The ASIO Dr. Laxman Desai Graduate Student Best Abstract Award is made possible by the Dr. Laxman Desai ASIO-SIG student award endowment fund established with SOT. Multiple awards will be given each year to students of Indian origin, for their presentations made at the SOT Annual Meeting. Applicants must be enrolled in the graduate program at the time of application for this award. The applicant must be the first author (equal contribution first co-author is acceptable) in the submitted abstract. This is indicative of the lead role and significant contribution of the applicant in the research work. Applicants must be an ASIO member or have a pending application for membership. If not a member yet, applicants can apply for ASIO membership throughout the year. There is no SOT membership requirement. However, we strongly encourage applicants to apply for SOT membership, if they are not members currently. Applicants must have an accepted abstract or a submitted abstract (pending acceptance) for the SOT Annual Meeting. Awardees must have an abstract accepted prior to the SOT annual meeting to be eligible for receiving the award. They must not have received an ASIO-SIG sponsored Graduate Student award more than twice in the last three years. Please visit the award's website or contact the Society of Toxicology for more information.