Undergraduate Diversity Program
Recipients of the 2022 Undergraduate Diversity Program Student Travel Awards participate in this three-day program to learn more about toxicology and careers in biomedical and environmental research.
Saturday, 5:15 PM to 7:30 PM
Undergraduate Diversity Program: Opening Event
Room: CC 33B
Chair(s): Kymberly M. Gowdy, PhD, Ohio State University; and Karilyn E. Sant, PhD, San Diego State University
Saturday, 6:45 PM to 7:30 PM
Introduction to Toxicology Lecture: What Is Toxicology and Why Should I Care?
Room: CC 33B
Speaker(s): Alexandra Noël, Louisiana State University
Saturday, 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
2022 Perry J. Gehring Diversity Student Award Recognition, Networking, and Committee on Diversity Initiatives (CDI) Reunion
Room:Center Terrace
Committee on Diversity Initiatives Reunion
Chair(s):
Kymberly M. Gowdy, PhD, Ohio State University; and Karilyn E. Sant, PhD, San Diego State University
Perry J. Gehring Diversity Student Travel Award Recognition
Recipients: Juliana Agudelo, University of Rhode Island (2020); Talia Seymore (Honorable Mention), Pennsylvania State University (2020); Alexandra Svetlik, King University (2021); and Midori Flores, St. Mary's University (2022)
Networking
Sunday, 7:30 AM to 8:00 AM
Check-In for Registered Undergraduates
Room: CC 33B
Sunday, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Welcome and Toxicology Presentations
Room: CC 33B
Welcome
Speakers(s):
Kymberly M. Gowdy, PhD, Ohio State University Myrtle Davis, DMV, PhD, ATS, SOT President, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Toxicology Presentations
Chairs:
Kymberly M. Gowdy, PhD, Ohio State University; and Karilyn E. Sant, PhD, San Diego State University
Sunday, 8:10 AM to 8:45 AM
Mechanisms Linking Blood Clotting to Liver Toxicity and Repair
Room: CC 33B
Speaker(s): Jim Luyendyk, PhD, Michigan State University
Sunday, 8:45 AM to 9:20 AM
How Toxicological Data Are Used for Protecting Human Health from Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Focus on Immunotoxicity
Room: CC 33B
Speaker(s): Jamie DeWitt, PhD, East Carolina University
Sunday, 9:30 AM to 10:05 AM
ToXXicologY: The Importance of Incorporating the Sex Variable in Research Studies
Room: CC 33B
Speaker(s): Patricia Silveyra, PhD, Indiana University School of Public Health
Sunday, 10:05 AM to 10:40 AM
Toxicology in Drug Discovery and Development
Room: CC 33B
Speaker(s): Lois Lehman-McKeeman, PhD, ATS, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Sunday, 10:50 AM to 12:00 PM
Case Study: It’s In Your DNA! How Genetics Influence Drug Effectiveness and Toxicity
Room: CC 33B
Speaker(s): Lauren Aleksunes, PhD, Rutgers University
Sunday, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Lunch and Networking
Room: CC 33B
Speaker(s): Kymberly M. Gowdy, PhD, Ohio State University
Sunday, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION FOR STUDENTS: Ins and Outs of Graduate School in Toxicology: Insights into Admissions, Training, and Finding Success
Chair(s):
Tynisha D. Glover, PhD, Janssen R&D; and Courtni T. Newsome, PhD, Bristol Myers Squibb
Breakout A, Room: CC 32B
Academic Advisor Facilitator: Andrij Holian, PhD, University of Montana
Graduate Student Facilitator: Lisa Tran, University of Arizona
Breakout B, Room: CC 32A
Academic Advisor Facilitator: Craig Marcus, PhD, Oregon State University
Graduate Student Facilitator: Esther Omaiye, MS, University of California Riverside
Breakout C, Room: CC 24A
Academic Advisor Facilitator: Jamie DeWitt, PhD, East Carolina University
Graduate Student Facilitator: Veneese Brown, University of California Davis
Breakout D, Room: CC 24C
