Award Recipients
Dermal Toxicology Specialty Section Award Recipients
2026 Award Recipients
DTSS Annual “Paper of the Year” Award: Jay Dawick, MChem, et al.
Innospec Limited, Chesire, United Kingdom
Dermal absorption and metabolism of [14C]-C12 alkyl benzoate in Finsolv TN in human skin in vitro, Toxicological Sciences, Volume 207, Issue 1, September 2025, Pages 37–47
Informa Healthcare Award - Best Paper in Dermal Toxicology published in Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology: Fuqin He, PhD, et al.—Institute of Pharmaceutical Innovation, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
Tobacco ethanol extract accelerates wound healing through anti-inflammation and promoting angiogenesis. Cutan Ocul Toxicol. 2025 Dec;44(4):470-479.
DTSS Postdoctoral Fellow/Student Travel Awards - sponsored by Edgewell Personal Care:
Sadegh Modaresi, PhD – US Food and Drug Administration
Research: Evaluation and Comparison of In Vitro Permeation Testing (IVPT), Barrier Function, and Lipid Composition in Alternative Skin Models and Excised Human Skin
Kevin Ozkuyumcu—PhD Student—Rutgers University
Research: Sulfur Mustard Disrupts Epidermal and Dermal Structures in Hairless Guinea Pig Skin
DTSS RIFM Trainee Travel Award: Catalina Gaviria, PhD, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Research: Human skin equivalents reveal multiple cell death modes in mustard agent-induced dermal injury
2025 Award Recipients
DTSS Annual “Paper of the Year” Award: Nancy Hopf, PhD, et. al.Unisante Center for Primary Care & Public Health, U. of Lausanne, Switzerland
Human Skin Absorption of Three Phthalates. Toxicol Lett. 2024 Jul;398:38-48.
Informa Healthcare Award—Best Paper in Dermal Toxicology published in Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology: Hans Raabe, MS, et. al.
Institute of In Vitro Sciences, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Human Relevance of in vivo and in vitro Skin irritation for Hazard Classification of Pesticides. Cutaneous & Ocular Toxicology. 2024 Aug 24:1-21.
DTSS Postdoctoral Fellow/Student Travel Awards - sponsored by Edgewell Personal Care:
Andrew Rooney—PhD Student—Michigan State University
Research: Investigation of Inflammatory Cytokines in the Long-Term Toxicity Induced by Acute Cutaneous Nitrogen Mustard Exposure
Lindsey Shim—PhD Student—University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley
Research: TC-PTP Overexpression in Mouse Epidermis Promotes UVB-Induced Apoptosis by Regulating p38 MARK Signaling Pathway
2024 Award Recipients
DTSS Annual “Paper of the Year” Award: Satya Achanta, Duke UniversityPharmacologic inhibition of transient receptor potential ion channel ankyrin 1 counteracts 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile tear gas agent-induced cutaneous injuries. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2024 Jan 17;388(2):613-623 (accepted August 2023).
Informa Healthcare Award—Best Paper in Dermal Toxicology published in Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology: Ayşe Gölgeli Bedir, et. al., Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ataturk University, Ataturk, Erzurum, Turkey
The Effects of Cream-Based Triticum Vulgare With and Without Therapeutic Ultrasound on Excisional Wound Healing in Diabetic Rats. Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology 2023 Jun; 42 (2):61-67.
DTSS Postdoctoral Travel Award—sponsored by Stratacor: Alexandra Nail, PhD—University of Louisville
Research: A Novel Arsenic Methyltransferase Splice Variant is Expressed in Human Keratinocytes
DTSS Postdoctoral Fellow/Student Travel Awards - sponsored by Edgewell Personal Care:
Andrew Rooney—PhD Student—Michigan State University
Research: Long-Term Inflammatory Effects Arising from Acute Cutaneous Nitrogen Mustard Exposure
Rachel Goff - PhD Student - University of Louisville
Research: Arsenic Induced Suppression of Autophagic Protein Degradation is Zinc Dependent
2023 Award Recipients
DTSS Annual “Paper of the Year” Award: Ana Ferragut Cardoso & Mayukh Banerjee, et. al.—Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville.Temporal Modulation of Differential Alternative Splicing in HaCaT Human Keratinocyte Cell Line Chronically Exposed to Arsenic for up to 28 Wk. Environ Health Perspect. 2022 Jan;130(1):17011.
Informa Healthcare Award—Best Paper in Dermal Toxicology published in Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology: Rukiye Yasak Guner, et. al.—Dermatology Department, Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine, Sivas, Turkey.
Combination of infra-red light with nanogold targeting macrophages in the treatment of Leishmania major infected BALB/C mice. Cutaneous & Ocular Toxicology. 2022 Mar;41(1):18-24
DTSS Postdoctoral Travel Award sponsored by Stratacor: Meichen Wang, PhD.—Texas A&M University
Research: Inclusion of Montmorillonite Clays in Environmental Barrier Formulations to Reduce Skin Exposure to Water-Soluble Chemicals from Polluted Water
DTSS Postdoctoral Fellow/Student Travel Awards—sponsored by Edgewell Personal Care: Omid Madadgar, DVM, PhD—MS Student—Michigan State University
Research: Phosgene Oxime Skin Exposure Causes Oxidative Damage to Biomolecules Including Lipids, Proteins, and DNA in Murine Skin Models
2022 Award Recipients
DTSS Annual “Paper of the Year” Award: Anneliese Striz, PhD, et. al.
Division of Toxicology, Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Cytotoxic, genotoxic, and toxicogenomic effects of dihydroxyacetone in human primary keratinocytes. Cutaneous & Ocular Toxicology. 2021 Sep;40(3):232-240
Informa Healthcare Award—Best Paper in Dermal Toxicology published in Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology: Dawei Wang, et. al.
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Affiliated Qiqihar Hospital, Southern Medical University, People's Republic of China
(S)-(-)-N-[2-(3-Hydroxy-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-indol-3-yl)-ethyl]-acetamide inhibits melanoma cell growth through inducing apoptosis and autophagy. Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology, 2021 Dec; 40(4):293–299.
DTSS Postdoctoral Fellow/Student Travel Awards—sponsored by Edgewell Personal Care:
Neha Mishra, PhD—University of Colorado
Network of miRNAs regulating inflammatory and fibrotic responses in sulfur mustard-induced skin injuries in mice
Gisselle Rodriguez—PhD Student—University of California, Davis
Toxic Effects of Cosmetic Products through Epigenetic Reprogramming of Dermal Stem Cells