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Midwest Regional Chapter Society of Toxicology
Spring 2008 Newsletter
The MRC/SOT Proudly Presents the Annual Spring Meeting scheduled for Friday, May 16, 2008:
“New Developments and Strategies in Toxicity Testing”
It is with great pleasure that we extend an invitation for you to join us for the upcoming Spring meeting of the Midwest Regional Chapter of the Society of Toxicology. This meeting will discuss new developments and strategies in toxicity testing.
~See inside for meeting details~
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26th Annual MRC/SOT Spring Meeting16 May 2008
Marriott Lincolnshire
“New Developments and Strategies in Toxicity Testing”
Registration/Breakfast7:50 to 8:50 AM
Welcome8:50 to 9:00 AM
Don W. Korte, Jr., PhD, DABT, FCAConcordia University Wisconsin
Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy
9:00 to 9:50 AMDr. Daniel Krewski
University of Ottawa
Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century: Design for Purpose9:50 to 10:40 AM
Dr. Melvin E. AndersonThe Hamner Institute for Health Sciences
Refreshment Break10:40 to 11:00 AM
2006 Young Investigator Award Presentation
11:00 to 11:20 AM Kristina DeSmet
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Graduate Student Poster Session11:20 AM to 12:20 PM
Lunch
12:20 to 1:00 PM
Business Meeting/Student Poster Awards1:00 to 1:45 PM
Don W. Korte, Jr., PhD, DABT, FCAConcordia University Wisconsin
SOT's K-12 Program1:45 to 2:00 PM
TBD
Implementing the Vision of Toxicity Testing for the 21st Century: An Animal
Protection Perspective2:00 to 2:50 PM
Dr. Martin L. StephensHumane Society of the United States
Refreshment Break2:50 to 3:10 PM
Dioxins, clocks and oxygen: Prototype Signals of an Environmental Sensor
Superfamily3:10 to 4:00 PM
Dr. Chris BradfieldUniversity of Wisconsin
Panel Discussion/Q&A4:00 to 4:50 PM
Concluding Remarks4:50 to 5:00 PM
Peter J. Thomford, PhD, DABT
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MEETING INFORMATION
Regular Member: $80 (if postmarked before 5/1/08)$100 (if postmarked 5/1/08 or after)
Non-Member: $105 (if postmarked before 5/1/08)$125 (if postmarked 5/1/08 or after)
Full-Time Students: $10 (if postmarked before 5/1/08) $20 (if postmarked 5/1/08 or after)
Hotel Rooms A limited number of rooms are being held for this conference. The rate is $139.00 per night. Reservations for Thursday and/or Friday can be made by calling (847) 634-0100. Rooms will be held until April 26th. Ask for the “Society of Toxicology” block.
Directions to Conference Site
Lincolnshire Marriott Resort10 Marriott DriveLincolnshire, Illinois 60069(847) 634-0100
From the North I-94 south; exit Half Day Road; turn right (west); turn left on Milwaukee Avenue;turn left on Marriott Drive.
