Award Recipients

Distinguished Chinese Toxicologist Lectureship

Hao Zhu, PhD, Professor, Tulane University

Outstanding Young Toxicologist Award

Wei-Chun Chou, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of California, Riverside

Best Abstract Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

First Place—Ziwei Wang, Stony Brook University
“Nrf2-Dependent Extracellular Vesicle Release Facilitates 1, 4-Dioxane-Induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Carcinogenesis”

Second Place—Yunjia Lai, PhD, Columbia University
“ Biotin rescues manganese-induced Parkinson’s disease phenotypes and neurotoxicity”

Third place—Han-Hsuan Tsai, PhD, Texas A&M University
“A Workflow for Human Health Hazard Evaluation Using Transcriptomic Data and Key Characteristics-Based Gene Sets”

Jean Lu Student Scholarship Award

Xue Wu, University of Florida
Mentor: Dr. Zhoumeng Lin

Best Paper Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

Shu Yang, PhD, NIH/NCATS
Yang, S., Zhang, L., Khan, K., Travers, J., Huang, R., Jovanovic, V.M., Veeramachaneni, R., Sakamuru, S., Tristan, C.A., Davis, E.E., Klumpp-Thomas, C., Witt, K.L., Simeonov, A., Shaw, N.D., Xia, M.
“Identification of environmental compounds that may trigger early female puberty by activating human GnRHR and KISS1R.”
Endocrinology, Volume 165, Issue 10, October 2024, doi.org.
Mentor: Dr. Menghang Xia

Distinguished Chinese Toxicologist Lectureship

Hanna Ng, PhD, Executive Director, Head of Nonclinical Safety, Everest Medicines

Outstanding Young Toxicologist Award

Wentao Li, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Georgia

Best Abstract Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

First Place—Tiancheng Hu, Rutgers University
“Myeloid-Specific Ablation of Acat-1 Increases Lung Injury and Reduces Retinyl Ester Usage”

Second Place—Qiran Chen, PhD, University of Florida
“A physiologically based pharmacokinetic model of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid(PFOS), and perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) in adult zebrafish”

Third place—Haiyan Lu, PhD, University of Louisville
“Particulate Hexavalent Chromium Exposure Induces DNA Damage and Disturbs Homologous Recombination Repair in Lung Tissue”

Jean Lu Student Scholarship Award

Zimu Wei, Michigan State University
Mentor: Dr. James Luyendyk

Best Paper Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

Tong Wang, PhD, Tulane University
Wang T, Russo DP, Bitounis D, Demokritou P, Jia X, Huang H, Zhu H.
“Integrating structure annotation and machine learning approaches to develop graphene toxicity models.”
Carbon N Y. 2023. 204:484-494. doi: 10.1016/j.carbon.2022.12.065.
Mentor: Prof. Hao Zhu

Distinguished Chinese Toxicologist Lectureship

Donna Zhang, PhD, University of Arizona

Outstanding Young Toxicologist Award

Lisa Truong, PhD, MBA, Sinnhuber Aquatic Research Laboratory, Oregon State University

Shuo Xiao, PhD, Rutgers University

Best Abstract Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

First Place—Luke L. Liu, Purdue University

Second Place—Zhenning Yang, Rutgers University

Third place—Jing Zheng, University of Calgary

Jean Lu Student Scholarship Award

Yunqi An, Rutgers University

Shan Liu, University of Pennsylvania

Lei Zhang, Texas A&M University

Best Paper Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

Xuelian Jia, Rowan University

Distinguished Chinese Toxicologist Lectureship

Menghang Xia, PhD, Group Leader of Systems Toxicology

Outstanding Young Toxicologist Award

Zhoumeng Lin, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Global Health, University of Florida

Kan Shao, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Indiana University School of Public Health–Bloomington

Best Abstract Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

First Place—Zimu Wei, Michigan State University

Second Place—Li Xia, Perdue University

Third place—Chao Li, Indiana University

Jean Lu Student Scholarship Award

Karen Chiu, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Hannah S. Xu, University of Georgia

Distinguished Chinese Toxicologist Lectureship

Kejian Liu, University Distinguished Professor Associate Dean for Research, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico, New Mexico, USA

Best Abstract Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

First Place—Qian Lin, University of Louisville School of Medicine

Second Place—Gabriel Tao, University of Houston

Third place—Wei-chun Chou, Kansas State University

Jean Lu Student Scholarship Award

Shengjie Xu, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ

Distinguished Chinese Toxicologist Lectureship

Lu Cai, MD, PhD, Professor, Director of Pediatric Research Institute, University of Louisville School of Medicine

