Toxicology MSDT

MENTORS

Are you interested in becoming a mentor?

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We are now recruiting toxicologists from around the United States to serve as mentors for the 2022/23 program season starting September 2022 through June 2023. 
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​Eligibility requirements: Mentor’s place of work must be located within the United States. Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars are not eligible to apply. Due to institutional requirements we encourage applications from fully vaccinated COVID-19 individuals only.

Role of a Mentor: Each mentor will commit meeting virtually once every month with the mentee, hosting the mentee at their worksite for the “2 days in the life of a toxicologist” job shadowing visit, and participating in three conferences. These include the inaugural workshop at the University of California Davis, Davis; the Society of Toxicology (SOT) Annual Meeting, and the capstone workshop at Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL. In addition, mentors are expected to participate in program evaluation surveys to assess program activities. ​Throughout the year we also use the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) platform to enhance further communication between all members of our community.

​Benefits to Mentors:  
  • Career advancement through leadership skill development  
  • Supporting career development of the future generation of toxicologists
  • Networking with other mentors and professionals in toxicology 
  • Increased visibility and recognition within the mentor’s place of work 
  • Giving back to the next generation of toxicologists 
  • Support NIH to diversify the biomedical workforce 
  • Travel support to the annual Society of Toxicology conference 

Meet the 2021-2022 Mentors 

For the 2021/22 cohort twenty-five mentors from industry, academia, government, or nonprofit entities from across the country were matched 1:1 with undergraduate student participants. A mentor training is provided at the University of California Davis’ inaugural kick-off workshop to prepare mentors to subsequently offer career guidance during monthly meetings with their mentee. Mentors provide insight into their own career paths in toxicology and on the skills, they currently use at their places of work during the mentee’s job shadowing work site visit. In addition, mentors attend the annual Society of Toxicology conference. To conclude the  year-long program, mentors join the capstone event at Tuskegee University where group activities such as campus tours, poster presentations, and mixers are used to continuously build relationships among mentors and mentees. 
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Dr. Ahmed Abdelmoneim, Professor of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Louisiana State University
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Prof. Bonaventure Akinlosotu, Senior Regulatory Scientist, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Dr. Chidozie (Dozie) Amuzie, DVM, PhD, DACVP, DABT
Scientific Director, Janssen R&D, 
​Raritan, NJ 
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Dr. Rais Ansari, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
College of Pharmacy, Health Professions Divisions, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Dr Jason Cannon, PhD
Associate Professor of Toxicology
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN

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Ms. Angela Curry, MSc.
​Senior Toxicologist, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
​Austin, TX
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Dr. Jayanta Das, Professor of Health and Natural Sciences, Florida Memorial University
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Prof. Madhumita Das, Professor of Natural Sciences, Health and Wellness, Miami Dade College
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Dr. Linval DePass, Executive Director of Nonclinical Safety at Durect Corporation in Cupertino, California
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Dr. Christina de Zafra, Director, Nonclinical Sciences, Seagen
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Dr. Moumita Dutta, Research Scientist/Engineer 2, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington
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Dr. Alex Eapen, PhD, DABT
Director, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, North America at Cargill
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Dr. Mohamed Ghorab, Toxicologist Scientist, Chemistry, Inerts and Toxicology Assessment Branch, Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Dr. Esther Haugabrooks, PhD
Toxicology manager in the North American Scientific & Regulatory Affairs division of the Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta

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Dr. Marquea King, ​​​Director, Agricultural Resarch Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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Dr. Betina Lew, PhD, DABT, ERT
Associate Director of Toxicology/Biocompatibility, Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices (Ethicon Inc.)

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Dr. Lauren Lewis, Senior Scientist, Project Toxicologist, Bristol Myers Squibb
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Ms. Kristin Licko, Toxicology Manager; Instructor, Water Quality Association (WQA), Professional Certification; Michigan State University, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
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Dr. Pallavi McElroy, Senior Scientist, Nonclinical Safety, Janssen R&D

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Dr. Toufan Parman, Senior Director of Nonclinical Safety Evaluation, Nonclinical Development, Sangamo therapeutics, Inc.
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Mr. ​Nathan Pechacek, MSc., DABT
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Director Law and Regulatory Affairs, Ecolab, Inc. Eagan, MN
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Dr. Jennifer L. Rayner, PhD, DABT
Toxicologist, SRC, Inc.
​Arlington, VA
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Dr. Cindy Roegge, Senior Principal Scientist, Medtronic Neuromodulation
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Dr. Shakil Saghir, Senior Toxicologist, Regulatory Affairs; President, Consulting, Scotts Miracle-Gro/ToxInternational
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​Dr. Saurabh G. Vispute, PhD, DABT
Principal Scientist, Drug Safety Research and Development, Pfizer
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Dr. John Wise.Sr. Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Louisville

Click here to see the 2017-2018 Mentors 

Click here to see the 2016-2017 Mentors 


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