Past Award Recipients
2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010
2021 Award Recipients
Burdock Student Travel Award
Lei Zhang, Dept. of Toxicology at Texas A&M University
SOT 2021 abstract titled: “Resveratrol Is a Nuclear Receptor 4A1 (NR4A1) Ligand the Antagonizes NR4A1-Regulated Prooncogenic Pathways in Lung Cancers”
Frank C. Lu Graduate Student Award
Chittaranjan Sahu, Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology, NIPER, Mohali, India
SOT 2021 abstract titled: “Zinc Deficiency Exacerbated Bisphenol A Toxicity in Rat Testis”
Frank C. Lu Early Career Scientist Award
Lichchavi D. Rajasinghe, Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, at Michigan State University
SOT 2021 abstract titled: “Incorporation of Cell Membrane Phosphatidylserine with Oxidizable Polyunsaturated DHA Potentiates Alveolar Macrophage Clearance of Toxicant-Induced Cellular Corpses.”
2020 Award Recipients
Burdock Student Travel Award
Ruth Wangia, University of Georgia
SOT 2020 abstract titled: “Surveillance of Aflatoxin Contamination Levels in Household Maize for Human Consumption in Kenya, East Africa.”
Frank C. Lu Graduate Student Award
Robert A. Freeborn, Michigan State University
SOT 2020 abstract titled: “Development of a T Cell-Specific Nrf2-null Mouse Model to Determine the Role of Nrf2 in Impaired T Cell Response to Influenza by tBHQ”
Frank C. Lu Early Career Scientist Award
Dr. Mimi (Madelyn) Huang, Division of Toxicology, National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Science
SOT 2020 abstract titled: “Elucidating Relationships between Internal Dose, Thyroid Hormones, and Hepatic Gene Expression Altered by Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Rats following 28-Day Oral Exposure”
2019 Award Recipients
Burdock Student Travel Award
Sumira Phatak, Utah State University
SOT 2019 abstract titled: “Impact of Thermally Abused Oil on Gut Inflammation, Colon Tumorigenesis, and Hepatic Gene Expression in Mice Fed a Standard Diet or the Total Western Diet”
Frank C. Lu Graduate Student Award
Jeremy Gingrich,
Michigan State University
SOT 2019 abstract titled: “Comparative Toxicokinetic Study of Three Bisphenols (BPA, BPS, and BPF) in a Sheep Pregnancy Model”
2018 Award Recipients
Burdock Student Travel Award
Jalissa Nguyen,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
SOT 2018 abstract titled: “Evaluating the Applicability of Read-Aacross Tools and High-Throughput Screening Data for Food Relevant Chemicals”
Frank C. Lu Graduate Student Award
Sumira Phatak,
Utah State University
SOT 2018 abstract titled: “Multi-Generational Consumption of the Total Western Diet for Rodents Promotes Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer in Third-Generation Offspring”
2017 Award Recipients
Burdock Student Travel Award
Suresh Nagumalli
University of Louisiana at Monroe
SOT 2017 abstract titled: “Variation in Myelostimulatory and Toxicological Activity of Different Medicinal Species of Echinacea upon 7-Day Oral Treatment in Sprague-Dawley Rats”
Frank C. Lu Graduate Student Award
Blake Rushing,
East Carolina University
SOT 2017 abstract titled: “Aflatoxin B1 Reacts with Dietary Amines to Form a Novel Pyrrole Adduct with Reduced Genotoxicity”
2016 Award Recipients
Burdock Student Travel Award
Jennifer Briens,
University of Saskatchewan
SOT 2016 abstract titled: “Linking a Toxic Glucose Metabolite to Glycemic Responses in an Omnivore Compared to a Carnivore”
Frank C. Lu Graduate Student Award
Gopi Gadupudi,
The University of Iowa
SOT 2016 abstract titled: “PCB126-Induced Disruption in Gluconeogenesis and Fatty Acid Oxidation Precedes Fatty Liver in Male Rats”
2015 Award Recipients
Burdock Student Travel Award
Xiao Xiao,
University of Massachusetts
SOT 2015 abstract titled: “Exposure to Permethrin Alters Glucose Metabolism in Response to High-Fat Diet in Female C57BL/6J Mice”
Frank C. Lu Graduate Student Award
Alexandra Turley,
Michigan State University
SOT 2015 abstract titled: “The Food Additive tBHQ Inhibits Activation of Primary Human CD4 T Cells”
2014 Award Recipients
Burdock Student Travel Award
Erica Clark,
Michigan State University
SOT 2014 abstract titled: “Elderly Male Mice Display Impaired Clearance of
Deoxynivalenol”
Frank C. Lu Graduate Student Award
Mansi Krishan,
International Life Sciences Institute, North America (ILSI North America)
SOT 2014 abstract titled: “Toxicology and Risk Assessment of Chemical Mixtures”
2013 Award Recipients
Burdock Student Travel Award
Ruixin Hao,
University of Houston
SOT 2013 abstract titled: “Assessing Endocrine Disrupting Activities of Four Bisphenols using Zebrafish Larvae”
Frank C. Lu Graduate Student Award
Brenna Flannery,
Michigan State University
SOT 2013 abstract titled: “Evaluation of Insulin-Like Growth Factor Acid-Labile Subunit as a Novel Biomarker of Effect to the Mycotoxin Deoxynivalenol”
2012 Award Recipients
Burdock Student Travel Award
Kristal Brown,
Texas A&M University
SOT 2012 abstract titled: “Modified Hydra Bioassay to Evaluate Combined Effects of Aflatoxin B1 & Fumonisin B1”
Frank C. Lu Graduate Student Award
Amanda Smolarek,
The State University of New Jersey
SOT 2012 abstract titled: “Dietary Administration of γ- and δ-Tocopherol Inhibits Mammary Carcinogenesis”
2011 Award Recipients
Burdock Student Travel Award
Brenna Flannery,
Michigan State University
SOT 2011 abstract titled: “Novel Feeding Bioassay for Characterization of Deoxynivalenol-induced Feed Refusal in the Mouse”
Frank C. Lu Graduate Student Award
Nicole Mitchell,
Texas A&M University
SOT 2011 abstract titled: “Aflatoxin Prevalence and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Ghana: A Regional Analysis”
Monsanto Travel Award
Yuquang Zhao,
University of Louisville School of Medicine
SOT 2011 abstract titled: “SDF-aB Protects
Cardiac Cells from Palmitate-Induced Nitrosative Stress-Mediated ER Stress and Cell Death Through Activation of AMPK-Mediated IL-6 Excretion”
2010 Award Recipients
Burdock Student Travel Award
Nichole Mitchell,
Texas A&M University
SOT 2010 abstract titled: “In Vitro Evaluation of Novasil Clay for Reduction of Aflatoxin B1 in Common Ghanaian Foods”
Frank C. Lu Graduate Student Award
Alicia Marroquin-Cardona,
Texas A&M University
SOT 2010 abstract titled: “Evaluation of Aflatoxin B1 Adsorption Capacity of Edible Clays from the Marketplace in Ghana”
Monsanto Travel Award
Guoquing Qian,
University of Georgia
SOT 2010 abstract titled: “Development of a Non-antibody Method for Rapid Detection of Serum Aflatoxin B1-Lysine Adduct”