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MRIGlobal Presents Travel Awards at Central States Society of Toxicology Meeting

Best Paper Awards presented during the Central States Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting

MRIGlobal is the proud sponsor of the Best Paper Awards presented during the Central States Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting at Kansas State University. The Best Paper Awards are for oral presentations by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.

Congratulations to the Best Paper Award recipients:

Naveen Kondru from Iowa State University presenting: α-synuclein and manganese elicit distinct transcriptomic alterations that disrupt microglial homeostasis

Muhammad Taifur Rahman from The University of Iowa presenting: Neuroinflammation: Combined administration of P7C3-A20 and ibuprofen protects rat spiral ganglion neurons after aminoglycoside deafening

Yinwen Cheng from The University of Iowa presenting: In situ immunization with a TLR9-agonist enhances survival in HNSCC

Students and fellows will use these awards to defray their costs of travelling to the Annual Society of Toxicology 58th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo held next March 10-14 in Baltimore, MD.

The SOT 58th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo is the world’s largest gathering of (6,000+) leading researchers, scientist, and toxicologist. The experts are from 50 countries and represent academia, government, and industry. The event features more than 80 scientific session and 2,100 Abstract Presentations.

For more information, visit: https://www.toxicology.org/events/am/AM2019/General-Information.asp

Drs. Sara Herring, Poojya Anantharam, and Pallavi Limaye attended the meeting on behalf of MRIGlobal and participated in mentoring the graduate students and postdoctoral follows in an informal setting during the reception held on Thursday, October 18, 2018. Additionally, Drs. Anantharam and Limaye served as judges for the poster and oral presentations held on Friday, October 19, 2018.