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Two Newest SOT Endowment Funds Announced
Ronald G. Thurman Student Travel Award Fund
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Ronald G.
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We are pleased to announce that the Ronald G. Thurman Student Travel Award was established in August 2009 by the Mechanisms Specialty Section with an initial generous pledge of funds from former students. Dr. Thurman played a significant role in furthering the toxicology graduate program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He made important contributions to applying mechanistic toxicology to the areas of ethanol metabolism and toxicity, xenobiotic metabolism, liver transplantation, hepatocarcinogenesis, and hepatobiology. Proceeds from this Fund will be used to provide travel awards to one or more graduate students to participate in the SOT Annual Meeting.
The award recipient(s) will be selected on the basis of the scientific quality of the SOT Annual Meeting abstract of a presentation that applies biochemical, pharmacological, and/or toxicological techniques to questions of interest in mechanistic toxicology. Please join your SOT colleagues and friends in contributing to this newest Endowment Fund. Your contributions made prior to January 1, 2010 will be matched by the SOT 50th Anniversary Match Program.
Metals Specialty Section Student Award Fund
This Fund was created by a group of SOT members who have, for many years, actively conducted and communicated research on the action and toxicity of metals. The donors are interested in fostering the continued advancement of the field of metals toxicology through mechanistic research and have requested that the proceeds from the Fund be used to support pre- and postdoctoral research awards given at the SOT Annual Meeting. It is anticipated that the initial contributions and associated matching funds will soon result in the Fund having assets of $25,000 or more, thereby qualifying it as a “Permanently Restricted Net Asset Fund” that will be continued in perpetuity.
The Metals Specialty Section Student Research Award Fund will be aligned with the Metals Specialty Section and proceeds from the Fund will be used for the annual awards given to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows for excellence in mechanistic research of metals toxicity. The Metals Specialty Section will have the responsibility of identifying the number of awards to be given each year, the detailed criteria for selection of the award recipients, the selection of recipients, and the bestowing of awards at an event held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the SOT. The name of the awards shall specifically reference the Metals Specialty Section Student Research Award Fund.
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