For details on conference registration, please visit the Office of Continuing Medical Education website.
Late Breaking Abstract Deadline Tomorrow
January 19, 2012
Dear SOT Member,
We invite you to submit your abstract during the SOT 2012 Annual Meeting late-breaking submission phase, which ends tomorrow, January 20, 2012 at 11:59 pm (EST). More than 3,000 presentations are scheduled for the Society’s 51st Annual Meeting and ToxExpo in San Francisco, California, and we would like to include yours!
Please select the Late Breaking option in the submission section of the 2012 Abstract Submission website. (The “Abstract Submission” option applies to the October deadline and is now closed. If you do not see the Late-Breaking option, please click on Modify Your Account and go to Step 4 to add the appropriate role to your account.)
Please note the established criteria that qualify an abstract to be accepted during this final submission phase.
- The research must be new and of sufficient scientific importance to merit special consideration after the standard abstract deadline. Abstracts should describe high-impact original research that could not be completed prior to the original deadline.
- All abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Program Committee and held to the same standards used to evaluate abstracts submitted for the original deadline.
- Your abstract should not be a revision of a previously-submitted one that was not accepted unless you received specific communication from the Scientific Program Committee suggesting that resubmission during the late abstract period may be appropriate.
- Scientists who had to wait until after the original October deadline to submit due to funding issues are encouraged to submit an abstract for consideration.
- Not more than one abstract will be accepted by the same presenting author.
- Given the Society’s current publishing deadline, the abstracts accepted will be provided as a printed addendum but searchable through the Online Itinerary Planner.
All abstracts accepted during this final submission phase will be accessible through the Itinerary Planner (mobile and online versions only) and programmed for Thursday, March 15 from 8:30 am to 12:00 noon. These abstracts will not be printed in the Program, but a supplemental adendum will be available to attendees in the registration area at the Annual Meeting.
We look forward to welcoming you to San Francisco, California, and hope that you will consider submitting your abstract.
Sincerely,
William Slikker Jr.
Chairperson, SOT Scientific Program Committee
SOT Vice President
Lois D. Lehman-McKeeman
Co-Chair, SOT Scientific Program Committee
SOT Vice President-Elect
SOT—Applications Being Accepted for Research Funding Travel Award
January 17, 2012
Dear SOT Member,
The SOT Research Funding Committee is pleased to announce that SOT will provide up to four travel awards of $500 each to supplement institutional funding for early career investigators to attend an NIH Regional Seminar. These comprehensive seminars on NIH grants processes and policies include topics such as peer review, grant writing for success, pre-award and post-award issues for administrators and investigators, compliance, how to interact electronically with NIH, and the opportunity to meet and discuss grants issues with over 30 HHS and NIH officials.
The first seminar this year will be held on April 16–18, 2012, at the Indianapolis University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana. Registration is limited and will open mid-January.
The second seminar will be held in Washington, DC on June 20–22, 2012, location to be determined. Registration will open mid-February.
More information and the application forms can be accessed via the SOT Awards and Fellowships by selecting the award name “NIH Regional Seminar Travel Award.” In your application, please clearly indicate the seminar date and location that you want to attend.
SOT—2012 Dues Renewal
January 13, 2012
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Act now to renew your membership in the Society of Toxicology.
We value your membership in the Society of Toxicology and partnership in advancing toxicology to enhance human, animal, and environmental health. However, our records indicate that you have not yet paid your membership dues for 2012. To keep your SOT membership current, please pay your membership dues today by using the convenient SOT Membership Renewal Online System. You also may join SOT Regional Chapters, Specialty Sections, and Special Interest Groups at the same time. Now, more than ever your SOT membership provides you with the tools you need to connect and collaborate with your peers and be a leader in your field. The Society's more than 7,000 members are a global community drawn from academic institutions, industry, and government service, among others.
Making your dues payment now assures your continued member benefits, including an electronic ToxSci subscription; the Communiqué newsletter; member-only access to the SOT website and ToXchange, the private and secure SOT member network; free member candidate access to the SOT online Job Bank; reduced member registration rates for the 2012 Annual Meeting; and more!
Act today to stay at the cutting edge of Toxicology. Keep your membership current in SOT. Why not do it right now?
Continuing Education Opportunities at SOT 2012
January 11, 2012
The SOT Continuing Education (CE) Committee is proud to present the program for the 51st Annual Meeting!
Courses can be applied toward certifying and licensing board requirements and may also be used for recertification with the American Board of Toxicology (ABT). Both Basic and Advanced Course topics are offered. Basic Courses are intended to provide a broad overview of an area or to assist individuals in learning new techniques or approaches. Advanced Courses are intended to be of interest to individuals with previous knowledge of the subject or already working in the field.
In 2012, 13 CE courses will be held on Sunday, March 11, 2012, at the Moscone Convention Center. Choose your course and sign up today!
