Seminars

The following list is an archive of seminars previously held (or soon to be held) that fulfill requirements for the Center for Integrative Toxicology Environmental and Integrative Toxicological Sciences graduate programs. See the Toxicology Track weekly newsletter for other information and seminars on campus.

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Last Updated: November 2, 2009.

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Year 2009

January 2009

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presents Dr. Colleen Hegg, Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Toxciology, MSU, to speak on "Neuroregeneration mechanisms in the mouse olfactory system” on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences Building.

The Department of Genetics presents Tim Zacharewski and Ed Dere, to speak on "Comparative Toxicogenomic Analysis of the Hepatic Effects and Toxcity of 2, 3, 7, 8 – Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin" on Monday, January 19, 2009 at 12:30 p.m. in 1425 Biomedical Physical Sciences.

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition along with the Center for Integrative Toxciology presents Dr. Anthony Krantis, Professor of Physiology, Director of the uOttawa Centre for Research in Biopharmaceuticals and Biotechnology, University of Ottawa, Canada, to speak on "Mycotoxins: An agricultural problem that offers a novel approach for regulating food intake, weight gain and obesity in humans” on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 4 p.m. in 1135 South Anthony Hall.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presents Dr. Christina Chan, Professor, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, MSU, to speak on "Network Reconstruction” on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences Building.

February 2009

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology presents Dr. Jim Pestka, Professor, Food Science and Human Nutrition, MSU, to speak on “Trichothecene mycotoxins and the ribotoxic stress response” on Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 11:30 p.m. in 101 Biochemistry Building.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presents Dr. Edwin R. Sanchez, Professor, Physiology and Pharamacology, Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Research, University of Toledo, to speak on “TPR Proteins: A modulatory cartel controlling steroid receptor action” on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences Building.

April Neal, a postdoctoral candidate from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, will speak on “Disruption of developing synapses by Pb2+ is mediated by inhibition of NMDAR and downstream signaling,” on Friday, February 27, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. in 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

March 2009

The Department of Genetics presents John LaPres, to speak on "The role of HIF1a in lung development and cobalt induced toxicity" on Monday, March 2, 2009 at 12:30 p.m. in 1425 Biomedical Physical Sciences.

The Respiratory Research Initiative presents Dr. Robert Brook, University of Michigan, to speak on “The Cardiovascular and Hemodynamic Risks of Air Pollution,” on Friday March 6, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. in 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

April 2009

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology along with the Center for Integrative Toxicology presents Dr. Jack Vanden Heuvel, Professor of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Center for Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis, Penn State University, to speak on “Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) in biology and toxicology” on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences Building.

The Respiratory Research Initiative presents Dr. James Pestka, MSU, to speak on “Macrocyclic Trichothecenes and Olfactory Sensory Neuronal Death,” on Friday, April 3, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. in A214 (Buchanan Room) Center for Veterinary Medicine.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology along with the Center for Integrative Toxicology presents Dr. James Trosko, Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, MSU, to speak on “The Barker Hypothesis: Epigenetic modulation of stem cells and cell-cell communication in toxicant-induced Chronic Human Diseases” on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences Building.

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition presents Dr. John Linz, Professor, FSHN and Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics , MSU, to speak on “The Role of Vacuoles in Secondary Metabolism: Implication to Aflatoxin Control” on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 4 p.m. in 1135 South Anthony Hall.

The Respiratory Research Initiative presents Dr. Steve Carey, MSU, to speak on “Comparative Nasal Toxicity of Saratoxin G in Mice and Monkeys,” on Friday, April 17, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. in 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Buiding.

The Comparative Medicine and Integrative Biology Program presents Chidozie J. Amuzie, DVM, to give a dissertation defense seminar on  “Deoxynivalenol: A foodborne toxin that attenuates growth and obesity” on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 9 a.m. in 1425 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology along with the Center for Integrative Toxicology presents Dr. Dana Dolinoy, Searle Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, the University of Michigan, to speak on “Bisphenol A, Baby Bottles, and Broccoli: Environmental and Nutritional Epigenetics” on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences Building.

May 2009

The Center for Integrative Toxicology in cooperation with the Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation presents Steven R. Kleeberger, Chief, Laboratory of Respiratory Biology, NIEHS, to give a Distinguished Scholars in Toxicology lecture on “Susceptibility to environmental lung disease: the role of genetic background” on Friday, May 1, 2009 at 12 noon in 162 Food Safety and Toxicology.

The Center for Integrative Toxicology in cooperation with the College of Osteopathic Medicine presents Dr. Paul Watkins, Director, General Clinical Research Center, University of North Carolina, to speak on “Why good drugs are sometimes bad for the liver” on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 12 noon in 1425 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building. Refreshments will be provided.

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition presents Dr. James Pestka, Professor, FSHN, to speak on “Macrocyclic Trichothecenes and Olfactory Sensory Neuronal Death” on Friday, May 29, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. in 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

September 2009

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presents Dr. Timothy Zacharewski, Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, MSU, to speak on “Comparative toxicogenomic analysis of the hepatotoxicity of TCDD” on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. in B448-49 Life Sciences Building.

October 2009

The Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation presents Israel Rubinstein, Professor of Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences in the Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy at the University of Illinois at Chicago, to speak on “Actively targeted nanomedicine: From bench to bedside” on Friday, October 30, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. in 101 Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health.

November 2009

The Department of Genetics presents Michelle Angrish, graduate student in Genetics, to speak on “The Role of Stearolyl-CoA Desaturase-1 in Dioxin-Induced Fatty Liver” on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. in 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

The Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation presents Tim Driver, DVM, PDI resident, to speak on “The role of veterinary clinical pathologists in the biopharmaceutical industry” on Friday, November 6, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. in 101 Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health.

December 2009

The Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation presents Daher Ibrahim Aibo, DVM, Ph.D., PDI graduate student, to give a final Ph.D. defense seminar on “Acetaminophen and ozone toxic synergy in the respiratory system and the liver” on Friday, December 11, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. in 101 Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health.

 

Year 2008

January, 2008

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Dina Schneider to give her dissertation seminar on The Role of PAX5, BLIMP-1 and AP1 in the Suppression of B Cell Differention by TCDD on Friday, January 4, 2008 at 1 p.m. in B448 Life Sciences.

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition presented Pamela Fraker, MSU, to speak on “The Rapid Impact of Nutritional Status on the Neuroimmune System” on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 4 p.m. in 1135 S. Anthony Hall.

The Chemistry Department presented Siobhan Shay, MSU, to speak on "Detection of Heavy Metals in Water Using Immunoassays and Surface Plasmon Resonance" on Friday, January 18, 2008 at 12:40 p.m. in 136 Chemistry.

The MSU Faculty Emeriti Association presented James Trosko, Pediatrics and Human Development, to speak on Stem Cells: Their Potential Role in the Cause, Prevention, and Treatment of Human Diseases" on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. in the Radiology Auditorium.

The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology program presented Dr. M. Celeste Simon, University of Pennsylvania, to speak on “HIFs, Hypoxia, and Stem Cells” on Thursday, January 24, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. in 101 Biochemistry.

The MSU Risk, Values, and Decisions Initiate presented Joe Arvai, MSU, to speak on “First You’re Irrlevant, Then You’re Late” on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to noon in 103 AB, Kellogg Center.

The CIT presented Drs. Scott Loveless and Robert Rickard, Dupont, to speak on “An Internal-Dose Approach to the Risk Assessment of Perfluoroocatanoic Acid (PFOA) - A Biopersistent Chemical” on Thursday, January 31, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. in 162 Food Safety and Toxicology. Lunch will be provided.

February, 2008

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Priya Raman to give a thesis proposal seminar on “Suppression of Interleukin-2 Secretion by a Cyclooxygenase-2 Meatabolite of 2-Arachidonyl Glycerol Involves the Activation of Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor Gamma” on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at 12 noon in B448-9 Life Sciences.

The Chemistry Department presented Jennifer Froelich to speak on ”Development and Application of Multistage Tandem Mass Spectrometry Methods for Proteomic Analysis” on Friday, February 8, 2008 at 12:40 p.m. in 136 Chemistry.

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition presents Dr. Peter Mancuso, University of Michigan,to speak on “Leptin, an Adipocyte Derived Hormone that Regulates Pulmonary Innate Immune Responses” on Wednesday, Febrary 13, 2008 at 4 p.m. in 1135 S. Anthony Hall.

The CIT and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology presented Dr. Joel Pounds, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, to speak on "Systems Toxicology of Engineered Nanomaterials" on Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. in 101 Biochemistry. This is the second talk in the annual Distinguished Scholars in Toxicology Lecture Series. More information at Distinguished Scholars Lecture.

The Department of Epidemiology presented Dr. Anne Sweely, The Commonwealth Medical College (proposed), to speak on “Endocrine Active Compounds & Reproductive Effects” on Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. in the Patenge Room, C102 East Fee Hall.

The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology program presented Dr. Sean Mooney, Indiana University, to speak on “Understanding the Biochemical Effects Nonsinonymous SNPS and Mutations” on Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. in 101 Biochemistry.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering presented Dr. Dionysios Dionysiou, University of Cincinnati, to speak “Advanced Oxidation Technologies and Nanotechnologies for Water Treatment: Fundamentals, Development and Applications – Case Study in the Destruction of Cyannobacterial Toxins” on Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 4:10 p.m. in 3540 Engineering Building. 

The College of Social Science’s Risk, Values, and Decisions Initiative Speaker Series took place on Thursday, February 21. The featured speaker: Baruch Fischhoff, Carnegie Mellon University, on "Integrating Risk Analysis and Communication". A MSU reaction panel will respond with members: James Detjen, James Potchen, and Pam Whitten. The program begins at 8 a.m. and adjourns at noon. If you plan to attend, please email to Carol Zimmermann  (zimme136@msu.edu), but if you forget to do so, please come anyway. An informal reception with Dr. Fischhoff on risk exchange will also be held from 5 to 7 p.m. in 106 Henry Center.

The Respiratory Research Initiative presented Dr. Elizabeth Gardner, Food Science and Human Nutrition, MSU, to speak on “Age Related Changes in Natural Killer Cells After Primary Influenza Infection in Mice” on Friday, February 22, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. in 162 Food Safety and Toxicology.

March, 2008

The Respiratory Research Initiative presented Mary Lee Hultin, Air Quality Division, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, to speak on “Translating Research Into Regulation” on Friday, March 7, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. in 162 Food Safety and Toxicology.

The Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation presented Ebony Gilbreath, DVM, to speak on “A Case of Copper Toxicity” on Friday, March 7, 2008 at 12 noon in 101/115 Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, 4125 Beaumont Road.

The Chemistry Department presented Dr. Jason Shearer, University of Nevada at Reno, to speak on “Biometric Model Compounds for Nickel Superoxide Dismutase: From Transition Metal Compleses to Metallopeptides” on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 11:20 a.m. in 136 Chemistry.

The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology program presented Dr. Hermann Steller, Rockefeller University, to speak on “Death by Degradation Regulation of Apoptosis by Ubiquitin Pathway Proteins” on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. in 101 Biochemistry.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering presented Dr. Menachem Elimelech, Yale University, to speak on “Aggregation Behavior and Cytotoxicity of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials in Aquatic Environments” on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 4 p.m. in 3540 Engineering Building.

The Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation presented Camilo Bulla, DVM, to speak on “Steriod Responsive Idiopathic Neutropenia: Comparison of Two Cases and Literature Review” on Friday, March 14, 2008 at 12 noon in 101 Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, 4125 Beaumont Road.

The Graduate School presented Dr. Brian Martinson, Senior Research Investigator, Health Partners Research, Minneapolis, to give the Hans Kende Memorial Lecture on “Scientists’ Misbehaviors and their Relationship with Mentoring” on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. in Big Ten A, Kellogg Center.

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition presented Dr. Laura McCabe, MSU ,to speak on “Disease and Osteoporosis - Understanding Mechanisms of Bone Loss Associated with Type I Diabetes and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases” on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at 4 p.m. in 1135 S. Anthony Hall.

April, 2008

The Physiology Department presented Dr Jodi Flaws, Department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Illinois, to speak on “The Effect of Methoxychlor on the Mammalian Ovary” on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. in 1425 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering presented Dr. Frank E. Loeffler, Georgia Institute of Technology, to speak on "Exploiting Nature's Blueprint for Bioremediation" on Thursday, April 10, 2008 at 4:10 p.m. in 3540 Engineering Building.

The Chemistry Department presented Dr. Richard Fehir, MSU, to speak on “Differential Polarization of Spin and Charge Density in Transition Metal Organic Radical Complexes” on Monday, April 14, 2008 at 11:20 a.m. in 136 Chemistry.

The Departments of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, and Pharmacology & Toxicology presented Dr. Bettie Sue Masters, Ph.D., D.Sc., M.D., the Robert A. Welch Distinguished Professor in Chemistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, to speak on "Early Trails and New Horizons for Cytochrome P450 Oxidoreductase and Nitric Oxide Synthesis" on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. in 1415 Biomedical and Physical Sciences.

The Respiratory Research Initiative presented Dr. Mike Foster, Duke University, to speak on Friday, April 18, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. in A-214 Buchanan Room, Veterinary Medicine.

May, 2008

The Genetics program presents Yogesh Saini, D.V.M, Environmental and Integrative Toxicological Sciences trainee, to speak on "The Role of Hypoxia Signaling in Cobalt-Induced Lung Injury" on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 1 p.m. in 162 Food Safety and Toxicology.

The Center for Integrative Toxicology presents postdoctoral candidate, Kyunghee Burkitt, Ph.D., University of Michigan, on Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 1:00 p.m., in room 208 Biochemistry Building. Research Summary: Investigated mechanism which induces differential cisplatin sensitivity in head and neck cancer cells and testing whether histone deacetylase inhibitor, phenylbutyrate, could sensitize cisplatin-resistant head and neck cancer cells and also investigated mechanism underlying sensitization to cisplatin.

June 2008

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Dr.Steven Segal, University of Missouri, to speak on "Integrating Electrical and Calcium Signaling in Microvascular Resistance Networks” on Thursday June 19, 2008 at 12 p.m. in B448-9 Life Sciences.

July 2008

The Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering presented Dr. Barry Dellinger, the Patrick F. Taylor Chair and Director of the Louisiana State University Intercollege Environmental Co-operative, to speak on "Transition Metal Catalyzed Formation of Toxic Air Pollutants" on Thursday, July 31, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. in Room 14/15 Biomedical and Physical Science Building.

