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ANIMAL CLINICAL CHEMISTRY DACC NEWS Volume 31 | Issue 2 | June 2015 June 2015 DACC NEWSLETTER The current edition is available online at: https://www.aacc.org/community/divisions/animal-clinical-chemistry/newsletter CONTENTS INCLUDE: Message from the Chair DACC Annual Meeting Program Annual Meeting Poster Titles Award for Outstanding Contributions Photos from Spring Meeting Remembrance of Diane Rhodes 2015 Button Design Contest Winner If you have feedback on the current newsletter or material of interest for future newsletters, please contact the Editor, Mike Bieraugel: [email protected]

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ANIMAL CLINICAL CHEMISTRY DACC NEWS Volume 31 | Issue 2 | June 2015

June 2015 DACC NEWSLETTER The current edition is available online at: https://www.aacc.org/community/divisions/animal-clinical-chemistry/newsletter

CONTENTS INCLUDE:

Message from the Chair

DACC Annual Meeting Program

Annual Meeting Poster Titles

Award for Outstanding Contributions

Photos from Spring Meeting

Remembrance of Diane Rhodes

2015 Button Design Contest Winner

If you have feedback on the current newsletter or material of interest for future newsletters, please contact the Editor, Mike Bieraugel: [email protected]

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DACC NEWS

Volume 31, Number 2, June 2015

ANIMAL CLINICAL CHEMISTRY

2015 Summer Edition

Message from the Chair

Success! That’s the first word that comes to my mind when consider-ing how 2015 is rolling out for DACC. Despite some minor hiccups (such as the “loaves and fishes” hors d’oeuvre mir-acle pulled off at our Spring Meeting’s Meet the Speakers Reception and Mixer, yours truly

getting hopelessly lost trying to navigate the three miles to the GSK site and nearly ending up on the Schuylkill Expressway headed into Philadelphia, and the Great Balsamic Vinegar Flood in the cafeteria), the DACC Spring Meet-ing went very well. The lecture hall on the GSK site was pretty full (with over 50 paid registrants from DACC and a good number of GSK scien-tists who took time out of their busy schedules to attend), the speakers were engaging, in-formative and frequently entertaining, and the topics complemented each other well (no pun intended), with a lot of useful and practical appli-cations in addition to the pure science. My grateful thanks to our speakers (Christopher Horvath, Ashley Frazer-Abel, Jacqueline Tar-rant, Mike Thibodeau, Aimee Hillegas and

In This Issue:

DACC Annual Meeting Program

Annual Meeting Poster Titles

Award for Outstanding Contributions

Photos from Spring Meeting

Remembrance of Diane Rhodes

Short Scripts

Christine Grimaldi), who get most of the credit for the success of this program, and to Dave Adams, Melanie Quinlan, and the crews from Clin Path and Laboratory Animal Sciences at GSK, who get the rest of it. (continued on page 5)

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Staff of the DACC NEWS

AACC’s Division of Animal Clinical Chemistry

DACC NEWS Editor Mike Bieraugel

760-716-2936 [email protected]

DACC NEWS Editor Emeritus Robert E. Emmons

585-924-5019 [email protected]

DACC NEWS Associate Editor Jon P. Kimball

919-967-4016 [email protected]

DACC 2015 Committees

Scientific Program & Long Range Planning

DACC 2015 Executive Committee Chair

Susan G. Emeigh Hart Boehringer Ingelheim

203-798-4051 susan.emeigh_hart@boehringer-

ingelheim.com

Past-Chair David Desmond

AbbVie, Inc. 847-935-6540

[email protected]

Chair-Elect Amy Hudak

Boehringer Ingelheim 203-798-4636

[email protected]

Treasurer Samantha Wildeboer

Pfizer, Global Res. & Dev. 860-686-3414

[email protected]

Secretary David F. Adams GlaxoSmithKline R&D 610-270-7228 [email protected]

Fund Raising Jon Kimball

Chris Perigard Samantha Wildeboer*

*Exec Comm Rep

Awards Jon Kimball (Chair)

Kay Criswell Bob Emmons Doug Neptun

Membership Volunteers Needed!