Sunrise Course: 7:00 AM to 7:45 AM
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SR01: Alternative In Vitro Toxicology Testing for the 21st Century (Basic)
Morning Courses: 8:15 AM to 12:00 PM
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AM02: Applications of Biomarkers in the Assessment of Health and Disease (Advanced)
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AM03: Basic Embryology and Developmental Toxicity Testing (Basic)
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AM04: Cutaneous Toxicity: In Vitro Methods for Toxicity and Safety Evaluation (Advanced)
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AM05: Frontiers and Applications in Predictive Toxicology: In Silico Methods for Risk Assessment, Toxicology, and Metabolism (Basic)
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AM06: Overview and Application of the WHO-IPCS Harmonized Guidance for Immunotoxicity Risk Assessment for Chemicals (Basic)
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AM07: Stem Cells in Toxicology (Basic)
Afternoon Courses: 1:15 PM to 5:00 PM
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PM08: Concepts of Green Chemistry and Its Role in the Identification and Design of Safer Chemicals and Products (Basic)
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PM09: Innate Immunity and Its Relevance to Toxicology (Basic)
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PM10: MicroRNAs in Biology and Toxicology (Basic)
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PM11: Regulatory Sciences: Preclinical Drug Development from Small Molecules to Biologics (Basic)
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PM12: Specialized Techniques for Dose-Response Assessment and Risk Assessment of Chemical Mixtures (Advanced)
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PM13: The Use of Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling to Inform Early Life Sensitivity to Chemical Toxicity (Advanced)
SOT—Upcoming Awards Deadlines
January 10, 2012
The Regional Chapters, Special Interest Groups, and Specialty Sections of the Society of Toxicology confer a number of awards each year to recognize the achievements of toxicologists, particularly graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
Awards with deadlines in January and February 2012 are listed with the earliest deadlines at the top.
Please consider applying for these awards as appropriate and/or informing a qualified student, postdoctoral researcher or colleague about these awards. Interested award applicants should go to the SOT Awards and Fellowships page for full details and contact information for each award.
January 2012
Regional Chapter Awards
Northern California Young Investigator Award—Deadline of January 15
Allegheny-Erie Student Travel Award—Deadline of January 31
Specialty Section Awards
Mixtures Best Student/Postdoc Abstract Award—Deadline of January 12
Occupational and Public Health Best Manuscript Award and Paper of the Year Award—Deadlines of January 13
Inhalation and Respiratory Young Investigator Award—Extended Deadline of January 15
Mechanisms Robert J. Rubin Student Travel Award*—Deadline of January 20
Risk Assessment Best Overall Abstract Award, Best Published Paper Advancing the Science of Risk Assessment Award, Best Published Paper Demonstrating an Application of Risk Assessment Award, John Doull Award*, Perry J. Gehring Best Graduate Student Abstract Award*, Perry J. Gehring Best Postdoctoral Fellow Abstract Award*, and Robert J. Rubin Student Travel Award*—Deadlines of January 21
In Vitro and Alternative Methods Student Award—Deadline of January 23
Food Safety Frank C. Lu Student Award*—Deadline of January 27
Medical Device Best Overall Abstract Award, Best Published Paper Regarding Medical Devices Award, and Student Travel Award—Deadlines of January 27
Dermal Toxicology Annual “Paper of the Year” Award, Battelle Student Research Award, Informa Healthcare Award, and Student and Postdoctoral Awards—Deadlines of January 31
Metals Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Awards*—Deadline of January 31
Nanotoxicology Best Publication Award, Outstanding Graduate Student Award, and Outstanding Postdoctoral Award—Deadlines of January 31
Neurotoxicology Graduate Student Poster Award and Postdoctoral Fellow/Associate Poster Award—Deadlines of January 31
Ocular Toxicology Career Achievement Award—Deadline of January 31
Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology Best Reproductive/Developmental Toxicology Paper in Toxicological Sciences Award—Deadline of January 31
Special Interest Group Awards
Hispanic Organization of Toxicologists Hispanic Travel Award—Deadline of January 12
Association of Scientists of Indian Origin Dr. Dharm Singh Postdoctoral Fellow/Young Investigator Best Abstract Award*, Dr. Harihara Mehendale Graduate Student Best Abstract Award*, Dr. Laxman Desai Graduate Student Best Abstract Award*,International Travel Award, Senior Toxicologist Award, and Young Investigator Award—Deadlines of January 30
Korean Toxicologists Association in America Best Presentations by Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Trainee Award—Deadline of January 31
February 2012
Regional Chapter Awards
South Central Student Travel Award—Deadline of February 1
North Carolina Graduate and Undergraduate Student Poster Competition—Deadline of February 10
Specialty Section Awards
Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues Student Awards—Deadline of February 1
Drug Discovery Toxicology Emil A. Pfitzer Student Award*—Deadline of February 10
Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology Student/Postdoc Award—Deadline of February 15
Food Safety Burdock Group Travel Awards—Deadline of February 24
*Indicates award funded through the SOT Endowment Fund.
SOT 2012–2013 Election Ballot
December 28, 2011
Dear Voting Member of the Society of Toxicology,
The Nominating Committee, including Chairperson Cheryl Lyn Walker, Laura Andrews, Deborah A. Cory-Slechta, Vicki L. Dellarco, Marion F. Ehrich, Michael F. Hughes, Jane Ellen Simmons, Robert S. Skoglund, Kimberley Anne Treinen, and Council Contact Michael P. Holsapple is proud to present the 2012–2013 nominees for SOT officers and members of SOT elected committees.
The online ballot is available on the SOT website. Just log in using your email and SOT password to gain access to the ballot. After you review the candidate biographical information, make your selections by marking the appropriate spaces next to the candidates’ names, or complete text fields for write-in candidates.
As an alternative, you may print and fax your ballot. Please mark the ballot in the appropriate spaces and be sure to include your signature and printed full name. Blank spaces are provided for write-in candidates. Fax the ballot, with the accompanying cover sheet that also includes your signature, printed full name, and address, to the offices of Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP (Certified Public Accountants), Fax: 240.403.3701, Attn: E. Smith.
