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Congratulations, our ToxMSDT mentee  Mahmoud Salem has been selected to participate in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience in Toxicology (SURE Tox) program. SURE Tox is providing high quality research experiences for under-represented minority undergraduate students at the University of Illinois.

Congratulations, our ToxMSDT mentee Adelina Rolea has been selected to The Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) Virtual Internship Program , U.S.

UC Davis consortium member Dr. Pamela Lein was recently awarded the 2022 Mentoring Award by the Women in Toxicology Specialty Interest Group of the Society of Toxicology

We are excited to announce that our mentor Dr. John Wise Sr. has been recognized for his commitment to mentoring and whose advice and counsel have substantially enhanced the career development of toxicologists.

We are very excited to announce that the Society of Toxicology Committee on Diversity Initiatives selected ToxMSDT mentee Midori Flores to receive this award recognizing an undergraduate or graduate student who was previously selected to participate in the SOT Undergraduate Diversity Program and who is from a racial/ethnic group underrepresented in toxicology AND who is presenting a poster the SOT Annual Meeting.

Congratulations to one of our mentees Gisselle Soberanes Rodriguez who in a collaborative research work with Professor Madhumita Das and Professor Jayanta Kumar Das's research group received the prestigious award. The title of the poster is "Toxic Effects of Cosmetic Products through Epigenetic Reprogramming of Dermal Stem Cells" and will be presented at the Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting Poster Session on Wednesday, March 3

Adelina Rolea from Princeton University was one of 25 undergraduate students competitively selected from across the country to the Toxicology Mentoring and Skills Development Training Program (ToxMSDT). Adelina is the first student ever to have been selected to participate in ToxMSDT from Princeton. She is being mentored by Dr. Mohamed Ghorab.

Lily Hoang from the University of Louisville was one of 25 undergraduate students competitively selected from across the country to the Toxicology Mentoring and Skills Development Training Program (ToxMSDT). Lily is the first student ever to have been selected to participate in ToxMSDT from the University of Louisville. She is being mentored by Marquea King, Director of the Office of Scientific Quality Review (OSQR) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS).

Emory Hoelscher-Hull, a junior in Montana State University’s environmental health program became the first MSU student to be selected for a national toxicology mentorship program last month. and was one of 25 undergraduate students nationwide selected for the Toxicology Mentoring and Skills Development Training Program. The program is funded by the National Institutes of Health and pairs students with professional mentors at academic institutions and regulatory bodies who study and practice toxicology.

LOUISVILLE, KY, 10/4/2021 – This press release is to acknowledge the voluntary contribution of Dr. John Wise.Sr. from the University of Louisville, Professor to the Toxicology Mentoring and Skills Development Training Program (ToxMSDT). Dr. Wise.Sr. is one of 25 volunteers who are donating their time, knowledge, and experience in 2021-2022 to provide career advice and guidance to underrepresented undergraduate students in STEM.

The Water Quality Association's Toxicology Manager Kristin Licko is serving as volunteer mentor in the Toxicology Mentoring and Skills Development Training Program 2021-22. 

Licko has worked for WQA for more than 10 years and is a voting member of two Joint Committees that develop and maintain drinking water industry standards: the Joint Committee on Drinking Water Additives-System Components and the Joint Committee on Drink Water Additives-Treatment Chemicals.