August 2008

The Department of Pharmacology And Toxicology presented Patrick Shaw to give a Dissertation Seminar "Inflammation and Idiosyncratic Drug Reactions: Inflammatory Mechanisms and Interactions in a Murine Model of Trovafloxacin Hepatotoxicity" on Tuesday, August 5, 2008, in B205 Life Sciences.

The Department of Pharmacology And Toxicology presented Erica Sparkenbaugh to give a thesis proposal seminar on "Hypoxia and Neutrophil Proteases: Interactions Leading to Hepatocellular Injury" on Thursday, August 28, 2008, at 12 noon in B448-9 Life Sciences.

September 2008

The Department of Pharmacology And Toxicology presented Robert Roth to speak on "Intrinsic and Idiosyncratic Drug Tocisity--Two, One-Headed Monsters or One, Two-Headed One?" on Wednesday, September 3, 2008, at 12 noon in B448-9 Life Sciences.

The Chemistry Department presented Cheng Li, Harvard School of Public Health/Dana Farber Cancer Institute, to speak on "Genomic Alteration Analysis Using SNP Microarrays" on Friday, September 5, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. in 1400 Biomedical Physical Sciences.

The Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation presented Van Dang to give a dissertation defense seminar on "The Many Roles of DNA-PKcs Phosphrylation in Facilitating DNA Double Strand Break Repair" on Friday, September 12, 2008 at 12 noon in 101 Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health.

The Department of Physiology presented Dong Zhang, Wyeth Phamaceutical, to speak on "DNA Damage Response and Breast Tumorigenesis" on Monday, September 15, 2008 st 9 a.m. in 1425 Biomedical and Physical Sciences.

The Respiratory Research Group presents EITS trainee Dr. Daher Ibrahim Aibo to speak on "Airway Injury by Coexposure to Acetaminophen and Ozone in Mice" on Friday, September 26, 2008 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in A214 College of Veterinary Medicine (Buchanan Room).

October 2008

The Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation presents Daher Ibrahim Aibo, EITS Trainee, to speak on "Airway and Liver Injury by Coexposure to Acetaminophen and Ozone in Mice" on Friday, October 10, 2008 at 12 noon in 101 Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health.

November 2008

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presents Jennifer Phillips, EITS Trainee, to speak on "Identification of Genes Involved in Phenobarbital-Induced Tumorigenesis" on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 12 noon in 448-9 Life Sciences Building.

The Center for Integrative Toxicology presents Dan Costa to give a Distinguished Scholars in Toxicology lecture on Friday, November 21, 2008 at noon in 165C Food Safety and Toxicology.

December 2008

The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics presents Jimmy Ballard, University of Oklahoma, to speak on "Cellular and Systemic Effects of Clostridum Difficile Toxin B" on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 4:10 p.m. in 1415 Biomedical Physical Sciences.

Year 2007

January, 2007

The Health and Biomedical Colleges presented Dr. Guohong Li, Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, to speak on "Platelet-Leukocyte Interactions in Cardiovascular Inflammation" on Thursday, January 4, 2007 at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences.  Dr. Li is a candidate for the CV Scientist in Inflammation position.

The Center for Integrative Toxicology presented David Warheit, Ph.D., of Dupont Haskell Laboratory, to speak on "Impact of nanoparticulates on respiratory health effects: Toxicity is not always dependent solely upon particle size and surface area" on Friday, January 12, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. in the Holden Hunt Club, 1967 room.  Limited seating available and lunch provided.  Reservations required by contacting Amy Swagart at swagart@msu.edu or calling 353-6469.  For a synopsis of the seminar, go to Warheit seminar.

The Health and Biomedical Colleges presented Dr. Patrick Pagano, Wayne State University School of Medicine, to speak on "Oxidative Stress and Inflammation: Cohorts in Vascular Disease?" on Monday, January 15, 2007 at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences.  Dr. Pagano is a candidate for the CV Scientist in Inflammation position.

The Health and Biomedical Colleges presented Anne Dorrance, Medical College of Georgia, to speak on "Dietary Potassium and Interleukin 1 in Hypertension and Stroke" on Monday, January 22, 2007 at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences.  Dr. Dorrance is a candidate for the CV Scientist in Inflammation position.

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology presented Randall Johnson, University of California-San Diego, to speak on "Physiology of a Transcriptional Response to Hypoxia" on Thursday, January 25, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. in 101 Biochemistry.
 
The Health and Biomedical Colleges presented Kezhong Zhang, University of Michigan Health System to speak on "Intracellular Stress Signaling in Health and Disease: From Lymphopoiesis to Inflammation" on Thursday, January 25, 2007 at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences.  Dr. Zhang is a candidate for the CV Scientist in Inflammation position.

The Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health presents Wei Zheng, Assistant Project Scientist/Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Environmental Science, University of California-Riverside and Salinity Lab, USDA, to speak on "Identifying/Quantifying Chemical and Biological Processes of Pesticides in the Environment" on Monday, January 29, 2007 at 11 a.m. in 101 DCPAH at 4125 Beaumont Road.  Dr. Zheng is a candidate for a position of Analytical Chemist/Toxicologist.

As part of the 2007 Distinguished Scholars in Toxicology Lecture Series, the Center for Integrative Toxicology in cooperation with the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, presents Jose Manautou, Ph.D., University of Connecticut, to speak on "Changes in Expression of Hepatobiliary Transport Proteins as a Compensatory Response to Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity" on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. in 448-9 Lifes Sciences Building.  For more information, including an abstract and biographical sketch, go to Distinguished Scholars in Toxicology Lecture Series.

February, 2007

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology presented Mikhail Kashlev, National Cancer Institute, to speak on "The Mechanisms Controlling Transcription Fidelity" on Thursday, February 1, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. in 101 Biochemistry.

The Respiratory Research Initiative presented Alison Bauer, Center for Integrative Toxicology and Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigations, to speak on The Genetics of Susceptibility to Ozone-induced Pulmonary Inflammation on  Friday, February 2, 2007 at 11:30 a.m.in 162 Food Safety and Toxicology.

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology presented Mike Eiser, University of California-Berkley, to speak on "Understanding and Exploiting the Evolution of Eukaryotic Regulatory Sequences" on Thursday, February 8, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. in 101 Biochemistry.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Dr. Seong-Woon Yu, Depts. of Neurology and Ophthalmology, and Pharmacology and Toxicology, MSU to speak on “Apoptosis-inducing factor and neurotoxicity” on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 at 12 p.m. in B448-449 Life Sciences.

March, 2007

The Neuroscience Program presented Dale Pelligrino, University of Illinois at Chicago, to speak on "When Good Hormones Go Bad: Transformation of Estrogen From a Neuroprotective to a Neurotoxic Substance in the Diabetic" on Thursday, March 1, 2007 at 12:15 p.m. in 1425 Biomedical Physical Sciences.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering presented Birnur Buzcu-Guven, assistant professor, to speak on "Analysis and Apportionment of Organic Carbon and PM2.5: Sources at Multiple Sites in the Midwestern U.S." on Thursday, March 1, 2007 at 4:10 p.m. in 2320 Engineering.

The Respiratory Research Initiative presented Julia Kimbell, CIIT Centers for Health Research, to speak on "Nasal Modeling at the Hamner: Implications for Dosimetry and Interspecies Extrapolation" on Friday, March 2, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. in 162 Food Safety and Toxicology.

The Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health presented Andreas Lehner, Ph.D., Section Head, Toxicology, Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center, University of Kentucky to speak on "Equine Drug Testing: The Leading Edge of Analytical Toxicology" on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 9 a.m. in room 101 DCPAH, 4125 Beaumont Road.  Dr. Lehner is a candidate for an analytical chemist/toxicologist position.

The Center for Integrative Toxicology in cooperation with the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented David Sherr, Ph.D., Boston University, to speak on "The Role of the AHr, an Environmental Chemical Receptor, in Mammory Tumor Growth and Invasion" on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences.  The seminar is part of the Distinguished Scholars in Toxicology Lecture Series.

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition presented Patrick Stover, Cornell University, to speak on "Folic Acid, Cancer, and Birth Defects: Managing Genome Stability and Expression" on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at 4 p.m. in 101 Biochemistry.

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology presented Alex Brown, Vanderbilt University, to speak on "Lipidomics: Mass-spectrometry Based Lipid Analysis and Profiling" on Thursday, March 15, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. in 101 Biochemistry.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering presented Francis DiGiano, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, to speak on "Advancing Water Sustainability and Improving Drinking Water Quality" on Thursday, March 15, 2007 at 4:10 p.m. in 2320 Engineering Building.

The Neuroscience Program presented Dr.  Albert La Spada, University of Washington, to speak on "Androgen Receptor Polyglutamine Neurotoxicity in SBMA Motor Neuron Degeneration" on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at 12:15 p.m. in 1425 Biomedical Physical Sciences.

The Neuroscience Program presented Dr. Christine Wagner, University of Albany, to speak on "Progesterone Receptors in Neural Development: Regulation and Potential Function" on Thursday, March 22, 2007 at 12:15 p.m. in 1425 Biomedical Physical Sciences.

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology presented Chou-Zen Giam, Uniformed Services, University of the Health Sciences, to speak on "Activation of the Anaphase Promoting Complex and I-kappaB Kinases by HTLV-1 Tax: Chromosome Instability Senescence and Adult T-cell Leukemia" on Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. in 101 Biochemistry.

April, 2007

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology presented F. Peter Guengerich, Ph.D., Director, Center in Molecular Toxicology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, to speak on "Reactions of DNA with Carcinogens and Consequences with DNA Polymerases" on Wednesday, April 4, 2007 from 10:30 to 11:30 p.m. in 1400 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building.  Dr. Guengerich is a candidate for the BMB chair position. 

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering presented Jack Harkema, Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation, to speak on "Investigating the Potential Health Effects of Particulate Air Pollution in a Detroit Community: Inhalation Toxicology Studies Using a Mobile Ambient Air Particle Concentrator" on Thursday, April 12, 2007 at 4:10 p.m. in 2320 Engineering Building.

The Respiratory Research Initiative meeting addressed "What We Learned at the SOT Meeting" on Friday, April 13, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. in 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

The Department of Chemistry presented Dr. Mary Kaiser from the DuPont Experimental Station to speak on "Perfluorocarboxylates in the Environment: Where did They Come From?" on Friday, April 13, 2007 at 12:30 p.m. in 136 Chemistry.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering presented Matthew Fraser, Rice University, to speak on "Compositional Analysis of Airborne Contaminants: From Air Pollution to Medical Diagnostics" on Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 4:10 p.m. in 2320 Engineering Building.

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology presented Toni Kutchan, of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, to speak on "Plant Medicinals - A Biosynthetic Perspective" on Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. in 101 Biochemistry.

The Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation presented Pierrette Danieu, anatomic pathology residnet, to speak on "Toxicity Testing: Pathology of Lymphoid Tissues" on Friday, April 20, 2007 at 12 p.m. in 101 DCPAH.

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology presents Amy Anderson, Dartmouth University, to speak on "Docking Virtual Libraries Leads to New Inhibitors Active Against Biodefense Organisms" on Thursday, April 26, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. in 101 Biochemistry Building.

May 2007

The Center for Integrative Toxicology and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology presented Jin-Qiang Chen, Ph.D., Fox Chase Cancer Center, Breast Cancer Research Laboratory, to speak on "Mitochondrial Estrogen Receptors: Discovery, Role in Mitochondrial Gene Expression and Potential Implications in Breast Cancer" on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 12 noon in 1425 Biomedical Physical Sciences.  Dr. Chen is a candidate for the CIT's faculty position in chemical carcinogenesis or developmental toxicology. 

The Center for Integrative Toxicology and the Department of Physiology presented Chengfeng Yang, Ph.D., Department of Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, to speak on "The EGFR Family Tyrosine Kinase Receptor/Rho GTPase Rac Signaling and Heregulin Breast Carcinogenesis" on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at 12 noon in 1425 Biomedical Physical Sciences.  Dr. Yang is a candidate for the CIT's faculty position in chemical carcinogenesis or developmental toxicology. 

June 2007

The Center for Integrative Toxicology and the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition presented Marina Guizzetti, Ph.D., Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, to speak on "Brain Cholesterol Homeostasis as a Target for the Developmental Neurotoxicity of Ethanol" on Monday, June 18, 2007 at 12 noon in 206 G.M. Trout Building. Dr. Guizzetti is a candidate for the CIT's faculty position in chemical carcinogenesis or developmental toxicology.

The Center for Integrative Toxicology and the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Helen Sable, Ph.D., Department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, to speak on "PCBs and Inhibitory Control: Implications for Neuropsychiatric Conditions" on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at 12 noon in B448-9 Life Sciences Building. Dr. Sable is a candidate for the CIT's faculty position in chemical carcinogenesis or developmental toxicology.

July 2007

Dow Chemical Company, the MSU-CIT, and the MSU Superfund Research Translation Core presented Dr. Stephen Safe, Distinguished Professor of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology at Texas A&M University, to speak on "Selective AhR Modulators: Opportunities for Cancer Chemotherapy and Problems for Risk Assessment" at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 in room 162 of the Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented John Buchweitz to give his dissertation seminar "Characterization of Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol-Mediated Alterations in Leukocyte and Airway Epithelial Cell Responses to a Primary Challenge with Influenza A/PR/8/34 in C57BL/6 Wild Type and CB1/CB2 Receptor-Null Mice" on Thursday, July 12, 2007 at 9 a.m. in B448-9 Life Sciences.

The Department of Comparative Medicine and Integrative Biology presented Chidozie J. Amuzie, Environmental Toxicology Ph.D. Candidate, to give a research proposal seminar entitled "Hazard Characterization of Deoxynivalenol Exposure", on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at 12 p.m. in 206 G.M. Trout Building.

August 2007

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presents Colin North, graduate student, to speak on "In Vivo and In Vitro Disruption of B Lymphocyte Differentiation by 2,2,7,8-Tetracholorodibenzo-Para-Dioxin (TCDD)" on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at 12 noon in B448-9 Life Sciences. 

September 2007

The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics presented Tina Mueller, MSU, to speak on "From Herbicide Degradation to DNA Repair" on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at 4:10 p.m. in 1415 Biomedical Physical Sciences.

The Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciencs presents Stephan Carey, EITS trainee, to speak on “Determinants of Susceptiblity to Ozone-Induced Nasal Epithelial Injury and Repair” on Thursday, September 27, 2007 at 8:10 a.m. in A214 Buchanan Room, Vet. Medical Center.

October 2007

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Annette Fleckenstein, Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City to give this year's Kenneth E. Moore Distinguished Alumnus seminar on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at noon in B448-9 Life Sciences. Her topic is "Stimulant-induced alterations in vesicular monoamine transport: Implications for neurotoxicity and neuroprotection."