Nominating (Year as Chair) Dirk Sprenger (2015)

Tammy Lambert (2016) Peter Szczerba (2017)

Wendy Crodelle Dubé (2018) Susan Emeigh Hart*

*Exec Comm Rep

Susan Emeigh Hart1,3

David Desmond

2

Amy Hudak4

Kay Criswell Doug Thudium

Jon Kimball

Peter Szczerba (Archivist/Chair) Robert Emmons

Jon Kimball Mike Bieraugel

Principal Organizer: 1: 2015 Spring Symposium, 2: 2015 Annual Meeting Symposium, 3: 2016 Annual Meeting Symposium, 4: 2015 Annual Meeting Lunch & Learn

History

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DACC Supporters

Benefactors GlaxoSmithKline

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics

Patrons Bristol-Myers Squibb

Diagnostica Stago IDEXX BioResearch

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Pfizer Global Research and Development

Sysmex America, Inc.

Contributors Kay A. Criswell – Pfizer, Inc. Nancy Everds – Amgen, Inc.

Richard P. Giovanelli – Pfizer, Inc.

Friends Nelly Aranibar – Bristol-Myers Squibb

James Christensen – Pfizer, Inc. Ashley Frazer-Abel – National Jewish Health

Gregory Friedrichs – Novartis Christine Grimaldi – Boehringer Ingelheim

Aimee Hillegas – GlaxoSmithKline Christopher Horvath – bluebird bio

Jon Kimball – The Potter-Hawkins Group Michael Laposata – University of Texas

Rounak Nassirpour – Pfizer, Inc. Sharon Sokolowski – Pfizer, Inc.

Dirk Sprenger – Sprenger Biotech Biz Stephan Sultana – Novartis

Jacqueline Tarrant – Genentech Michael Thibodeau – Boehringer Ingelheim

Samantha Wildeboer – Pfizer, Inc. Johanna Wisniewski – Pfizer, Inc.

The Division of Animal Clinical

Chemistry (DACC) welcomes

all persons interested in ad-

vancing clinical laboratory sci-

ence in animals by promoting

and encouraging the study,

exchanging knowledge, and

expanding and improving the

practice of clinical laboratory

science in animals.

Our division provides a

forum for sharing of infor-

mation relevant to methods

of analysis, reference inter-

vals for different animal

models, selection of appro-

priate species for research,

and feasibility of transferring

relevance of the data to

human medicine. The DACC

supports the development of

methods to detect specific tar-

get organ effects and cellular

changes associated with

xenobiotic agents and/or

disease processes.

The Division publishes this

newsletter and sponsors re-

gional and national meetings

as a means for promoting

education, research, and

service. We encourage mem-

bers to pursue professional

interactions with AACC as

well as within other profes-

sional groups. Our member-

ship represents scientists

working in interdisciplinary

fields, industry, academia, and

governmental laboratories.

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Message from the Chair, (continued from page 2)

Now it’s my turn to sit back and relax, and look forward to DACC’s pending successes at the upcoming 2015 AACC Annual Meeting in Atlan-ta. Kicking things off is the DACC Executive Committee Meeting (9:00–11:00am) and our division’s Lunch & Learn session (12:00–3:00pm) on Monday, the 27th June. The educational Lunch & Learn program (made possible by the generous support of Sysmex America) is in the capable hands of our Chair-Elect, Amy Hudak, and consists of three presen-tations covering the use of Mass Spectrometry in the Clinical Laboratory (see details on page 6 of this Newsletter). The changing nature of therapeutic agents and disease state bi-omarkers is resulting in changes in the diagnos-tic tools and techniques applied routinely in the clinical laboratory, a fact that has clearly been recognized by our profession as evidenced by the selection of mass spectrometry as one of the featured CE “mini tracks” at the upcoming AACC meeting. There are a total of eleven symposia, short courses, and/or brown bag ses-sions on this topic at the Annual Meeting -- what I found interesting in looking at the contents of these was the overlap between the main meet-ing sessions and our division’s Lunch & Learn session. It looks like you would need to attend two to four of the brown bags (at $25 each) to get the same information that’s being presented at our Lunch & Learn – at no charge to DACC members! (And we even provide a free lunch, no brown bag needed). Another success this year -- DACC also has a featured spot on the main AACC Annual Meeting program, with a half day symposium titled “Development of Preclinical and Clinical Biomarkers”. This was the brainchild of Past-Chair Dave Desmond as a collaborative effort with the AACC’s Industry Division, and is sched-uled for Wednesday July 29th July from 10:30am – 12:00pm. Filling the time in between is the DACC Poster Session on Tuesday, July 28th from 9:30am – 5:00pm, and the DACC Awards Presentation Reception and Mixer Rec-ognizing Outstanding Contributions to Animal Clinical Chemistry, at 7pm that evening. I’m still looking for DACC members to serve as judges for the DACC Best Poster Travel Award, so if

