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SOT FS3 Newsletter September 2016
Food Safety Specialty Section (FS3)
Newsletter September 2016
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
It’s hard to believe that almost six months has passed since the SOT Annual Meeting!
Time sure files when you are busy, and our section has been busy! The officers thought it
would be a good idea to issue an interim newsletter to highlight some of our
achievements during the last six months and to provide some information about our
plans for the upcoming months.
Following the SOT Annual Meeting, we elected our new officers for this year. Welcome to
our new Vice President-Elect (Karin Ke), Councilors (René Viñas and Pam Marone),
Secretary/Treasurer (Lisa Navarro) and Postdoctoral Representative (Ashwini Phadnis-Moghe). At last year’s meeting, I
promised the group that I would take a good look at the accounting of the Frank Lu award and our operating budget. Lisa
Navarro was able to obtain some valuable information about the treasuries from Raul Suarez (our SOT liaison), which is reported
in this newsletter.
Because of Lisa’s findings, the FS3 leadership decided to institute some changes that will save some money at next year’s
meeting. First, the FS3 officers will not participate in the breakfast that is funded by our operating account. Secondly, the FS3
leadership made a decision to hold our reception a location that is anticipated to be less expensive and close to the
headquarters hotel. More information about the venue will be supplied in the next newsletter.
The Food Safety Specialty Section held a webinar series on in silico and in vitro methodologies in July and August. The webinar
series was organized by Brinda Mahadevan, Mansi Krishan and myself. The webinar series was supported in total by SOT and
attracted a fairly large audience (scroll down for more information). I encourage section members to submit proposals for
webinars for failed SOT meeting proposals or new topics. Deadlines for webinar proposals are posted on the SOT website.
I would like to thank all of the section officers for putting time and effort into increasing the visibility and viability of FS3. I look
forward to seeing all of you in Baltimore.
Laurie C. Dolan, PhD
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EDUCATIONAL NEWS
Webinar Update
Webinar: Food-Relevant Chemicals in ToxCast and Potential Integration of High-Throughput Toxicity Testing in Assessing Chemical Safety Dr. Mansi Krishan, ILSI North America The first webinar of the 2016 webinar series supported by the SOT Food Safety Specialty Section (FSSS) titled, “Food-Relevant
Chemicals in ToxCast and Potential Integration of High-Throughput Toxicity Testing in Assessing Chemical Safety” was held on 28
July 2016. It was extremely well received and provided great visibility to the FSSS within SOT. There were 191 participants who
attended the webinar which included scientists from government, academia, industry and consulting around the globe.
Typically, the number of attendees in SOT webinars range between 50 and 200. This was the first webinar in many years
supported by the FSSS and served as a valuable educational resource to communicate the impact and relevance of food safety
and toxicology research to the scientific community. The first speaker in the webinar Dr. Agnes Karmaus, Integrated Laboratory
Systems, Inc. presented the findings from a study which developed a comprehensive inventory of food-relevant chemicals and
evaluated their effects in the ToxCast high-throughput screening program; the second speaker, Dr. Lori Fix, Unilever presented
on the curation of food related ToxCast chemicals database using exposure groupings to identify current relevance; and the last
speaker, Dr. Barbara Wetmore presented on bioactivity-exposure profiles of fruit and vegetable juices. My co-chair, Dr. Brinda
Mahadevan, Abbott Laboratories and I would like to thank the speakers, SOT staff (Rosibel Alvarenga and Tierre Miller) and FSSS
in making this a successful webinar.
Webinar: Applicability of In silico/In vitro Test Methodologies for Food Ingredients held on August 18 was well attended,
executed and received. Topics covered included potential applicability and challenges of using in vitro and in silico
methodologies in food ingredient safety assessment (Suzanne Fitzpatrick, FDA), In silico/in vitro test methods for genetic
toxicology assessment of food ingredients: Benefits and challenges (Marilyn Aardema, Marilyn Aardema Consulting LLC), and the
use of in vitro metabolism assays to substantiate the safety of novel steviol glycosides (Alex Eapen, Cargill, Inc.). We are pleased
to report that 154 participants attended the webinar – marking a significant growth in attendance of workshops and symposia
sponsored by FS3 at annual meetings. The organizers of the webinar wish to thank the speakers and the SOT personnel involved
in logistics of the webinar (Rosibel Alvarenga and Tiere Miller).