The Departments of Chemistry and of Environmental Engineering presented Jerome Rose, PH.S, European Center for Educational and Research in Environmental Geosciences, to speak on “Transfer, Reactivity, and Toxicity of Inorganic Contaminants: A Molecular Scale Approach Developed at the CEREGE (Aix, France)” on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 4:10 p.m. in 136 Chemistry.

The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics presented Wei Zou, doctoral student, to speak on "Mechanisms of Sulindac/LPS-Induced Liver Injury in Rats: An Animal Model of Drug-Induced Idiosyncratic Hepatotoxicity" on Monday, October 22, 2007 at 3 p.m. in 2245 Biomedical Physical Sciences.

The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Program presented Jim Imlay, University of Illinois, to give the Wells Lectureship on "Molecular Explanations for the Toxicity of Oxygen" on Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. in 101 Biochemistry.

The Genetics Program presented a research forum by Dr. Bruce Uhal and Amal Abdul-Hafez on "Tissue-Specific Angiotensinogen Gene Transcription Determines the Severity of Lung Fibrosis" on Monday, October 29, 2007 at 12:30 p.m. in 1425 Biomedical Physical Sciences.

November 2007

The Neuroscience Program presented Bellina Veronesi, Environmental Protection Agency to speak on “Titanium Dioxide - A Neurotoxic Nanoparticle?” on Thursday, November 1, 2007 at 12:30 p.m. in 1425 Biomedical and Physical Sciences.

The Department of Physiology presented Richard Kolesnick, University of Chicago, to speak on "The Vascular Component of the Tumor Response Impacts DNA Repair in Tumor Stem Cells" on Thursday, November 1, 2007 at 4 p.m. in 1425 Biomedical Physical Sciences.

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition presented Tood Klaenhammer, Distinguished University Professor, Food Science, Microbiology and Genetics at North Carolina State University, to speak on "Eat Bacteria - Get Cultured: New Horizons in Bioprocessing and Health" on Thursday, November 1, 2007 at noon in 1135 S. Anthony Hall.

The Respiratory Research Initiative presented Jerry Keeler, University of Michigan, to speak on "Atmospheric Monitoring and Source Identification of Particulate Air Pollution in Urban Communities" on Friday, November 2, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. in 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

The CIT hosted a lecture by Albert E. Munson, director of the Health Effects Laboratory Division for the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, entitled "Toxicology in an Occupational Government Laboratory" at noon on Thursday, November 8, 2007 at the Holden Hall Hunt Club. Lunch is included. Reservations required at tox@msu.edu.

The Department of Epidemiology presented Anne Sweeney, Texas A&M Unviersity, to speak on "Endocrine Active Compounds and Reproductive Effects" on Thursday, November 8, 2007 at 4:30 p.m. in C102 East Fee.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Virginia Sanders, The Ohio State University, Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, to speak on "It Takes Nerve to Tell an Immune Cell What to Do" on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at noon in B448-9 Life Sciences.

The Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation presentsed Alison Bauer, MSU, to speak on "The Role of Inflammation in Mouse Lung Tumorigenesis" at noon on Friday, November 16, 2007 in 101 Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, 4125 Beaumont Rd.

The Respiratory Research Initiative presented John LaPres, MSU, to speak on "Proteomic and Metabolomic Analysis of BALF from LPS and Metal Stresses Mice" on Friday, November 30, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. in 162 Food Safety and Toxicology.

December 2007

The Department of Physiology presented Barbara Atshaves, Texas A&M University, Metabolic Regulation Faculty Candidate, to speak on "Lipids and Intercellular Lipid Binding Proteins: Roles in Diabetes, Obesity, and Liver Toxicity" on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at 10 a.m. in 1425 Biomedical and Physical Sciences.

The CIT and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology present Dr. Tim Ryan, Lilly Research Laboratories, to speak on "Leveraging Gene Expression Data in Pharmacology and Toxicology: Functional Genomics in Drug Discovery" on Thursday, December 13, 2007 11 a.m. in 1415 Biomedical Physical Sciences. This is the first talk in the annual Distinguished Scholars in Toxicology Lecture Series. For more information, go to http://cit.msu.edu/News/ryanlecture.pdf.

The CIT and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology present Dr. Joel Pounds, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, to speak on Thursday, February 14, 2007 11 a.m. in 1415 Biomedical Physical Sciences. This is the second talk in the annual Distinguished Scholars in Toxicology Lecture Series. More information will be posted at http://www.cit.msu.edu.

Year 2006

February, 2006

The Neuroscience Program presented Jon-Kar Zubieta, University of Michigan, to speak on "Endogenous Opioid Mechanisms in Humans" on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006 at 12:15 p.m. in 1425 Biomedical and Physical Sciences.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Ming-Hui Zou, University of Oklahoma, to speak on "Peroxynitrite and Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Diabetes Mellitus" on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006 at 12 noon in B448-9 Life Sciences.

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition presented Venu Gangur, assistant professor, to speak on "Mechanism of Tree-Nut Induced Systemic Anaphylasis in Mice" on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006 at 4 p.m. in 101 Biochemistry.

The Neuroscience Program presented Tim Shafer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, to speak on "Solvent Neurotoxicity and Ion Channel Function" on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006 at 12:15 p.m. in 1425 Biomedical Physical Sciences.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presents Robert McCuskey, Ph.D., professor and head of cell biology and anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, to speak on "The Hepatic Microvascular System in Health and Disease" on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006 at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences Bldg.

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition presented William Schwartz, Vice President, Processor Food Safety, NSF International, to speak on "International Food Safety Certification Programs: Emerging Scientific and Industrial Administrative Issues" on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006 at 4 p.m. in 101 Biochemistry.

The Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation presented David Rehagen, DVM, graduate student, to speak on "Carcinogenicity Studies" on Friday, Feb. 17, 2006 12 noon in 101 Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health.

The Center for Integrative Toxicology and The National Center for Food Safety and Toxicology presented Brian Delaney, Ph.D., DABT, senior research scientist, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. in Johnston, Iowa, to speak on “Safety Assessment of Genetically Modified Crops” on Monday, Feb. 20, 2006 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in 162 Food Safety and Toxicology. Light refreshments provided.

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology presented Deborah Zamble, University of Toronto, to speak on "The Mechanisms of Nickel Homeostasis in E. coli" on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2006 at 11:30 a.m. in 101 Biochemistry.

March, 2006

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition presented Mohsen Meydani, senior scientist and professor, Vascular Biology Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA-Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, to give a G. Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program seminar on "Green Tea and Oatmeal for Breakfast" on Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at 4 p.m. in 101 Biochemistry.

The Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation presented Joshua Webster, DVM, postdoctoral fellow, to speak on "OCT-4 Expression in Canine Neoplasms: A Potential Role for Embryonic Genes in Cancer Progression" on Friday, March. 3, 2006 at 12 noon in 101 Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health.

The Department of Chemistry presented Yang Song, Swain Research Group, to speak on "Monitoring Arsenic in Water Supplies Using Anodic Stripping Voltammetry and a Au-Coated Diamond Electrode" on Friday, March 3, 2006 at 12:40 p.m. in 136 Chemistry.

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition presented Jennifer Johnson, principal, Bodendorfer Johnson LLC, Food Integrity Specialists, to speak on "Food Allergens: Regulations and Reality" on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 at 4 p.m. in 101 Biochemistry.

The Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation presented Jack Harkema, DVM, PhD, professor, to speak on "Nasal Toxicity of Inhaled Xeonobiotics: From Ozone to Black Mold" on Friday, March 17, 2006 at 12 noon in 101 Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health.

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition presented Kenneth Allen, professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Colorado State University, to give a G. Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program seminar on "DHA Enriched Functional Foods and Gestational Duration: Phase I - Clinical Trial" on Wednesday, March. 22, 2006 at 4 p.m. in 101 Biochemistry.

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition presented Jennifer Anderson, professor and cooperative extension specialist, Colorado State University, to give a G. Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program seminar on "DHA Enriched Functional Foods and Gestational Duration: Phase II - Nutrition Education Intervention" on Wednesday, March. 29, 2006 at 4 p.m. in 101 Biochemistry.

April, 2006

The Department of Chemistry presented Elizabeth McGaw, Swain Research Group, to speak on "Anodic Stripping Voltammetric Determination of Heavy Ions using Boron-doped Diamond Electrodes" on Friday, April 7, 2006 at 12:40 p.m. in 136 Chemistry.

The National Food Safety and Toxicology Center presents Jack R. Harkema, DVM, Ph.D., DACVP, to speak on "Nasal Toxicity of Inhaled Xenobiotics: From Ozone to Black Mold" on Monday, April 10, 2006 at 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

The Center for Integrative Toxicology presents David Jacobson-Kram, Ph.D., Associate Director, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Office of New Drugs, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, to speak on "Safety and Toxicology Studies in Drug Development" on Thursday, April 13, 2006 at 11:30 a.m. in the Holden Hunt Club 1967 Room, Holden Hall. Limited seating available. RSVP required to 353-6469.

The Department of Chemistry presented Melissa Meaney, McGuffin Research Group, to speak on "Analytical Applications of Fluorescence Quenching" on Friday, April 14, 2006 at 12:40 p.m. in 136 Chemistry.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Dina Shnaider, grad. student, to speak on "The Role of Pax-5 in the TCDD-Induced Suppression of the Humoral Response to Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide" on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences.

The Center for Integrative Toxicology and the Department of Community, Agricultural, Recreation, and Resource Studies presented Dr. Vincent R. Nathan, Director, Department of Environmental Affairs, City of Detroit, to speak on "Environmental Issues at Local Health Departments" on Monday, April 24, 2006 at 12 noon in 338 Natural Resources Building.

The Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Department presented Chand Khanna, NIH/NCI, to speak on "Understanding Cancer Metastases and Developing New Treatments through a Comparative Approach" on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at 4:10 p.m. in 1415 Biomedical Physical Sciences.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented John Buchweitz, grad. student, to speak on "Characterization of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol-mediated effects on the host-immune response and pulmonary airways in response to an influenza A/PR/8 viral infection in the C57BL/6 mouse" on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences.

The Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation presented Asmaa Elassad Bsc, Msc, graduate student, to speak on "Host Response to Different Forms of Chitin and Chitosan" on Friday, April 28, 2006 at 12 noon in 101 Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health.

July 2006

The Center for Integrative Toxicology presented David Bell, University of Nottingham, and Martin Rose, Central Science Laboratory to speak on "A Robust Examination of the Developmental Effects of TCDD on the Reproductive System" on Thursday, July 20, 2006 at 10 a.m. in 104 Kellogg Center.

September 2006

The Pharmacology and Toxicology Department presented Dr. Frank Faraci, University of Iowa, to speak on "Oxidative Stress and Endothelium: Mechanisms of Vascular Protection" on Monday, September 18, 2006 at 12 noon in B448-9 Life Sciences Bldg.

The Chemistry Department presented Charles Riordan, University of Delaware, to speak on "Dioxygen Activation at Monvalent Nickel" on Thursday, September 21, 2006 at 4:10 p.m. in 136 Chemistry.

The Center for Integrative Toxicology presented Laurie C. Haws, Ph.D., DABT, of Chemrisk, Inc. to speak on "The Use of Toxic Equivalency Factors to Assess Potential Human Health Risks Posed by Dioxin-Like Compounds: Keeping Up with the Science" on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. in 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building.  Co-sponsored by the Dow Chemical Company and the Research Translation Core for Superfund.

The Carcinogenesis Laboratory presented Olivier Becherel, Ph.D., The Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia, to speak on "Neurodegeneration and Genotoxic Stress: Aprataxin, A Novel Player Involved in DNA Repair" on Thursday, September 28, 2006 at 12 noon in 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

October 2006

The Center for Integrative Toxicology and the Pharmacology and Toxicology Department presented Richard Peterson, University of Wisconsin-Madison, to speak on "Ah Receptor Signaling and Dioxin Developmental Toxicity in Zebra Fish" on Wednesday, October 4, 2006 at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences.

The Pharmacology and Toxicology Department presented Mark Knuepfer to speak on "Determinants of Hemodynamic and Sympathetic Response Variability to Stress" on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006 at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences.

The National Food Safety and Toxicology Center presented Maria Lapinski, Ph.D., to speak on "Risk and Health Communication" on Wedsday, Oct. 11, 2006 at 1 p.m. in 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

The Geological Sciences Department and Shell Oil Company presented John Brige, Binghamton University, to speak on "Depositional Models for Braided Rivers" on Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 4 p.m. in 204 Natural Science.

The Chemistry Department presented Valentyn Prokhorenko, University of Toronto, to speak on "Weak-Field Coherent Control of Biological Functions -- Do we Live in a Quantum World?" on Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at 4:10 p.m. in 136 Chemistry.

The Pharmacology and Toxicology Department presented Frank Faraci, University of Iowa, to speak on "Oxidative Stress and Endothelium: Mechanisms of Vascular Protection" on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006 at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences.

The Geological Sciences Department and Shell Oil Company presented David Blowes, University of Waterloo, to speak on "Groundwater Contaminated by Dissolved Metals" on Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 4 p.m. in 204 Natural Science.

The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department presented Jeffrey Strathern, National Cancer Institute to speak on "Errors in RNA Synthesis: Mutants with Reduced Fidelity of Transcription" on Friday, October 20, 2006 at 11:30 a.m. in 1425 Biomedical and Physical Sciences.

The Chemistry Department presented David Benson, Wayne State University, to speak on "Detecting Molecules in Cells Using Electron Transfer to Control Semiconducting Nanoparticle Emission" on Monday, October 23, 2006 at 11:30 a.m. in 136 Chemistry.

The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department presented Rebecca Simmons, University of Pennsylvania to give the William W. Wells Endowed Lectureship on "Fetal Programming of Adult Disease: Role of Mitochondrial Dysfunction" on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at 4:10 p.m. in 101 Biochemistry.

The Department of Epidemiology presented Louisa Degenhardt, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Australia, to speak on "The Association Between Cannabis Use and Psychosis: What Does the Evidence Suggest and What Should we do About it? on Friday, October 27, 2006 at 4:30 p.m. in C102 East Fee Hall (Patenge room).

November 2006

The Pharmacology and Toxicology Department presented Gary Gudelsky, 2006 Distinguished Alumnus, and Chair, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Cincinnati, to speak on "The Agony and Ecstasy: Neuropharmacology of the Methamphetamine Analogue MDMA" on Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences.