Your ballot will be valid only if you have printed and signed your name on both the fax cover sheet and the ballot sheet. All valid ballots received by February 1, 2012, will be counted.
Thank you for participating in this important election process. Follow the results in the Special Issue of the Communiqué in late February. I hope that your 2011 was most successful and satisfying and that I have the pleasure of seeing you in March at our 51st Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California.
Sincerely,
Peter L. Goering
SOT Secretary
Seasons Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year
December 23, 2011
Toxicol. Sci. Table of Contents for January 2012; Vol. 125, No. 1
December 20, 2011
Dear SOT Member,
The January 2012, Vol. 125, No. 1 of Toxicological Sciences is now available and you can access the table of contents online. Editor-in-Chief Michael L. Cunningham provides “a few comments to assist potential authors in submitting manuscripts that are publishable in Toxicological Sciences” in his Editorial. Dr. Cunningham and an Associate Editor will be available to discuss manuscript essentials in the SOT Pavilion (Booth #1700), Monday–Wednesday, 3:00 pm–4:00 pm, March 12–14, 2012, at the SOT Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Congratulations to the recipients of the 2012 SOT Board of Publications for the Best Paper in Toxicological Sciences Award for Selective Phthalate Activation for Naturally Occurring Human Constitutive Androstane Receptor Splice Variants and the Pregnane X Receptor by Joshua G. DeKeyser, Elizabeth M. Laurenzana, Eric C. Peterson, Tao Chen, and Curtis J. Omiecinski. With an increased impact factor of 5.093 (up from 4.814), ToxSci, the official journal of SOT, is the top original research journal in Toxicology in a category of 77.
SOT—Stem Cells Specialty Section Award Notice
December 20, 2011
Dear SOT Member,
The competition for the 2012 Stem Cells Specialty Section Excellence in Research Awards for Students and Postdoctoral Fellows is now open. The submission requirements are:
- An extended abstract of the work to be presented at the Annual Meeting. Abstract should be no more than two single-spaced pages in length, including figures and figure legends.
- A letter from the applicant’s advisor stating that the work was performed while the applicant was a Student/Fellow and detailing the role of the Student/Fellow in the research project.
- Applicant must be first author on the abstract.
- Submission of the same work to more than one Specialty Section is not allowed.
To qualify, applicants must be members of the Stem Cells Specialty Section or able to show application for membership, and the work must be related to the field of stem cell toxicology. One 1st Place and one 2nd Place awardee will be selected for both the Graduate Student and the Postdoctoral categories. Awardees will receive a monetary award and a certificate of recognition. First place awards will be $250 and second place will be $100. All application materials are due on January 31, 2012, to Dr. Erik J. Tokar.
CEd-Tox: Continuing Education Beyond the Annual Meeting
December 19, 2011
CEd-Tox, the SOT Online Continuing Education Course program, offers a great, low-cost way to expand your professional development, or stay current in the field of toxicology.
Currently there are 21 courses offered, from the 2009, 2010, and 2011 Annual Meetings.
2011 Courses:
- Applications of Computational Systems Biology for Toxicology (Basic)
- Biodegradable Materials for Tissue Engineering: Applications and Safety Assessment (Basic)
- Best Practices for Developing, Characterizing, and Applying Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Models in Risk Assessment (Advanced)
- Current Non Clinical Strategies and Methods for Evaluating Drug-Induced Cardiovascular Toxicity (Basic)
- Dealing with the Data Deluge: A Live Data Discovery and Analysis Course (Basic)
- Drug Hypersensitivity Reactions: Risk Assessment and Management (Basic)
- Epigenetics in Toxicology: Introduction, Mechanistic Understanding, and Applications in Safety Assessment (Basic)
- Evaluating Toxicity of Engineered Nanomaterials: Issues with Conventional Toxicology Approaches (Basic)
- New Technologies and Approaches in Genetic Toxicology and Their Expanding Role in General Toxicology and Safety Assessment (Basic)
- Practical How-To and Pitfalls Associated with Current Epigenetic Studies (Advanced)
- Protecting Human Health: Use of Toxicological and Epidemiological Data in Determining Safe Levels for Human Exposure (Basic)
- Quantitative In Vitro to In Vivo Extrapolation: The Essential Element of In Vitro Assay Based Risk Assessment (Basic)
- Stem Cells Utility in Toxicology Screening (Basic)
- The Biology and Toxicology of the Peri- and Post-Natal Development (Basic)
- Toxicology and Risk Assessment of Chemical Mixtures (Basic)
2010 Courses:
- Assessment of Ocular Toxicity in Toxicology Studies Conducted for Regulatory Purposes (Basic)
- Comparative Biology of the Lung (Basic)
- Mitochondrial Toxicity: Animal Models and Screening Methods in Drug Development (Basic)
- Segment-Specific Renal Pathology for the Non-Pathologist (Basic)
2009 Courses:
- Stress as a Confounding Factor in Toxicology Studies (Basic)
- Translation of Safety Biomarkers in Drug Discovery and Development (Advanced)
Written transcriptions available with registration to select courses.
Graduate Student and Postdoctoral SOT Members receive complimentary access to all courses.
Scientists from developing countries, regardless of Member Type, may be eligible for free access to courses. Contact SOT Headquarters for eligibility information.
Visit the SOT CEd-Tox: Continuing Education Course Online to register today!