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Treasurer’s Report
The Food Safety Specialty Section concluded the Fiscal Year (July 1, 2015-June 30, 2016)
with a total income of $6,526 ($4,365 in membership dues, $1,455 in SOT attendance
bonus, and $706 in interest). Our expenditures were $6,269 ($5,651 for SOT Reception,
$350 for Awards, $76 for Award Recipient Plaques and Service Recognition, and $191 for
Executive Breakfast Meeting during SOT.) Our total revenue for the year was $257 and
net assets at year-end were $14,826. We have a healthy budget, but at current spend we
risk being in negative income rates.
Our expenditures are driven by the SOT Reception costs (which were higher than usual in
2016) and Travel Award. The Travel Award is money SOT takes from our accounts to
match what they give for the Student Representative Travel Award. Each Section has a
Grad Student Rep and they get $700 travel money. Our share is the $350.
In addition to our operating budget, the FS3 manages the Frank C. Lu Food Safety Student Award Fund that is part of the SOT
Endowment Fund. As an investment fund (not a cash fund) it is subject to market fluctuations in the portfolio performance. I was
asked to obtain clarification on how gains and losses are recorded how the funds can be used for the award. Below are
responses.
Is the interest/loss of endowment funds based upon individual investment accounts within the Endowment Fund investment
portfolio?
No, the funds are invested in the aggregate. Gains/losses are allocated to the specific funds. These gains/losses are unrealized.
Why in some months does the Endowment Fund financial statement include interest and loss of the same amount?
When an endowment fund has losses greater than the interest income, the loss is recorded as equal to the interest income in
order to avoid a negative impact on the fund balance. The gains and losses on the aggregate are allocated to the individual fund.
How are losses within the Endowment Fund recorded?
If the Endowment Fund investment portfolio has a loss, the loss is recorded in an SOT unrestricted net asset account. If the
Endowment Fund has gains in the following month they are recorded on the financial statement less the loss from the previous
month.
How can the Endowment Fund be used?
The award must be consistent with the Fund Resolution. The Frank C. Lu Food Safety Student Award Fund resolution states
“Proceeds from the Fund are used for the stipends that accompany student awards of the Food Safety Specialty Section.”
In summary, in addition to matching contributions to the Endowment Fund SOT ensures that the fund balance is maintained in
accordance with policy to preserve the fund. Although, plaques cannot be paid for from the fund the FS3 will have the ability to
present the Frank C. Lu Food Safety Student Award for years to come.
Income for the Section comes from two main streams, membership dues and the annual meeting registration bonus for each
section member that attends SOT. The bonus is divided by the number of sections a person might be a member of, so the fee is
not consistent. We encourage our members to recruit new members to the section to maintain our vitality.
Lisa Navarro, PhD, DABT
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2016-17
FS3 Officers
President Laurie Dolan [email protected] Vice President Yu Janet Zang [email protected] Vice President-Elect Karin Ke [email protected] Past President/Councilor Brent Kobielush [email protected] Secretary/Treasurer Lisa Navarro [email protected] Councilors Brenna Flannery [email protected] Brinda Mahadavan [email protected] René Viñas [email protected] Pam Marone [email protected] Graduate Representative Jalissa Wynder [email protected] Postdoctoral Representative Ashwini S. Phadnis-Moghe [email protected]
Welcome, New Officers!
Karin Ke, PhD, DABT, Vice President-Elect
Dr. Karin Ke is a scientist with the law firm of Keller and Heckman LLP. She works with
attorneys to advice clients in a broad range of areas such as regulatory strategies,
ingredient assessment, product review, product registration, product contamination,
product recalls, manufacturing spills, consumer complaints, and work place safety.
Prior to joining Keller and Heckman in 2011, Dr. Ke was a toxicologist/product safety
specialist in the consumer products industry. Dr. Ke has near 10 years of experience in
toxicology, risk assessment, product safety, regulatory affairs, and litigation support
involving a broad range of products, such as human and animal foods/feeds and
ingredients, drugs, dietary supplements, medical devices, cosmetics, household
products, pesticides, and industrial chemicals, as well as impurities and other
constituents in these products. Throughout her career, Dr. Ke continuously expanded
into new areas with increased responsibilities and expertise. Dr. Ke received her PhD in
Toxicology from New York University (NYU) in 2006. She is a Diplomat of the American
Board Toxicology (DABT). Dr. Ke has been a SOT member since when she was a
graduate student and she has served as an adjunct professor at NYU. She has authored
or co-authored many scientific articles for peer-reviewed journals and book chapters,
some of which were selected as the cover of the journal. Dr. Ke is a frequently invited
reviewer for scientific journals such as Food and Chemical Toxicology, Toxicology and
Applied Pharmacology, and Carcinogenesis.