Best Abstract Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

First Place—Minhong Huang, Iowa State University

Second Place—Yong Pu, Michigan State University

Third place—Zunwei Chen, Texas A&M University

Jean Lu Student Scholarship Award

Liang Chi, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Distinguished Chinese Toxicologist Lectureship

Dr. John (Zhihua) Zhang, Vice President, Research and Development, Immune Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Development of Bertilimumab, an Anti-Eotaxin-1 Human Monoclonal Antibody, for the Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases

Best Abstract Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

First Place— Miao Li, Kansas State University

Second Place—Yining Jin, Michigan State University

Third place—Yizhong Liu, Texas A&M University

Jean Lu Student Scholarship Award

Jun Zhou, University of Georgia

Distinguished Chinese Toxicologist Lectureship

Dr. Mingzhu Fang, Assistant Professor, Rutgers–School of Public Health, EOHSI–Toxicology

Best Abstract Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

First Place— Jie Ji, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

Second Place— Yu-Syuan Luo, Veterinary Integrative Biosciences Department, Texas A&M University

Third place— Jingwei Cai, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Penn State University

Jean Lu Student Scholarship Award

Danqi Chen, Environmental Medicine Department, New York University

Distinguished Chinese Toxicologist Lectureship

Dr. Wei Xu, Marian A. Messerschmidt Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Best Abstract Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

First Place—Rosa Chang, University of California

Second Place—Xilin Li, Indiana University

Third place—Shuo Xiao, Northeastern University

Jean Lu Student Scholarship Award

Kathy Xue, University of Georgia

Distinguished Chinese Toxicologist Lectureship

Dr. Luoping Zhang, Adjunct Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, Associate Director, Genes & Environment Laboratory & Benzene Health Effects Program, University of California at Berkeley

Best Abstract Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

First Place—Jinqiu Zhu, University at Buffalo

Second Place—Jinpeng Li, Michigan State University

Third place—Zheng Xu, University of Louisville

Jean Lu Student Scholarship Award

Xiao Xiao, Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Distinguished Chinese Toxicologist Lectureship

Dr. Qin M. Chen, Professor of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Arizona

Best Abstract Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

First Place—Heidi Hsieh, Department of Environmental Health, Division of Environmental Genetics & Molecular Toxicology, University of Cincinnati

Second Place—Zhoumeng Lin, Institute of Computational Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University

Third place—Rui Yu, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Jean Lu Student Scholarship Award

Marlene T. Kim, Department of Chemistry, Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Rutgers University

Distinguished Chinese Toxicologist Lectureship

Dr. Li-Jie Fu, MPH, PhD, ATS Fellow, Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd, Senior Director of Business Development and Regulatory Advisor

Best Abstract Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

First Place—Wei Zhang, Graduate Student, University of Kentucky, Graduate Center for Toxicology
“Mrp1 Protects Against Doxorubicin-induced Cardiotoxicity in vitro”
Mentor: Dr. Mary Vore

Second Place—Yating Chen, Graduate Student, Texas A&M University, Dept. of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology
“HOXA Transcript at the Distal Tip (HOTTIP) is a Pro-Oncogenic Long Non-Coding RNA in Pancreatic Cancer”
Mentor: Dr. Stephen Safe

Third place—Dingsheng Li, Graduate Student, University of Michigan, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
“Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles by Pulmonary Exposure in Rats”
Mentor: Dr. Olivier Holliet

Jean Lu Student Scholarship Award

Chuanwen Lu, Graduate Student, Texas Tech University, The Institute of Environ, and Human Health (TIEHH)
Mentor: Dr. Weimin Gao

Distinguished Chinese Toxicologist Lectureship

Jia-Sheng Wang, PhD, Professor and Department Head, Department of Environmental Health Science, University of Georgia
Application of Biomarkers: Bridging Toxicology and Disease Prevention

Best Abstract Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

First Place—Xiao Pan, Graduate Student, Michigan State University, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Environmental Toxicology
“Quantitative phosphoproteomic analysis of the dynamic signaling network mediating proinflammatory response in the spleen of mice under deoxynivalenol-induced ribotoxic stress”

Second Place—Fei Zhao, Graduate Student, University of Arizona, Pharmacology and Toxicology
“Paradoxical effects of ongoing arsenic exposure on an arsenic-transformed bladder cancer model”