Happy New Year from the SOT Endowment Fund Board
December 16, 2011
Last Chance to Submit an Abstract for the SOT 51st Annual Meeting
December 12, 2011
Dear SOT Member,
More than 2,700 presentations are scheduled for Society’s 51st Annual Meeting and ToxExpo in San Francisco, California! We invite you to submit your abstract during the late-breaking submission phase. This final submission phase will take place from Monday, December 12 through Friday, January 20, 2012. All abstracts will be submitted online by 11:59 pm EST on the posted deadline.
Please select the Late Breaking option in the submission section of the Annual Meeting website. (The “Abstract Submission” option applies to the October deadline and is now closed. If you do not see the Late Breaking option, please click on Modify Your Account and go to Step 4 to add the appropriate role to your account.)
Please note the established criteria that qualify an abstract to be accepted during this final submission phase.
- The research must be new and of sufficient scientific importance to merit special consideration after the standard abstract deadline. Abstracts should describe high-impact original research that could not be completed prior to the original deadline.
- All abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Program Committee and held to the same standards used to evaluate abstracts submitted for the original deadline.
- Your abstract should not be a revision of a previously-submitted one that was not accepted unless you received specific communication from the Scientific Program Committee suggesting that resubmission during the late abstract period may be appropriate.
- Scientists who had to wait until after the original October deadline to submit due to funding issues are encouraged to submit an abstract for consideration.
- Not more than one abstract will be accepted by the same presenting author.
- Given the Society’s current publishing deadline, the abstracts accepted will be provided as a printed addendum but searchable through the Online Itinerary Planner.
All abstracts accepted during this final submission phase will be accessible through the Online Itinerary Planner and programmed for Thursday, March 15 from 8:30 am to 12:00 noon. These abstracts will not be printed in the program, but a supplemental paper copy will be available to attendees in the registration area at the Annual Meeting.
We look forward to welcoming you to San Francisco, California, and hope that you will consider submitting your abstracts.
Sincerely,
William Slikker Jr.
Chairperson, SOT Scientific Program Committee
SOT Vice President
Lois D. Lehman-McKeeman
Co-Chair, SOT Scientific Program Committee
SOT Vice President-Elect
Eurotox2012—Abract Deadline January 6, 2012
December 12, 2011
Dear SOT Member,
The 48th EUROTOX Congress, celebrating 50 years of toxicology organizations in Europe, will be held June 17–20, 2012, at the Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre. You still have time to submit an abstract as the deadline is extended to January 6, 2012. The scientific program will be designed with input from toxicologists from all parts of Europe and around the globe and will incorporate cutting-edge toxicology and safety science. Visit the congress website to discover the wide range of topics representing the latest scientific and regulatory developments in toxicology and prepare your participation. Register before February 10, 2012, to benefit from the Early Bird Rates. For additional information on submitting an abstract, please visit Eurotox2012.
Marie Haag Grönlund
President of the Swedish Society of Toxicology
Torbjörn Malmfors
Chair of the Organizing Committee
SOT Communiqué Winter Issue 2012
December 8, 2011
Host Mentors for the 2012 SOT Undergraduate Education Program
December 7, 2011
Dear SOT Member,
The Committee for Diversity Initiatives (CDI) invites you to serve as a Host Mentor for the Undergraduate Education Program March 10–12, 2012, in San Francisco, California. This program is an important and long-standing SOT initiative designed to encourage students to pursue graduate studies in toxicology. About 40 undergraduate students have been selected to attend, some from groups that are underrepresented in the sciences and others from institutions that receive low levels of federal science funding.
Host mentors are critical to the program. Program participants are organized into mentoring groups, as a mentor relationship is cited as a key factor for students who progress to graduate school. As a Host Mentor, we anticipate that you will draw upon your own experiences to add a personal touch to the information presented within the program. This is a rewarding opportunity to provide eager undergraduate students with your unique perspective on toxicology graduate studies and careers.
The Host Mentors arrive Saturday, March 10, 2012, and meet their groups during the evening reception. We encourage you to participate in as many of the activities as possible through midday Monday, March 12. Each group includes one or more toxicologist Host Mentors, two Peer Mentors (graduate student and postdoctoral scholars), an advisor from an undergraduate institution, and four or five students. During the two-day program, beginning 4:30 pm Saturday, through 1:00 pm Monday, the groups will investigate the field of toxicology, interact with poster presenters, learn about the toxicology discipline as a career, and explore options for graduate school. Host Mentors and Peer Mentors put the students at ease, discuss what a career as a scientist is like, answer questions, help students find the rooms for their sessions, review posters, and visit the exhibit hall and scientific sessions together.
To volunteer as a Host Mentor, please contact me at the link below. We look forward to your volunteering and participating in the 2012 Undergraduate Education Program to make it a grand success.
Sudheer Beedanagari
CDI Committee 2011–2014
IUTOX ICTXIII Request for Scientific Proposals Dec. 31 Deadline
December 7, 2011
Dear SOT Member,
The Society of Toxicology and its members are active and dedicated participants in the International Union of Toxicology (IUTOX). SOT members serve as IUTOX Executive Committee members and SOT provides financial support to many IUTOX initiatives.