Lisa T. Navarro, PhD, DABT, ERT, Secretary-Treasurer
Dr. Navarro is employed at Givaudan Flavors Corporation. She served on the SOT
Communications Committee from 2012–2014 (Co-Chair 2012–2013, Chair 2013–2014)
and has been a member of the Food Safety Specialty Section from 2012–present,
Regulatory and Safety Evaluation Specialty Section from 2002–2014, Risk Assessment
Specialty Section from 2005–present, Women in Toxicology Special Interest Group
from 2002–present, Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues Specialty Section from 2010–2015,
North Carolina Regional Chapter from 2005–2008, Ohio Valley Regional Chapter from
2014–present and Southeastern Regional Chapter from 2002–2005. She also served on
the Congressional Subcommittee from 2013–2014, Rapid Response Task Force from
2014–2015 and Toxic Substances Control Act Task Force from 2014–2015.
Pam Marone, PhD, ERT, FACN, Councilor
Dr. Pam Marone is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at Virginia Commonwealth University, President of Toxicology and Pathology Associates and Toxicologist Fellow at Boston Scientific. With over 30 yrs of experience in toxicology and pathology and 10 yrs at SOT, Dr. Marone is a European board-certified toxicologist and Fellow of the American College of Nutrition responsible for direct technical oversight, scientific program/project development
SOT FS3 Newsletter September 2016 and lead toxicological risk assessment in regulatory compliance for the nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, and consumer products industries. Prior to founding TPA, Dr. Marone was Chief Scientific Officer and Executive Director of Toxicology for Eurofins where she specialized in preclinical food safety, consumer product, medical device, cosmetic and pharmaceutical development testing and risk assessment. While providing direct scientific oversight and regulatory and business expertise working with food consortia in the US, Europe and internationally, Dr. Marone has extensive experience in preparing dossiers and publishing sponsor-driven results in peer-reviewed journals with GRAS expert panel participation for FDA notification and reports to regulatory agencies worldwide. Her publishing responsibilities include editorships for Food and Chemical Toxicology and International Journal of Toxicology and numerous regulatory review boards where she specializes in food safety and reproductive toxicology review. In addition to her work with SOT, Dr. Marone also holds active memberships in Institute of Food Technologists (Professional); International Assoc. Food Protection; Society of Toxicologic Pathology; Teratology Society (FASEB representative); American Chemical Society; American Society of Nutrition (Fellow); the American College of Toxicology and reviewer for the Food Drug Law Institute. In all, she has authored and contributed to numerous invited research presentations and publications. In addition to her work in the food industry, Dr. Marone has extensive experience in the areas of medical device and pharmaceutical drug development and delivery specializing in reproductive/developmental pathology/toxicology and endocrinology as well as membrane protein crystallization/analysis and structural biology. Dr. Marone received her Ph.D in Pathology/Developmental Toxicology from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. With over 30 years as an educator, Dr. Marone is presently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at VCU where she teaches and actively trains and mentors students for the field of toxicology.
René Viñas, PhD, Councilor
Dr. René Viñas is currently Toxicologist, Consumer Product Safety at the Grocery Manufacturers Association where he performs safety assessments of food ingredients, packaging materials, contaminants and manufacturing processes. In particular, he works with advocacy teams to translate scientific data into language meaningful to state and federal legislators. Dr. Viñas also serves as chair for the International Council of Grocery Manufacturers Associations on various Codex Alimentarius committees (i.e. CCCF & CCFA) where he advocates for the consumer product goods industry on the global scientific arena. Prior to GMA, Dr. Viñas was an ORISE Fellow at U.S. FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) where he was involved in the development of risk assessment approaches for nanomaterials associated with medical devices, including nanomaterials characterization, nanoparticle exposure assessment, and toxicological characterization of nanoparticles. He is also the author of 8 peer-reviewed articles that focus on endocrine disrupting chemicals in food and consumer products. Dr. Viñas received his PhD in Pharmacology & Toxicology from The University of Texas – Medical Branch, preceded by an MS in Environmental Toxicology, and a BS in Molecular Biology both from Texas Tech University. Since joining SOT as a student member in 2007, Dr. Viñas has been an active member of associated Specialty and Special Interest Groups earning multiple awards including twice receiving the Colgate-Palmolive Award for Student Research Training in Alternative Methods (2007 & 2012). Dr. Viñas is also highly involved in the Hispanic Organization of Toxicologists (HOT) were he has served as graduate and post-doctoral student representative. Most recently, he served as Editor-In-Chief of the HOT newsletter, Toxenlaces, during which time he also created the HOT Facebook page, which is the most “Liked” Special Interest Group page within SOT. Dr. Viñas remains energetic and ever dedicated to the mission of SOT by promoting interactions among toxicologists and
supporters of its cause as well as championing the professional development of its graduate student members. As councilor, Dr.
