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Visit the SOT 2010 Annual Meeting Web site — Mark your calendar SOT March 7–11, 2010.

PPTOXII: Role of Environmental Stressors in the Development of Origins of Disease
December 7–10, 2009
Loews Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida

Women in Toxicology Special Interest Group

Have you ever wondered what women have blazed the trail before you?

Have you ever wanted to speak with a mentor on gender-specific issues?

Do you have a desire to network with other women in the field of toxicology and science?

What is the Mission of WIT?

To promote the recruitment and retention of women to a profession in the toxicological sciences.
To provide leadership for career development opportunities for women toxicologists.
To promote and recognize the accomplishments of women toxicologists.
To sponsor scientific and educational programs including symposia, poster and platform sessions, workshops, and continuing education courses, on current scientific information and scientific policy issues that advance the science of toxicology.

Key Issues & Goals

Mentoring — WIT will serve as a resource for women within SOT to aid in career development opportunities. WIT members will serve as role models for women entering the field and will assist those women already established in the field to achieve their professional goals.

Visibility — WIT will actively work to increase the visibility of women within SOT and the scientific community. This will be achieved by encouraging and supporting the participation of women in all activities sponsored by SOT, as well as encouraging women to become members of the SOT.

Leadership — WIT will provide the opportunity for members to gain leadership experience within SOT by making it possible for women to participate at all levels. For example, this will include the encouragement of women to serve as SOT Council members, scientific sessions chairs, and participation in various other SOT activities. WIT will also support and encourage members to serves as leaders within their respective disciplines.

Education — WIT will actively work with the Education Committee to advance and promulgate education in toxicology. Specifically, WIT will work with the K–12 Education Program to increase the visibility of women in toxicology and to encourage young women to consider a career in the toxicological sciences.

History of WIT

Mary Amdur story: Women in Science

Officers

2009–2010

President:	Laura Andrews
President-Elect:	Suzanne C. Fitzpatrick
Vice-President:	Brinda Mahadevan
Secretary/Treasurer:	Frances G. Crofts
Past President:	Stacie L. Wild
Councilor:	Leigh Ann Burns Naas
Councilor:	Melissa C. Rhodes
Postdoctoral Representative:	Sarah Campion
Student Representative:	Courtney D. Kozul

2008–2009

President:	Stacie L. Wild
President-Elect:	Laura Andrews
Vice-President:	Suzanne C. Fitzpatrick
Secretary / Treasurer:	Frances G. Crofts
Past President / Councilor:	Maryka H. Bhattacharyya
Councilor (2007–2009):	Kristina D. Chadwick
Councilor (2008–2010):	Melissa C. Rhodes
Postdoctoral Representative:	Sarah Campion
Student Representative:	Jennifer D. Cohen

2007–2008

President:	Maryka Horsting Bhattacharyya
President-Elect:	Stacie L. Wild
Vice-President:	Laura Andrews
Secretary / Treasurer:	Melissa C. Rhodes
Past President:	Carol S. Auletta
Councilors:	Kristina Dam Chadwick
	Katie Sprugel
Postdoctoral Representative:	Julie A. Gosse
Student Representative:	Jennifer D. Cohen

2006–2007

President:	Carol Auletta, BA, DABT, Huntingdon Life Sciences
Vice-President:	Maryka Bhattacharyya, Ph.D., Argonne National Laboratory
Secretary / Treasurer:	Melissa C. Rhodes, Ph.D., GlaxoSmithKline
Councilors:	Stacie L. Wild, Ph.D., DABT, Amgen, Inc.
	Katie Sprugel, Ph.D., DABT, Amgen, Inc.
Past President:	Mary Ellen Cosenza, Ph.D., DABT, Amgen, Inc.
Student Representative:	Sharmilee Sawant, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development

2005–2006

President:	Mary Ellen Cosenza, Ph.D., DABT, Amgen, Inc.
Vice-President:	Carol Auletta, BA, DABT, Huntingdon Life Sciences
Secretary / Treasurer:	Maryka Bhattacharyya, Ph.D., Argonne National Laboratory
Councilor:	Stacie L. Wild, Ph.D., DABT, Amgen, Inc.
Past President:	Eva Oberdörster, Ph.D., Southern Methodist University
Student Representative:	Sharmilee Sawant, University of Louisiana Monroe

2004–2005

President:	Eva Oberdörster, Ph.D., Southern Methodist University
Vice-President:	Mary Ellen Cosenza, Ph.D., DABT, Amgen, Inc.
Secretary / Treasurer:	Maryka Bhattacharyya, Ph.D., Argonne National Laboratory
Councilors:	Janet Benson, Ph.D., Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute
	Ginger Moser, Ph.D., DABT, US EPA
	Rita Turkall, Ph.D. UMDNJ

2003–2004

President:	Ginger Moser, Ph.D., DABT US EPA
Vice-President:	Eva Oberdörster, Ph.D., Southern Methodist University
Secretary / Treasurer:	Kristina Dam Chadwick, Ph.D. Roche Palo Alto
Councilors:	Michelle Hooth, Ph.D. NIEHS
	Stephanie Padilla, Ph.D. US EPA
	Rita Turkall, Ph.D. UMDNJ