The Scientific Program Committee of the Korean Society of Toxicology, host of the 13th International Congress of Toxicology (ICTXIII) meeting in Seoul, June 30–July 4, 2013, has announced a December 31, 2011 submission deadline for scientific proposals to support the theme, Translational Toxicology: From Basic Science to Clinical and Environmental Outcomes. This congress will offer many opportunities to exchange advanced knowledge on Toxicology. The congress will be comprised of keynote lectures given by world-renowned scholars, in addition to symposia, workshops, and debates, as well as oral and poster sessions.
Please visit the ICTXIII website to learn more about the meeting and to download a copy of the scientific proposal form and submission guidelines.
SOT—US EPA Call for Nominations
December 6, 2011
Dear SOT Member,
The US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) is seeking nominees from the scientific community to be considered for appointment to the US EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee to provide advice through the chartered SAB regarding Toxicological Reviews of environmental chemicals available on US EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS).
The chartered Board provides strategic advice to the US EPA Administrator on a variety of US EPA science and research programs and reviews and approves all SAB subcommittee and panel reports. Additional information about the SAB Federal Advisory Committees may be found on the US EPA website.
US EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) is a publicly available database which contains hazard and dose-response information on hundreds of chemical substances and their potential health effects. US EPA’s IRIS program develops human health risk assessments (i.e., Toxicological Reviews) used to inform the Agency’s decisions on protecting public health. US EPA is seeking SAB advice on a continuous basis as part of an effort to strengthen and streamline the process for IRIS Toxicological Review development. In response, the SAB is establishing a new subcommittee, the Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee, which will provide advice through the chartered SAB regarding the IRIS program and the development of IRIS Toxicological Reviews.
The SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations of experts to serve on the SAB Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee with knowledge in human health risk assessment and expertise in a range of disciplines including, but not limited to: public health; epidemiology; toxicology; modeling; biostatistics; and risk assessment.
SOT members may nominate one or more qualified individuals for membership on the advisory committee. Self-nominations are also accepted. Nominations must include a current, complete resume or curriculum vitae (CV) for each nominee, including current business address and/or home address, telephone number, and email address if available. SOT members should submit their CVs and any additional information to Martha Lindauer by December 23, 2011. A Subcommittee of SOT Council will review the nominations and will forward those to EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) Chemical Assessment Advisory Committee for further consideration.
Thank you for participating in this important process!
SOT—Professional Needs Assessment Survey Results Webinar
December 5, 2011
Dear SOT Member,
The Professional Needs Assessment (PNA) Task Force is holding a webinar on Wednesday, December 7 from 1:00 pm–2:00 pm EST to communicate the results of the PNA Survey. Representatives from the Career Resource and Development, Continuing Education, and Education Committees as well as the PNA Task Force and the Global Strategy Task Force will be available to answer questions. The participation of these committees in the question and answer portion of this webinar is particularly important as these groups will likely evaluate and implement the recommendations of the PNA Survey. A brief presentation was made on the Survey results at the SOT Education Summit held October 20–21 in Baltimore; the next step is to make the results available in an interactive format to all SOT members.
We encourage you to attend this webinar that is open to all SOT members. Register for this webinar now.
Mary Beth Genter
Chair, Professional Needs Assessment Task Force
Gary Carlson
Co-Chair, Professional Needs Assessment Task Force
Officer Nominations Sought for SOT Postdoctoral Assembly
December 1, 2011
Dear Ms. Alvarenga,
The Society of Toxicology (SOT) Postdoctoral Assembly (PDA) invites nominations for officers of the PDA 2012–2013 Board. We are seeking candidates for the positions of Vice Chair, Treasurer, and Councilor. The duties performed by each officer are listed on the PDA website.
If you would like to nominate a postdoctoral scholar (self nominations are welcome) please contact Susan Simmons at SOT Headquarters via emaile. Be sure to include the name of the nominee, the institution at which the scholar serves, telephone number, and email address. Eligible nominees must be SOT members with a Postdoctoral position as of February 1, 2012. We will be accepting nominations until December 16. Online election ballots will be available January 10, 2011.
More information about PDA activities can be found on the PDA website. You can also contact me with any inquiries. To share this opportunity with postdoctoral scholars in your organization, please feel free to download and post the following informational flyer on the PDA nominations.
Serving as a PDA officer is a great opportunity to learn about the inner workings of SOT, as well as to meet the needs of your peers, and guide the future of your postdoctoral colleagues.
Thank you,
Marie Fortin, PhD
Treasurer of the Postdoctoral Assembly
Society of Toxicology
SOT—Call for Nominations
November 30, 2011
Dear SOT Member,
The Society of Toxicology (SOT) is pleased to announce that the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)/National Toxicology Program (NTP) is seeking nominations for the organization’s federally funded advisory group, the Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods (SACATM) and SOT has been asked to bring forward qualified candidates for consideration. The SACATM Committee provides advice to the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (ICCVAM), the NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM). The advice that the committee offers relates to the development, validation, scientific review, regulatory acceptance, implementation, and national and international harmonization of new, revised, and alternative toxicological test methods. Complete information about SACATM can be found on the NTP website.
If you are interested in nominating yourself or a colleague for the SACATM, please send a cover letter indicating why your (or the nominee’s) experience, knowledge, and activities relative to the various categories for representation on the SACATM would make you (or the nominee) an appropriate candidate. In addition, please send curriculum vitae, including current business address and/or home address, telephone number, and email address. If you are nominating a colleague, please acknowledge that the nominee is aware of the nomination.
All nominations must be submitted to Martha Lindauer no later than Friday, December 16, 2011. A sub-committee of SOT Council will review the credentials of all candidates and a final slate of nominations will be submitted to NIEHS by December 23, 2011.