Viñas aims to develop session proposals, FS3 hosted training webinars, and securing sponsorship funding for student awards.
Ashwini Phadnis-Moghe, PhD, Postdoctoral Representative
Dr. Ashwini Phadnis-Moghe is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at Michigan State University. She received her doctorate in Genetics and Environmental toxicology from Michigan State University in February 2014. Her PhD research focused on elucidating the mechanisms underlying dioxin-mediated suppression of human B cell activation and differentiation. She is a postdoctoral research fellow in Dr. Norbert Kaminski’s lab and is studying the effects of TCDD on hepatoxicity and liver
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CAREER NEWS
inflammation using a unique triple knockout rat model. Prior to her PhD, Dr. Phadnis-Moghe obtained the degree of B.S in Microbiology and Biotechnology from Mumbai University and Master’s in Microbiology from the M.S. University of Baroda in India. Since 2010, Dr. Phadnis-Moghe has been an active member of SOT and is currently served as the Postdoctoral representative of the Immunotoxicology SS. She is also the co-Chair of the Communications committee and has served as a Chair from 2011- 2012. Dr. Phadnis-Moghe has initiated the Immunotoxicology Networking/Mentoring event for students and postdocs, which was highly successful at the 2015 SOT annual meeting and is continuing into this year. Her efforts have led to this event being a part of the Immunotoxicology Early career education initiative which has garnered a lot of support from the SS. Dr. Phadnis-Moghe has presented over 15 conference abstracts in national and international meetings and has won awards for her research including the Harihara Mehendale best abstract award from the Association of Scientists of Indian Origin and the Immunotoxicology SS best abstract award to name a few. At Michigan State University, Ashwini was actively involved in graduate student writing groups serving as a writing group facilitator for 2 years. Ashwini has also served as an invited reviewer for the journals Biochemical Pharmacology, Toxicology and Toxicological Sciences.
How do toxicology graduate students and postdoctoral scholars prepare themselves for careers in regulatory toxicology? This is an important question both for those seeking jobs and for those who are hiring. Many students and postdoctoral scholars are not familiar with opportunities that exist in the field of regulatory toxicology or how they could enhance their skills in this field of toxicology. The Awareness in Regulatory Toxicology (ART) Work Group, a group within the SOT Graduate Education Subcommittee, was recently formed to raise awareness and encourage knowledge about the field of regulatory toxicology among trainees. The ART Work Group is composed of a diverse group of volunteers who bring experience from academia, government and industry. One of the first tasks for the ART Work Group is to compile a list of resources that students and postdoctoral scholars can access to seek more information about regulatory toxicology and training opportunities within the field. The ART Work Group will be sharing the list of resources with trainees during the SOT 2017 meeting. If you would like to learn more about the goals and activities of the ART Work Group, or if you have resources to share, please contact Angela Lynch [email protected] or Betty Eidemiller at [email protected].
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Congratulations to all! We are pleased to share our members’ happiness in making scientific achievements and reaching career milestones. If you have exciting news that you want to share with us, please send to [email protected].
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2017 ANNUAL MEETING
Baltimore, Maryland – March 12-16, 2017
FS3-sponsored programs: (Please stay tuned for details in the upcoming Annual Meeting Program).
Symposium Session: Evaluating the Reproductive and Developmental Effects of Botanical Dietary Supplements
Workshop Session: Scientific and Regulatory Considerations in the Safety Assessment of Probiotics
Food Safety Specialty Section Awards: Food Safety SS Burdock Group Travel Awards Candidates: Full-time graduate students attending Annual Meeting with research interests in the toxicology of food and food
ingredients; students early in their graduate training who have not attended an SOT Meeting are particularly encouraged to
apply.
Requirements: Letter of request indicating: Student is enrolled in good standing in a masters or doctoral training program
(and not possessing another doctoral level degree); How student’s research and training relate to food safety/toxicology (1/2
page or less); Any other travel award received for this meeting or previous meetings; Whether student and major advisor are
currently members of Food Safety Specialty Section; Agreement that student will become a member of Food Safety Specialty
Section if not already a member; Signatures of student and major academic advisor.
Winner receives: Up to $600 per student to cover meeting expenses not met by other funding or travel awards. The winner
will also receive a recognition plaque commemorating the event. There may be up to three winners per year, with the cash
award for each winner limited to $500.