From the SouthI-94 north; exit Half Day Road; turn left (west); turn left on Milwaukee Avenue;turn left on Marriott Drive
From the West:I-90 east; I-294 north; I-94 north; exit Half Day Road; turn left (west);turn left on Milwaukee Avenue; turn left on Marriott Drive
For additional information, contact Peter Thomford at (262) 332-0074 or [email protected]
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Registration Form
Return the form below with payment by Thursday, May 1 st to:
Christina Wilson, PhDPurdue University
406 South UniversityWest Lafayette, IN 47907
Phone: (765) 494-7440Fax: (765) 494-9181
E-mail: [email protected]
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MRC/SOT 2008 Spring Meeting Registration Form
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Fee Enclosed (Circle):Regular Member: $80 (if postmarked before 5/1/08)
$100 (if postmarked 5/1/08 or after)Non-Member: $105 (if postmarked before 5/1/08)
$125 (if postmarked 5/1/08 or after)Full-Time Students: $10 (if postmarked before 5/1/08)
$20 (if postmarked 5/1/07 or after)
*Make checks payable to MRC-SOT*
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About the Speakers
Melvin Andersen, PhD, DABT, CIH, FATSDirector, Computational Biology Division The Hamner Institutes for Health SciencesResearch Triangle Park, NC
Dr. Daniel Krewski, Professor and Director R. Samuel McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk AssessmentInstitute of Population HealthUniversity of Ottawa
Martin Luther Stephens, BS, MS, PhDVice President for Animal Research IssuesHumane Society of the United StatesAnimal Research IssuesGaithersburg, MD
Chris Bradfield, Ph.D.Professor, OncologyMcArdle Lab for Cancer ResearchUniversity of WisconsinMadison, WI
Presidents MessageSince the snow has finally melted it must be spring which means the 2008 Spring Meeting of the
Midwest Regional Chapter is fast approaching. Peter Thomford has planned another excellent program with speakers who will be updating us on new development and trends in toxicity testing. The meeting will be held as usual at the Marriott Lincolnshire on May 16th. If you haven't already made arrangements to attend I do encourage you to submit your registration form to Christina Wilson by May 1st as it will greatly facilitate our planning for meals and refreshments. Of course, if you are unable to finalize your plans at this point, please be assured that you are most welcome to register at the meeting. Additional program information as well as the Registration Form may be found elsewhere in this newsletter.
I would like to remind our student and post-doc members that there are several awards which are available and will be awarded at the spring meeting. The Young Investigator Award is a $1500 grant that may be used for any research-related expense with the only obligation that the recipient present an update of his/her research at the Spring Meeting the next year. Accordingly, Kristina DeSmet, last year’s recipient, is scheduled to present at this year’s meeting. Under the new format for the Spring Meeting adopted last year, the Young Investigator Presentation kicks off the graduate student/post-doc poster session. These posters are evaluated by the Council to determine the recipient of the Victor Drill Award. This award is to help defray the up to $1500 of the expenses the recipient incurs to attend the next annual meeting of the Society of Toxicology. The contact person for both awards is Molly Weiler, Chair of the Awards Committee.
The Chapter would also like to express its appreciation to Covance for sponsoring the Midwest Regional Chapter's breakfast at the national meeting in Seattle last month. What an excellent way to start the day conversing with old friends and meeting new members while partaking of a delicious breakfast. I am most appreciative of the efforts of Robin Guy (Past President) who made the arrangements for the breakfast and who has, once again, handled the planning with Marriott for the upcoming spring meeting. I would also like to recognize Charles River Laboratories which is sponsoring the break refreshments at the spring meeting. We are extremely grateful for these sponsorships as they keep the costs of the Chapter's activities to you, its members, to a minimum. On that note I would like to again thank the following organizations who were contributors to the various activities and awards of the Chapter in 2007:
CorDynamics IncCovance IncExperimur
Nanotox IncReid Patterson Consulting IncRobin Guy Consulting LLC
WIL Research Laboratories LLC
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Presidents Message Cont.In closing, I would like each of you to consider becoming more involved in the administration of
your Midwest Regional Chapter. I realize that administration is the equivalent of a four-letter word to many of you and, yes, I know that the officer's positions do involve some commitment of time and energy but it isn't as onerous as you might imagine. After all, as many of my friends like to remind me, "If Don can do it anyone can!" Seriously, with the Chapter memory of past officers and councilors, the ease of communications now, and the considerable interest and support of National in its regional chapters, holding an elected office or being a committee member is very doable. So, if you would like to participate in your Chapter, please contact Robin Guy as she is finalizing the list of candidates for the spring elections. Let us also know if you would like to be considered for a leadership position next year.
See you on May 16th in Lincolnshire!
