Schedule and Publications

Sunday, March 22, 7:00 AM to 7:45 AM

Separate Registration and Fee

• SR01: Navigating Chemical Space: A Practical Guide on Chemical Similarity for Toxicological Research and Risk Assessment

Sunday, March 22, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Free Reservation Required; Undergraduates Only

This daylong program introduces undergraduates to toxicology and includes opportunities to explore and interpret data, meet with academic program directors, and network with SOT mentors.

Sunday, March 22, 8:15 AM to 12:00 Noon

Separate Registration and Fee

• AM02: Advancing Developmental Immunotoxicology: Human-Relevant Models, Adverse Outcome Pathways, and Translational Tools
• AM03: Applications of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Approaches to Advance Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences
• AM04: Biotherapeutics Impurities: Current Practices in Risk Assessment and Analytical Evaluation
• AM05: Chemical Emergencies: Emergency Response, Toxicology, and Exposure Considerations
• AM06: Systematic Methods for AOP Development and Application: New Technologies and Tools

Sunday, March 22, 1:15 PM to 5:00 PM

Separate Registration and Fee

• PM07: Evolution of OECD GL 497: Integration of NAMs for Skin Sensitization Hazard and Point of Departure for Application in Risk Assessment
• PM08: Lost in Translation? Navigating Species Selection for Immunotoxicological Assessment in Preclinical Studies
• PM09: Rethinking Carcinogenicity Assays in the 21st Century: Testing a Functionality Framework
• PM10: This Is Real: How AI Can Actually Be Used in Hazard and Risk Assessments

Sunday, March 22, 4:45 PM to 6:30 PM

Join SOT in honoring its award recipients. Music begins at 4:45 pm, with the ceremony starting at 5:15 pm.

Sunday, March 22, 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM

All are invited to attend this event, which includes hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.

Sunday, March 22, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

By Invitation Only

If you’ve been an SOT member for 25 years or more, come celebrate at this reception.

Sunday, March 22, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Free Reservation Required

All students and postdocs are invited to attend. Complimentary refreshments and a cash bar will be available.

Monday, March 23, 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM

Rob Knight

University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA.

Monday, March 23, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

By Invitation Only

Undergraduate Development Program mentor groups attend Annual Meeting sessions and posters, participate in exclusive activities, and celebrate the weekend’s accomplishments

Monday, March 23, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Visit the 250+ exhibitors for product, service, and career insights.

Monday, March 23, 9:15 AM to 12:00 Noon

Symposium Sessions

• Developmental PFAS Toxicity: Leveraging Zebrafish as a Model for Phenotypic, ’Omics, and Organ-Level Studies
• Efforts Toward Building Aligned Physiologically Based Kinetic Models for Thyroid Hormone Homeostasis in Rodents and Humans: Can We Develop “Supermodels”?
• Micro/Nanoplastics, Plastic-Associated Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals, and Cardiovascular Disease

Workshop Sessions

• Cancer Risk from Womb to Progeny Generations: Windows of Susceptibility and the Multigenerational Legacy of Environmental Exposures
• Environmental Exposures and Pulmonary Fibrosis: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go?
• Toward AI-Enabled Digital Biomarkers: Improving the Predictivity of Toxicology in the 21st Century

Informational Session

• Wildland Urban Interface Fire: Beyond the Smoke: Exploring the Broader Environmental and Health Impacts

Monday, March 23, 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM

Free Reservation Required; Limited Seating; Students and Postdocs Only

Plenary Session speaker Rob Knight will meet informally for discussion with graduate students and postdoctoral scholars.

Monday, March 23, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Hosted by IUTOX and SOT, this event will focus on PFAS, exploring the chemical class through a scientific and policy lens on a global scale.

Monday, March 23, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

These are 20-minute presentations on a variety of topics, ranging from grant funding and publishing to networking tips. The complete schedule of Tiny Tox Talks is available in the SOT Online Planner.

Monday, March 23, 11:00 AM to 12:00 Noon

Monday, March 23, 12:00 Noon to 1:30 PM

Add-On Event; Limited Seating; Students and Postdocs Only

Helena T. Hogberg

NIEHS, Research Triangle Park, NC.

Monday, March 23, 12:10 PM to 1:40 PM

Symposium Session

• Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: Has the Time Come for Greater Integration of Approaches?

Roundtable Session

• Integration of Kinetics and Mechanisms in Safety Assessment

Monday, March 23, 2:00 PM to 4:45 PM

Facilitators:
Brian S. Cummings

Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.

Dori R. Germolec

NIEHS/NTT, Research Triangle Park, NC.

Speakers:
Wael Al-Delaimy

NIEHS/NTT, Research Triangle Park, NC.

Lois D. Lehman-McKeeman

Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ.

Linda S. Birnbaum

Duke University and NIEHS (Retired), Durham, NC.