Contact: Laurie Dolan
Deadline: January 27, 2017
Food Safety SS Frank C. Lu Student Award* Candidates: For one meritorious graduate student abstract presented at the SOT Annual Meeting; abstracts will be judged on methodology/ approach, uniqueness/creativity inherent in the project, thoroughness of investigation, hypothesis, soundness of judgment used in interpreting results, and relevance to food safety. Requirements: Application, including copy of submitted abstract and short summary of work to be presented, with purpose, rationale, and statement of significance and relevance to food safety (two page max; 10 point font size), statement on student’s role in project (three sentences), and signatures of student and primary research advisor. Winner receives: $600 and a recognition plaque. Contact: Brenna Flannery Deadline: January 27, 2017 *This award is made possible by the Frank C. Lu Food Safety Student Award Fund of the SOT Endowment.
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Upcoming Events/Meetings
SOT—Upcoming Award Deadlines
In addition to SOT awards, fellowships and supported awards with an October 9, 2016 application/nomination deadline, the Regional Chapters, Special Interest Groups, and Specialty Sections of the Society of Toxicology confer a number of awards throughout the year to recognize the achievements of toxicologists, particularly graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Awards with deadlines through October 31, 2016, are listed below with the earliest deadlines at the top. Please consider applying for any of these awards as appropriate and/or informing a qualified student, postdoctoral scholar, or colleague about these awards. For full details and contact information for each award, go to the SOT Awards webpage on the SOT website where you may select a specific award from the complete award listing or search for awards based on selected award criteria (i.e. for Graduate Students, for Postdocs, for Scientists, etc.).
Regional Chapter Award Deadline
Central States Graduate and Postdoctoral Student Travel Award
September 21, 2016
North Carolina Graduate Student Platform Presentation Award
September 23, 2016
North Carolina Poster Presentation Competition September 23, 2016
North Carolina President's Award for Research Competition (PARC)
September 23, 2016
Lone Star Best Abstract Award September 30, 2016
Southeastern Platform Presentation Awards October 1, 2016
Southeastern Poster Presentation Award October 1, 2016
Mid-Atlantic Student Achievement Award October 7, 2016
Ohio Valley Best PhD Student Poster
Presentation Award
October 9, 2016
Ohio Valley Best Postdoctoral Platform
Presentation Award
October 9, 2016
Ohio Valley Givaudan Best PhD Student
Platform Presentation Award
October 9, 2016
Ohio Valley Masters Student Presentation
Award
October 9, 2016
Ohio Valley Undergraduate Student Award October 9, 2016
Pacific Northwest Toxicology Achievement Award October 31, 2016
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Special Interest Group Award Deadline
AACT Distinguished Chinese
Toxicologist Lectureship Award
October 15, 2016
WIT Mentoring Award October 31, 2016
WIT Outstanding Young Investigator
Award
October 31, 2016
WIT Smith and Hook Distinguished
Service Award
October 31, 2016
Domestic ToxScholar Outreach Grants Award Deadline
Education Committee/Committee on Diversity
Initiatives
Domestic ToxScholar Outreach
Grants
No Deadline
*Indicates award funded through the SOT Endowment Fund. Full details can be found on the Endowment Fund website.
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TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
TIME: October 12, 2016 8:30 AM–12:50 PM ET (GMT-5)
LOCATION: Wiley Auditorium, US FDA, College Park, Maryland
REGISTRATION: FREE. Register for on-site participation by October 4, 2016
Register to participate in the webcast
CHAIRS: Timothy Shafer, US EPA and Jeffrey Yourick, FDA
SPEAKERS:
Charles V. Vorhees, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati,
Developmental Neurotoxicity Testing: An Introduction to the State of the Science and Opportunities for
Improvement
Randall T. Peterson, Harvard University, Boston, MA
Zebrafish as an Alternative Species for Developmental Neurotoxicity Testing that can Provide Hazard
Identification and Mechanistic Information
Ellen Fritsche, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
In Vitro Approaches to Screening Compounds for Developmental Neurotoxicity Hazard
Anna K. Price, ECVAM, Ispra, Italy
Adverse Outcome Pathways for Developmental Neurotoxicity
A roundtable discussion among the speakers and Jason Aungst (FDA) will be followed. For more information please check
out the Colloquium website.
Recordings and slides from the previous colloquia are available free via the SOT FDA Colloquia website, including the most
recent session, the May 20 “Safety Assessment Approaches in Young Children.”