you are planning to attend the meeting and would like to volunteer to serve as a poster judge, please contact me (my email address is on page 3) for details and to obtain a copy of the poster abstracts. Speaking of volunteering – there are still openings for nominations for the upcoming DACC elections. Candidates for the positions of Chair-Elect and Nominating Committee are still being sought by the Nominating Committee. The only requirements are membership in good standing in the DACC, a desire to make a posi-tive contribution to your profession, a willing-ness to put in a little bit of time and effort, and an interest in meeting and working with a great group of similarly committed individuals. The return on your investment of time and effort is the satisfaction that comes from the successes – positive feedback from your fellow DACC members on the Spring Meeting that you helped put together, taking what you learned from the patient tutelage of the Past-Chair, using it to mentor the incoming Chair-Elect, and observing the success of his/her efforts, and the confi-dence that comes from having a strong support group in your fellow EC members that will en-sure that your efforts will result in success. At least – that’s been my experience over many years of never failing to raise my hand and vol-unteer for a leadership opportunity in a profes-sional organization. There have been moments of despair, but never any of regret, and I can say honestly that taking on the role of DACC Chair has been no exception. The same experi-ence is waiting for one of you lucky members. There is no need to be modest – if you’re inter-ested, please contact any member of the Nomi-nating Committee or any EC member. I’ll close by wishing you all a safe and relaxing summer, and safe and uneventful travels to At-lanta. Looking forward to seeing many of you (or is that “y’all”?) there. Cheers,

Susan DACC Chair

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2015 AACC/DACC Annual Meeting Program Atlanta, GA

Monday – July 27

DACC Executive Committee Meeting 9:00am – 11:00am Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Room L401, 265 Peachtree Center Ave NE Open to All Members! Come Join in the Planning of DACC Activities!

DACC General Business Meeting and Lunch & Learn Session 12:00pm – 3:00pm Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Room M303, 265 Peachtree Center Ave NE Free Lunch! Topic: Mass Spectrometry Generously Supported by Sysmex America

An overview of Mass Spec:

Mass Spectrometry: An Introductory Primer and Common Applications Steven Cotton, PhD, Associate Director of Chemistry and Toxicology, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Newsletter Editor of the new AACC Mass Spectrometry and Separation Sciences Division

An introduction to Mass Spec in the clinical lab:

When Rubber Meets the Road: Bringing Mass Spectrometry to Clinical Laboratories Victoria Zhang, PhD, Director of the Clinical Mass Spectrometry and Toxicology Laboratory, Associate Director of Clinical Chemistry and Hematology Laboratory, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, and Chair of the new AACC Mass Spectrometry and Separation Sciences Division.

An example of a practical application:

Mass Spectrometry for Clinical Pathology Analyses in Drug Development Jennifer Colangelo, PhD, Associate Research Fellow, Department of Drug Safety Research and Development, Pfizer Groton. She will share her experience in moving assays from Clinical Pathology platforms (Centaur, RIA) to Mass Spec.

DACC Awards Presentation Reception and Mixer Recognizing 7:00pm

Outstanding Contributions to Animal Clinical Chemistry Save The Date! Venue TBD, Generously Hosted by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics

Animal Clinical Chemistry Poster Session (see titles on page 8) 9:30am – 5:00pm

Tuesday – July 28

Sunday – July 26

Annual Meeting Opening Mixer 6:45pm – 8:00pm Hyatt Regency Atlanta Free Drinks! Open to All Registrants. Enjoy Networking with DACC Members!

