Education and Public Outreach

SOT Resource Pavilion

The SOT Resource Pavilion will feature membership information and items that you can use in outreach related to toxicology. Career brochures and posters, animals in research information, ideas and materials for students in grades K–12, and other resources of interest to toxicologists will be available.

Undergraduate Education Program

Saturday, March 6 through Monday, March 8

Chairperson(s): Adrian Nanez, Amgen, Thousand Oaks, California

Sponsor: Committee for Diversity Initiatives

Saturday and Monday activities are for undergraduate students and advisors receiving 2010 MARC and SOT travel funding and SOT program volunteers.

The Sunday activities are open to undergraduate students who register for this event using the Annual Meeting Registration Form, the undergraduate students receiving MARC, SOT, and Pfizer travel funding, and the SOT program volunteers.

Saturday, March 6, 4:15 PM–9:00 PM
This evening event is for undergraduate students and advisors receiving 2010 MARC and SOT Travel funding and SOT program volunteers.
4:15 PM–5:45PM	Orientation for SOT Hosts, Peer Mentors, and Advisors
5:45 PM–6:00 PM	Opening Event
6:15 PM–6:45 PM	Introduction to Toxicology—Jose Manautou, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
6:45 PM–7:15 PM	Dinner
7:30 PM–8:00 PM	Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion Principles in Toxicology— Nathan Cherrington, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
8:00 PM– 9:00 PM	Dessert and Networking
Sunday, March 7, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
The Sunday program is open to undergraduate students who are registered for this event on the Annual Meeting Registration Form, the undergraduate students receiving MARC, SOT, and Pfizer travel funding, and the SOT program volunteers.
8:00 AM	Welcome
8:15 AM–8:55 AM	Exposure to Cigarette Smoke in utero: Fetal Injury and life long consequences—Judith Zelikoff, New York University School of Medicine, Tuxedo Park, NY
9:00 AM–9:45 AM	Metals, Biocides, and the Environment—Louis Trombetta, St. John’s University, Jamaica, NY
10:00 AM–10:40 AM	Optical Nanotechnologies for Imaging of Cellular Processes and Neurosurgery—Martin Philbert, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
10:45 AM– 11:30 AM	Interactive Presentation: Exploring Contemporary Biomedical Problems: Case Studies in Toxicology—Lauren Aleksunes, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
11:30 AM–12:45 AM	Lunch
12:45 PM–1:45 PM	STUDENTS: What is Graduate School and What Can I Expect?  How to Get into Graduate School:  An Academic Advisor’s Perspective
12:45 PM–1:30 PM	ADVISORS: Tips for Advising Prospective Graduate Students or How to get your students accepted to graduate school!!
2:00 PM–2:40 PM	Career Opportunities in Toxicology—Panel Discussion
3:00 PM–5:00 PM	Open time with Academic Toxicology Program Directors and Internship Sponsors
Monday, March 8, 7:15 AM–1:15 PM
Monday activities are for undergraduate students and advisors receiving 2010 MARC and SOT Travel funding and SOT program volunteers.
8:00 AM–9:00 AM	Plenary Lecture
9:30 AM–10:50 AM	Poster Session for Visiting Students
11:00 AM–11:50 PM	Program Wrap-up
12:00 PM–1:15 PM	In Vitro Luncheon

 

Undergraduate Toxicology Faculty Meeting

Tuesday, March 9, 3:30 PM–4:30 PM
Room 355 A

The Education Committee and the Undergraduate Education Subcommittee are hosting the Undergraduate Toxicology Faculty Meeting for all faculty involved in the teaching of toxicology to undergraduates, or for those interested in including toxicology at the undergraduate level. Hear an update on initiatives for undergraduate faculty, provide your input, and network.

High School Poster Submissions Invited

Tuesday, March 9 and Wednesday, March 10

High School students are invited to submit research posters for consideration for presentation in a special area in the SOT Resource Pavilion on Tuesday, March 9 and Wednesday, March 10. Full details can be found on the flyer. Deadline is March 1.

Seeking Funding for Undergraduate Research

Wednesday, March 10, 4:30 PM–5:50 PM
Ballroom D

Chairperson(s): Joan B. Tarloff, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, and Vanessa Fitsanakis, King College, Bristol, TN

Sponsor: Education Committee

Endorsed by:
Postdoctoral Assembly
Research Funding Committee

It is often difficult for undergraduate professors to readily know where to go for research funding. Both the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation (NSF) have grants specifically tailored to the needs of undergraduate students and faculty in the form of classroom and teaching enhancement, professional development, or research opportunities for faculty and students.. This session will provide undergraduate faculty with the opportunity to hear presentations from representatives from NIH and NSF and to ask questions of each.

Seeking Funding for Undergraduate Research, Joan Tarloff, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Academic Research Enhancement Awards (AREA) through NIH, Michael Humble, NIEHS, Durham, NC

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Awards through NSF, Sally O’Connor, NSF, Arlington, VA

Experiences with the AREA Program, Eli Hestermann, Furman University, Greenville, SC