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2018 Annual South Central SETAC meeting
April 26-28, Texas Tech University Center at Junction, Junction, TX

The 2018 South Central SETAC meeting was hosted by Drs. Todd Anderson and Jordan Crago and held at the Texas Tech University Center in Junction, TX from Thursday, April 26th to Saturday, April 28th. The meeting was attended by 40 participants and featured 12 platform presentations and 14 posters. In addition, 3 faculty members new to South Central SETAC delivered platform presentations. The meeting program is available here.
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Several students platform and poster presentations received awards as indicated below. Each of these students received funds to support travel to the upcoming SETAC North America meeting in Sacramento, CA.

Best Poster Presentation
2nd Place: Lea Lovin, Bryan Brooks for “Probabilistic aquatic hazard assessment of anatoxin-a” (Baylor University)
 
1st Place (tie): Cassandra Schmitt, Jordan Crago for “Neurobehavioral effects of organophosphates on embryo-larval zebrafish at environmentally relevant concentrations” (Texas Tech University)
 
1st Place (tie): Leah Thornton, Barney Venables, Marlo Jeffries for “Adaptation of methods for the immunofluorescent visualization of thyroxine (T4) in larval fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas)” (University of North Texas, Texas Christian University)
 
Best Platform Presentation
3rd Place: Olushola Awoyemi, Jordan Crago for “An investigation into the behavioral, molecular and physiological responses of embryo-larval zebrafish to types I and II pyrethroids” (Texas Tech University)
 
2nd Place: Kelsey Thompson, C. Ryan, J. Wilkinson, C. Phillips, G. Mayer for "Remediation check: Bacterial community structures in sediment and megafauna at the Callahan mine site in Brookville, Maine during the operational unit 1 clean-up phase” (Texas Tech University)
 
1st Place: Kyle Roush, Marlo Jeffries for “Screening for reproductive endocrine disrupting compounds: Does phenotype influence test outcome?" (Texas Christian University)
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