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Wednesday – July 29

DACC Morning Symposium: 10:30am – 12:00pm

Development of Preclinical and Clinical Biomarkers Session No. 34102

This session will be co-hosted with the Industry Division and will describe the development of emerging biomarkers from both a preclinical and clinical/industry perspective. .

Development and Implementation of Biomarkers of Hypercoagulability and the Prothrombotic State in Laboratory Animals: Past, Present, and Future

Dr. Eric Schultze, DVM, PhD, DACVP, FIATP, Senior Advisor, Lilly Research Laboratories

A discussion of the development and use of biomarkers to assess hemostasis that are deployed in pharmaceutical research, and address the need of the pharmaceutical industry to identify potential toxicity of new treatments being developed and how biomarkers can be used to identify issues earlier.

Industry Perspective on Development of Companion Diagnostics Dr. Luis LaSalvia, MD, Global Dir., Strategy & Innovation, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics

A discussion of the development of companion diagnostics and precision medicine, and how the IVD industry works with the pharmaceutical industry to further expand the science of precision medicine.

2015 AACC/DACC Annual Meeting Program (continued…) Atlanta, GA

REGISTER NOW >

DACC’s History Committee

Upon ratification at the upcoming Executive Committee meeting, a DACC History Committee will be formed with the mission to maintain an appropriately accessible archival of division newsletters, meeting minutes, bylaws, EC business documents, publications, etc., that constitute historic and legacy information of the DACC, and to serve as a resource for qualified searches and queries to meet the needs of its members. Please forward documents, photos, and other DACC items for preservation to any of the commit-tee’s members: Peter Szczerba (Archivist/Chair), Bob Emmons, Jon Kimball, or Mike Bieraugel.

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Animal Clinical Chemistry Poster Session

Tuesday – July 28, 2015, 9:30am – 5:00pm

A-332: The Inhibitory Effect of DENND1B Overexpression on the Release of Cytokine IL-4 in a Murine Ovalbumin-induced Asthma Model A. Hei, Z. Jiang, W. Wang, Z. Wang, J. Li, J. Cai. Beijing Hospital & Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, Ministry of Health, Beijing, China A-333: Organ Function and Oxidative Stress Indices in Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic Rats Ad-ministered Aqueous or Ethanolic Extract of Uvaria Chamae Roots F. E. Olumese1, I. O. Onoagbe1, F. O. Omoruyi2. 1: University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria, 2: Texas A&M, Corpus Christi, TX A-334: The Role of Ethanol and Dietary Fat in the Disruption of Intestinal Barrier Integrity and Liver Injury in an Animal Model of Alcoholic Liver Disease I. Kirpich, W. Feng, C. McClain. University of Louisville, Louisville, KY A-335: Effects of Hypoxia Time on the Extracellular Matrix Accumulation and Development of Renal Fibrosis in the Adriamycin-treated Rats F. Armutcu1, U. Yildirim2, M. Namuslu2, H. T. Celik2, K. Demircan2. 1: Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey, 2: Turgut Ozal University, Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey A-336: Low and High Molecular Weight Hyaluronan Impact Airway Hyperresponsiveness in a Murine Model of Asthma During Intravenous Methacholine Challenge J. Rodgers1, G. Cheng2, K. Asosingh2, L. Ruple2, M. Aronica2. 1: Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, 2: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH A-337: Role of RNase L in Kidney N. Alghamdi, Q. Zheng, D. Liu, A. Zhou. Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH A-338: A Comparison of the Jaffee Creatinine and Enzymatic Creatinine in Pre-clinical Species R. Riley, D. Wescott, D. Bounous. Bristol Myer Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ A-339: Changes in the Specific Extracellular Matrix Protein Levels Are Related with the Renal Fibrosis in Rats with Adriamycin-induced Nephropathy F. Armutcu1, M. Namuslu2, U. Yıldırım2, M. Yagmurca2, K. Demircan2. 1: Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey, 2: Turgut Ozal University, Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey A-340: Investigation of Cocaethylene Cardiotoxicity in Sprague-Dawley Rats R. A. Dahal, E. A. Bazuaye-Ekwuyasi, J. O. Ogunbileje, M. J. Shashack, P. J. Boor, A. O. Okorodudu. University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston, Galveston, TX