The Chemistry Department presented Sidney M. Hecht and John W. Mallet, University of Virginia, to speak on "Anti-tumor Drug Discovery Using Natural Products and Novel Targets" on Thursday, November 2, 2006 at 4:10 p.m. in 138 Chemistry.

The Pharmacology and Toxicology Department presented Cynthia Davin, Regulatory Affairs Advisor, OXO Americans, ExxonMobil, Chemical Co., to speak on "Phthalates: A Case of Misaligned Science and Policy" on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences.  Refreshments.

The Pharmacology and Toxicology Department presented Patrick Shaw, EITS graduate student, to speak on "Examining Hepatotoxicity Caused by LPS and Trovaloxacin: A Murine Model of Idiosynctratic Liver Injury" on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences. 
 
The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department presented Ray Truant, McMaster University, to speak on "Protein Nucleocytoplasmic Transport and Huntingtons Disease: Tue Use of Live Cell Imaging and Fluorescent Proteins to Define New Drug Targets in Huntington Protein" on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 4:10 p.m. in 101 Biochemistry.

The MSU Knight Center for environmental journalism hosted David Ropeik, an award-winning broadcast journalist and former instructor in risk communication at the Harvard University School of Public Health, to speak on "Risk Perception: Why Our Fears Don't Match the Facts" on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006 at 3:30 p.m. in room 145 of the Communication Arts Building.
 
The Department of Chemistry presented Chao Li, MSU, to speak on Applications of Nuclear Magnetic Imaging (MRI) in Drug Discovery on Friday, Nov. 17, 2006 at 12:40 p.m. in 136 Chemistry.

The Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Department presents Thomas Glover, University of Michigan, to speak on "Chromosome Instability at Common Fragile Sites and the DNA Damage Response" on Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 4:10 p.m. in 1415 Biomedical Physical Sciences.

December 2006

The Chemistry Department presents Margaretta Dimos, MSU, to speak on "Trace Analysis of Organophosphorus Pesticides" on Friday, December 1, 2006 at 12:40 p.m. in 136 Chemistry.

Year 2005

January, 2005

The National Food Safety and Toxicology Center presented Martin Clauberg, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, to speak on "Standard Setting of Maximum Levels for Environmental Contaminants in Food: An International Perspective" on Monday, Jan. 31, 2005 at 3:30 p.m. in room 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

February, 2005

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Dennis Devlin, Ph.D., Director of Toxicology and Environmental Sciences Exxon Mobile Biomedical Sciences, Inc, to give a seminar on "The Life of an Industrial Health Scientist" on Tuesday, February 8, 2005, at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences.

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition and the G. Malcolm Trout Visiting Scholar Program, presents Roger A. Sunde, Ph.D., to speak on "Molecular Selenium Nutrition: Taking Advantage of Advances in Life Sciences Research" on Wednesday, February 9, 2005, at 4 p.m., in 101 Biocemistry Building.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Gautham Rao, Graduate Student, to give a thesis defense seminar on "Involvment of TRPC1 in the Cannabinoid-Mediated Elevation in Interacellular Calcium in T cells" on Wednesday, February 16, 2005, at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences.

March, 2005

The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Dr. Cameron Currie, University of Wisconsin-Madison, to speak on "Ants, Agriculture, and Antibiotics: The Microbial Ecology of an Ancient Quadriparite Symbiosis" on Tuesday, March 22, 2005, at 4:10 p.m., in room 1415 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Christopher P. Miller, Ph.D., Associate Director, Applied Genomics, Department of Biological Technologies, Wyeth Research, Cambridge, MA, to give a seminar on "RNA Interference-Based Target Validation in Drug Discovery" on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences.

The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics presented Dr. Magdalene So, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Oregon Health and Science University, to speak on "Type IV pili: Mechanotransduction and Epithelial Signaling" on Tuesday, March 29, 2005, at 4:10 p.m., in room 1415 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building.

The Center for Integrative Toxicology and the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology present Dr. Ron Hines, Medical College of Wisconsin, to speak on "Expression of Xenobiotic Susceptibility: Contribution of Genetic Variation and Temporal-Specific Control Mechanisms" on Wednesday, March 30, 2005, at 12 noon in rooms B448-449 Life Sciences Building.

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition presents Dr. George Bailey, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Environmental and Moecular Toxicology at Oregon State University, to present the seminar "Cancer Chemoprevention by Chlorophylls: A Comparative, Collaborative Approach" on Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 4 p.m. in room 110 Biochemistry Building.

April, 2005

The Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation presents C. William Wu, Ph.D., to speak on "Collagenases and Collagen Degradation in Skeletal Growth and Arthrtis" on Friday, April 1, 2005, at 12 noon in Room 115 Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, 4125 Beaumont Road.

The National Food Safety and Toxicology Center presents Mohammad Hossein Rahbar, director, Data Coordinating Center, and Professor, Department of Epidemiology, to speak on "Lead Toxicity and Factors Associated with Elevated Blood Lead Concentration Among Children in Karachi, Pakistan" on Monday, April 4, 2005 at 3:30 p.m. in room 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presents Yukun Yuan, to give a seminar entitled "Effect of Methylmercury on Cerebellar Synaptic Transmission: Calcium-Dependent and Independent" on Wednesday, April 13, 2005, at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences.

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition presents Dr. Howard P. Glauert, Ph.D., Professor, Graduate Center for Nutritional Studies, University of Kentucky, to speak on "Role of NF-kB in Hepatocarcinogenesis and Effect of Vitamin E" on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at 4 p.m. in room 110 Biochemistry Building.

The National Food Safety and Toxicology Center presents Ian C. Munro, Ph.D., President CANTOX Health Sciences International, Ontario, Canada, to speak on "Application of the Threshold of Toxicological Concern Concept to Food Safety Issues" on Monday, April 18, 2005 at 3:30 p.m. in room 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition presents Dr. Bob B. Buchanan, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, to present the seminar "Food Allergenicity: Basis, Prevalence, Importance and Possible Solutions from a Biochemical Perspective" on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at 4 p.m. in room 110 Biochemistry Building.

The Department of Chemistry presents Rashad Simmons, McGuffin Research Group, to give an analytical seminar titled "Effect of Perfluorinated Surfactants Above and Below the Critical Micelle Concentration in Facilitating Transport of Environmental Contaminants" on Friday, April 29, 2005 at 12:40 p.m. in 136 Chemistry.

May, 2005

The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics presents Dr. Hsing-Jien Kung, UC Davis Cancer Center, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, to speak on "Signal Activation and Androgen-Independence of Prostate Cancer" on Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at 4:10 p.m., in room 1415 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building.

June, 2005

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Lyle Burgoon, to speak on "Design, Management and Quality Control of Toxicogenomics Experiments" on Wednesday, June 1, 2005, at 12 noon, in room 165 Food Safety Building.

July, 2005

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Dr. Hongwei Gao, to speak on "New Insights in the Regulation of Stat3 and C5a Signaling During Inflammation" on Thursday, July 7, 2005, at 12 noon, in B448-449 Life Sciences.

August, 2005

The Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation presented Dr. Adri S. Kasturi, to speak on "Effects of Chronic Estrogen Exposure on the Catecholaminergic Activity in the Preoptico Suprachiasmatic Tuberoinfundibular System Governing the Regulation of Luteinizing Hormone Surge in Rates: An Inquiry into the Mechanisms of Action and Comparison with Aging" on Tuesday, August 9, 2005, at 10 a.m., in Room 101 Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Diana Zi Ye, to speak on "Effects of Low-Potency Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors (lp-PARPi) on the Function and Phenotype of Pancreatic B-Cells" on Friday, August 26, 2005, at 12 noon, in B448-449 Life Sciences.

September, 2005

The Center for Integrative Toxicology presented Dale L. Morris, Ph.D., director, Worldwide Safety Sciences, Pfizer, Inc., to speak on "The Changing Role of Toxicology in Drug Discovery" on Thursday, September 8, 2005, at 12 noon, in The Hunt Club at Holden Hall.

The Center for Integrative Toxicology presented Todd Page, Ph.D., CIIT Centers for Human Research, to speak on "The Use of Functional Genomics to Study Mechanisms of PAH Induced Immunotoxicity" on Monday, September 12, 2005, at 12 noon, in room 162 Food Safety Building.

The Center for Integrative Toxicology presents Amy Herring Palmer, Ph.D., University of Michigan Medical Center, to speak on "Mechanisms of Chronic Fungal Infection: The Interplay Between Innate and Adaptive Immunity " on Monday, September 19, 2005, at 12 noon, in room 162 Food Safety Building.

The National Food Safety and Toxicology Center presents James Pestka, Ph.D., professor Food Science and Human Nutrition, to speak on "Trichothecene Mycotoxins, Inflammation and Human Health" on Monday, September 19, 2005 at 3:30 p.m. in room 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

The Neuroscience Program presented Seon-Woon Yu, Department of Neurology, John Hopkins University, School of Medicine, to speak on "A Deadly Cross-Talk Between Mitochondria and Nuclei in Neuronal Apoptosis and Neuro-Degeneration: Apoptosis-Inducing Factor and Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase-1" on Thursday, September 22, 2005 at 12:15 p.m. in 1425 Biomedical Physical Sciences Building.

The Neuroscience Program presented Ruth Wood, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, to speak on "Anabolic Steroid Addiction? Insights from Animal Studies" on Thursday, September 29, 2005 at 12:15 p.m. in 1425 Biomedical Physical Sciences Building.

The Department of Crop and Soil Sciences presented Dr. David A. Laird, Lead Scientist, USDA National Soil Tilth Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, to speak on "Nature and Genesis of Soil Humic Substances" on Thursday, September 29, 2005 at 4:10 p.m. in 149 Plant and Soil Sciences Building. Refreshments at 4 p.m.

October, 2005

The Department of Pathobioloby and Diagnostic Investigation presented Bob Roth, CIT graduate director and professor of pharmacology and toxicology, to speak on "Inflammation-Drug Interaction -- A Role in Idosyncratic Adverse Drug Responses" on Friday, October 7, 2005, at 12 noon in room 101 Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health. Dr. Roth will also provide an overview of the Environmental and Integrative Toxicological Sciences Graduate Program.

The Center for Integrative Toxicology presented Alison K. Bauer, Ph.D., candidate for a MSU-CIT faculty position, of the Environmental Genetics Group, Laboratory of Respiratory Biology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, to speak on "The Genetics of Susceptibility to Ozone-Induced Pulmonary Inflammation" on Monday, October 10, 2005, at 12 noon, in room 162 Food Safety Building.

The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics presented Ron Viola, University of Toledo, to speak on "Targeting Metabolic Enzymes for Antibiotic Development" on Tuesday, October 11, 2005, at 4:10 p.m., in room 1415 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building.

The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics presented Tom Whittam, MSU, to speak on "How to Become a Pathogen: Lessons from the Pathogenic Escherichia" on Tuesday, October 18, 2005, at 4:10 p.m., in room 1415 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building.

The National Food Safety and Toxicology Center presented Markus Hecker, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor, Aquatic Toxicology Laboratory, MSU, to speak on "Development and Validation of a H295R Cell Line Screening Test to Evaluate Toxicant-Induced Effects on Steroidogenesis" on Monday, October 31, 2005, at 3:30 p.m. in room 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

November, 2005

The Center for Integrative Toxicology; the Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation and the Respiratory Research Initiative presented Dr. Dorr G. Dearborn, M.D., Ph.D.; Mary Ann Swetland Professor of Environmental Health Sciences; Director, Mary Ann Swetland Center for Environmental Health; Professor of Pediatrics; at Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Pulmonary Division, Cleveland, Ohio; to speak on "Black Mold Stachybotrys and Pulmonary Hemorrhage: Infants, Rat Pups and Biomarkers" on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005 at 12 noon in 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Center.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Dr. Hui Xu, Pharmacology and Toxicology, to speak on "Oxidative Stress and Integrative Control of Blood Pressure" on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 at 12 noon in B448-449 Life Sciences.

The Neuroscience Program presented Shravan Chintala, Oakland University, to speak on "The Emerging Role of Proteases in Retinal Cell Death" on Thursday, November 17, 2005 at 12:15 p.m. in 1425 Biomedical and Physical Sciences.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presents Ammie Bachman, EITS student, to give a dissertation seminar on "Altered Pattern of Methylation in Gene-Specific and GC-rich Regions of DNA Underlie Tumorigenesis" on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2005 at 12 noon in B448-449 Life Sciences.

December, 2005

The Center for Integrative Toxicology and the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presents Donald Robertson, Ph.D., Pfizer Global R & D, to give a seminar on "Metabonomics: State of the Science" on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005 at 12 noon in B448-449 Life Sciences.

The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics presents Karen Friderici, MSU, to speak on "Mutations in Cytoplasmic Actin Cause Human Deafness" on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 at 4:10 p.m. in 1415 Biomedical Physical Sciences.

The Center for Integrative Toxicology and the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presents Dr. Edward Calabrese, University of Massachusetts-Amherst to speak on "Hormesis is Important for Toxicologists and Risk Assessors: The Case for Hormesis as the Most Fundamental Dose Response Relations" on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2005 at 12 noon in B448-449 Life Sciences.

The Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Department presents Dr. John LaPres, MSU, to speak on "Hypoxia: Toxicity and Tumorigenesis" on Thursday, December 8, 2005 at 4:10 p.m., 101 Biochemistry.

The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics presents Eric Brown, McMaster University, to speak on "Genetic Suppressors of Chemical Lethality in Bacteria" on Tuesday, December 13, 2005 at 4:10 p.m. in 1415 Biomedical Physical Sciences.

Year 2004

January, 2004

The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics presented David Sherman, University of Michigan, to speak on "Biodiversity, Chemodiversity and the New Natural Products" on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2004 at 4:10 p.m. in 1415 Biomedical Physical Sciences Building.

February, 2004

The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics presented Joan Rose, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, to speak on "Cryptosporidiosis and Waterborne Disease" on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2004 at 4:10 p.m. in 1415 Biomedical Physical Sciences Building.

March, 2004

The National Food Safety and Toxicology Center presented John P. Giesy, Zoology, to speak on "Is the Widely-Used Herbicide Atrazine and Endocrine Disruptor? If so, What is the Risk?" on Monday, March 1, 2004 at 3:30 p.m. in 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Center.

The Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior Program presented Maria J. Gonzales, Department of Zoology, Miami University, to speak on "Zooplankton Community Patterns Along Reservoir Productivity Gradients" on Wednesday, March 3, 2004 at 3:30 p.m. in 247 Plant Biology Building.