FinancesFor our Chapter to be considered healthy financially, we need to have 1.5 years of operating expenses in savings. We do not even have one year savings. We do not want to cut back on our programs and awards. To encourage a strong scientific program with broad participation, the registration fees for our Spring and Fall meetings cannot be priced to cover all the costs of the Chapter. Thus, we need contributions from your division or department to realize our vision and mission in the Midwest. Please help us continue to make the MRC-SOT a considerable value for you and your firm. Christina Wilson, PhD, Purdue University, Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, 406 South University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, Phone: (765) 494-7440, [email protected]. Sponsors can target a specific event or item, or give a general donation.
Available donations for Sponsors are as follows (co-sponsorship is also available): Spring Meeting 2008 Fall Meeting 2008Badges $125 $100Handouts Varies, discuss with Peter ThomfordTravel for 1 speaker $1000 $1000Travel for 2 speakers $2000 $2000Student sponsorship Varies, discuss with Peter ThomfordLunch sponsorship $3000 $1000Opening breakfast Filled N/ABreaks Filled $500A/V sponsorship $1000 $500Also: Breakfast at the March 2009 SOT meeting $3000 Thank you for your support. I hope to see you all at the Spring meeting!
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**MRC/SOT AWARDS**MRC/SOT is proud to recognize the efforts of toxicologists who work and study in the Midwest. There are The Midwest Regional Chapter is proud to recognize the efforts of toxicologists who work and study in the Midwest. Three annual awards are presented that highlight their achievements:
Kenneth P. DuBois AwardPresented to an active toxicologist from the Midwest region that has demonstrated outstanding contributions throughout his/her career. Candidates must have demonstrated a sustained and high level of achievement in the field. Written nominations are required. Nominations due May 1, 2008
Victor A. Drill AwardPresented for the best student poster presentation at the annual spring meeting of the Chapter. The winner receives a paid trip (expenses reimbursed up to $1500) to the following year’s National SOT meeting. Abstracts due May 1, 2008
Young Investigator AwardPresented for the best student research proposal. The winner receives $1500 to put towards their proposed research project and presents their results at the following year’s MRC/SOT Spring meeting. Proposals due May 1, 2008
The Awards will be presented at the Annual Spring Meeting of the Chapter on Friday, 16-May-2008.
Information about the three awards, as well as application forms, are found on our website (www.toxicology.org/memberservices/regionalchapter/midwest/ ). Any further questions may be directed to the Executive Committee.
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INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE MRC/SOT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE?Annual elections are held at the Spring meeting to fill various vacant positions in the MRC/SOT executive committee. Nominations are accepted annually for vacant positions. For the 2008-2009 council, an election will be held for the following positions: President-Elect, Councilor (2), and Secretary.
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President Don W. Korte, Jr., PhD, DABT, FCAConcordia University Wisconsin(262) [email protected]
President-ElectPeter J. Thomford, Ph.D, DABT.Telephone: (262) [email protected]: Program Committee
Past PresidentRobin C. Guy, M.S., DABTRobin Guy Consulting, LLCPhone: (847) [email protected]: Nominating Committee
SecretaryJay Albretsen, DVM, Ph.D., DABT DABVTCovance Laboratories Inc.Phone: (608) [email protected]: Newletter/Communications Committee
TreasurerChristina Wilson, PhDPurdue UniversityPhone: (765) [email protected]
CouncilorsJon Cammack, Ph.D., DABTBaxter Healthcare(847) [email protected]
Janis Eells, Ph.DUniversity of Wisconsin-MilwaukeePhone: (414) [email protected]: Membership Committee
Molly Weiler, Ph. D.Covance LaboratoriesPhone: (608) [email protected]
Mike DuVall DVM, Ph.D.Abbott LaboratoriesPhone: (847) [email protected]
Regional Chapter Graduate Committee RepresentativeKristina DeSmetUniversity of Wisconsin-MilwaukeePhone: (773) [email protected]
The MRC-SOT newsletter is published biannually in both print and electronic formats as a service to the toxicology community of the Midwest. Contributions are welcome! Please address any questions, comments or contributions to Jay Albretsen at the email address above.
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