Mech SS Ronald G. Thurman Student Travel Award

Eligibility

Mech SS Ronald G. Thurman Student Travel Award, with an application deadline in December, offers numerous awards that vary in amount.

Description

The Mech SS Ronald G. Thurman Student Travel Award honors the career of Ronald G. Thurman, who made important contributions in applying mechanistic toxicology to xenobiotic metabolism and hepatophysiology. This will be awarded to an outstanding graduate student in the field of mechanistic or molecular liver toxicology. The applicant must be an SOT member. Those with pending status are eligible. Mechanisms Specialty Section membership is not required. Applications for the award will be accepted for SOT presentations given up to one year after the student receives their doctoral degree. Selection of recipient(s) will be based on the scientific quality of the abstract, application of biochemical, pharmacological, and/or toxicological techniques to answer mechanistic hepatotoxicology questions. A cover letter that includes a statement of the applicant's research interests and how their current research advances the field of mechanistic toxicology is required. The submitted abstract for the 2025 SOT Annual Meeting must also be submitted. The student should be the primary author and contributor to the work described. Please visit the award's website or contact the Society of Toxicology for more information.