Sara Vliet Receives Yves Alarie Diversity Award

ETOX alumna Sara Vliet has received the 2020 Yves Alarie Diversity Award for Trainees and Young Investigators from the Society of Toxicology's Computational Toxicology Specialty Section.  The goal of the award, named after long-time SOT member Prof. Yves Alarie, is to enhance the professional development of the trainee or new investigator.  Sara has indicated that she plans to use the award to help cover the cost of attending the SOT annual meeting, other scientific conferences and participating in virtual training to increase her computational toxicology skills.  More information can be found here.  Our congratulations to Sara for this nice recognition.  

Sara will also be speaking in a webinar sponsored by the Computational Toxicology Specialty Section.  The details are below.  

Government and Academic Initiatives using AOPs, Endocrine Predictions, and Deep Neural Network Modeling

Date and Time: December 2, 2020 at 11:00 AM EST (1 hour)

Registration is required

Sara Vliet, PhD
US EPA
Title: Predictive Approaches for Assessing Cross-Species Conservation of Endocrine Targets
Winner of the 2020 Yves Alarie Diversity Award for Trainees and Young Investigators

ORISE Internships and Fellowships Webinars

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is a conduit for hundreds of internships and fellowships within the U.S. Government. It will be hosting a series of webinars to highlight "the 700-plus STEM, technical, and policy internships and fellowships available through ORISE at federal facilities nationwide! Opportunities are available in a variety of fields for college students, recent graduates, postdocs, and faculty.

They invite interested individuals to join them at one of the following upcoming virtual info sessions:" 

• November 18, 2020, 2 p.m. ET
• December 16, 2020, 2 p.m. ET
• January 20, 2021, 2 p.m. ET

Click here to register.  

Andrew Olaharski Selected as Fellow in the Academy of Toxicological Sciences

ETOX alumnus (and all around great guy) Andrew Olaharski has recently been selected to become a Fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences.  ATS fellows are selected based on an exemplary record of professional accomplishment, professional appointments in the field, and extensive evidence of recognition of competence and sound judgment in toxicology by their peers.  Drew currently serves as the Executive Director and Head of Toxicology for Erasca, a company focused on developing new therapies to target cancer. Our congratulations to Drew for this distinguished and well deserved recognition.