SACATM provides advice on activities and directives relating to NICEATM’s support of ICCVAM and on ICCVAM’s statutorily mandated functions that include:
- Review and evaluate new or revised or alternative test methods, including batteries of test and test screens that may be acceptable for specific regulatory uses including the coordination of technical reviews of proposed new or revised or alternative test methods of interagency interest.
- Facilitate appropriate interagency and international harmonization of acute or chronic toxicological test protocols that encourage the reduction, refinement, or replacement of animal test methods.
- Facilitate and provide guidance on the development of validation criteria, validation studies, and processes for new or revised or alternative test methods and help facilitate the acceptance of such scientifically valid test methods and awareness of accepted test methods by Federal agencies and other stakeholders.
Meetings and Compensation
SACATM meets at least once per fiscal year, at the call of the Designated Federal Officer. Members are paid at the rate of $200 per day, plus per diem and travel expenses. Members who are officers or employees of the US government will not receive compensation for service on the SACATM. SACATM members serve rotating terms of up to four years with an annual renewal date of July 1.
Sincerely,
Jon C. Cook, PhD, ATS, DABT
SOT President
2012 SOT Membership Dues Renewal
November 29, 2011
Dear SOT Member,
I am writing to remind you that your 2012 Society of Toxicology (SOT) membership renewal is due at SOT Headquarters by December 15, 2011. Why not take a few minutes to renew your membership now? Simply go to the SOT Renewal Online Form on the SOT website to do so. Renewal is quick and easy and you may submit your dues online by credit card or print an invoice to mail with a check, money order, or wire transfer (US Funds Only).
As you know, SOT membership provides many benefits—from greatly reduced fees for premier toxicology meetings, including the SOT Annual Meeting which will be held in San Francisco, California, March 11–15, 2012, to complete access to all the resources on the SOT website, including use of ToXchange, the private and secure SOT member network, as well as important communications about your discipline and full participation in the community of scholars that is SOT.
We trust that you value your membership in SOT as much as the Society values you as a member. Thank you for renewing today. (And, if this message reaches you while your dues are currently on their way to us, thank you for already renewing!)
If you have any questions or encounter any difficulties, please contact SOT Headquarters or call Membership Services at 703.438.3115.
Thank you for choosing to continue your active participation in the Society of Toxicology.
Sincerely,
Shawn Douglas Lamb
Executive Director
Society of Toxicology
P.S. While you are renewing your membership online, you may also want to take the time to register for the SOT 2012 Annual Meeting at the Early Bird rate.
Toxicol. Sci. Table of Contents for December 2011; Vol. 124, No. 2
November 15, 2011
Dear SOT Member,
The December 2011, Vol. 124, No. 2 of Toxicological Sciences is now available and you can access the table of contents online. The series of 50th Anniversary Invited Contributions continues with The Role of Environmental Exposures in Neurodegeneration and Neurodegenerative Diseases by Jason R. Cannon and J. Timothy Greenamyre. In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Society of Toxicology, ToxSci is publishing invited reviews in each 2011 issue, all of which are available freely online. In addition, you can access the 50th Anniversary Special Supplement (March 2011 Supplement 1) online. This special issue represents areas that are, or have been, a major focus and impactful areas in toxicology with forward-looking topics, including reviews on carcinogenesis, toxicogenomics, nanotoxicology, and synthetic biology. With an increased impact factor of 5.093 (up from 4.814), ToxSci, the official journal of SOT, is the top original research journal in Toxicology in a category of 77.
Upcoming SOT Awards Deadlines
November 9, 2011
Dear SOT Member,
The Regional Chapters, Special Interest Groups, and Specialty Sections of the Society of Toxicology confer a number of awards each year to recognize the achievements of toxicologists, particularly graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
Awards with deadlines of November 2011 through January 2012 are listed below by component group with the earliest deadlines at the top.
Please consider applying for these awards as appropriate and/or informing a qualified student, postdoctoral researcher, or interested colleague about these awards. Interested award applicants should go to the SOT Awards and Fellowships page for full details and contact information for each award.
