Undergraduate Development Program
Recipients of the Undergraduate Development 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, 5:15 PM to 7:30 PM
Undergraduate Development Program: Opening Event
Room 33B, Convention Center
Chair(s): Checo Rorie, PhD, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Greensboro, NC; and Dahea You, PharmD, PhD, DABT, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Carlsbad, CA.
Saturday, 6:45 PM to 7:30 PM
Toxicology in Action: Protecting Human Health and the Environment
Marie McGee Hargrove, PhD
Syngenta.Saturday, 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Undergraduate Development Program Reunion
Center Terrace, Convention Center
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 UniversitySunday, 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, 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM
Breakout Session for Advisors—Empowering Advisors of Future Toxicologists
Room 24C, Convention Center
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
Open Time with Academic Toxicology Program Directors, Internship Sponsors, and SOT Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
Room 33B, Convention Center
Sunday, 5:15 PM to 6:30 PM
Professional Headshots with SOT Photographer
Room 5, Convention Center
Sunday, 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
SOT Welcome Reception
West Terrace, Convention Center
Sunday, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Student/Postdoctoral Scholar Mixer
Ballroom 20D, Convention Center
Monday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
Opening Plenary Session: Long-Read Sequencing, Metabolomics, and AI Revolutionize the Search for Drug Targets and Antimicrobial Resistance Mechanisms in the Human Microbiome
Rob Knight, PhD
University of California, San Diego.Monday, 9:00 AM to 11:45 AM
Attend Annual Meeting Sessions and Posters
Monday, 12:00 Noon to 1:30 PM
In Vitro Toxicology Lecture and Luncheon for Students: Making New Approach Methods Work for Regulation: Linking Validation and Biological Relevance Through Adverse Outcome Pathways
Ballroom 20D, Convention Center
Helena Hogberg, PhD
NIEHS/NICEATM.Monday, 1:45 PM TO 3:15 PM
Attend Annual Meeting Sessions and Posters
Monday, 3:30 PM to 4:25 PM
Host Mentor and Peer Mentor Meeting
Monday, 3:30 PM to 4:25 PM
Closing Presentation: Poison Your Career
Room 33B, Convention Center
Anne Chappelle, PhD, DABT
SafeBridge Consultants, Inc.Monday, 4:30 PM to 5:00 PM