2024 Immunotoxicology Specialty Section Award Recipients
Vos Lifetime Career Achievement Award in Immunotoxicology
M. Firoze Khan, PhD, Department of Pathology University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Health and Environmental Sciences Institute (HESI) Immunotoxicology Young Investigator Travel Award
Martina Lulini, PhD Candidate, Università degli Studi di Milano
Bright Obeng, PhD Candidate, University of Maine
Christina Post, PhD, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Best Paper of the Year
“Suppression of Lung Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Fibrosis following Nitrogen Mustard Exposure by the Selective Farnesoid X Receptor Agonist Obeticholic Acid”
Jaclynn A. Meshanni, Jordan M. Lee, Kinal N. Vayas, Rachel Sun, Chenghui Jiang, Grace L. Guo, Andrew J. Gow, Jeffrey D. Laskin, and Debra L. Laskin
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics February 2024, 388 (2) 586–595; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/jpet.123.001557
Mitzi and Prakash Nagarkatti Research Excellence in Immunotoxicology Travel Award
Evangeline Schott, PhD Student, The Ohio State University
Lei Zhang, PhD, Texas A&M University
Jessica Rodriguez, PhD Candidate, Louisiana State University
Best Presentation by a Postdoctoral Trainee Award
Timothy Smyth, PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
“Human Monocyte-Derived Macrophages Demonstrate Polarization-State Dependent Gene Expression Patterns following Exposure to Ambient Particulate Matter”
Best Presentation by a Student Award
Braeden Giles, PhD Candidate, McGill University
“Impact of an Organophosphate Ester (OPEs) Mixture from Household Dust on the Immune System: Insights from Studies in Sprague-Dawley Rats”
Outstanding Young Immunotoxicologist Award
Allison Ehrlich, PhD, University of California, Davis
Outstanding Senior Immunotoxicologist Award
Debra L. Laskin, PhD, Rutgers University