Undergraduate Education Program
The SOT Undergraduate Education Program is taking place Sunday, March 16, 2025, 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 16, 2025
Sunday, 7:30 AM to 8:00 AM
Check In for Registered Undergraduates
Room: Executive Ballroom H, Rosen Centre Hotel
Sunday, 8:00 AM to 8:20 AM
Welcome
Room: Executive Ballroom H, Rosen Centre Hotel
Speaker(s): Tynisha Glover, PhD, Janssen R&D, Spring House, PA; Laurie Haws, PhD, DABT, ATS, ToxStrategies, Austin, TX.
Chairs: Tynisha Glover, PhD, Janssen R&D, Spring House, PA; Checo Rorie, PhD, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Greensboro, NC.
Sunday, 8:20 AM to 9:05 AM
ToXXicologY: The Importance of Incorporating the Sex Variable in Research Studies
Room: Executive Ballroom H, Rosen Centre Hotel
Patricia Silveyra, PhD
Indiana University Bloomington.Sunday, 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM
When Toxicological Research Informs Policy: Immunotoxicological Findings of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
Room: Executive Ballroom H, Rosen Centre Hotel
Jamie DeWitt, PhD, DABT
Oregon State University.Sunday, 10:10 AM to 11:25 AM
Case Study: Time for Tea! Indigenous Extracts as Potential Antioxidants
Room: Executive Ballroom H, Rosen Centre Hotel
Jennifer Newell-Caito, PhD
University of Maine.Sunday, 11:25 AM to 12:10 PM
Colliding Forces of Climate Change and Pollution: Uncovering Environmental Exposures Underlying Increasing Prevalence of Kidney Disease in Tropical Farming Communities
Room: Executive Ballroom H, Rosen Centre Hotel
Nishad Jayasundara, PhD
Duke University.Sunday, 12:10 PM to 1:15 PM
Lunch and Networking
Room: Executive Ballroom H, Rosen Centre Hotel
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):
Lauren Poole, PhD, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Student Breakout A: Salon 18
- Student Breakout B: Salon 17
- Student Breakout C: Salon 16
- Student Breakout D: Salon 15
- Student Breakout E: Salon 14
Sunday, 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM
Breakout Session for Advisors—Empowering Advisors of Future Toxicologists
Facilitator(s): José Manautou, PhD, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; Karilyn Sant, PhD, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
Sunday, 2:10 PM to 3:10 PM
Career Roundtables: Opportunities in Toxicology
Chair(s):
Dahea You, PharmD, PhD, DABT, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad, CA.
- Student Breakout A: Salon 18
- Student Breakout B: Salon 17
- Student Breakout C: Salon 16
- Student Breakout D: Salon 15
- Student Breakout E: Salon 14
Sunday, 3:15 PM to 5:00 PM
Open Time with Academic Toxicology Program Directors and Internship Sponsors
Room: Executive Ballroom H, Rosen Centre Hotel
Sunday, 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
SOT Welcome Reception
Room: W Hall A4‚ Convention Center
Sunday, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Student/Postdoctoral Scholar Mixer
Room: Room W311A‚ Convention Center