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The Division of Animal Clinical Chemistry (DACC) Award for Out-standing Contributions to Animal Clinical Chemistry was established in 1992 and constitutes a major milestone for our professional society. This Award is now in its 23rd year of recognizing signifi-cant contributions in the field of animal clinical laboratory medicine including teaching, training, prac-ticing and research. Activities and achievements of this person have significantly benefited and ad-vanced the science, as well as en-hanced the public awareness and understanding of this discipline. The DACC Executive and Award Committees proudly an-nounce David Zelmanovic, PhD as the 2015 recip-ient of this prestigious Award. This recognition reflects Dr. Zelmanovic’s extensive contributions and demonstrated innovation and inventions in multispecies hematology analysis and interpreta-tion. Dr. Zelmanovic has been an innovator and leader in veterinary clinical hematology. Highly experienced and qualified, some of his major successes have been in pioneering research and validating automated analysis in diagnostic and research veterinary hematology. David Zelmanov-ic has a diversity of valued publications and patents in animal hematology that encompasses leukocyte and erythrocyte morphology, anemia assessment, reticulocyte analysis, platelet activa-tion, and cytology of bone marrow and body fluids. He is also recognized for his contributions to laboratory informatics, quality control and produc-tivity improvements. Moreover, his impact has been noteworthy in a continuing legacy of educa-

tion in numerous workshops, sym-posia, and as a consulting expert. Dr. Zelmanovic is presently Founder and President of LabThruPut LLC, a company es-tablished to improve the quality and accuracy of laboratory results, and the efficiency of testing pro-cesses. Dr. Zelmanovic’s proprie-tary middleware and quality control programs are successfully improv-ing quality and productivity in over 600 laboratories worldwide. Prior to founding LabThruPut, Dr. Zelmanovic was engaged in diagnostic systems development at Bayer Corp (Siemens HealthCare Diagnostics) in re-search and development. David

Zelmanovic obtained his PhD (1982) from the City University of New York (CUNY) in chemistry, specializing in magnetically induced linear dichro-ism in liquid solutions. That formed the basis for future innovations in whole blood cellular analysis. David Zelmanovic has authored or co-authored 15 publications and holds 10 pivotal patents. As a member of industrial R & D organizations his publications reflect consequential innovations with notable market and scientific value in advancing animal hematology analyses. In short, Dr. Zelmanovic ’s career has been exemplary in his accomplishments and contribu-tions to the practice of and research in animal laboratory medicine. Jon P. Kimball Chair, Awards Committee AACC Division of Animal Clinical Chemistry

David Zelmanovic, PhD to Receive the 2015 DACC Award for Outstanding

Contributions to Animal Clinical Chemistry

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Images from the 2015 Spring Symposium The Clinical Pathology of Inflammation and Immunity:

Biology, Assessment, and Case Studies

Aimee Hillegas, Christopher Horvath, Susan Emeigh Hart, Christine Grimaldi, Ashley Frazer-Abel, Jacqueline Tarrant, and Michael Thibodeau

See More Photos from the 2015 Spring Meeting at http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AbtGjRqzbMXDmo

A Big Thank You to Our Photographers Bev Maleeff & Bob Emmons

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In Memoriam

Diane C. Rhodes (1940 – 2015)

Diane C. Rhodes quietly and peacefully passed away on

Friday June 5, 2015. She was predeceased by her husband Robert

E. Rhodes with whom she shared 47 years. Diane was an

important DACC member and leaves behind a very large legacy in

her leadership of the division. In 2007 she was awarded a DACC

Recognition Award for Meritorious Contributions to Animal Clinical

Chemistry.

Diane received her B.S. in chemistry at Carnegie-Mellon in 1962

and her M.S. in education certifying her to teach science and math

from the University of Pittsburgh in 1966. After six years of experi-

ence at Mellon Research Institute in basic biochemistry

research and Fisher Scientific in product development, she joined

SKF-Beckman in 1968 as biochemist in product development for

Smith-Kline Instruments. Two years later, she joined the Path-Tox

Department as clinical chemist. Her professional career grew with increasing responsibilities to Senior

Investigator and manager of the clinical chemistry laboratory at GlaxoSmithKline. Diane was a charter

member of the DACC, dating back to the original LACAG, and presented a number of papers, posters and

presentations at regional and national meetings. In addition to serving in a variety of contributing positions,

including but not limited to Regulatory, Long Range Planning, Program Planning and Fund Raising commit-

tees, Diane held numerous elective offices of the Division of Animal Clinical Chemistry. She served two

terms as DACC Secretary, on the Nominating Committee, and as DACC Chair, Chair-Elect, and Past-Chair.

