Over 20 Texas A&M University Superfund Research Center trainees and faculty members attended and presented oral/poster presentations at the Annual Society of Toxicology (SOT) meeting on March 19-23, 2023. Five Superfund trainees were honored with various awards for their exemplary research.
Lucie Ford (Year 3-Superfund Trainee, Project 4)
- Award: Top 10 Best Published Paper Advancing the Science of Risk Assessment Award 2023 | Risk Assessment Specialty Section Award
- Award: John Doull Risk Assessment Endowment Award 2023 | Risk Assessment Specialty Section Award
- Abstract Title:Hazard Characterization and Grouping of PFAS Using a Compendium of Human Cell Lines from Different Organs
Haley Moyer (Year-3 Superfund Trainee, Project 4)
- Award: Perry J. Gehring Risk Assessment Award 2023 | Risk Assessment Specialty Section Award
- Abstract Title: Evaluating Mechanistic Underpinnings of Environmental Chemical Effects on Feto Maternal Interface Using a Human Organ‐on‐Chip Model
Meichen Wang (Post Doc-Superfund Trainee, Project 5)
- Award: Stratacor Postdoctoral Award 2023 | Dermal ToxicologySpecialty Section Award
- Abstract Title:Inclusion of Montmorillonite Clays in Environmental Barrier Formulations to Reduce Skin Exposure to Water‐Soluble Chemicals from Polluted Water
Kelly Rivenbark (Year 3-Superfund Trainee, Project 5)
- Award: Best Abstract for a Graduate Student Award 2023 | Sustainable Chemicals through Contemporary Toxicology Specialty Section
- Abstract Title: Green Engineered Sorbents for the Remediation of Benzene and Hazardous Environmental Samples
En-Hsuan Lu (Year 3-Superfund Trainee, Risk and Geospatial Sciences Core)
- Award: Top 10 Risk Assessment Abstract Award 2023 | Risk Assessment Specialty Section Award
- Abstract Title: Assessing the Concordance of In Vitro and In Vivo Protective Points‐of‐Departure: A Case Study of ATSDR Substance Priority List Chemicals
Hsing-Chieh Lin (Year 2-Superfund Trainee, Risk and Geospatial Sciences Core)
· Award: Best Trainee Abstract Award 2023 | Biological Modeling Specialty Section
· Abstract Title: Proarrhythmic Risk Assessment for Environmental Chemicals Using Population‐Wide Human‐Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell‐Derived Cardiomyocytes Testing