Paul A. Nony

Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health, Little Rock, AR.

Monday, March 23, 2:00 PM to 4:45 PM

Symposium Sessions

• AI in Toxicology: Navigating Promise, Pitfalls, and Practical Implementation  IAT 
• Extracellular Vesicles as Mediators of Environmental Stress in Carcinogenesis and Other Human Diseases
• From Correlation to Causation: Development and Application of Novel Approaches to Implicate Epigenetic Mechanisms in Toxicological Responses (ends at 3:30 pm)
• Rebuilding Immunity in the Lab: Complex In Vitro Models for Smarter Safety Science
• Reevaluating Adversity and the Maximum Tolerated Dose in the Modern Regulatory Environment

Workshop Session

• Toxicological Risk Assessment of Medical Devices Used for Neonatal and Pediatric Populations

Regional Interest Session

• Chemical Exposures and At-Risk Populations in California

Monday, March 23, 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM

SOT Debater:
Phoebe Stapleton

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ.

EUROTOX Debater:
Raymond Pieters

Universiteit Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Monday, March 23, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM

Add-On Event; Limited Seating

This speed-networking opportunity is for trainees to meet diverse professionals in toxicology, increase networks, and explore career paths and career-change options.

Tuesday, March 24, 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM

Add-On Event; Limited Seating

This event is designed for SOT members from graduate students through established career toxicologists to interact with individuals from various fields to learn about SOT career resources and gain foundational tips on career advancement.

Tuesday, March 24, 8:00 AM to 10:45 AM

Facilitators:
Lauren M. Aleksunes

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ.

Alanis J. Torres-Berrios

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Speakers:
Alison I. Bernstein

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ.

Anke M. Tukker

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

Andi Jennings

Consultant, Broomfield, NJ.

Tuesday, March 24, 8:00 AM to 10:45 AM

Symposium Sessions

• It’s Time to OVARY-act: New Insights into the Effects of EDCs on Ovarian Function
• Milk Matters: Assessing Breast Milk Through an Environmental Health Perspective (ends at 9:30 am)
• New Insights into Manganese Neurotoxicity: From Molecular to Clinical Studies

Workshop Sessions

• Assessment of Oncogenicity Risk Associated with Cell Therapies: From Preclinical Studies to the Clinic
• Diet and Toxicology: Examining the Novel and Underappreciated Interaction
• The Quality Awakens: New Frontiers in the Appraisal of In Vitro Mechanistic Study Quality/Reliability

Informational Session

• Incorporating Toxicology Principles Essential to Establishing Plausibility of Environmental Epidemiology Studies  IAT 

Tuesday, March 24, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Visit the 250+ exhibitors for product, service, and career insights.

Tuesday, March 24, 9:20 AM to 3:00 PM

These are 20-minute presentations on a variety of topics, ranging from grant funding and publishing to networking tips. The complete schedule of Tiny Tox Talks is available in the SOT Online Planner.

Tuesday, March 24, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Panelists:
Kazuki Takeda

Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan; and Institute of Science Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

Donghak Kim

Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Yijie Geng

University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Robyn L. Tanguay

Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.

Hao Zhu

Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.

Tuesday, March 24, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Informational Session

• Toxicology Meets Public Policy: Lessons Learned from NAMs Advocacy in the United States

Regional Interest Session

• Revisiting the DDT Dump Site Off Southern California: Oceanographic Survey, Ecological Impacts, and Aquatic Toxicity

Tuesday, March 24, 12:00 Noon to 1:15 PM

Add-On Event; Postdoctoral Scholars Only

This luncheon is a casual event that encourages engagement and networking among postdoctoral scholars.

Tuesday, March 24, 12:30 PM to 1:45 PM

All undergraduates are encouraged to attend to learn about SOT programs and network with peers and graduate students; lunch is provided.

Tuesday, March 24, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM

Tuesday, March 24, 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

Symposium Sessions

• Current Nonclinical Approaches in Characterizing Local Tolerability with Long-Acting Injectable Therapies
• It’s Complicated: The Messy Relationship Between Environmental Exposures and Metabolic Health

Workshop Sessions

• Integrating In Vitro Data and PBK Modeling for Exposure-Led Risk Assessment
• Toxic Insights Unlocked: Leveraging Machine Learning and Advanced Image Analysis to Transform the Science of Toxicology

Informational Session

• Understanding the GRAS Loophole: History, Science, and Legal Challenges

Tuesday, March 24, 1:45 PM to 3:00 PM

Complimentary Add-On Event; Students and Postdoctoral Scholars Only

Groups of trainees will rotate through a series of short discussions with career representatives from academia, government, and industry.

Tuesday, March 24, 3:00 PM to 4:15 PM

Enjoy an extended break featuring frozen fruit bars and schmoozing in the ToxExpo Exhibit Hall with exhibitors and poster presenters, courtesy of the ToxExpo exhibitors.

