Description: The Carcinogenesis Specialty Section (CSS) invites graduate students to submit their abstracts for competition for the Environmental Carcinogenesis Merit Award. This award is made possible by the Environmental Carcinogenesis Research Fellowship Fund of the SOT Endowment. One graduate student will be selected and will receive $750 and a plaque. The award will be announced during the CSS meeting at the SOT Annual Meeting.

Eligibility requirements:

Must be a graduate student. Research must be related to the field of environmental carcinogenesis. Research must integrate emerging sciences such as genomics, transcriptomics, epigenetics, metabolomics, microbiomics, exposomics, etc. into studies that help define mechanisms of, susceptibility to, and/or prevention of carcinogenesis. Note: Applicants do not need to be CSS members to be eligible for this award.

Application requirements:

1. A copy of the SOT research abstract 
2. A copy of the student’s current CV
3. A letter of recommendation from the student’s major advisor

Applications should be submitted online on or before the deadline.

Questions? Contact: Justin Colacino