The Mech SS Ronald G. Thurman Student Travel Award honors the career of Ronald G. Thurman, who made important contributions in applying mechanistic toxicology to xenobiotic metabolism and hepatophysiology. He also played a significant role in the toxicology graduate program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Mechanisms Specialty Section is pleased to offer the Ronald G. Thurman Travel Award to an outstanding graduate student in the field of mechanistic or molecular liver toxicology. Applicants must be a SOT member, those with pending application status may also apply. Mechanisms Specialty Section membership is not required. Applications for the award will be accepted for SOT presentations given up to one year after the student receives their doctoral degree. Selection of recipient(s) will be based on the scientific quality of the abstract, application of biochemical, pharmacological, and/or toxicological techniques to answer mechanistic hepatotoxicology questions. Applicants must submit a cover letter that includes a statement of the applicant's research interests and how his/her current research advances the field of mechanistic toxicology. A submitted abstract for the 2026 SOT Annual Meeting is also required. The student should be the primary author and contributor to the work described. The materials must be submitted as PDF files. Please visit the award's website for more information.