64th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo of the Society of Toxicology (SOT)
The 64th annual Society of Toxicology (SOT) meeting is being held on 16th – 20th March 2025 in Orlando, Florida. The meeting expects to bring together 5000+ toxicologists to share the latest science and technology in the field, including the state-of-the-art on alternatives to animal testing, which will include several oral and poster presentations from Unilever scientists.

Oral Presentations:
- Monday 17th March 2025 “Practical Application of a Next-Generation Risk Assessment Approach for Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity” #1106, Symposium Session: Qualifying NAMs for Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity: Advancements and Pitfalls, Maria Baltazar
Practical application of a Next Generation Risk Assessment Approach for Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity (PDF 2.47 MB) (Opens in a pop-up window ) - Dr. Maria Baltazar - Tuesday 18th March 2025 "Enabling Safe and Sustainable Innovation Using New Approach Methodologies: A Case Study" #1160, Workshop Session: Integrating New Approach Methodologies to Inform Sustainable Chemical Decisions, Maria Baltazar
Enabling Safe and Sustainable Innovation using NAMs: Biosurfactant case study (PDF 1.68 MB) (Opens in a pop-up window ) - Dr. Maria Baltazar
Poster Presentations:
- Monday 17th March 2025 “Countdown to 2027- maximising the use of NAMs in Food safety assessment: closing the gap for regulatory assessments in Europe” F304 (9h15-11.45), Adam Wood.
Countdown to 2027: maximising NAMs in food safety assessment: closing the gap for regulatory assessments in Europe (PDF 949.27 KB) (Opens in a pop-up window ) - Adam Wood, Franck Atienzar, Danilo Basili, Myriam Coulet, Rebeca Fernandez, Melina Galano, Maricel Marin-Kuan, Gina Montoya, Przemyslaw Piechota, Ans Punt, Elena Reale, Si Wang, Paul Hepburn - Monday 17th March 2025 “Microphysiological systems as Predictive Tools for Kidney Nephrotoxicants: A Comparison Across Four platforms”, G341 (13.45-16.15), Courtney Sakolish, Unilever author (Maria Baltazar).
MICROPHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS AS PREDICTIVE TOOLS FOR NEPHROTOXICANTS: A COMPARISON ACROSS FOUR MODELS (PDF 2.73 MB) (Opens in a pop-up window ) - Courtney Sakolish, Haley Moyer, Nikki Barlow, Hannah Roe, Han-Hsuan Tsai, Lucie Ford, Remi Villenave, Stephen Ferguson, Jason Stanko, Piyush Bajaj, Philip Hewitt, Maria T. Baltazar, Ivan Rusyn - Tuesday 18th March 2025 "Bioactivity: exposure ratios derived from a systemic NAM-toolbox distinguish between low and high-risk chemical-exposure scenarios " P744 (9.15-11.45), Maria Baltazar.
Bioactivity: exposure ratios derived from a systemic NAM-toolbox distinguish between low and high-risk chemical-exposure scenarios (PDF 567.74 KB) (Opens in a pop-up window ) - Sophie Cable, Maria Teresa Baltazar, Fazila Bunglawala, Paul L. Carmichael, Leonardo Contreas, Matthew Philip Dent, Jade Houghton, Predrag Kukic, Sophie Malcomber, Beate Nicol, Katarzyna R Pryzbylak, Ans Punt, Georgia Reynolds, Joe Reynolds, Sharon Scott, Dawei Tang, Alistair M Middleton.
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