April , 2004

The Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation presented Badri S. Kasturi, to speak on "Chronic Estrogen Exposure and Neuroendocrine Changes" on Friday, April 2, 2004 at 12 noon in Room A-174 Veterinary Medical Center. Refreshments available at 11:45 a.m.

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition presented William Helferich, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, to speak on "Dietary Phytoestrogens and Breast Cancer: A Complex Issue" on Wednesday, April 7, 2004 at 4 p.m. in 1415 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building.

The Center for Integrative Toxicology and the Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation presented Allen Harmsen, Professor and Head, Veterinary Molecular Biology, Montana State University, to speak on "Pnemocystis Infection and Lung Hpersensitivities" on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at 10 a.m. in room 162, National Food Safety and Toxicology Center. Refreshments will be available

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presents Cheryl Rockwell to speak on "Inhibition of IL-2 Secreation in Activated Splenocytes by Endogenous Cannabinoids, 2-Arachidonyl Glycerol and Anandamide" on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 at 12 noon in B448-449 Life Sciences Bldg.

The Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation presents Priya Santhanam, graduate student, to speak on "Strain Differences in Epitelial and Inflamatory Responses in the Nasal Airways of Laboratory Rodents Chronically Exposed to Carbon Black Particles" on Friday, April 30, 2004 at 12 noon in Room A-174 Veterinary Medical Center. Refreshments available at 11:45 a.m.

September, 2004

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Joshua Edwards, Graduate Student, to speak on "Differential Effects of Methylmercury on Cerebellar Neurons: The Role of Calbindin-D28k" on Wednesday, September 1, 2004, at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences.

November, 2004

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Dr. Bill Atchison to speak on "Plaxtixity of Acetylcholine Release in Murine Models of Calcium-'Channelopathies'" on Wednesday, November 10, 2004, at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences. (Rescheduled from October 13, 2004.)

The National Food Safety and Toxicology Center presents Dr. Julia Moore, Foreign Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Smithsonian Institution, to speak on "Oceans Apart on GM Foods: Winners and Losers in the US-Europe Frankenfood Debate" on Monday, November 15, 2004, at 3:30 p.m., in room 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics presented Dr. Vincent B. Young, Departments of Medicine, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and the National Food Safety and Toxicology Center to speak on "Microbial Ecology of Gastrointestinal Infectious Disease" on Tuesday, November 30, 2004 at 4:10 p.m. in Room 1415 Biomedical Physical Sciences.

December, 2004

The Center for Integrative Toxicology and the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presentede Gavin E. Arteel, Ph.D., of the James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville Health Science, to speak on "Fatty Liver and Inflammation: New Pathways and Therapies" on Thursday, December 1, 2004, at 12 noon in B448-49 Life Sciences Building.

The Center for Integrative Toxicology and the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences presents Edward M. Postlethwait, Ph.D., Chairperson of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, to speak on "The Paradox of Lung Surface Antioxidants: Do They Protect From, or Promote Oxidant Injury?" on Friday, December 3, 2004, at 11 a.m. in Room 162, Food Safety and Toxicology Center.

 

Year 2003

January, 2003

The National Food Safety and Toxicology Center presented Randall J. Ruch, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Graduate Student Recruitment, Associate Professor of Pathology, Medical College of Ohio, to speak on "Dietary Modulation of Gap Junctions in Cancer Prevention and Therapy" on Monday, Jan. 13, 2003 at 3:30 p.m. in room 162, Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

The Department of Epidemiology presented Robert Roth, Ph.D., DABT, Associate Director, National Food Safety and Toxicology Center, to speak on "Inflammation and Idiosyncratic Drug Reactions: Is There a Connection" on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003 at 4:30 p.m. in the Epidemiology Classroom, Suite 600, 4660 S. Hagadorn.

The Institute of Environmental Toxicology presented Richard A. Canady, Ph.D., DABT, Chief, Hazard Assessment Branch, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, to speak on "Acrylamide in Cooked Food" on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003 at 10 a.m. in room 162, Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

February, 2003

The National Food Safety and Toxicology Center presented Patricia Ganey, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, to speak on "Intracellular Signaling Mechanisms Important in Polychlorinated Biphenyl-Induced Changes in Inflammatory Cell Function" on Monday, Feb. 3, 2003 at 3:30 p.m. in room 162, Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Dr. Aimen Farraj to speak on "A Mechanistic Approach Toward the Identification of Biomarkers of Exposure to Chemical Respiratory Sensitizers" on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2003 at 12 noon in room B448-9, Life Sciences Building.

March, 2003

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presents Richard Paules, Ph.D., Growth Center and Cancer Group, National Center for Toxicogenomics, to speak on "Interrogation of Mechanisms Involved in Cellular Responses to Environmental Stresses Using Global Gene Expression Analysis" on Tuesday, March 25, 2003 at 12 noon in room B448-9, Life Sciences Building.

The Institute of Environmental Toxicology presents Charles Abernathy, Ph.D., Toxicologist, U.S. EPA Office of Water, to speak on "Health Effects and Regulation of Naturally Occurring Arsenic in Drinking Water" on Friday, March 28, 2003 at 10 a.m. in room 162, Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

April, 2003

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, presented Steven Gendel, National Center for Food Safety and Technology, FDA, to speak on "Assessing Potential Food Allergenicity" on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 at 4 p.m. in room 1300, Anthony Hall.

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, presents Dr. Norman Hord, to speak on "Investigating the Preneoplastic Phenotype in Colon Epithelial Cells: Modulation by Dietary Compounds" on Wednesday, April 9, 2003 at 4 p.m. in room 1300, Anthony Hall.

September, 2003

The Department of Chemistry presented Janelle Seci for an analytical seminar entitled "Dectection of Organophosphorus Nerve Agents" on Friday, Sept. 5, 2003 at 12:30 p.m. in Room 136, Chemistry Building.

October, 2003

The Department of Chemistry presented Christin Lott for an analytical seminar entitled "Monitoring Organic Pollutants in the Marine Environment via Mid-Infrared Fiber Optic Sensors" on Friday, Oct. 3, 2003 at 12:30 p.m. in Room 136, Chemistry Building.

The National Food Safety and Toxicology Center presented Jay Goodman, Ph.D., Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, to speak on "Epigenetic Altered DNA Methylation and Carcinogenesis" on Monday, Oct. 15, 2003 at 3:30 p.m. in room 162, Food Safety and Toxicology.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented James S. Bus, Ph.D., Science Policy Leader/Toxicology Research Laboratory, Dow Chemical Co., to speak on "The Meaning of Mechanisms: Implications for the Future of Toxicology" on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2003 at 12 p.m. in room B448 Life Sciences.

November, 2003

The Department of Epidemiology presented Matthew Longnecker, National Institute of Envioronmental Health Sciences, Research Triangel Park, N. Carolina, to speak on "DDT's Effects on Human Health: Many Questions, Few Answers, and a Lot of New Data" on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2003 at 4:30 p.m. in A131 East Fee Hall.

The Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation presented Priya Santhanam, graduate student, to speak on "Pathology of the Nasal Mucosa in Laboratory Rodents Chronically Exposed to Carbon Black Particles: A Species Comparison" on Friday, Nov. 7, 2003, at 12 noon in the Vaupel Room, McPhail Dressage Center.

The Center for Integrative Toxicology (formerly the Institute for Environmental Toxicology) presented John P. Giesy, Department of Zoology, to speak on "Prefluorinated Compounds in the Environment" on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2003 at 11:30 a.m. in the Holden Hunt Club 1967 Room, Holden Hall. Lunch provided with limited seating available. RSVP required to Amy Swagart (swagart@msu.edu or 353-6469) by Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003.

The Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation presented Badri S. Kasturi, graduate student, to speak on "Chronic Estrogen Exposure and Neuroendocrine Changes" on Friday, Nov. 21, 2003, at 12 noon in the Vaupel Room, McPhail Dressage Center.

December, 2003

The Department of Epidemiology presented Stan Kaplowitz, MSU Department of Sociology, to speak on "Predicting Blood Lead Level in Children from Neighborhood Characteristics and Information About the Family" on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003 in A131 East Fee Hall.

Year 2002

January, 2002

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Roseann Vorce, Ph.D., Pfizer Global Research and Development, to speak on "Arsenic: Tipping the Balance Between Proliferation and Differentiation" on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2002 at 12 noon in rooms B448-9 Life Sciences Building.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Steven Yee to speak on "The Role of Inflamation in the Synergistic Hepatotoxicity of the Food-borne Toxin Monocrotaline and Bacterial Endotoxin" on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002 at 12 noon in rooms B448-9 Life Sciences Building.

February, 2002

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented William Atchison, Ph.D., to speak on "Disruption of GABAA Receptor Function by Neurotoxic Mercurials: A Mechanism Associated with Altered Cerebellar Synaptic Function - or More Than That?" on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2002 at 12 noon in rooms B448-9, Life Sciences Building.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Rebecca Watson, to speak on "Charactoerization of Methylation Change in Carcinogenosis" on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002 at 12 noon in rooms B448-9, Life Sciences Building.

The Department of Fisheries and Wildlife presented William Bowerman, Ph.D., Department of Environmental Toxicology, Clemson University, to speak on "Avian Indicators of Environmental Pollution under the Clean Michigan Initiative" on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 3:30 p.m., Room 338 Natural Resources Building. Refreshments served.

March, 2002

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Cheryl Rockwell to speak on "Paradoxical Modulation of T Cells by the Endogenous Cannabinoid, 2-Arachidonyl Glycerol" on Tuesday, March 5, 2002 at 12 noon in rooms B448-9, Life Sciences Building.

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition presented Eva Schmeltz, Assistant Professor, from the Karmanos Cancer Center at Wayne State University, to speak on "Dietary Sphingolipids - Novel Inhibitors of Colon Carcinogenesis" on Wednesday, March 13, 2002 at 4 p.m. in Room 1300, Anthony Hall.

April, 2002

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Josh Edwards, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, who spoke on "The Effects of Methylmercury on Divalent Cation Homestasis Within Neurons of the Cellebellar Cortex" on Tuesday, April 2 at 12 noon in rooms B448-9, Life Sciences Building.

The Institute for Environmental Toxicology hosted the first of two seminars on Perspectives on Dioxin Contamination in Midland, Michigan on Thursday, April 4, at 11:45 a.m. at the Holden Hall, Hunt Club (1967 room). Michael P. Holsapple, Ph.D., Research Scientist and Technical leader of Immunotoxicology and Respiratory Toxicology at Dow Chemical Company, spoke on "Dioxin Health Effects and History of the Contamination." The second seminar took place on Thursday, April 11, at 2 p.m., in B448 Life Sciences Building. Bryce Landenberger, Ph.D., Research Leader, Chronic Risk Assessment and Mathematical Modeling Toxicology and Environmental Research Consulting, Dow Chemical Company, spoke on "Site Specific and Science-Based Risk Assessment Strategy."

The Department of Fisheries and Wildlife presented John Hesse, Bailey Scholar, to speak on "Fish Consumption Advisories: To Eat or Not to Eat? That is Just Part of the Question" on Friday, April 12 at 3:30 p.m. in room 1 Natural Resources Building.

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, presented Victoria L. Stevens, Professor, Laughlin Radiation Oncology Center at Emory School of Medicine, to speak on "Fumonisin-induced Pertubation of Folate Transport and Neural Tube Development" on Wednesday, April 17 at 4 p.m., in room 1300 Anthony Hall.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Belinda Hawkins to speak on "Cyproheptadine-induced Post-transcriptional Regulation of Hormone Synthesis in the Endocrine Pancreas" on Tuesday, April 30 at 12 noon in rooms B448-9, Life Sciences Building.

May, 2002

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition presents Clint Allred, Department of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana spoke on "Effects of Soy and Soy-Derived Components on the Growth of Estrogen-Dependent Breast Cancer Tumors" on Tuesday, May 7 at 9 a.m. in room 206, GM Trout Building. He is a candidate for a Post-doctoral Training Fellowship in Environmental Toxicology under Dr. James Peska.

September, 2002

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented John J. La Pres, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the National Food Safety and Toxicology Center to speak on "Metal Induced Toxicity and the Hypoxia Signaling Cascade" on Tuesday, September 3, 2002 at 12 noon in room B448 Life Sciences.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented James Herman, Pfizer Global Research and Development, to speak on "Safety Evaluation Research in the Development of Novel Phamaceutical Agents" on Tuesday, September 10, 2002 at 12 noon in room B448 Life Sciences.

October, 2002

The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics presented James Bretz, Department of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry, University of Toledo, to speak on "Apoptosis Signaling in Autoimmune Destruction of the Thyroid" on Tuesday, October 22, 2002 at 4:10 p.m. in room 1415, Biomedical Physical Sciences.

The National Food Safety and Toxicology Center presented Miroslav Machala, Veterinary Research Institute, Czech Republic, to speak on "The Epigenetic Mechanisms of Environmental and Foodborne Toxicants: Part I" on Monday, October 28, 2002 at 3:30 p.m. in room 162, Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Lyle Burgoon, MSU, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, to speak on "Retinoic Acid Disruption of Astoglial Cell Differentiation" on Tuesday, October 29, 2002 at 12 noon in room B448, Life Sciences Building.

November, 2002

The National Food Safety and Toxicology Center presented Brad Upham, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Human Development, MSU, to speak on "The Epigentic Mechanisms of Environmental and Foodborne Toxicants: Part II" on Monday, Nov. 4, 2002 at 3:30 p.m. in room 162, Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Donald Robertson, Ph.D., Pfizer Global Research and Development, to speak on "Of Mice and Magnets: Metabonomic Technology as a Tool for Rapid-Throughput Toxicity Evaluation" on Tuesday, November 5, 2002 at 12 noon in room B448 Life Sciences.

The Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation presented Simon Hollamby, Bvs, Graduate Student and Resident, to speak on "African Fish Eagles in Uganda: Use as Biomonitors and Assessing the Impact of Contaminants" on Friday, November 8, 2002 at 11 a.m. in the Buchanan Room, A214 Veterinary Medical Center.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented their own Gautham Rao to speak on "Involvement of the Cannabinoid Receptors in the Regulation of Intracellular Calcium by ()9-Tetrahydrocannabinol and Implications on Modulation of Interleukin-2 Production" on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 12 noon in room B448, Life Sciences Building.

The Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation presented James Wagner, MBA, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, to speak on "Interaction of Airborne Pollutants on the Pathology of Nasal and Pulmonary Epithelium" on Friday, November 15, 2002 at 11 a.m. in the Buchanan Room, A214 Veterinary Medical Center.

