SCCT Events

Hosted by: The SOT Sustainable Chemicals through Contemporary Toxicology Specialty Section, Graduate Student Leadership Committee, and Postdoctoral Assembly

As toxicologists, we know of chemical innovation examples that have adversely impacted, and continue to affect communities, workers, public health, ecosystems, and the climate, throughout their lifecycles. Advancing safer chemistry throughout a product lifecycle requires upstream thinking and implementable guidance for industries, academia, and others in innovation, investments, and policy, while avoiding regrettable chemical substitutions. The European Union Commission Joint Research Centre has proposed the “Safe and Sustainable by Design” (SSbD) framework as a mechanism to integrate human health and environmental safety assessment across the different steps in the lifecycle of a chemical or material.

SCCT’s Fall Webinar will feature an expert panel: Irantzu Garmendia Aguirre (European Commission’s Directorate General Joint Research Centre) will introduce the SSbD framework; Fabian Grimm (Clariant) will share an industry case study integrating toxicology into product design; and Lya Soeteman-Hernández (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, RIVM) will discuss a qualitative approach applied early in polymer innovation for building, transport, and packaging. A moderated panel discussion with live audience Q&A will follow the presentations.

This session aims to engage graduate students and postdocs, toxicologists, regulatory experts, and industry professionals on exploring how SSbD can improve decision-making, enhance safety and sustainability assessments, support regulatory compliance, and guide innovation toward safer products and a circular economy.

Registration required for this free webinar.

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Hosted by: The Sustainable Chemicals through Contemporary Toxicology (SCCT) and Dermal Toxicology (DTSS) Specialty Sections

As the industry continues to embrace sustainability, concerns about contaminants in recycled packaging and their potential exposure risks are gaining attention. SCCT and DTSS are excited to bring you this timely webinar addressing potential contamination in recycled packaging for cosmetics and personal care products. Our expert panel, featuring Ramez Labib, PhD, MBA, DABT, ERT (Venebio Group), Gerald Renner, PhD (Cosmetics Europe), and Brandon Reid, MPH (Cradle to Cradle), will offer insights from across sectors. We will explore recent research, the current regulatory landscape and strategies for compliance, as well as future directions for this emerging topic. Presentations will be followed by a moderated panel discussion with live audience Q&A, so bring your questions! This session aims to engage toxicologists, regulatory experts, and industry professionals in a meaningful discussion. Don’t miss this engaging conversation at the intersection of sustainability and product safety—register today!

Speaker(s):
Ramez Labib, PhD, MBA, DABT, ERT, Venebio Group, LLC
Gerald Renner, PhD, Cosmetics Europe
Brandon Reid, MPH, Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute

Materials:
Webinar Recording and Materials

Hosted by: The SOT Sustainable Chemicals through Contemporary Toxicology Specialty Section, the Graduate Student Leadership Committee, and the Postdoctoral Assembly

Want to make a difference in the world by utilizing your toxicology skills and knowledge? Join our upcoming webinar for graduate students and postdocs interested in learning more about nonacademic toxicology career paths related to sustainable chemicals. A diverse panel of toxicologists will share their unique career paths including former and current roles, followed by a panel discussion—bring your questions! Distinguished panelists for this event from industry, nongovernmental organizations, and government backgrounds will provide insight into nonacademic careers utilizing the toxicologist skillset while also supporting sustainability. Don’t miss this enlightening session and discover where a career in sustainability can take you!

Speakers:
Jennifer Therkorn, PhD, MPH, Exposure Scientist, ExxonMobil
Kaley Beins, MPH, Senior Scientist, Environmental Working Group
Shoba Iyer, PhD, Toxicologist, San Francisco Department of the Environment
Britt McAtee, PhD, DABT, Global Manager, Toxicology, PPG Industries

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Webinar Recording and Materials

Hosted by: The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Alternatives Assessment (AA) is becoming increasingly important as an interdisciplinary science policy approach to environmental and chemical management, but what exactly is it, and why is it gaining such prominence? In our fast-evolving world, policy makers, investors, advocates, and market leaders increasingly advocate for more sustainable products and processes. Yet, we must not leap blindly: the danger of "regrettable substitutions" looms large, where one harmful chemical might simply be replaced by another of equal or greater concern.

