When & Where.
Our 2023 South Central SETAC meeting will take place March 31st - April 1st, 2023. This year, the meeting will be hosted by the University of North Texas, in Denton, TX.
Meeting Format & Abstract Submission.
This year's meeting will be held entirely in person and will include opportunities for poster or oral platform presentations. Oral platforms will be 12 minutes in length, followed by 3 minutes of Q&A. Abstract submission for the 2023 meeting is now closed. The full program for the forthcoming meeting is now available.
On Saturday, April 1st, we will also offer the following free event for all students/trainees:
In-Person Workshop (9 am - 10:30 am): Aquatic Respirometry
This in-person workshop will provide hands-on training sessions focusing on (1) static respirometry of larger individuals, (2) microplate respirometry, and (3) swim tunnel respirometry
Please register for this event in advance by emailing Dr. Ed Mager at Edward.mager@unt.edu.
2023 Meeting Registration Fees.
Student members - $25
Student non-members - $35
Professional members - $50
Professional non-members - $75
Student members - $25
Student non-members - $35
Professional members - $50
Professional non-members - $75
Registration for the 2023 SC-SETAC Annual Meeting is now closed
Congratulations to our 2022 Award Recipients!
Best Poster Presentation
3rd Place: Terri Cox, Sarah Nash, Subbiah Seenivasan, Jordan Crago, and Lou Densmore for "Detecting the Emerging Contaminant Amphetamine in the Apex predator Alligator mississippiensis: A Novel Study" (Texas Tech University)
2nd Place: Kuelye Lee, Daniel Sanmiguel, Cesar Marquez, and Frauke Seemann for "In silico Docking Analysis Reveals Differences of Benzo[a]pyrene Metabolite Binding on Active Domains of Gene Silencing Enzymes PRC1, PRC2, DNMT3A and DNMT3B" (Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)
1st Place: Esmirna Cantu, Michelle Rivera, Britney Lacy, and Md Saydur Rahman for "Environmentally relevant mixture of pesticides affects free-swimming behavior and induces oxidative and nitrative stress in goldfish" (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
Best Platform Presentation
3rd Place: Rachel Leads and Aaron Roberts for "Co-exposure to crude oil and ultraviolet (uv) radiation induces cataract formation in fishes: a novel endpoint of photo-induced crude oil toxicity" (University of North Texas)
2nd Place: Molly Brzezinski, Leisha Martin and Wei Xu for "Toxic Effects of Photodegraded Anthracene on Skin Barrier Development and Epidermal Inflammatory Response" (Texas A&M Corpus Christi)
1st Place: Maureen Hayden for "Investigating the Relationship Between Microplastics and Beach Invertebrate Communities" (Texas A&M University)
3rd Place: Terri Cox, Sarah Nash, Subbiah Seenivasan, Jordan Crago, and Lou Densmore for "Detecting the Emerging Contaminant Amphetamine in the Apex predator Alligator mississippiensis: A Novel Study" (Texas Tech University)
2nd Place: Kuelye Lee, Daniel Sanmiguel, Cesar Marquez, and Frauke Seemann for "In silico Docking Analysis Reveals Differences of Benzo[a]pyrene Metabolite Binding on Active Domains of Gene Silencing Enzymes PRC1, PRC2, DNMT3A and DNMT3B" (Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)
1st Place: Esmirna Cantu, Michelle Rivera, Britney Lacy, and Md Saydur Rahman for "Environmentally relevant mixture of pesticides affects free-swimming behavior and induces oxidative and nitrative stress in goldfish" (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
Best Platform Presentation
3rd Place: Rachel Leads and Aaron Roberts for "Co-exposure to crude oil and ultraviolet (uv) radiation induces cataract formation in fishes: a novel endpoint of photo-induced crude oil toxicity" (University of North Texas)
2nd Place: Molly Brzezinski, Leisha Martin and Wei Xu for "Toxic Effects of Photodegraded Anthracene on Skin Barrier Development and Epidermal Inflammatory Response" (Texas A&M Corpus Christi)
1st Place: Maureen Hayden for "Investigating the Relationship Between Microplastics and Beach Invertebrate Communities" (Texas A&M University)