November 2011
Specialty Section Awards
Carcinogenesis Graduate Student Award/Dharm V. Singh Carcinogenesis Endowment Award* and Postdoctoral Fellowship Award—Deadlines of November 16
Special Interest Group Awards
Women in Toxicology Mentoring Award—Deadline of November 18
December 2011
Regional Chapter Awards
Northland Student Travel Award—Deadline of December 1
Specialty Section Awards
Biotechnology Best Paper Award, Career Achievement in Biotechnology Award, Outstanding Young Investigator Award, and Student Achievement Award—Deadlines of December 1
Cardiovascular Toxicology Impact Award and Trainee Travel Award—Deadlines of December 31
Comparative and Veterinary Student Travel Award—Deadline of December 30
Dermal Toxicology Annual Paper of the Year Award—Deadline of December 1
Immunotoxicology HESI Immunotoxicology Young Investigator Travel Award* and Vos Award—Career Achievement in Immunotoxicology—Deadlines of December 30
Inhalation and Respiratory Career Achievement Award,Mary Amdur Student Award*, Paper of the Year Award, Postdoctoral Award, Student Award, and Young Investigator Award—Deadlines of December 16
Mechanisms Gabriel L. Plaa Education Award*—Deadline of December 1, and Renal Toxicology Award*—Deadline of December 15
Occupational and Public Health Best Abstract Award—Deadline of December 23
Regulatory and Safety Evaluation Student Travel Award—Deadline of December 31
Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology Scientific Achievement Award—Deadline of December 1
Special Interest Group Awards
American Association of Chinese in Toxicology Charles River Best Abstract Awards and Jean Lu Student Scholarship Award*—Deadlines of December 15
Women in Toxicology Graduate Student Achievement Award, Postdoctoral Fellow Achievement Award, and Vera W. Hudson and Elizabeth K. Weisburger Scholarship Fund Student Award*—Deadlines of December 16
January 2012
Regional Chapter Awards
Allegheny-Erie Student Travel Award—Deadline of January 31
National Capital Area Bern Schwetz Student Travel Award—Deadline of January 1
Northern California Young Investigator Award—Deadline of January 15
Specialty Section Awards
Biological Modeling Perry J. Gehring Student Award*—Deadline of January 9
Comparative and Veterinary Roger O. McClellan Student Award*—Deadline of January 1
Dermal Toxicology Battelle Student Research Award, Informa Healthcare Award, Student and Postdoctoral Awards—Deadlines of January 31
Food Safety Frank C. Lu Student Award*—Deadline of January 27
Immunotoxicology Best Paper of the Year Award, Best Presentation by a Postdoctoral Trainee Award, Best Presentation by a Student Award, and Outstanding Young Immunotoxicologist Award—Deadlines of January 6
In Vitro and Alternative Methods MB Research Award for Distinction in Practical In Vitro and Alternative Toxicology Methods—Deadline of January 1, and Student Award—Deadline of January 23
Mechanisms Robert J. Rubin Student Travel Award*—Deadline of January 20
Medical Device Best Overall Abstract Award, Best Published Paper Regarding Medical Devices Award, Student Travel Award—Deadlines of January 27
Metals Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Awards*—Deadline of January 31
Mixtures Best Student/Postdoc Abstract Award—Deadline of January 12
Nanotoxicology Best Publication Award, Outstanding Graduate Student Award, and Outstanding Postdoctoral Award—Deadlines of January 31
Neurotoxicology Graduate Student Poster Award and Postdoctoral Fellow/Associate Poster Award—Deadlines of January 31
Occupational and Public Health Best Manuscript Award and Paper of the Year Award—Deadlines of January 13
Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology Best Reproductive/Developmental Toxicology Paper in Toxicological Sciences Award—Deadline of January 31
Risk Assessment Best Overall Abstract Award, Best Published Paper Advancing the Science of Risk Assessment Award, Best Published Paper Demonstrating an Application of Risk Assessment Award, John Doull Award, *Perry J. Gehring Best Graduate Student Abstract Award*, Perry J. Gehring Best Postdoctoral Fellow Abstract Award*, and Robert J. Rubin Student Travel Award*—Deadlines of January 21
Toxicologic and Exploratory Pathology Charles Capen Student Travel Award, Roger O. McClellan Student Award*, and Travel Award—Deadlines of January 1
Special Interest Group Awards
Association of Scientists of Indian Origin Dr. Dharm Singh Postdoctoral Fellow/Young Investigator Best Abstract Award*, Dr. Harihara Mehendale Graduate Student Best Abstract Award*, Dr. Laxman Desai Graduate Student Best Abstract Award*, Senior Toxicologist Award, and Young Investigator Award—Deadlines of January 30
Hispanic Organization of Toxicologists Hispanic Travel Award—Deadline of January 7
Korean Toxicologists Association in AmericaYoung Soo Choi Student Scholarship Award*—Deadline of January 6 and Best Presentations by Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Trainee Award—Deadline of January 31
*Indicates award funded through the SOT Endowment Fund. Full details can be found on the website.
SOT By-Laws Revision Ballot
October 26, 2011
Dear SOT Member,
Each year, SOT Council undertakes a complete review of the Constitution and By-Laws of the Society of Toxicology. During its July 2011 meeting, Council approved the proposed amendments. The amendments were presented to the membership for comments via email and ToXchange in September.
At this time, voting members are being asked to use the on-line ballot to vote for the proposed amendments. You will be asked to log in using your email address and SOT Password to gain access to the electronic ballot. If you would prefer to print and fax a ballot, you may download the ballot. 
Please submit this ballot on or before Monday, December 26, 2011. Approval by two-thirds vote of the ballots received within 60 days is required for adoption.
Feel free to contact your Headquarters Office at 703.438.3115 or email Jim Dailey if you need any assistance with the balloting process.
Thank you for participating in this important process.
Sincerely,
Peter L. Goering
Secretary, Society of Toxicology
SOT PPTOX III Meeting in Paris May 14–16, 2012
October 24, 2011
Toxicol. Sci. Table of Contents for November 2011; Vol. 124, No. 1
October 20, 2011
Dear SOT Member,
The November 2011, Vol. 124, No. 1 of Toxicological Sciences is now available and you can access the table of contents on-line. The series of 50th Anniversary Invited Contributions continues with Exactly the Same but Different: Promiscuity and Diversity in the Molecular Mechanisms of Action of the Aryl Hydrocarbon (Dioxin) Receptor by Michael S. Denison, Anatoly A. Soshilov, Guochun He, Danica E. DeGroot, and Bin Zhao. In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Society of Toxicology, ToxSci is publishing invited reviews in each 2011 issue, all of which are available freely on-line. In addition, you can access the 50th Anniversary Special Supplement (March 2011 Supplement 1) on-line. This special issue represents areas that are, or have been, a major focus and impactful areas in toxicology with forward-looking topics, including reviews on carcinogenesis, toxicogenomics, nanotoxicology, and synthetic biology. With an increased impact factor of 5.093 (up from 4.814), ToxSci, the official journal of SOT, is the top original research journal in Toxicology in a category of 77.