This webinar will be based on and expand upon a recent SETAC Technical Issue Paper, which sheds light on the science policy approach of AA. Participants will learn more about how AA, beyond merely identifying replacements for chemicals of concern, embarks on a journey to compare potential alternatives based their life cycle impacts including hazard, exposure, performance, and economic feasibility. In addition, regulatory implications, emerging challenges and opportunities, and real-world case studies will be covered.

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Webinar Recording

Hosted by: The SOT Sustainable Chemicals through Contemporary Toxicology Specialty Section

The US EPA's TRI Toxics Tracker allows one to access nationwide Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data from the past 10 years and to easily explore it by geography, facility, industry, chemical, or specific data elements. The goal for this webinar is to provide information about this tool and answer questions about how it works and its utility to those working in sustainable chemistry, alternatives assessment, and related fields. For instance, the tracker could be useful for the tracking of the implementation of green/sustainable chemistry manufacturing practices. This webinar will give an overview of the tracker and its utility and expand on the Environmental Justice and Risk Analysis section of the tool. The webinar will then turn towards an overview of the Solvent Substitutions Page and conclude with questions and discussion.

Speakers:
Christina Guthrie, MS, Lead Environmental Protection Specialist, US EPA, Toxics Release Inventory Program
Charlotte Snyder, MS, Environmental Protection Specialist, US EPA, Toxics Release Inventory Program

Materials:
Webinar Recording
Presentation Slides

This webinar will provided tips for interacting with the press to share your novel findings and for how to leverage the applied ethics framework and be a steward of scientific integrity. This was the third webinar in a three-part series on how scientific bias, credibility, conflict of interest, censorship, and advocacy should be top of mind for toxicologists conducting and communicating their research, particularly in novel areas. This series was organized and hosted by the SOT Sustainable Chemicals through Contemporary Toxicology (SCCT) and Ethical, Legal, Forensics, and Societal Issues (ELFSI) Specialty Sections.

Materials:
Webinar Recording
Presentation Slides

This webinar provided tips for communicating the role of toxicologists to the general public–and why we can be trusted–and discussed the importance of scientific integrity and transparency, including how to disseminate your knowledge effectively. This was the second webinar in a three-part series on how scientific bias, credibility, conflict of interest, censorship, and advocacy should be top of mind for toxicologists conducting and communicating their research, particularly in novel areas. This series was organized and hosted by the SOT Sustainable Chemicals through Contemporary Toxicology (SCCTSS) and Ethical, Legal, Forensics, and Societal Issues (ELFSI) Specialty Sections.

Presenters:
Michael Dourson, Director of Science, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment (TERA)
Wendelyn Jones, Executive Director, Institute for the Advancement of Food and Nutrition Sciences (IAFNS)

Materials:
Webinar Recording
Presentation Slides

This webinar highlighted recent examples of censorship of inconvenient viewpoints in toxicology (or "consensorship"), the importance of credibility and due diligence as expert witnesses in toxicology, and how to combat vilification by focusing on the science. This was the first webinar in a three-part series on how scientific bias, credibility, conflict of interest, censorship, and advocacy should be top of mind for toxicologists conducting and communicating their research, particularly in novel areas. This series was organized and hosted by the SOT Sustainable Chemicals through Contemporary Toxicology (SCCT) and Ethical, Legal, Forensics, and Societal Issues (ELFSI) Specialty Sections.

Presenters:
Chris Borgert, President and Principal Scientist, Applied Pharmacology and Toxicology, Inc.
Laura Plunkett, Managing Partner, Biopolicy Solutions, LLC

Materials:
Webinar Recording
Presentation Slides

Cosponsored by the SOT Risk Assessment Specialty Section

Presenters:
Joseph Rodricks, Founding Principal, Ramboll
John Warner, Distinguished Research Fellow, Zymergen Corporation
William McDonough, Manager and Co-founder, MBDC

Materials:
Webinar Recording
Additional information

Cosponsored with the Association for the Advancement of Alternatives Assessment

Presenters:
Todd Martin, Research Chemical Engineer, Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, US Environmental Protection Agency
Katherine Phillips, Physical Scientist, Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, US Environmental Protection Agency
Antony Williams, Computational Chemist, Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, US Environmental Protection Agency

Materials:
Webinar Recording

SCCT Virtual Annual Meeting/Reception

Materials:
SCCT Virtual Annual Meeting Slides
SOT 2021 Annual Meeting SCCT Poster

Cohosted by Association for the Advancement of Alternatives Assessment (A4) and SCCT

Materials:
Webinar Recording