On behalf of the Board of Publications (Leigh Ann Burns Naas, Dana Dolinoy, Weida Tong, Xiaozhong Yu, and Ron Hines—Council Liaison), it is my great pleasure to announce that Jeffrey M. Peters, PhD, will be the new Editor-in-Chief for Toxicological Sciences.
Dr. Peters is a Distinguished Professor of Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis and the deputy director of the Penn State Cancer Institute at The Pennsylvania State University. He has served as an associate editor since 2006 and previously was a member of the Editorial Board.
The Board of Publications received a number of applications from highly qualified SOT members; we appreciate their interest in leading the journal. Dr. Peters will officially start on July 1, 2019. We look forward to his vision and enthusiasm as he initiates his leadership of the journal and continues ToxSci‘s rise in prestige and significance to the toxicology community and beyond.
You are encouraged to stop by and meet him in the SOT Pavilion between 10:00 am and 11:00 am Monday through Wednesday during the Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland.
Sincerely,
Wei Zheng, PhD, ATS
2018–2019 Board of Publications Chair