OTSS (SOT Ocular Toxicology Specialty Section)

Nominate yourself or colleague for OTSS officer positions! It is the time of year where nominations are sought for officer positions for the OTSS Executive Board starting May 2025. This year, we have two positions that require a new electee. If you are interested, or if you wish to nominate someone for one of these positions, please submit your nominations and biosketches to William Cook at wiliam_o_cook@merck.com by November 11, 2024. Open Positions: Vice President-Elect (Presidential chain: 4-year commitment) Junior Councilor (2-year commitment; 2nd year as Senior Councilor) All candidates in the presidential chain must be Full, Associate, Retired, or Emeritus members of SOT, and Student and Postdoctoral Representatives must be Student or Postdoc members of SOT.   Below is a SAMPLE biosketch – This is only a guideline, and you may revise at your discretion.   Full Name, [including degrees and affiliations]   Dr. [Last Name] is a/the [Current position] at [Place of employment], where he/she/they [Summary of work]. He/She/They received a doctorate in [Field] from [School/University] in [Year] and was a postdoctoral scholar at [Institution] from [Years, i.e., 1995-1998]. Dr. [Last Name] has served on the [Study sections, Panels, etc.] at the [Organization, i.e., NIH, EPA, etc.]. He/She/They is author/co-author of [Number] [Publications including peer-reviewed articles and/or book chapters, etc.]. He/She/They has been a member of the SOT since [Year] and has served the SOT in the following capacities: [Offices/positions held].   Sincerely, William Cook OTSS President

Nominate yourself or a colleague for OTSS Awards by 31 December, 2024!! Click Apply here: https://lnkd.in/guDQ7ScC This is your opportunity to recognize and celebrate the outstanding contributions and achievements within our community. Award Categories: OTSS Annual “Paper of the Year” Award OTSS Best Poster Award OTSS Biennial Career Achievement Award OTSS I2 Award (Innovation and Impact) Sponsored by Joinn-Biomere OTSS Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Trainee Support Award Your participation is crucial in helping us honor the exceptional work being done within the ocular-toxicology field. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the OTSS Executive Committee.   Thank you for your time and support!   Best regards, OTSS Executive Committee

Secure your spot for ARVO's virtual Frontiers in Ocular #GeneTherapyResearch Conference (Nov. 13 - 14)! Dive into the latest breakthroughs in clinical applications, gene-editing technologies and delivery systems in this rapidly evolving field. Plus gain regulatory insights and learn valuable lessons from cases studies to bolster your own future research. https://bit.ly/3JZMIzO #ARVOeducation #VisionResearch #ophthalmology

Are you an #SOTStudentMember planning on presenting at #2025SOT? Apply for 2025 SOT Graduate Student Travel Support. Travel support for the SOT Annual Meeting is provided to graduate students who are PhD candidates in toxicology at the time of the Annual Meeting for which they are applying for travel support. Applicants must be presenting platform talks or posters at the Annual Meeting and be SOT Student members. The application deadline is October 9: https://bit.ly/45b0UyY Note that this deadline precedes the abstract submission deadline, so plan on submitting your abstract early for consideration for this award.

👀 EXCITING UPDATES COMING SOON 👀 ❗ The OTSS Program Committee has been working hard planning webinars and events for the 2025 SOT Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL. Make sure you're an OTSS member to get the latest information 🌞

We would like to thank Eric (Wankun) Xie for presenting on General Considerations of Using NHP in Nonclinical Ocular Drug Research. You can now access the free recording of the webinar and presentation slides on OTSS webpage. https://lnkd.in/gyT5u99Y Thanks to Society of Toxicology (SOT) for support!

The OTSS Executive Board would like to thank our outgoing committee and introduce our 2024-2025 Board members! Bill Cook (President), Ling Huang (Vice President), Neera Tewari- Singh (VP-Elect), Andrea Rodrigues, PhD, DABT (Past President), Suvidha Menon, Ph.D. (Treasurer), Ewa Budzynski (Communications), Yu-Quan Wen, PhD, DABT and Napoleon Alejandro (Councilors), Jonathan Luisi (Postdoc Rep), and Ebenezar Okoyeocha (Student Rep).

🐒 Don't forget to register for our free webinar coming up April 24th

OTSS is happy to announce our 2024 Award Recipients: 👁 Annual “Paper of the Year” Award by Taylor & Francis Paper Title: Further optimization of a macromolecular ocular irritation test (OptiSafeTM), Lead Author: Stewart Lebrun   👁  I2 (Innovation and Impact) Award by Biomere Paper Title: Ocular irritation reversibility assessment of a laundry detergent using the Porcine Corneal Opacity Reversibility Assay (PorCORA): a focused study, Lead Author: Puneet Vij, Ph.D. 👁 OTSS Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Trainee Awards Sana Iqbal, Loyola University Chicago Ebenezar Okoyeocha, Michigan State University 👁 OTSS Best Poster Award Poster Title: Pb exposure decreases the cell density of oligodendrocyte precursor cells and oligodendrocytes in the optic nerve, Lead Author: Labony Khandokar  

No pressure … just sharing the countdown for 2025 proposals for Society of Toxicology (SOT) Myself and the executive board for the immunotox SS are happy to help you develop a strong proposal!!