The National Food Safety and Toxicology Center presented John LaPres, Ph.D., Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, to speak on "Hypoxia Mimics and Toxicigy" on Monday, Nov. 18, 2002 at 3:30 p.m. in room 162, Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

December, 2002

The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics presented Michael A. Tainsky Director, Program in Molecular Biology and Genetics, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, to speak on "Epigenetic Silencing of Multiple Gene Pathways after Cellular Immortalization" on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002 at 4:10 p.m. in room 1415, Biomedical Physical Sciences.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Steve Bezdecny to speak on "Coplaner Versus Noncoplaner PCB's: Expression and Function of Cyclooxygenase-2 in a Human Cell Line" on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002 at 12 noon in room B448, Life Sciences Building.

 

Year 2001

January, 2001

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at MSU presented one of its professors, Dr. Jay Goodman,  to speak on "Epigenetics, Altered DNA Methylation and Secondary Mechanisms Underlying Carcinogenesis", on Tuesday, January 9, 2001 at 12 noon in B448 Life Sciences Building, Michigan State University.

February, 2001

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented, Dr. Robert A. Roth, speaking on, "Role of Inflammation in Toxic Responses to Chemicals", on Tuesday, February 6, 2001, at 12 noon, in room B448 Life Sciences Building at MSU.

The Department of National Food Safety and Toxicology presented, Daniel Havlichek, M.D., Associate Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, speaking on, "Food Poisoning", on Monday, February 12, 2001 at 3:30 PM in Room 162 Food Safety and Toxicology at MSU.

The Department of National Food Safety and Toxicology presented, Les Bourquin, Ph.D.,  Assistant Professor, Food Science and Human Nutrition and Food Science, to speak on, "Influence of Dietary Flavonoids on Colin Cancer", on Monday, February 19, 2001 at 3:30 PM in Room 162, Food Safety and Toxicology Building at MSU.

The Institute of Environmental Toxicology presented G. Tracy Mehan, III, Office of the Great Lakes, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, speaking on, "Trends in Great Lakes Problems and Policy", on Thursday, February 22, 2001 at 12 noon at the Holden Hunt Club (the 1967 room), MSU.   Lunch will be provided.

March, 2001

The Institute for Environmental Toxicology and The Institute of International Health presented, Jose A. Centeno, Ph.D., Department of Environmental and Toxicologic Pathology, The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Washington D.C., to speak on "Health Aspects of Human Exposure to Arsenic Caused by Residential Combustion in Guizhou Province, China", on Friday, March 16, 2001 at 10 a.m.in Room B317 West Fee Hall.

The Institute for Environmental Toxicology and The Institute of International Health presented, Jose A. Centeno, Ph.D., Department of Environmental and Toxicologic Pathology, The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Washington D.C., to speak on "Topics in Medical Geology: Role of Trace Elements and Toxic Metal Ions on the Development of Human Diseases", on Friday, March 16, 2001 at 12 noon in the Holden Hall Hunt Club (1967 Room).
 
The Department of National Food Safety and Toxicology presented, Michael Bagdasarian, Ph.D., Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, to speak on, "Secretion of Pathogenic Proteins by Vibrio Cholerae", on Monday, March 19, 2001 at 3:30 p.m.in Room 162, Food Safety and Toxicology Building at MSU.

April, 2001

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition Annual Trout Lecture and Visiting Scholar Program, presented, Dr. Gabriel Fernandes, Professor, Department of Medicine, Microbiology and Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, to speak on "Role of Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Calories on Autoimmune Disease", on Wednesday, April 18, 2001 at 4 p.m. in room 1300 Anthony Hall at MSU.

The National Food Safety and Toxicology Center presented, Steve Bolin, D.V.M., Ph.D.  Professor, Veterinary Pathology, MSU, to speak on, "Viral Food Safety", on Monday, April 23, 2001 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in room 162, Food Safety and Toxicology Building at MSU.

 The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Susan McKarns, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, MSU, to speak on, "SMAD/TGF- 1 Signaling Orchestrates a Symphony of Transcription Factors in Regulating IL-2 Gene Expression", on Tuesday, April 24, 2001, at 12 noon, in room B448 Life Sciences Building at MSU.

 The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition Annual Trout Lecture and Visiting Scholar Program, presented, Carl Keen, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Nutrition, University of California-Davis, to speak on "Physiological Effects of Phytochemicals", on Wednesday, April 25, 2001 at 4 p.m. in room 1300 Anthony Hall at MSU.

May, 2001

The Institute for Environmental Toxicology and the Department of Material Science and Mechanical Engineering presented Lola M. Reid, Ph.D., Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology and the Program in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, to speak on "Biological Issues Relevant to the Establishment of Bioartificial Organs", Monday May 14, 2001 from 3:30-4:40 p.m. in room 162, Food Safety and Toxicology Building at MSU.

September, 2001

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presents Tobi Limke, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University to speak on "Mechanisms of Methylmercury-Induced Neuroticity of Rat Cerebellar Granule Neurons" on Tuesday, September 4, 2001 at 12 noon in room B448 Life Sciences.

The Department of Animal Science presents Ewen Todd, Ph.D., Director of National Food Safety and Toxicology Center, Michigan State University to speak on "Current Issues in Food Safety" on Monday, September 10, 2001 at 1:30 p.m. in room 1310 Anthony Hall.

The National Food Safety and Toxicology Center presented Jack Harkema, Ph.D., Professor Veterinary Pathology, Michigan State University to speak on "Understanding the Effects of Air Pollution on Allergic Diseases: Inhalation Toxicology Studies in a Detroit Community using an Animal Model of Allergic Airway Disease and a Mobile Air Research Laboratory" on Monday, September 10, 2001 at 3:30 p.m. in room 162, Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine and the Jaqua Foundation presented the inaugural lecture of an endowed series in memory of distinguished alumnus Samuel Pollock, DVM, with Laruie Garrett, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist speaking on "Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health" on Tuesday, September 11, 2001 at 4:30 p.m. in the Pasant Theater, Wharton Center for the Preforming Arts.

The National Food Safety and Toxicology Center presented Evangelos Petropoulos, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Institute of International Health, Professor of Physiology, Michigan State University and Mohamed Abouzied, Ph.D., Manager of Immunodiagnostics R&D, Neogen Corporation to speak on, "Environmental Toxicants and Human Disease: The Case of Ochratoxin A and Balkan Endemic Nephropathy" on Monday, September 17, 2001 at 3:30 p.m. in room 162, Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

The National Food Safety and Toxicology Center presented Evangelos Petropoulos, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Institute of International Health, Professor of Physiology, Michigan State University, and Mohamed Abouzied, Ph.D., Manager of Immunodiagnostics R&D, Neogen Corporation, to speak on, "Environmental Toxicants and Human Disease: The Case of Ochratoxin A and Balkan Endemic Nephropathy" on Monday, September 17, 2001 at 3:30 p.m. in room 162, Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Shawn Kinser, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, to speak on "Mechanisms of Enhanced Hepatotoxicity by Endotoxin" on Tuesday, September 18, 2001 at 12 noon in room B448 Life Sciences.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Bryan Copple, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University to speak on "Toxicant-induced Vascular Injury in the Liver" on Tuesday, September 25, 2001 at 12 noon in room B448 Life Sciences.

October, 2001

The National Food Safety and Toxicology Center presented Robert Roth, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Associate Director, National Food Safety and Toxicology Center, Michigan State University to speak on "Inflammation as a Determinant of Susceptibility to Hepatotoxic Xenobiotic Agents" on Monday, October 1, 2001 at 3:30 p.m. in room 162, Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

The National Food Safety and Toxicology Center presented Jay Goodman, Ph.D., Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, to speak on “Epigenetic Altered DNA Methylation and Carcinogenesis” on Monday, Oct. 15, at 3:30 p.m. in room 162, Food Safety and Toxicology.

*The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented James S. Bus, Ph.D., Science Policy Leader/Toxicology Research Laboratory, Dow Chemical Co., to speak on “The Meaning of Mechanisms: Implications for the Future of Toxicology” on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 12 p.m. in room B448 Life Sciences.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Bill D. Roebuck, Ph.D., Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Dartmouth Medical School, to speak on "Aflatoxin Human Hepatitis B Virus and Liver Cancer: Cancer Chemoprevention Models" on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 12 p.m. in room B448 Life Sciences.

November, 2001

The Institute for Environmental Toxicology presented Dan Costa, Sc.D., DABT, Chief, Pulmonary Toxicology Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, to speak on "Particulate Matter and Health: What is the Toxicology Telling Us" on Tuesday, November 6, at 3:30 p.m. in room 162, Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

The National Food Safety and Toxicology Center presented Justin McCormick, Ph.D., University Distinguished Professor, Department of Microbiology & Biochemistry, Michigan State University to speak on, "Step-by-Step, From Normal Human Cells to Cancer Cells" on Monday, November 12, at 3:30 p.m. in room 162, Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

December, 2001

The National Food Safety and Toxicology Center presented C.C. Chang, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pediatrics/Human Development, to speak on "The Isolation and Characterization of Human Pancreatic Stem Cells: Their Use in the Study of Dietary Influences on Pancreatic Cancer and Diabetes" on Monday, Dec. 3, at 3:30 p.m. in room 162, Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

The National Food Safety and Toxicology Center presented John Giesy, Ph.D., Professor, Zoology, to speak on "Perfluorinated Compounds in the Environment: Why Should Researchers at NFSTC Care?" on Monday, Dec. 10, at 3:30 p.m. in room 162, Food Safety and Toxicology Building.

The Molecular Medicine Program and the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presented Dr. James T. MacGregor, Food and Drug Administration, National Center for Toxicological Research, to speak on "The Evolution of Regulatory Toxicology: Potential Impact of Molecular and Imaging Technologies" on Wednesday, Dec. 12, from 9 to 10 a.m. in the Auditorium (Room 110) of the Radiology Building on Service Road.

 

Year 2000

February, 2000

Dr. Ken Reuhl, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Research, Rutgers University, presented a seminar entitled,  "Role of Adhesion and Repulsion Molecules in Developmental Neurotoxicology" at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 1, 2000 in Room B448 Life Sciences Bldg. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

Dr. Jay Goodman, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, MSU, presented a seminar entitled "Chemicals Are Good for You?" at 12:00 noon on Monday, February 7, 2000 in the Holden Hall Hunt Club. Lunch will be provided. This seminar is sponsored by the Institute for Environmental Toxicology.

Dr. Peter Spencer, Director of the Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology, Oregon Health Science University, presented, "Food Toxins, AMPA Receptors, and Neurodegenerative Disease", Thursday, February, 17, 2000, in room 162 National Food Safety and Toxicology Center. This is co-sponsored by the Food Safety and Toxicology Center, Institute for Environmental Toxicology and the Neuroscience Program.

March, 2000

Dr. Sam Hanash, Department of Human Genetics, The University of Michigan School of Medicine, presented a seminar, "Operomics: Integrating Genomics, Transcriptomics and Proteomics", Thursday, March 9, 2000 at 12:00 noon in 101 Biochemistry Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Institute for Environmental Toxicology and the National Food Safety and Toxicology Center.

Norine Noonan, U.S. EPA Office of Research & Development, presented a seminar entitled "Future Directions for Environmental Protection" on Tuesday, March 14th at 4:00-5:30 p. m., in the Moot Court Room of the Detroit College of Law, at MSU. This seminar is sponsored by MSU Institute of Public Policy and Social Research and MSU Radiology.

Dr. Clayton Rugh, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, MSU, presented a seminar entirled, "Cleaning the Environment Using Transgenic Plants" at 12:00 noon on Thursday, March 16, 2000 in the Holden Hall Hunt Club. Lunch will be provided. The seminar is sponsored by the Institute for Environmental Toxicology.

Dr. Michael Denison, Professor, Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California at Davis, presented a seminar entitled "The Ah Receptor: A Ligand-Dependent Transcriptional Factor Which Responds to Environmental, Dietary and Endogenous Chemicals" on Monday, March 27, 2000 at 11:00 a.m. in Room 162 National Food Safety and Toxicology Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Institute for Environmental Toxicology and the National Food Safety and Toxicology Center.

April, 2000

Dr. Steven D. Cohen, Center for Biochemical Toxicology, University of Connecticut, will present a seminar entitled "Mechanistic Studies of Acetaminophen-Induced Target Organ Toxicity" on Tuesday, April 4, 2000 at 4:00 p.m. in B448-49 Life Sciences Building, MSU. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

Dr. Scott Bair, Ohio State University GSA BIRDSALL-DRESS LECTURE SERIES, will present a seminar entitled "Contamination of Woburn Wells G & H - What the Experts Said at Trial, What We Know Now" on Thursday, April 6, 2000 at 4:00 p.m. in 204 Natural Science Building, MSU. This seminar is sponsored Alumni/Geology Club of MSU.

Dr. Tobi Stringfellow, Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology, MSU will present a seminar entitled "Mechanisms Underlying Methylmercury-Induced Changes in Intracellular Calcium in Cerebellar Granule Neurons" on Tuesday, April 18, 2000 at 4:00-5:00 p.m. in B448-49 Life Sciences Building MSU. This is sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, MSU.

September, 2000

Dr. Brent A. French, Biomedical; Engineering, Baylor college of Medicine presented a seminar entitled, "Antioxidant gene therapy for cardiovascular disease", on Tuesday, September 19, 2000, in B448-49 Life Sciences Building at 12:00 noon.  This is sponsored by the Pharmacology and Toxicology Department at Michigan State University.

October, 2000

David Savitz, PhD, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, presented a seminar entitled, "Drinking water disinfection by-products of spontaneous abortion", on Thursday, October 5, 2000.  This is sponsored by the Michigan State University Department of Epidemiology, 4:30 pm in the Epidemiology Classroom, Eyde Building, 4660 S. Hagadorn, Suite 600.

Dr. Isaac Pessah, Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of California presented a seminar entitled, "Etiology of PCB neurotoxicity: from molecules to cellular dysfunction", on Tuesday, October 10, 2000, in B448 Life Sciences Bldg. at 12:00 noon.  This is sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at Michigan State University.

John LaPres, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Veterinary Pathology, Michigan State University presented a seminar entitled, PAS Proteins and Toxicity on Monday, October 23, 2000. The time is 3:30 PM and the location is room 162 Food Safety & Toxicology Building.  This seminar is being sponsored by the National Food Safety and Toxicology Department of Michigan State University.

December, 2000

Kurunthachalam Kannan, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor, National Food Safety and Toxicology Center, Michigan State University spoke on, "Human and wildlife exposure to organotin compounds" on Monday December 4, 2000 at 3:30 pm in room 162, Food Science  and Toxicology Building, Michigan State University.  This is being sponsored by the National Food Safety and Toxicology Department at Michigan State University.