Diane Rhodes’ vision and commitment to science and to the advancement of animal

laboratory medicine was illustrated by her organizing and hosting a Spring Meeting on Advances in Coagu-

lation and Comparative Hemostasis at Smith-Kline in Philadelphia. Under her stewardship, she provided

support and organizational leadership to the Division of Animal Clinical Chemistry and the field of animal

laboratory medicine. Her involvement helped nurture, mentor and protect the origins and catalyze the

growth of the Division of Animal Clinical Chemistry. In short, the DACC has been significantly improved

because of her Meritorious Contributions and commitment.

Diane, although engaged in a 10 year battle with lung cancer and an 8 year fight with Non -Hodgkin’s

Lymphoma, found time to be active in many clubs and activities within her community. She

attended many cancer support groups and influenced others to find a cure. She loved to sew and shared

the things she made with family and friends. She cared for her sick husband who predeceased her in 2014.

Diane is survived by a daughter Rebecca and her husband, as well as two grandchildren, nieces and

nephews, great nieces and nephews, and a sister.

Diane Rhodes was very special and courageous! We were fortunate to have had her among us.

She will be greatly missed!

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You Should Consider Running for Chair-Elect

The position of Chair-Elect is always the most diffi-cult to recruit candidates for to run for election. Universally, individuals who have served in the succeeding positions of Chair-Elect, Chair and Past-Chair of the DACC have agreed that it has been a great growth experience both personally and professionally. The high degree of continuing engagement in the DACC by those who have held these positions provides a pool of talent to ease the new officer into the responsibilities of the posi-tion. Most previous Chair-Elects have come into the position without previous experience at leading this type of organization, but with the help of others quickly mastered the position. Being Chair-Elect does require an extra measure of effort and time commitment from the individual over a three year period, but if you have benefited from the DACC meetings, newsletter, listserv, or personal contacts you should ask yourself: • Is it time to give back to the organization? • How would my scientific community be impacted if there were no DACC? Top Ten Reasons to Run for Chair-Elect:

Work with a great group of individuals committed to the field of Animal Clinical Chemistry Opportunity to interact with the top leaders in the field of Clinical Chemistry Gain valuable contacts throughout the scientific community Gain experience in setting up scientific sessions in connection with Division & AACC Annual meetings Interact with colleagues from industry and academia to further DACC goals Gain a greater understanding of and visibility in your own organization as you interact with potential speakers and management Gain experience running an organization that encompasses individuals from many career paths Impact the scientific direction in the field of Animal Clinical Chemistry Add to the long history of scientific excellence for the DACC Give back to an organization that has enriched your career

The DACC Needs YOU!

Members Are Needed to Run for Office and or Volunteer to

Serve the Division in the Following Capacities:

Elected Office

Candidate for Chair-Elect

Candidate for Secretary

Candidate for Nominating Committee Member

Volunteer Positions Available

Membership Committee

Your Participation in OUR Division is Vital to Ensure Continued

Quality of the DACC’s Business and Educational Activities

Please submit possible candidate recommendations for open positions

to any member of the Nominating Committee:

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Dave Desmond: Winner of the 2015

Button Design Contest

AACC / DACC Annual Meeting July 26-30, 2015

Atlanta, GA

AMERICAN COLLEGE of TOXICOLOGY

ANNUAL MEETING November 8-11, 2015

Summerlin, NV

The Membership of the DACC

Extends a Huge THANK YOU

to GlaxoSmithKline

Especially to David Adams, Melanie Quinlan, and the Crews from GSK’s Clin Path and Laboratory Animal Sciences Groups for Hosting the 2015 DACC Spring Meeting at their King of Prussia Facility and

for Providing Printed Handouts, Breakfast, and Lunch to the Attendees.

Well Done!!

Big Thanks to Peter Szczerba at Merck for stepping up to serve as the DACC Archivist for the DACC News and Other Historical Records