Undergraduate Diversity Program

Recipients of the Undergraduate Diversity Program Student Travel Awards and Advisor Travel Awards participate in a three-day program to learn more about toxicology and careers in biomedical research.

  • Saturday 9 MAR 2024
  • Sunday 10 MAR 2024
  • Monday 11 MAR 2024
Saturday, 5:15 PM to 7:30 PM

Undergraduate Diversity Program: Opening Event

Room: Grand Ballroom D, Marriott Downtown at City Creek

Chairs: Corie Ellison, PhD, Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH; Tynisha Glover, PhD, Janssen R&D, Spring House, PA.

Saturday, 6:45 PM to 7:30 PM

Introduction to Toxicology Presentation

Room: Grand Ballroom D, Marriott Downtown at City Creek
Marquea King,
Marquea King, PhD
USDA-ARS.
Saturday, 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Committee on Diversity Initiatives (CDI) Reunion

Room: Grand Ballroom D, Marriott Downtown at City Creek
Sunday, 7:30 AM to 8:00 AM

Check In for Registered Undergraduates

Room: Grand Ballroom D, Marriott Downtown at City Creek
Sunday, 8:00 AM to 8:20 AM

Welcome

Room: Grand Ballroom D, Marriott Downtown at City Creek

Speaker(s): Corie Ellison, PhD, Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH; Dori Germolec, PhD, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, NC.

Chairs: Corie Ellison, PhD, Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH; Tynisha Glover, PhD, Janssen R&D, Spring House, PA.

Sunday, 8:20 AM to 9:15 AM

Microplastics: Origins, Exposures, and Challenges, Or, “We Are What We Eat…”

Room: Grand Ballroom D, Marriott Downtown at City Creek
Matthew Campen, PhD
Matthew Campen, PhD
University of New Mexico.
Sunday, 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM

When Vaping Meets Toxicology– What’s In The E-liquid Versus What’s In The Vape Cloud?

Room: Grand Ballroom D, Marriott Downtown at City Creek
Alexandra Noël, PhD
Alexandra Noël, PhD
Louisiana State University.
Sunday, 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM

Considering Sex in Toxicology

Room: Grand Ballroom D, Marriott Downtown at City Creek
Troy Roepke, PhD
Troy Roepke, PhD
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.
Sunday, 10:55 AM to 12:10 PM

Case Study: Forensic Analysis Using Toxicology: Beyond the Hocus-Pocus of CSI

Room: Grand Ballroom D, Marriott Downtown at City Creek
Vanessa Fitsanakis, PhD
Vanessa Fitsanakis, PhD
Robson Forensic.
Sunday, 12:10 PM to 1:15 PM

Lunch and Networking

Room: Grand Ballroom D, Marriott Downtown at City Creek
Sunday, 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM

Breakout Session for Students—Graduate School: How to Get In and What to Expect? Graduate Student and Academic Advisor Perspectives

Chair(s):
Jessica Hartman, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina
  • Student Breakout A: Grand Ballroom G
  • Student Breakout B: Grand Ballroom H
  • Student Breakout C: Grand Ballroom I
  • Student Breakout D: Grand Ballroom J
  • Student Breakout E: Deer Valley I
Sunday, 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM

Breakout Session for Advisors—Empowering Advisors of Future Toxicologists

Room: Deer Valley III, Marriott Downtown at City Creek

facilitator(s): José Manautou, PhD, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; Karilyn Sant, PhD, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.

Sunday, 2:10 PM to 3:10 PM

Career Roundtables: Opportunities in Toxicology

Chair(s):
Lauren Poole, PhD, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
  • Student Breakout A: Grand Ballroom G
  • Student Breakout B: Grand Ballroom H
  • Student Breakout C: Grand Ballroom I
  • Student Breakout D: Grand Ballroom J
  • Student Breakout E: Deer Valley I
Sunday, 3:15 PM to 5:00 PM

Open Time with Academic Toxicology Program Directors and Internship Sponsors

Room: Grand Ballroom D, Marriott Downtown at City Creek
Sunday, 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM

SOT Welcome Reception

Room: Hall E‚ Salt Palace Convention Center
Sunday, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Student/Postdoctoral Scholar Mixer

Room: Room 355‚ Salt Palace Convention Center
Monday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM

SOT Opening Plenary Session: The Evolution of BioTech into TechBio

Room: Hall E‚ Salt Palace Convention Center
Chris Gibson, PhD
Chris Gibson, PhD
Recursion.
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 Toxicology Lecture and Luncheon: ToxAIcology-AI Will Only Replace Toxicologists Who Do Not Use It!

Room: Room 255 A, Salt Palace Convention Center
Thomas Hartung, PhD
Thomas Hartung, PhD
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Monday, 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM

Undergraduate Diversity Program Student Activity

Room: Room 255 F, Salt Palace Convention Center
Monday, 2:30 PM to 3:15 PM

Mentors and Groups Attend Annual Meeting Sessions and Posters

Monday, 3:30 PM to 4:25 PM

Host Mentor and Peer Mentor Meeting

Room: Room 254 C, Salt Palace Convention Center
Monday, 3:30 PM to 4:25 PM

Closing Presentation: From Sao Paulo State University to Toxicologist in Medical Devices: A Career Built on Diversity, Mentorship, Trust and Friendship

Room: Room 255 F, Salt Palace Convention Center
Betina Lew, PhD, DABT, ERT
Betina Lew, PhD, DABT, ERT
Johnson & Johnson.
Monday, 4:30 PM to 5:00 PM

Closing Celebration

Room: Room 255 F, Salt Palace Convention Center