Barb Faubert Kaplan, Department Pharmacology/Toxicology, at Michigan State University, spoke on "Immune suppression by canabinoids is medicated via a CB1-, CB2-independent inhibition of interleukin-2", on Tuesday, December 5, 2000, at 12:00 noon, in room B448 Life Sciences Building, Michigan State University.  This is being sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University.

John Linz, Ph.D., Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition and Microbiology, Michigan State University spoke on, "Genetic variation in microbial populations: implications for foodborne disease" on Monday December 11, 2000 at 3:30 pm, in room 162, Food Science  and Toxicology Building, Michigan State University.  This is being sponsored by the National Food Safety and Toxicology Department at Michigan State University.

Lonnie King, D.V.M., M.P.H, Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, spoke on, "National academy of science recommendation on food safety: Where are they going?", on Monday, December 18, 2000 at 3:30 pm in room 162, Food Science  and Toxicology Building, Michigan State University.  This is being sponsored by the National Food Safety and Toxicology Department at Michigan State University.

Year 1999

February, 1999

Dr. John Heddle. Department of Biology, York University, presented a seminar entitled "Use of Transgenic Mice to Study the Role of Carcinogens, Mutations, and Diet on Colon Cancer" at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 9, 1999 in Room B448 Life Sciences Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

Dr. Bill Mayer, Vice President, Kellogg Functional Food Division, presented a seminar entitled "Functional Foods & the Dysfunctional Diet: Colon Hype or Hope?" at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 10, 1999 in Room 100 Packaging Auditorium. This seminar is sponsored by the National Food Safety and Toxicology Center.

Dr. John M. Frazier, Toxicologist, Air Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness Directorate, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH, presented a seminar entitled "Biologically Based Toxicokinetic Modeling of Water Soluble Chemicals" at 12:00 noon on Monday, February 15, 1999 in Room 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building. This seminar is sponsored by the National Food Safety and Toxicology Center and the Institute for Environmental Toxicology.

Mark Schleifstein, a journalist and a 1997 Pulitzer Prize winner for Public Service for a series of articles in the New Orleans Times-Picayune about the collapse of the world's fisheries, spoke at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, February 15, 1999 in Room 145 of the Communication Arts Building. This seminar is sponsored by MSU's Knight Center for Environmental Journalism as part of the Environmental Journalism Program's spring 1999 lecture series.

Dr. Tim Zacharewski, Professor, Department of Biochemistry/National Food Safety and Toxicology Center, MSU, presented a seminar entitled "Estrogen Receptor - Endocrine Disruptor Interactions: A Species Comparison" at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 17, 1999 in Room 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building. This seminar is sponsored by the National Food Safety and Toxicology Center.

Dr. Jack Harkema, Professor, Veterinary Pathology/National Food Safety and Toxicology Center, MSU, presented a seminar entitled "Understanding Respiratory Health Hazards at the Intersection of Agriculture and Urban Environments: Studies in Inhalation Toxicology at MSU" at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 24, 1999 in Room 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building. This seminar is sponsored by the National Food Safety and Toxicology Center.

Dr. Gerald T. Ankley, Senior Research Toxicologist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mid-Continent Ecology Division, presented a seminar entitled "Malformations in North American Anuran Amphibians: Possible Causative Agents" at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 25, 1999 in Room 203B/C Natural Science Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Zoology.

March, 1999

Shawn Kinser, Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology, presented a seminar entitled "Mechanisms of Enhanced Allyl Alcohol Hepatotoxicity by Endotoxin" at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 2, 1999 in Room B448 Life Sciences Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology.

Steven Yee, Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology, MSU, presented a seminar entitled "Bacterial Endotoxin Exposure Augments the Hepatotoxicity of Food-Borne Toxins: The Monocrotaline Model" at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 9, 1999 in Room B448 Life Sciences Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology.

Dr. Beate Ritz, UCLA, presented a seminar entitled "The Effects of Air Pollution on Adverse Birth Outcomes Among Children Born in Southern California Between 1989-1993" at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 18, 1999 in the Department of Epidemiology Classroom, Eyde Building, 4660 S. Hagadorn Road, Suite 600. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Epidemology.

Tony Jan, Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology, MSU, presented a seminar entitled "Inhibition of Interleukin-4 Expression by Cannabinol in T-cells" at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 30, 1999 in Room B448 Life Sciences Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology.

April, 1999

Bernard D. Goldstein, Dean and Director of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, presented a seminar entitled "Science & the Legal/Regulatory Arena" at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 5, 1999 in the Moot Court Room of the Detroit College of Law at MSU (4th Floor). This seminar is part of the Seminar Series, Science and Society's ‘Rules of Evidence' sponsored by MSU's Institute of Public Policy and Social Research, hosted by the Detroit College of Law at MSU and underwritten by The Dow Chemical Company.

Dr. Wilson Rumbeiha, Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory, NFSFC, MSU, presented a seminar entitled "Potentiation of Mercuric Chloride-Induced Nephrotoxicity by Endotoxin" at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 7, 1999 in Room 162 National Food Safety & Toxicology Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Food Safety & Toxicology Center.

Evan Kaplan, Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology, MSU, presented a seminar entitled "Identification and Characterization of Genes Involved in Cellular Immortalization and Carcinogenesis" at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27, 1999 in Room B448 Life Sciences Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology.

Dr. Jun Abrajano, Memorial University of Newfoundland, presented a seminar entitled "Tracing the Sources and Transformation of Organic Contaminants in Surface and Groundwater Systems" at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 29, 1999 in Room 204 Natural Science Building. This seminar is sponsored by the alumni/ Geology Club.

September, 1999

Dr. Gary M. Williams, American Health Foundation, presented a seminar entitled AFood-Borne Carcinogens and Anticarcinogens -Quantitative Dose/Response Studies@ at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 14, 1999 in Rm. 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Institute for Environmental Toxicology, National Food Safety and Toxicology Center, and the Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology.

October, 1999

Dr. C.E. Pippenger, Cook Institute for Research and Education, presented a seminar entitled "Free Radicals: An Alternative Explanation for Idiosyncratic Drug Reactions" at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 5, 1999 in Room B448 Life Sciences Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

Dr. John Giesy, Department of Zoology and NFSTC, MSU, presented a seminar entitled "2-Chloro-S-Triazine Herbicides Induce Aromatase (CYP-19) Activity in Human Adrenocortical Carcinoma Cells: A Novel Mechanism for Estrogenicity" at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 20, 1999 in Room 162 National Food Safety and Toxicology Center. This seminar is sponsored by the Institute for Environmental Toxicology and National Food Safety and Toxicology Center.

November, 1999

Jesus Olivero, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, MSU, presented a seminar entitled AOrganochlorine Compounds and Neutrophil Function@at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 2, 1999 in Room B448 Life Sciences Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

Dr. Robert Hollingworth, Department of Entomology, NFSTC, MSU, presented a background presentation and discussion entitled AToxicological Issues Regarding Genetically Modified Food Products@ at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, November 3, 1999 in Room 162 National Food Safety and Toxicology Center (brown bag seminar). This seminar is sponsored by the Institute for Environmental Toxicology and National Food Safety and Toxicology Center.

Dr. Tim Shafer, Cellular & Molecular Toxicology Branch, U.S. EPA, presented a seminar entitled AEffects of Chlorotriazine Herbicides on Central GABAA Receptors@ at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 9, 1999 in Room B448 Life Sciences Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

Dr. Susan McKarns, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, MSU, presented a seminar entitled "Transforming Growth Factor-b1 Modulation of T-Lymphocyte Effector Function: An Immune Modulatory Paradox" at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 23, 1999 in Room B448 Life Sciences Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

*Xinguang Li, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, MSU, presented a seminar entitled "Attenuation of Multiple Low Dose Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes by Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol" at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 30, 1999. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

December, 1999

Dr. Jay Schroeder, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, MSU, presented a seminar entitled "The Yin and Yang of Sphingolipids: Mediators of Toxin-Induced Disease and Potential as Chemopreventive and Chemotherapeutic Agents" at 12:00 noon on Thursday, December 2, 1999 in Room 162 National Food Safety & Toxicology Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Institute for Environmental Toxicology and the National Food Safety and Toxicology Center.

Year 1998

January, 1998

Dr. Gary Rankin, Department of Pharmacology, Marshall University School of Medicine, presented a seminar entitled “Bioactivation of Succinimides to Nephrotoxicants: Role of Phase I and Phase II Metabolism” at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 20, 1998 in Room B448 Life Sciences Building.

Dr. Rosie Sneed, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, MSU, presented a seminar entitled “The Role of the Innate Immune System in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Enhancement of the Hepatotoxicity of Allyl Alcohol” at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 27, 1998 in Room B448 Life Sciences Building.

February, 1998

Barbara Faubert, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, MSU, presented a seminar entitled “The Role of AP-1 in Cannabinoid-Induced Immunosuppression” at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 3, 1998 in Room B448 Life Sciences Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

Dr. Daniel Liebler, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Arizona, presented a seminar entitled “Vitamin E and Beta-carotene: Analytical Approaches to Measuring Antioxidant Function” at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 4, 1998 in A149A Plant & Soil Sciences Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition.

Dr. Catherine Woolley, Department of Neurobiology & Physiology, Northwestern University, presented a seminar entitled “Estrogen and Hippocampal Plasticity” at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 5, 1998 in Room B448 Life Sciences Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Neuroscience Program.

Dr. Spencer Farr, Phase I Molecular Toxicology Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico, presented a seminar entitled “Design and Interpretation of Gene Expression Arrays in Toxicology” at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 10, 1998 in Room B448 Life Sciences Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

Dr. Wilfried Karmaus, NORDIG Institute for Health Research and Prevention, Hamburg, Germany, presented a seminar entitled “Environmental Exposures and their Challenge for Reproductive Epidemiology” at 4:30 p.m., on Thursday, February 12, 1998 in Room C102 East Fee Hall (Patenge Room). This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Epidemiology.

Dr. George Corcoran, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wayne State University, presented a seminar entitled “Necrosis, Apoptosis and Cell Cycle: Effects of Hepatotoxins” at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 17, 1998 in Room 448 Life Sciences Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

Dr. Jay Schroeder, Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, MSU, presented a seminar entitled “Sphingolipids: A Matter of Life and Death” at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 18, 1998 in Room 100 Packaging Auditorium. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition.

Dr. James Bamburg, Department of Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, presented a seminar entitled “A Common Mechanism for Induction of Intracellular Inclusions in Response to Ischemia and Oxidative Stress” at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 19, 1998 in Room B448 Life Sciences Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Neuroscience Program.

Dr. Anders A.F. Sima, Department of Pathology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, presented a seminar entitled “Neuropathy in the Two Types of Diabetes.....Same Disease?” at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 19, 1998 in Room 101 Giltner Hall. This seminar is sponsored by the Physiology Department.

Dr. Ron Thurman, Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina, presented a seminar entitled “Increased Alcoholic Liver Injury in Females Is Due to Hypoxia- Reoxygenation Triggered by Endotoxin and Involving Kupffer Cells” at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 24, 1998 in Room B448 Life Sciences Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

Stuart Leavenworth, Pulitzer Prize winning reporter and editor for the News & Observer of Raleigh, NC, presented a seminar entitled “Boss Hog: The Environmental Threat of Industrial Pig Farms” at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 26, 1998 in Room 248 Communication Arts Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Environmental Journalism Program, MSU School of Journalism. He will also present a seminar entitled “Politics, Pigs and Pollution” at 4:10 p.m. on Thursday, February 26, 1998 in Room 129 Hubbard Hall. This seminar is sponsored by the RISE Environmental Studies Program.

March, 1998

Dr. Joe Madden, Neogen, presented a seminar entitled “Salmonella Enteritidis in the United States” at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 1998 in Room 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building. This seminar is sponsored by the National Food Safety & Toxicology Center.

Professor Alan Randall, Ohio State University and Mr. William Rustem, Public Sector Consultants, Inc., presented a seminar entitled “Property Rights, Economics & the Environment” at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 16, 1998 in Room 103C Holmes Hall. This seminar is sponsored by the Lyman Briggs School, College of Natural Science and Dow Chemical Company.

Dr. Elahe Crockett, Department of Surgery, MSU, presented a seminar entitled “Leukocyte Adhesion Molecules and Tissue Injury: Mechanisms of Adhesion Dependent Neutrophil Activation” at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, 1998 in Room B448 Life Sciences Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

Dr. Pat Murphy, Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, presented a seminar entitled “Fumonisin in Foods: Detoxification Strategies” at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 1998 in Room 100 Packaging Auditorium. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition.

Dr. Rick Schnellman, Division of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, presented a seminar entitled “Development and Application of a Model of Cell Injury and Repair” at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 30, 1998 in Room B448 Life Sciences Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

Dr. David G. White, Head of Diagnostic Microbiology, Veterinary and Diagnostic Laboratory, North Dakota State University - Fargo, presented a seminar entitled “Characterization of Multiple Antibiotic Resistance Among Bacterial Pathogens” at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 1998 in Room 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building. Sponsored by the National Center for Food Safety and Toxicology.

April, 1998

Dr. John Linz, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, MSU, presented a seminar entitled “Reduction of Aflatoxin Contamination in Food and Feed: Practical Approaches Based on an Understanding of Toxin Synthesis” at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, 1998 in Room 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building. This seminar is sponsored by the National Center for Food Safety and Toxicology.

Dr. Gary Ankley, U.S. EPA, presented a seminar entitled “Deformities in Amphibians: Assessing the Role of Pesticides and Solar Ultraviolet Radiation” at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 8, 1998 in Room 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Biochemistry and the Institute for Environmental Toxicology.

Dr. John Erdman, Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, presented a seminar entitled “Carotenoids and Health: Vitamin Precursor to Cancer” at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, 1998 in Room 100 Packaging Auditorium. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition.

Dr. Jeff Peters, Laboratory of Metabolism, Bethesda, MD, presented a seminar entitled "Role of PPAR on Homeostasis and Carcinogenesis" at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 9, 1998 in 101 Giltner Hall. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Physiology.

Dr. Janardhan K. Reddy, Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Medical School, presented a seminar entitled "Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPARs): Functional Implications" at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, 1998 in Room 101 Giltner Hall. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Physiology.

Christina R. Bush, Department of Animal Science, MSU, presented a seminar entitled “Developmental Neurotoxicity in PCBs and Methylmercury in Mink” (Thesis Defense) at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, April 24, 1998 in Room 1240 Anthony Hall. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Animal Science.