Global Toxicology Scholar Program Deadline November 14
October 13, 2011
Dear SOT Member,
The SOT Education Committee encourages toxicologists to visit campuses to promote careers in toxicology, including institutions outside the United States. The Global Toxicology Scholar Program provides funding up to $1250 for toxicologists to visit institutions in developing nations to interact with undergraduate and graduate students. The SOT Education Committee suggests that the applicant seek matching funding from partners, whether a SOT Special Interest Group, employer, or host institution. A letter from the contact at the institution to be visited is required and letters from sponsoring partner(s) would be included as part of the application. The deadline for the Global Toxicology Scholar Program has been extended to November 14, 2011.
In addition to the Global Toxicology Scholar Program, SOT has two programs to provide up to $500 funding for career visits to undergraduate institutions within the United States. The Toxicology Scholar and Guest Lecturer Programs do not have application deadlines, but funding is limited so apply early and plan now for visits during this academic year. The Education Committee’s Toxicology Scholar Program includes visits to any undergraduate institution. The Committee on Diversity Initiatives sponsors the Guest Lecturer Program to encourage campus presentations at institutions with a high proportion of students from groups that are underrepresented in the sciences.
Tips for planning and organizing a campus visit are found in the Guide to Participating.
SOT Communiqué Readership Survey—Please Respond by October 14
October 5, 2011
Dear SOT Member,
SOT Communiqué Readership Survey—Your Input Is Essential to Guide Our Planning
Just like you, I am a reader of the SOT Communiqué newsletter and turn to it each quarter as a source of vital Society information. I rely on the Communiqué to keep abreast of the many new and ongoing activities within the Society. Since 2010 I have served as the Newsletter Editor and look forward to receiving your responses to the SOT Communiqué Readership Survey on ToXchange that was included in the Summer/Fall 2011 issue. We consider this survey to be of particular importance during this period of Strategic Planning for the Society.
Thus, we are seeking your response to a brief number of questions to determine how best to communicate with you and all the SOT members. What is the best format to communicate to you? How often should we communicate with you? What information is of most importance to you? What areas should be strengthened in the newsletter? We will be reporting the results of the survey in the Winter Issue of the Communiqué and planned next steps.
Thank you in advance for helping us to enhance our communications to you. The Society is committed to providing quality member services and your responses to the survey represent another step in that direction. Please complete the SOT Communiqué Readership Survey on ToXchange at your earliest convenience. The survey will remain open until October 14.
Sincerely,
Peter L. Goering, Ph.D., DABT, ATS
2010–2012 SOT Secretary and Newsletter Editor
Toxicol. Sci. Table of Contents for October 2011; Vol. 123, No. 2
October 3, 2011
Dear SOT Member,
The October 2011, Vol. 123, No. 2 of Toxicological Sciences is now available and you can access the table of contents on-line. The series of 50th Anniversary Invited Contributions continue with two articles included: Arsenic Exposure and Toxicology: A Historical Perspective by Michael F. Hughes, Barbara D. Beck, Yu Chen, Ari S. Lewis, and David J. Thomas and The Safety and Regulation of Natural Products Used as Foods and Food Ingredients by Ali Abdel-Rahman, Njwen Anyangwe, Louis Carlacci, Steve Caspar, Rebecca P. Danam, Evaristus Enongene, Gladys Erives, Daniel Fabricant, Ramadevi Gudi, Corey J. Hilmas, Fred Hines, Paul Howard, Dan Levy, Ying Lin, Robert J. Moore, Erika Pfeiler, T. Scott Thurmond, Saleh Turujman, and Nigel J. Walker. In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Society of Toxicology, ToxSci is publishing invited reviews in each 2011 issue, all of which are available freely on-line. In addition, you can access the 50th Anniversary Special Supplement (March 2011 Supplement 1) on-line. This special issue represents areas that are, or have been, a major focus and impactful areas in toxicology with forward-looking topics, including reviews on carcinogenesis, toxicogenomics, nanotoxicology, and synthetic biology. With an increased impact factor of 5.093 (up from 4.814), ToxSci, the official journal of SOT, is now ranked the 3rd most-cited journal in Toxicology in a category of 77 behind two review journals.
SOT Abstract Deadline Tonight at 11:59 PM!
October 3, 2011
Dear SOT Member,
We look forward to receiving your research results for the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology (SOT) in San Francisco, California. The deadline to submit an abstract is tonight at 11:59 PM (Eastern Time), and the cost is $50. The 2012 abstract submission site is available on-line.
We encourage you to share this information with your colleagues. As a reminder, as a SOT member there is no limit to the number of abstracts that you can sponsor, but you only may be listed as presenting author on one abstract.
We hope to welcome you to San Francisco, California for the Annual Meeting, March 11–15, 2012.
Best regards,
William Slikker, Jr., Ph.D.
SOT Vice President
Chair, SOT Scientific Program Committee 2011–2012
Lois D. Lehman-McKeeman
SOT Vice President-Elect and
Scientific Program Committee Co-Chairperson, 2011–2012
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