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SOT Scientific Appointments
Charlene A. McQueen Appointed SOT Representative to AAAS
Charlene A. McQueen is serving as the SOT Representative to three Section Committees of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Dr. McQueen is Professor and Head of Pharmacal Sciences at Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. Dr. McQueen is a member of the AAAS Section G, Biological Sciences; Section N, Medical Sciences, and Section S, Pharmaceutical Sciences Section Committees.
Loren Koller Re-Appointed SOT's Representative to AAALAC Board of Trustees
Loren D. Koller has been re-appointed to serve a three-year term as the SOT representative on the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) International Board of Trustees. AAALAC International is a private, nonprofit organization that promotes the humane treatment of animals in science through voluntary accreditation and assessment programs. More than 750 companies, universities, hospitals, government agencies, and other research institutions in 29 countries have earned AAALAC accreditation, demonstrating their commitment to responsible animal care and use. These institutions volunteer to participate in AAALAC's program, in addition to complying with the local, state, and federal laws that regulate animal research.
Michael Holsapple Appointed SOT Representative to ICTXII
SOT Vice President-Elect Michael Holsapple will represent the SOT on several planning committees of the XIIth International Congress of Toxicology, July 11–15, 2010, in Barcelona, Spain. The Spanish Association of Toxicology (AETOX) and EUROTOX, working with the International Union of Toxicology (IUTOX), welcome participation in this event that will encourage the interaction between academia, industry, regulators, experts in human (e.g., clinical, epidemiology), and environmental toxicology.
John Morris Appointed to Virginia Inhalation Toxicology Advisory Group
John Morris has been appointed to a special group focused on advising risk assessors at the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) on the appropriate methodology for selecting or developing toxicity factors (inhalation unit risks and reference concentrations) for use in developing Significant Ambient Air Concentrations (SAAC) and performing risk assessments in the Air Division. The group is anticipated to hold six meetings in 2009 in order to develop a final report to the VDEQ. Dr. Morris has been an SOT member since 1983. He is the head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and a Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Connecticut.
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