Upcoming Events
Careers at the Cross-Section of Toxicology and Sustainability: A Panel Discussion
Hosted by: The SOT Sustainable Chemicals through Contemporary Toxicology Specialty Section, the Graduate Student Leadership Committee, and the Postdoctoral Assembly
Registration required for this free webinar.
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
Monday, October 7, 2024
12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM (US EDT, UTC -4)
Past Events
Webinar—Driving Safer Chemicals Through Alternatives Assessment
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.
Materials:
Webinar Recording
April 3, 2024
11:00 AM to 12:00 Noon EST
Webinar—Overview of the EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Toxics Tracker
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
November 6, 2023
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM (US EST, UTC-5)
Webinar—Avoid Being Toxicology’s Worst Enemy
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
November 4, 2022
Webinar—Toxicologists Can be Trusted through Integrity and Transparency
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
October 5, 2022
Webinar—Combating Censorship and Vilification
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
September 23, 2022
Webinar—How Do We Get to Safer and Sustainable: Insight from Risk Assessment, Safer Design, and Green Chemistry Leadership
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
October 26, 2021
Short Course—Tour de Force of Tools from the US Environmental Protection Agency to Support Assessments of Alternatives
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
October 25, 2021
SCCT Virtual Annual Meeting
SCCT Virtual Annual Meeting/Reception
Materials:
SCCT Virtual Annual Meeting Slides
SOT 2021 Annual Meeting SCCT Poster
March 15, 2021
1 hour
Webinar: EU’s Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Towards a Toxic-free Environment
Cohosted by Association for the Advancement of Alternatives Assessment (A4) and SCCT
Materials:
Webinar Recording
February 10, 2021
1 hour