Academic Advisor Facilitator: Jim Luyendyk, PhD, Michigan State University
Graduate Student Facilitator: Krystal Taylor, East Carolina University
Breakout E, Room: CC 31A
Academic Advisor Facilitator: Thu Annelise Nguyen, Texas Tech University
Graduate Student Facilitator: Lauren Walker, PhD, Rutgers University
Sunday, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION FOR ADVISORS: Tips for Advising Prospective Graduate Students, or How to Get Your Students Accepted to Graduate School
Speaker(s): Robert Roth, PhD, DABT, Michigan State University, Emeritus
Sunday, 2:10 PM to 3:10 PM
Career Roundtables: Opportunities in Toxicology
Chair(s):
Doris T. Zane, PhD, DABT, Gilead Sciences; and Tynisha D. Glover, PhD, Janssen R&D
Breakout A, Room: CC 32B
Academia: Courtney Sulentic, PhD, Wayne State University, Dayton, OH
Government: Brian Chorley, PhD, US EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC
Industry: Rhiannon Hardwick, PhD, DABT, Bristol Myers Squibb, San Diego, CA
Breakout B, Room: CC 32A
Academia: Alessandro Venosa, Pharm D, PhD, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Government: Dori Germolec, PhD, NIEHS-NTP, Research Triangle Park, NC
Industry: Joanne Birkebak, DVM, DABT, Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA
Breakout C, Room: CC 24A
Academia: Larissa Williams, PhD, Bates College, Lewiston, ME
Government: Frederick Tyson, PhD, NIEHS-GEHB, Research Triange Park, NC
Industry: Colleen McLoughlin, PhD, DABT, ERT, Scivera LLC, Shuyler, VA
Breakout D, Room: CC 24C
Academia: Jonathan Shannahan, PhD, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Governmentr: Cynthia Rider, PhD, DABT, NIEHS/NTP, Research Triangle Park, NC
Industry: René Viñas, PhD, DABT, Upside Foods, Atlanta, GA
Breakout E, Room: CC 31A
Academia Antonio Baines, PhD, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC
Government: Lindsay Holden, PhD, US Army Public Health Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Industry: Vinicius Carreira, DVM, PhD, DACVP, DABT, Janssen R&D, San Diego, CA
Sunday, 3:15 PM to 5:00 PM
Open Time with Academic Toxicology Program Directors and Internship Sponsors
Room: CC 33B
Chair(s): Enrique Fuentes-Mattei, PhD, Lonza; and Courtni T. Newsome, PhD, Bristol Myers Squibb
Sunday, 5:15 PM to 6:30 PM
SOT Awards Ceremony
Room: Ballroom 6A
Sunday, 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Welcome Reception
Room: CC West Terrace
Sunday, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Student/Postdoctoral Scholar Mixer
Room: Ballroom 20D
Monday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
Opening Plenary Session: Precisely Practicing Medicine from 700 Trillion Points of Data
Room: Hall D
Speaker(s): Atul J. Butte, MD, PhD, University of California San Francisco
Monday, 9:00 AM to 11:45 AM
Mentors and Groups Attend Annual Meeting Sessions and Posters
Monday, 12:00 Noon to 1:30 PM
In Vitro Lecture and Luncheon: Studying Drug-Induced Cardiotoxicity Is Complicated: How Human-Induced Pluripotent Stems Cells and In Vitro Biomarkers Helped Solve This Challenge
Room: Ballroom 20D
Speaker(s): Marie Fortin, PhD, DABT, ERT, Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Monday, 1:30 PM to 3:15 PM
Mentors and Groups Attend Afternoon Annual Meeting Sessions and Posters
Convention Center
Monday, 3:30 PM to 4:25 PM
Host Mentor and Peer Mentor Meeting
Room: CC 9
Monday, 3:30 PM to 4:25 PM
Closing Presentation: Mentoring and Inspiring the Next Generation of Toxicologists: A Commitment at a Global Scale
Room: CC 10
Speaker(s): José Manautou, PhD, ATS, University of Connecticut
Monday, 4:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Closing Celebration
Room: CC 10
Speaker(s): Kymberly M. Gowdy, PhD, Ohio State University