May, 1998

Dr. Robert Roth, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, MSU, presented a seminar entitled “Extracellular Proteases in Endotoxin-Induced Liver Injury” at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5, 1998 in Room 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building. This seminar is sponsored by the National Food Safety and Toxicology Center.

July, 1998

Dr. P.K. Ray, Director, Bose Institute, Calcutta, India, presented a seminar entitled "Selective Induction of Apoptosis in Cancer Cells: A Promising Method for Therapy?" at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 16, 1998, in the Holden Hall Hunt Club (1967). This seminar is sponsored by the Institute for Environmental Toxicology.

October, 1998

Jesus Olivero, Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology, MSU, presented a seminar entitled "Signal Transduction in PCB-Induced Neutrophil Activation" at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13, 1998 in Room B448 Life Sciences Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology.

How-Ran Guo, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Medical College, National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan, presented a seminar entitled "Arsenic in Drinking Water and Urinary Cancer" at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, October 16, 1998 in the Holden Hall Hunt Club (1967 Room). Lunch will be provided. This seminar is sponsored by The MSU Institute for Environmental Toxicology, The Michigan Department of Community Health, and The MSU Institute of International Health.

Dr. Frank C. Brosius, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, presented a seminar entitled "Hypoxia-Inducted Apoptosis: Role of Glucose Transport and Stress-Activated Kinase Pathways" at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 1998 in Room B448 Life Sciences Building. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology.

Dr. Eugene Sobel, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California at Los Angeles, presented a seminar entitled "Down Regulation of Melatonin, Up-Regulation of Amyloid Beta by EMF Exposure: Implications for Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, ALS and Breast Cancer" at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 22, 1998 in the Department of Epidemiology Classroom, Eyde Building, 4660 Hagadorn Road, Suite 600.

Dr. Emile Nuwaysir, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, presented a seminar entitled "Toxicant Identification and Classification Using cDNA Microarray Technology" at 12:00 noon on Thursday, October 29, 1998 in Room 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building. This seminar is sponsored by the National Food Safety and Toxicology Center.

November, 1998

Dr. Daniel Remick, Director Autopsy Service, Director Diagnostic Electron Microscopy, University of Michigan, presented a seminar entitled "Regulation of Cytokine Gene Expression by Reactive Oxygen and Reactive Nitrogen Intermediates" at 12:00 noon on Thursday, November 19, 1998 in Room A-219 Clinical Center. This seminar is sponsored by The Department of Surgery, College of Human Medicine.

Dr. Matthew P. Jackson, Wayne State School of Medicine, presented a seminar entitled "Molecular Analysis of Shiga Toxin Bacterial Cyclotoxins" at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 19, 1998 in Room 162 Food Safety and Toxicology Building. This seminar is sponsored by the National Food Safety and Toxicology Center.

December, 1998

Dr. Curtis Bohlen, Biology Department, Bates College, presented a seminar entitled "Landscape Ecology, Ecological Economics, and Wetland Mitigation" at 10:45 a.m. on Friday, December 4, 1998 in Room 237, Kellogg Biological Station, 3700 East Gull Lake Drive, Hickory Corners, MI 49060-95l6. This seminar is sponsored by Kellogg Biological Station.

 

Year 1997

January, 1997

Dr. L. Karl Olson, Department of Physiology, MSU, presented a seminar entitled "Glucose toxicity and alterations in insulin gene expression" on Tuesday, January 14, 1997 at 4:00 p.m. in Room B448 Life Sciences Building. Sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, MSU.

Dr. Mark Ebell, Department of Family Practice, MSU, presented a seminar entitled "Use of neural networks in predicting health outcomes" on Thursday, January 30, 1997 at 4:30 p.m. in Room 102 East Fee Hall-Patenge Room. Sponsored by the Program in Epidemiology, College of Human Medicine.

February, 1997

Dr. Donald Miller, Director, Wallace Tumor Institute, University of Alabama-Birmingham, presented a seminar entitled "Physiologic and pharmacologic down-regulation of c-cmc expression" on Thursday, February 13, 1997 at 12:15 p.m. in Room A-131 East Fee Hall. Sponsored by the MSU Cancer Center.

Dr. Kathleen Gallo, Department of Physiology, MSU, presented a seminar entitled "Regulation of the transforming protein kinase SPRK" on Tuesday, February 18, 1997 at 12:15 p.m. in Room A-131 East Fee Hall. Sponsored by the MSU Cancer Center.

Dr. David Lusk, Environmental Quality Company, presented a seminar entitled "A recovery system for propylene glycol" on Friday, February, February 21, 1997 at 12:30 p.m. in Room 2315 G.G. Brown Building, University of Michigan. Sponsored by the Department of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, University of Michigan.

Dr. Michael Cunningham, Laboratory of Pharmacology & Chemistry, NIEHS, presented a seminar entitled "Correlation of cell proliferation with chemical carcinogenesis induced by mutagenic carcinogens versus mutagenic noncarcinogens" on Tuesday, February 25, 1997 at 4:00 p.m. in Room 448 Life Sciences Building. Sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology.

Mary Lynam, Department of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, University of Michigan, presented a seminar entitled "Molecular Orbital Calculations to Probe Mechanism of Reductive Dechlorination of Dioxins" on Friday, February 28, 1997 at 12:30 p.m. in Room 2315 G.G. Brown Building, University of Michigan. Sponsored by the Department of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering.

March, 1997

Brad Allenby, Vice President of Systems Research, AT & T, presented a seminar entitled "Industrial Ecology" on Monday, March 10, 1997 at 4:00 p.m. in Gold Room B, Student Union. This seminar was part of the lecture series entitled Integrative Paradigms for the Environment and is sponsored by the Institute for Environmental Toxicology.

Mr. Francois Falloux, Senior Environmental Advisor, Africa Region, The World Bank, made a presentation on National Environmental Action Plans (NEAPs) on Tuesday, March 11, 1997 in the Con Con Room, International Center. This presentation was open to the MSU community, and wass part of the class: RD 491/GEO 492 - Environmental and Development Policy. Sponsored by the Departments of Geography and Resource Development, the African Studies Center and the Center for Advanced Study of International Development (CASID).

Dr. Catherine Woteki, Acting Undersecretary for Research, Education and Economics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, presented a seminar entitled "Agricultural Research, Human Nutrition and Food Safety" on Thursday, March 13, 1997 at 6:30 p.m. in the Lincoln Room of the Kellogg Center. Sponsored by the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition.

Weilin Huang, EWRE, University of Michigan, presented a seminar entitled "The Role of Condensed Soil Organic Matter on Organic Pollutant Sorption/Desorption by Soils and Sediments" on Friday, March 21, 1997 at 12:30 p.m. in Room 2315 G.G. Brown Building, University of Michigan. Sponsored by the Department of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, University of Michigan.

Alan W. Maki, Environmental Advisor, Exxon Corp. USA, presented a seminar entitled "The Exxon Valdez: A Case Study in Ecology, Law & Economics" on Monday, March 24, 1997 at 4:00 p.m. in Gold Room B, Student Union. This seminar is part of the lecture series entitled Integrative Paradigms for the Environment and is sponsored by the Institute for Environmental Toxicology.

Dr. Paula Samlec, Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology, presented a seminar entitled "Role of DNA Methylation in Carcinogenesis" on Tuesday, March 25, 1997 at 4:00 p.m. in Room B448 Life Sciences Building. Sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology.

Andrew Melnykovych, environmental writer, The Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal, presented a seminar entitled "The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: A Reporter's View" on Wednesday, March 26, 1997 at 4:00 p.m. in Room 306 Communication Arts Building. This seminar is part of the Spring 1997 Lecture Series sponsored by the MSU Environmental Journalism Program.

Jack Lendvay, EWRE, University of Michigan, presented a seminar entitled "Temporal and Spatial Variation of Redox Conditions and Chloroethylene at the St. Joseph Aquifer-Lake Michigan Interface" on Friday, March 28, 1997 at 12:30 p.m. in Room 2315 G.G. Brown Building, University of Michigan. Sponsored by Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, University of Michigan.

April, 1997

Dr. Michael Pariza, Department of Microbiology & Toxicology, University of Wisconsin, presented a seminar entitled "Calories, Conjugated Linoleic Acid and Cancer" on Tuesday, April 1, 1997 at 4:00 p.m. in Room B448 Life Sciences Building. Sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology.

Dr. William Hickey, Department of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, presented a seminar entitled "TCE Biodegradation by Mesophilic and Psychrophilic Ammonia-Oxidizers and Methanotrophs in Groundwater Microcosms" on Friday, April 4, 1997 at 12:30 p.m. in Room 2315 G.G. Brown Building, University of Michigan. Sponsored by Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, University of Michigan.

Tony Cortese, CEO, 2nd Nature Inc, presented a seminar entitled "The Natural Step" on Monday, April 7, 1997 at 4:00 p.m. in the Illinois Room, Student Union. This seminar is part of the lecture series entitled Integrative Paradigms for the Environment and is sponsored by the Institute for Environmental Toxicology.

Dr. Parmender Mehta, Assistant Professor, The Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, presented a seminar entitled "Gap Junctions and Cell-Cell Interactions in Prostate Growth and Cancer" on Tuesday, April 8, 1997 in Room A-131 East Fee Hall. Sponsored by the MSU Cancer Center.

David T. Buzzelli, Vice President and Corporate Director of Environment, Health & Safety Public Affairs and Information Systems, Dow Chemical Company, and Co-Chair of President Clinton's Council on Sustainable Development, presented a seminar entitled "Sustainable Development" on Monday, April 14, 1997 at 4:00 p.m. in the Illinois Room, Student Union. This seminar is part of the lecture series entitled Integrative Paradigms for the Environment and is sponsored by the Institute for Environmental Toxicology.

Marty Fluharty, Executive Director, Americana Foundation, presented a seminar entitled "Citizen Coalition & Environmental Activism" on Monday, April 21, 1997 at 4:00 p.m. in the Illinois Room, Student Union. This seminar is part of the lecture series entitled Integrative Paradigms for the Environment and is sponsored by the Institute for Environmental Toxicology.

Xinguang Li, Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology, presented a seminar entitled "Studies of Streptozotocin-Induced Autoimmune Diabetes" on Tuesday, April 22, 1997 at 4:00 p.m. in B448 Life Sciences Building. Sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology.

May, 1997

Yukun Yuan, Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology, presented a seminar entitled "Effects of Methylmercury on Synaptic Transmission in Brain Slices" on Tuesday, May 6, 1997 at 4:00 p.m. in B448 Life Sciences Building. Sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology.

Dr. Martin Philbert, Toxicology Program, University of Michigan, presented a seminar entitled "Cellular and Subcellular Compartmentalization of Glutathione: Determinants of Pathoclisis" on Tuesday, May 13, 1997 at 4:00 p.m. in B448 Life Sciences Building. Sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology/Toxicology.

Dr. Allen Counter, Director, The Harvard Foundation, Harvard University, and Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, presented a seminar entitled "The Peripheral and Central Effects of Lead (Pb) Intoxication on the Auditory System" on Thursday, May 29, 1997 at 3:30 p.m. in A219 Clinical Center. Sponsored by Audiology and Speech Sciences.

September, 1997

Nasser Zawia, Meharry Medical College, presented a seminar entitled “SP1 as Target Site for Metal-Induced Perturbations of Transcriptional Regulation of Developmental Brain Gene Expression” at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 9, 1997 in Room B448 Life Sciences Building. This seminar was sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

The first IET Lunch Seminar was held on September 11, 1997 at noon in the Holden Hall Hunt Club. The speaker was Dr. Robert Huggett, the new Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies. The title of his presentation was“Science and the Environmental Protection Agency”. Lunch was provided.

Danny D. Reible, Louisiana State University, presented a seminar entitled “Assessment of Pollutant Exposure in Coastal Environment” at 9:10 a.m. on Thursday, September 11, 1997 in Room 2250 Engineering Building. This seminar was sponsored by the Department of Chemical Engineering.

Dr. Tim Zacharewski, Department of Biochemistry, MSU, presented a seminar entitled “Receptor-Mediated Endocrine Disruption: Elucidation of Potential Mechanisms of Action” at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 16, 1997 in Room B448 Life Sciences Building. This seminar was sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

October, 1997

Dr. Larry Fischer, Instititute for Environmental Toxicology, MSU, presented a seminar entitled “Methylmercury Exposure and Health Risks in Michigan Women” at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 7, 1997 in Room 448 Life Sciences Building. This seminar was sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

Dr. Michael W. Pariza, Food Research Institute, University of Wisconsin, presented a seminar entitled “Conjugated Linoleic Acid: A New Perspective on Diet and Cancer” at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14, 1997 in Room 448 Life Sciences Building. This seminar was sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

The second IET Lunch Seminar was held on Wednesday, October 15, 1997 at noon in the Holden Hall Hunt Club (1967 Room). The speaker was Stewart H. Freeman, Environmental Protection Division, Department of the Attorney General, State of Michigan. The title of his presentation was“Litigating the Environment for Fun and Profit”. Lunch will be provided.

Donna Gasior, Department of Epidemiology, MSU, presented a seminar entitled “Neuropsychological Functioning in an Aging Cohort of PCB/DDE-Exposed Lake Michigan Fisheaters” at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 16, 1997 in the Patenge Room (C102 East Fee Hall). This seminar was sponsored by the Department of Epidemiology.

Jim Wagner, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, MSU, presented a seminar entitled “Mechanisms of Altered Pulmonary Neutrophil Recruitment During Sepsis” at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 28, 1997 in Room B448 Life Sciences Building. This seminar was sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

Dr. Alan Leviton, The Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Boston, presented a seminar entitled “Epidemiologic Perspectives on Prematurity, Immaturity, Vulnerability and Protection” at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 30, 1997 in Room C102 East Fee Hall (The Patenge Room). This seminar was sponsored by the Department of Epidemiology.

December, 1997

Dr. Richard S. Pollenz, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, presented a seminar entitled “Ligand-Mediated Depletion of Ah-Receptor Protein in Vitro and In Vivo: Implications on Ah-Receptor and ARNT Signaling Pathways ” at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2, 1997 in Room B448 Life Sciences Building. This seminar was sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

Joe Alexander, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science in EPA’s Office of Research and Development, presented a seminar entitled “Outlook for Research and Development in the Environmental Sciences” at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 9, 1997 in the Holden Hunt Club (1967 Room).

Dr. Cornelia J. Roeleveld, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands, presented a seminar entitled “Mental Retardation Due to Occupational Exposure During Pregnancy” at 12:00 noon on Friday, December 19, 1997 in the Cancer Center Conference Room (A-128 East Fee Hall). This seminar was sponsored by the Department of Epidemiology.