Third place—Zhoumeng Lin, Graduate Student, University of Georgia, Toxicology
“Gestational and lactational physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models for the herbicide Atrazine in rats: development and optimization”

Jean Lu Student Scholarship Award

Weimin Chen, Graduate Student, Michigan State University, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Toxicology
Mentor: Dr. Norbert E. Kaminski

Distinguished Chinese Toxicologist Lectureship

Y. James Kang, PhD, University of Louisville, Professor and Distinguished University Scholar, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Strategies for the Selection of Biomarkers for Cardiotoxicity in Drug Development

Best Abstract Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

First Place—Tongde Wu, Graduate Student, University of Arizona, Pharmacology and Toxicology
“XBP1 and Nrf2, at the Crossroads of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Oxidative Stress”

Second Place—Weimin Chen, Graduate Student, Michigan State University, Environmental Toxicology
“Magnitude of Stimulation Dictates the Cannabinoid-Mediated Differential T-Cell Response to HIVgp120”

Third place—Bin Sun, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, Chemical Safety Sciences
“Differential p53 DNA damage dose response in human fibrosarcomaHT1080 and lymphoblast AHH-1 cells”

Jean Lu Student Scholarship Award

Tongde Wu, University of Arizona, Pharmacology and Toxicology
Mentor: Donna Zhang, PhD

Distinguished Chinese Toxicologist Lectureship

Xianglin Shi, PhD, University of Kentucky, Professor and William A. Marquard, Chair in Cancer Research, Graduate Center for Toxicology
Oxidative Stress and Metal Carcinogenesis

Best Abstract Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

First Place—Li Zhan, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Louisville, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine
“Recovery of Cytochrome C Oxidase Activity is Required for Dietary Copper Supplementation-Induced Regression of Cardiac Hypertrophy in Mice”

Second Place—Lei Li, Graduate Student, State University of New York at Albany, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health
“Generation and Characterization of a CYP2F2-Null Mouse Model and Studies on the Role CYP2F2 in Napthalene-Induced Toxicity in the Lung and Nasal Mucosa”

Third place—Jun Xu, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Purdue University, School of Health Sciences
“Neuroimaging of Manganese Toxicity: Effect of Exposure Time on Mn Accumulation in Human Brain”

Jean Lu Student Scholarship Award

Alexandria Lau, University of Arizona, Pharmacology and Toxicology
Mentor: Donna Zhang, PhD

Distinguished Chinese Toxicologist Lectureship

Wei Zheng, PhD, Professor of Health Sciences and Toxicology Head, Purdue University School of Health Sciences; Associate Dean, College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences.
Learning and Crossing the Barriers (Neurotoxicity and Brain Barriers)

Distinguished Chinese Toxicologist Lectureship

Serrine S. Lau, PhD, Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona
Proteomic in Biomarker Discovery:  Diagnostic, Prevention, and Intervention

Best Abstract Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

first place—Yuehui Wang, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine
“Activation of GSK-3b plays a Critical Role in Diabetes-related Changes in Cardiac Energy Metabolism, Lipid Accumulation, Inflammation, and Remodeling: Metallothionein Prevention via Akt-2 Preservation”

second place—Li Yang, Graduate Student, University of Nebraska Medical Center
“Novel Serum Biomarkers for Assessing Breast Cancer Risk: Results from a Case-Control Study in USA”

Distinguished Chinese Toxicologist Lectureship

Xinxin Ding, PhD, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health
Engineered Mouse Models and Function of P450 Enzymes in Xenobiotic Metabolism and Toxicity

Best Abstract Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

first place—Guihua Zhou, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville
“Angiotensin II-induced Cardiac Apoptosis is Mediated by p53-dependent Mitochondrial Cytochrome c Release Pathway”

second place—Lixia Chen, Graduate Student, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Texas Tech University
“Cytotoxicity and CRM1 Down-Regulation of 4-(methylnitro-samino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cell Line”

Distinguished Chinese Toxicologist Lectureship

Raymond S.H. Yang, PhD, Colorado State University, Center for Environmental Toxicology and Technology
Computational Toxicology and Chemical Mixtures

