President’s Message
The mission of the Women in Toxicology (WIT) Special Interest Group (SIG) is to elevate women in toxicology through mentoring, visibility, leadership, and education. It is my honor to serve as the WIT SIG President for 2026–2027 and to work with the excellent women who comprise our leadership team. Our objectives remain steadfast to our mission:
- Mentoring: To promote recruitment and retention of women to a profession in the toxicological science.
- Visibility: To promote and recognize the accomplishments of women toxicologists. WIT offers several award opportunities.
- Leadership: To provide leadership for career development opportunities for women toxicologists.
- Education: To sponsor scientific and educational programs on current scientific information and policy issues that advance the science of toxicology.
WIT provides a safe and comfortable platform for women to connect in-person and virtually and support one another across career trajectories. Since its inception in 1999, WIT has consistently carried out various initiatives to fulfill its mission and support its objectives. These initiatives include:
- Facilitating nominations of women for SOT-wide awards through a WIT-led review process that provides constructive feedback to strengthen and elevate nomination packages and increase the probability of talented women being recognized for their contributions to SOT and the toxicological community.
- Reviewing scientific and educational proposals submitted for SOT Annual Meetings and providing feedback to improve the depth, breadth, and quality of proposals to increase their likelihood of being selected for development at the Annual Meeting.
- Initiating scientific and educational proposals for SOT Annual Meetings to enhance connections among WIT SIG members and among SOT members.
- Encouraging membership engagement and knowledge-sharing through a biannual newsletter.
- Building and growing a LinkedIn community to bring together WIT SIG members
- Establishing and bolstering WIT endowments and WIT awards to acknowledge and honor the excellent work of toxicologists at all levels. Please explore the WIT awards and consider nominating a student or colleague or applying for an award yourself. Your achievements should not go unrecognized!
Please consider supporting the WIT SIG. If you’re not a member, become one! It’s easy. If you’re already a member, make a donation! It’s also easy (visit our fundraising page). If your company offers a matching donation, this may be a great way to maximize your impact. Donations support WIT awards and activities and enrich the entire SIG!
The entire WIT SIG Executive Committee and I look forward to connecting with you throughout the year through our newsletter and LinkedIn posts and in person at the 2027 Annual Meeting! We welcome all individuals who support our mission!
Jamie DeWitt, PhD, DABT
WIT President, 2026–2027