Undergraduate Education Program

The SOT Undergraduate Education Program is taking place Sunday, March 10, 2024, to provide undergraduates with more information about toxicology, assist with graduate school and career planning, and encourage networking with graduate students and toxicologists.

To participate in this activity, be sure to select the “Undergraduate Education Program” from the “Add-On Events” section on the Annual Meeting Registration Form and send a copy of your student ID to the SOT Registration Department. Annual Meeting registration is complimentary for undergraduate students.

Sunday, March 10, 2024

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