The University of Kentucky Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES) is an National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Core Center to enhance research capacity focused on major environmental health impacts to air and water quality that have been implicated in environmentally induced disease. The Center will provide advanced infrastructure and leading expertise, dedicated career development and mentorship, and community-engaged interactions to facilitate innovative discovery and new understandings of environmental factors in disease initiation, progression, and outcomes and their community impacts.

UK-CARES was well represented at the 64th Annual Society of Toxicology (SOT) Meeting & ToxExpo in Orlando, Florida this March. UK-CARES Deputy Director, Hollie Swanson, along with Cetaway Rashid and Pat Hannon.  The event linked students, professors, mentees, mentors, colleagues, industry leaders, and representatives from pharmaceutical and business sectors across the globe, with the shared commitment of advancing toxicological sciences.

Congratulations to UK grad students who presented their research: Sunny Ghuneim (SOT Graduate Student Travel Award and Arab Toxicologists Associate Best Abstract Award), Brittany Williams (3rd place winner from Reproductive and Development Toxicology Specialty Section), Katie Land, postdoc Kelly Oriakhi, and Krystal Sewell. All five represented UK with their outstanding abstracts and exceptional research presentations, showcasing the remarkable talent and dedication within the UK student community.

The Society of Toxicology encompasses a broad range of scientific research, including environmental and regulatory toxicology, pharmaceutical, forensic, genomics, computational, and ecological toxicology, as well as other equally vital fields. Scientists in the field are not only integrating the latest breakthroughs in science and technology, but also creating new innovations that push the boundaries of what’s possible. This breadth of toxicological research is driving advancements across scientific fields, ensuring a far-reaching impact on human and animal health, plant life, ecosystems, and the overall sustainability of all living systems.

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