Events
Society of Toxicology (SOT) Annual Meeting 2026
Date
March 22, 2026 - March 25, 2026
Location
San Diego Convention Center
111 W. Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
United States
The Society of Toxicology’s 65th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo will convene thousands of researchers and industry experts from March 22-25 in San Diego, CA to share the latest advancements and innovations in toxicology. Join leading RTI researchers and others for nearly 60 symposium, workshop, and informational sessions and six separate poster sections over the course of three days.
See the full list of RTI presentations below and stop by booth #1601 to meet our experts and explore robust, science-based toxicology solutions, including how in vitro and computational new approach methodologies (NAMs) are increasing the human relevance of toxicity testing.
Session Presentation
Roundtable Session | Integration of Kinetics and Mechanisms in Safety Assessment
Monday, March 23 | 12:10-1:40 PM PT
RTI Presentation: Kinetic Limits in Toxicology: Leveraging KMD for Smarter Safety Assessments (12:15-12:35 PM PT)
Presenter: David Hines
Poster Presentations
4125: Poster Board | H607: Modeling repeated ENDS exposure response trajectories in adolescents using a co-culture model of the bronchial epithelium
Tuesday, March 24 | 9:15-11:45 AM PT
Presenting Author: Erin Huber
Co-Authors: H. Kellner, N. McNabb-Kelada, A. Clayton, R. Chartier, and S. D. McCullough
4148: Poster Board | H630: Repeated daily exposure to acetic acid attenuates of the induction of in vivo-relevant in vitro markers of respiratory irritation in a donor-dependent manner.
Tuesday, March 24 | 9:15-11:45 AM PT
Presenting Author: Shaun McCullough
Co-Authors: E. A. Huber, H. Kellner, N. McNabb-Kelada, V. Vasukuttan, J. White, N. Sadekar
4176: Poster Board | J659: Integrating Inter-Individual Variability and Cellular Interactions: Transcriptomic Responses to Acrolein in a Donor-Matched Lung Co-Culture Model
Tuesday, March 24 | 1:45-4:15 PM PT
Presenting Author: Nicole McNabb-Kelada
Co-Authors: E. M. Martin, O. Paul, A. E. Simmons, J. Foley, and S. D. McCullough
4384: Poster Board | A137: Supporting source-to-outcome assessment in toxicology through data interoperability
Wednesday, March 25 | 9:15-11:45 AM PT
Presenting Author: David Hines
Co-Authors: S. Bell, C. M. Hamilton, N. Harris, S. Moxon, C. Mungall, M. Nelms, J. Rineer, and D. Williams
4497: Poster Board | D265: Innovative Co-Culture Approach to Investigate Cellular Responses to Fluorotelomer Alcohol Exposure
Wednesday, March 25 | 9:15-11:45 AM PT
Presenting Author: Leslimar Rios-Colon
Co-Authors: M. Bailey, S. Khan, J. Shipman, V. Sivaraman, and E. Sozzi
4550: Poster Board | D319: Characterization of tire microplastic leachates and their impacts to human epithelial lung cells via in vitro studies and multi-omics analysis
Wednesday, March 25 | 1:45-4:15 PM PT
Presenting Author: Imari Walker-Franklin
Co-Authors: M. Bailey, Z. Eastman, S. Khan, K. Tober, S. Blake, J. Shipman, M. Hunter, V. Sivaraman, and L. Rios-Colon
5243: Poster Board | M817: First Use of In Vitro Respiratory Tract Models for a TSCA Test Order: Evaluating Hexafluoropropylene Oxide (HFPO) Effects Across Three Regions of the Respiratory Tract
Wednesday, March 25 | 1:45-4:15 PM PT
Presenting Author: Shannon Bell
Co-Authors: E. A. Huber, R. Chartier, H. Kellner, C. Clayton, D. Kessans, N. Washington, E. Piel, and S. D. McCullough
*bold names indicate an RTI expert
Featured Expert
President, In Vitro and Alternative Methods (IVAM) Specialty Section, Society of Toxicology
Senior Respiratory Scientist/Principal Investigator, RTI International
Shaun D. McCullough, PhD, is a Senior Respiratory Scientist and Principal Investigator at RTI where he leads RTI’s in vitro inhalation toxicology and respiratory biology program. His research program is centered around applying cell and molecular biology and in vitro toxicology to protect public health while advancing the human relevance and throughput of toxicity testing. Dr. McCullough also currently serves as the President of the In Vitro and Alternative Methods (IVAM) Specialty Section of the Society of Toxicology.
RTI Presenters and Attendees
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