Undergraduate Education Program
The SOT Undergraduate Education Program is taking place Sunday, March 22, 2026, 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 22, 2026
Sunday, 7:30 AM to 8:00 AM
Check In for Registered Undergraduates
Room 33B, Convention Center
Sunday, 8:00 AM to 8:20 AM
Welcome
Chair(s): Checo Rorie, PhD, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Greensboro, NC; and Dahea You, PharmD, PhD, DABT, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad, CA.
Room 33B, Convention Center
Speaker(s): Checo Rorie, PhD, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Greensboro, NC; and Cynthia Rider, PhD, DABT, Research Triangle Park, NC.
Sunday, 8:20 AM to 9:05 AM
Breathing Science: How Toxicology Uncovers the Health Effects of Air Pollution
Room 33B, Convention Center
Natalie Johnson, PhD
Texas A&M University.Sunday, 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM
Using Human Biomarker Data of Exposure and Effect: An Example with an Organophosphate Pesticide
Room 33B, Convention Center
Corie Ellison, PhD
Procter & Gamble Company.Sunday, 10:10 AM to 11:25 AM
Case Study: Whales, Gators, and Heavy Metals: One Environmental Health Story
Room 33B, Convention Center
Mindy Reynolds, PhD
Washington College.
John Wise Sr., PhD
University of Louisville.Sunday, 11:25 AM to 12:10 PM
Risk, Hazard, and The Precautionary Principle
Room 33B, Convention Center
Joe Zagorski, PhD
Michigan State University.Sunday, 12:10 PM to 1:15 PM
Lunch and Networking
Room 33B, Convention Center
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
- Student Breakout A: Room 32A
- Student Breakout B: Room 31C
- Student Breakout C: Room 31B
- Student Breakout D: Room 31A
- Student Breakout E: Room 30E
Sunday, 2:10 PM to 3:10 PM
Career Roundtables: Opportunities in Toxicology
- Student Breakout A: Room 32A
- Student Breakout B: Room 31C
- Student Breakout C: Room 31B
- Student Breakout D: Room 31A
- Student Breakout E: Room 30E
Sunday, 3:15 PM to 5:00 PM