IIT Affiliates Succeed at 63rd SOT Meeting in UT

April 11, 2024

 

Students and faculty of the MSU Insti­tute for Integrative Toxicology were excited to attend and present at this year’s 63rd annual Society of Toxicology (SOT) meeting held in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The SOT annual meeting brings together 5,000 plus toxicologists and those working in areas related to toxicology to share the latest science and technology in the field, as well as to make new connections, gather with friends, and engage in mentoring and professional development. This year’s meeting was held from March 10-14, 2024.

The following students affiliated with IIT received recognition:

  • Romina González-Pons, training with Dr. Jamie Bernard, received the Bristol Myers Squibb Graduate Student Research Training Award to Promote Diversity in Toxicology, for her project, “Adiposity Facilitates Breast Cancer via Kynurenine-Triggered Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activity: Insights into Environmental AhR Agonists' Impact on Tumor Development.”

  • Isha Khan, training with Dr. Norbert Kaminski, received the Excellence in Research Award from the Stem Cell Specialty Section of the SOT. Khan’s 2024 SOT abstract was, “Single Cell Transcriptomics Reveals Key Phenotypic and Signaling Alterations with TCDD (2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin) in an In Vitro Model of Human Hematopoiesis.”

  • Samantha Musso, training with Dr. Jamie Bernard, received first place for the CSS Dharm V. Singh Carcinogenesis Graduate Student Endowment Award in SOT's Carcinogenesis Specialty Section for her abstract, “Associations Between Chemical Exposures and Markers of Multiple Myeloma Pre-Cancers: AN NHANES Analysis.”

  • Ebenezar Okoyeocha, training with Dr. Neera Tewari-Singh, received the SOT Graduate Student Travel Support Award as well as the SOT Ocular Toxicology Specialty Section (OTSS) Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Trainee Support Award for his abstract, “Elucidating the Role of the Nrf2 Pathway in Chloropicrin Ocular Toxicity.” He was also elected as the Graduate Student Representative for the Ocular Toxicology Specialty Section Executive Committee of the SOT.

  • Andrew Roney, training with Dr. Neera Tewari-Singh, received the SOT Dermal Toxicology Specialty Section Edgewell Personal Care Student Award for excellence in research relating to dermal toxicology for his abstract, “Long-Term Inflammatory Effects Arising From Acute Cutaneous Nitrogen Mustard Exposure.” He was also elected as the Graduate Student Representative for the Dermal Toxicology Specialty Section Executive Committee of the SOT.

  • Christine Wei, training with Dr. Jim Luyendyk, was awarded the Carl C. Smith Graduate Student 1st place award from the SOT Mechanisms Specialty Section, as well as the Jean Lu Scholarship Award from the SOT American Association of Chinese in Toxicology, for her abstract, “Coagulation Factor XIII and Tissue Transglutaminase Cooperatively Mediate Atypical Fibrin(ogen) Cross-linking in the Acetaminophen-injured Liver.”

And lastly, IIT-affiliated faculty member Dr. Neera Tewari-Singh was elected as the Vice-President Elect for the Ocular Toxicology Specialty Section Executive Committee and the Association of Scientists of India Origin (ASIO) of the SOT.

Congratulations to all the IIT-affili­ated SOT award winners this year!