Best Abstract Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

first place—Fujun Liu, PhD, University of Rhode Island
F Liu, D Yang, X Song, R Deng, B Yan.
“A Far Enhancer in the Cytochrome P450 3A4 Gene Functions as a High Density-Regulatory Module in Response to the Pregnane X Receptor and Functionally Related Proteins”

second place—Xueqian Wang, Graduate Student, Purdue University
X Wang, GJ Li, W Zheng.
“Iron (Fe) Transport Across the Blood-CSF Barrier In Vitro as Affected by Manganese (Mn) Exposure”

Distinguished Chinese Toxicologist Lectureship

Anna Fan, PhD, Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology Branch, OEHHA, CalEPA

Best Abstract Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

First place—Jing-Fen Han, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
JF Han, SL Wang, XY He, JY Hong.
“Effect of Genetic Variation on Human Cytochrome P450 Reductase-Mediated Paraquat Cytotoxicity”

Second Place—Guihua Zhou, PhD, University of Louisville
G Zhou, Y Kang, L Cai.
“Metallothionein Prevents Angiotensin-Induced Cardiac Cell Death through Suppression of NADPH Oxidase Activation”

Best Abstract Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

Graduate Student—Guojun (Jane) Li, Purdue University
GJ Li, MP Waalkes MP, and W Zheng.
“Manganese Exposure Alters Iron Regulatory Mechanisms at Blood-Cerebrospinal Fluid Barrier (BCB) and Selected Regions of the Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) in Rats”

Best Paper Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

Ye Song, University of Louisville
Song Y, Li C, and LCai.
“Fluvastatin Prevents Nephropathy Likely Through Suppression of Connective Tissue Growth Factor-Meidated Extracellular Matrix Accumulation”
Exp Mol Pathol 76(1):66–75 (2004)

Best Abstract Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

Graduate Student—Shengli Shi, University of Washington
S Shi, D Botta, CC White, PA Vliet, S Chatterton-Kirchmeier, TJ Kavanagh.
“Protective Effects of Enhanced Glutathione Synthesis on TNF-alpha-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Global Gene Expression Alteration in Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase Transgenic Mice”

Postdoctoral Fellow—Steve Yee, PhD, Molecular and Cellular Toxicology Section, Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, NHLBI, NIH, DHHS.
SB Yee, M Bourdi, MP Holt, LR Pohl.
“Interleukin-13 Protects Against Acetaminophen-Induced Liver Injury”

Best Paper Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

Steve Yee, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
Yee SB, Hanumegowda UM, Hotchkiss JA, Ganey PE, and Roth RA.
“Role of Neutrophils in teh Synergistic Liver Injury from Monocrotaline and Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide Exposure”
Toxicological Science 72:43–56 (2003)

Best Abstract Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

Graduate Student—Tingting Sun, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Sun T, Ma T, and Ho I.
“Modulation of the Muscarinic Receptors in the Rat Brain During the Development of Tolerance to Methyl Parathion”

Postdoctoral Fellow—Yaxiong Xie, PhD, Inorganic Carcinogenesis Section, LCC, NCI at NIEHS
Y Xie, J Liu, Y Liu, C Klassen, M Waalkes.
“Toxicokinetic and Genomic Analysis of Chronic Arsenic Exposure in Multi-Drug Resistance Double Knockout Mice”

Best Abstract Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

Graduate Student—Diana Auyeung, Virginia Commonwealth University
DJ Auyeung, FK Kessler, JK Ritter.
“The AH Receptor and AH Receptor Nuclear Translocator Mediate Stimulation by Oltipraz of the Xenobiotic Response Element in the Rat UGT1A6 Gene”

Best Abstract Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

Graduate Student—Steve Yee, Michigan State University
SB Yee, PE Ganey, RA Roth.
“Inflammatory Events in the Synergistic Hepatotoxicity of Monocrotaline and Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide”

Postdoctoral Fellow—Ying Ou, PhD, Colorado State University
YC Ou, RB Conolly, RS Thomas, DL Gustafson, ME Long, ID Dobrev, LS Chubb, Y Xu, SA Lapidot, ME Andersen, RSH Yang.
“Stochastic Simulations of Hepatic Preneoplastic Foci Development for Four Chlorobenzene Congeners in a Medium Term Bioassay”

Best Abstract Award (Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows)

Graduate Student—Ying Ou, Colorado State University
YC Ou, ME Andersen, RB Conolly, RS Thomas, Y Xu, DL Gustafson, RSH Yang.
“Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic and Two-State Clonal Growth Modeling of Chlorobenzene-Induced Preneoplatic Foci Within the Ito Medium Term Bioassay”