Tuesday, March 24, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM

Panelists:
Jillian Theobald

Wisconsin Poison Center, Milwaukee, WI.

Cyrus Kuschner

Northwell Health Emergency Medical Institute, North New Hyde Park, NY.

Tuesday, March 24, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM

Tuesday, March 24, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM

Facilitators:
Courtney D. McGinnis

Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health, Little Rock, AR.

Gina Hilton

PETA Science Consortium International e.V., Germany.

Speakers:
Vicki Sutherland

Johnson & Johnson, Spring House, PA.

Isola Brown

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

Ankit Laddha

University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.

Tuesday, March 24, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM

Symposium Session

• Mechanisms of Persistent Neurotoxicity: Changes Seen Throughout the Lifespan

Roundtable Sessions

• Do We Need a Number, a Pathway, or Both? Applying Transcriptomics for Chemical Hazard Assessment
• Toward a New Paradigm: Can Mechanistic In Vivo Studies Replace Traditional DART Guideline Studies?
• Understanding and Effectively Utilizing Humanized and Transgenic Mouse Models

Wednesday, March 25, 8:00 AM to 10:45 AM

Symposium Sessions

• In Vitro Testing for Skin Sensitization of Mixtures: Where Science Stands Today
• NAM In Vitro Assessment of Intestinal Metabolism to Inform PBK Modeling of Bioavailability and Systemic Exposure
• New Frontiers in Reproductive Toxicology: Emerging Contaminants and Novel Mechanisms of Toxicity
• Take a Deep Breath … Hold It! Rising Cardiopulmonary Toxicity and Regulatory Concerns of Nontobacco-Derived Nicotine and CBD Vaping Products
• Visionary Foresight: Pioneering Cell-Based Therapies

Workshop Session

• Cardiovascular Toxicity as a Globally Harmonized System Hazard Trait: The Evidence and the Path Forward

Roundtable Session

• Does Toxicology Need a Reformation?: A Debate About Scientific Integrity (ends at 9:30 am)

Informational Session

• Guardians of Public Health: The State We Are In

Wednesday, March 25, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Visit the 250+ exhibitors for product, service, and career insights.

Wednesday, March 25, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

These are 20-minute presentations on a variety of topics, ranging from grant funding and publishing to networking tips. The complete schedule of Tiny Tox Talks is available in the SOT Online Planner.

Wednesday, March 25, 11:00 AM to 12:00 Noon

Menna R. Clatworthy

University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Wednesday, March 25, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Education-Career Development Session

• Earning Trust and Driving Impact: Lessons in Communicating Risk to Diverse Audiences Amid Widespread Science Skepticism

Wednesday, March 25, 1:30 PM to 4:15 PM

Facilitators:
Karma C. Fussell (also speaking)

Wella Company, Darmstadt, Germany.

Robert Landsiedel

BASF SE, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany.

Speakers:
Nicolas Cabaton

INRAE Toxalim, Toulouse, France.

Katie Paul Friedman

UL Research Institutes, Research Triangle Park, NC.

Ashley Mudd

Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH.

Wednesday, March 25, 1:30 PM to 4:15 PM

Symposium Sessions

• Human Health Risk Assessments of Biopesticides: Evaluating Safety for Agricultural Use ITS 
• Mechanism of Metal Neurotoxicity in the Era of ’Omics ITS 
• Metal Toxicity Meets Stem Cell Innovation: Early-Stage Scientists Forging New Frontiers in Environmental Health
• Toward Sex-Differences Research in Toxicology: New Approach Methodologies for Assessing Sex as a Biological Variable

Workshop Sessions

• Optimizing Chemical Risk Assessment for Medical Device Biological Safety: Challenges, Progress, and Collaborative Opportunities
• Toxic Air, Targeted Care: Innovations in Inhalation Injury and Intervention Through Early Career Perspectives

Informational Session

• Advancing Risk Communication: Strengthening Collaborations Between Toxicologists and Exposure Scientists in the Face of a Changing Regulatory Landscape

Wednesday, March 25, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

By Invitation Only

NOTE:
No SOT programming is scheduled for Thursday, March 26, but attendees are encouraged to attend the 2026 Experimental Biology and Medicine Conference, taking place all-day on Thursday, March 26.

Thursday, March 26

Hosted by the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, this day-long meeting will feature presentations by Camilla Dos Santos, PhD, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; Thaddeus Schug, PhD, NIEHS; James Galzier, PhD, Indiana University Bloomington; Ellen Shrock, PhD, University of Washington; Weida Tong, PhD, NCTR/FDA; Shehzad Z. Sheikh, MD, PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and Carolina González, PhD, Scripps. The event also will include lunch, a Poster Session, Career Development Session, and Awards Reception. SOT meeting attendees are invited to attend for a nominal fee to cover the luncheon session. Register now!