Program - Society of Toxicology

Society of Toxicology 2011
Student and Postdoctoral Scholar Events
Lunch with an Expert
Sunday–Thursday, time varies by group
(Meet at the Lunch with an Expert Bulletin Board in
Registration Area)
Conversation with Dr. Collins
Monday, March 7, 9:30 AM–10:30 AM
Room 304
(Ticket Required; Postdoctoral Scholars only, limited seating)
SPECIal Events
Sponsor:
Student Advisory Council
The purpose of Lunch with an Expert is to provide graduate
students and postdoctoral scholars the opportunity to network
informally with well-established toxicologists while obtaining
career advice and meeting new colleagues. Small groups are
composed by matching research interests of students and
postdocs with those of an Expert. The Expert for each group
identifies a time and place for a meal, and the group meets at
the Lunch with an Expert Bulletin Board before going to the
restaurant. New this year: Meeting Room 16 in the Renaissance
Hotel has been reserved for Lunch with an Expert groups from
11:30 AM–1:30 PM. You may pick up food in the food court
below the hotel and then proceed to the reserved room if you
prefer this option to meeting in a restaurant. Sign up via the
Graduate Student section of the SOT Web site. Details for each
group meeting will be sent to participants in advance of the
meeting.
Student/Postdoctoral Scholar Mixer
Sunday, March 6, 8:00 PM–9:30 PM
Salon G
(Ticket and Meeting Badge Required)
Sponsor:
Student Advisory Council
The Student Advisory Council and Graduate Committees
host this opportunity for students and postdoctoral scholars to
gather, to meet new colleagues, and to reestablish relationships
in an informal atmosphere at the beginning of the meeting.
Tickets are obtained at no cost by registering for this event on
the Annual Meeting Registration Form. Ticket and meeting
badge are required. Complimentary refreshments and a cash
bar will be available.
Chairperson(s): Michele La Merrill, Mount Sinai School of
Medicine, New York, NY.
Sponsor:
Postdoctoral Assembly
Dr. Collins will meet informally for discussion with
postdoctoral scholars after his Plenary Lecture. Room size
is limited, and participants will be selected by lottery from
among postdoctoral meeting registrants who request a ticket
by January 21.
In Vitro Toxicology Lecture and Luncheon
for Students: Full Speed into an Alternative
Future
Monday, March 7, 12:00 NOON–1:20 PM
Salon G
(Ticket Required)
Lecturer: Robert E. Chapin, Pfizer, Groton, CT.
Chairperson(s): Aaron Barchowsky, University of
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Sponsor:
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Hosted by:
Education Committee
The purpose of this lecture is to discuss the importance of
animal research to biomedical sciences and toxicology, and
the ethical obligations of the scientific community to follow
the “3R’s” of animal testing (refine, reduce, replace) whenever
it is feasible.
Graduate students, undergraduates, postdoctoral scholars,
and recipients of Colgate-Palmolive awards are among the
guests at the In Vitro Toxicology Lecture and Luncheon. The
goal of the In Vitro Toxicology Lecture series is to feature
important research using in vitro and alternative techniques
to study basic mechanisms and to illustrate how these test
methods benefit animal welfare by refining and reducing
animal use. Students and postdocs can reserve a ticket for the
luncheon with a $10 deposit when they register for the SOT
Annual Meeting. Lunch is served at the beginning of the event
and service concludes before the talk/main program begins.
Meal service may not be available to guests who arrive after
12:30 PM.
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