Toxicology Track

Weekly Newsletter of the MSU Center for Integrative Toxicology
Director: Norbert Kaminski/Editor: Lois Furry

February 26, 2007, Vol. 30, Number 8

Seminars/Publications/Conferences/Positions

Seminars

The National Food Safety and Toxicology Center present Lonnie King, Center for Disease Control, to speak on "Looking for E. coli in all the Wrong Places" on Monday, February 26, 2007 at 3:30 p.m. in 162 NFSTC.

The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology present Elizabeth Linder, research associate, to speak on "Caveolae and the Tachyphylactic Contractile Response Induced by Angiotension II in Rat Aorta" on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at 12 noon in B448-9 Life Sciences.

The Department of Food Safety and Human Nutrition present Lee-Ann Jaykus, North Carolina University, to speak on "From Green Onions to Cruise Ships: What We Know (and Don't Know) About Human Enteric Viruses" on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at 4 p.m. in 101 Biochemistry.

The Department of Animal Science presents Gerald Schatten, University of Pittsburgh, to speak on "Defining the Plasticity and Potential of Stem Cells and Embryos" on Thursday, March 1, 2007 at 10 a.m. in 1425 Biomedical Physical Sciences.

The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department present Jane Glazebrook, University of Minnesota, to speak on "Probing the Topology of the Plant Disease Signaling Network: An Expression Profiling Approach" on Thursday, March 1, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. in 101 Biochemistry.

*The Neuroscience Program presents 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 presents 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 presents 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.

*Fulfills seminar requirements for the Environmental and Integrative Toxicological Sciences Graduate Programs.  Seminars that fulfill this requirement are archived at seminars.

Publications

Genetic toxicity assessment: employing the best science for human safety evaluation.
Goodman JI, Gollapudi B, Lehman-McKeeman LD.  Toxicol Sci. 2007 Mar;96(1):1.

Endocannabinoid Regulates Blood Pressure via Activation of the TRPV1 in Wistar Rats Fed a High Salt Diet. Wang Y, Kaminski NE, Wang DH. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2007 Feb 16; [Epub ahead of print].

C57BL/6 and Congenic Interleukin-10-Deficient Mice Can Serve as Models of Campylobacter jejuni Colonization and Enteritis.  Mansfield LS, Bell JA, Wilson DL, Murphy AJ, Elsheikha HM, Rathinam VA, Fierro BR, Linz JE, Young VB. Infect Immun. 2007 Mar;75(3):1099-115.

Ambient Manganese Exposure is Negatively Associated With Human Sperm Motility and Concentration. Wirth JJ, Rossano MG, Daly DC, Paneth N, Puscheck E, Potter RC, Diamond MP.  Epidemiology. 2007 Mar;18(2):270-273.

Development of a Method for Total Inorganic Arsenic Analysis Using Anodic Stripping Voltammetry and a Au-Coated, Diamond Thin-Film Electrode. Song Y, Swain GM. Anal Chem. 2007 Feb 16; [Epub ahead of print].

Role of the kupffer cell in mediating hepatic toxicity and carcinogenesis.  Roberts RA, Ganey PE, Ju C, Kamendulis LM, Rusyn I, Klaunig JE. Toxicol Sci. 2007 Mar;96(1):2-15.

Conferences

ICTXIEleventh International Congress of ToxicologyToxicology: Discovery Serving Society, July 1519, 2007, in Montreal, Canada. For detailed information on venue, preliminary program, exhibition, sponsorship opportunities and more, please visit http://www.ict2007.org/.
 
RASS XII, IUTOX International Union of Toxicology, The Twelfth Risk Assessment Summer School will be held September 8-16, 2007, at Seehotel Hoeri, Germany. Applications due April 30, 2007.  For more information, go to http://www.iutox.org/rass.asp.
 
Eurotox 200744th Congress of the European Societies of Toxicology, October 7-10, 2007, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. For further information, visit http://www.eurotox2007.org/.

Positions

The Center for Integrative Toxicology (CIT) at Michigan State University invites applications for a tenure-track academic year faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in chemical carcinogenesis or developmental toxicology. The CIT has over 40 affiliated faculty members and administers a Superfund Program Project grant and a Training grant, both awarded by the NIH, NIEHS. We are seeking candidates with expertise in either chemical carcinogenesis or developmental toxicology to strengthen our growing interest in these areas. Candidates should have a Ph.D. degree in Toxicology or a related discipline, postdoctoral research experience and demonstrated success in obtaining extramural funding. This position involves a joint appointment in the CIT and in a biomedical science department (e.g., Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Physiology) consistent with his/her expertise and interests. In addition to contributing to the CIT, the candidate will have the opportunity to participate in one or more other interdisciplinary research and training programs including the National Food Safety and Toxicology Center, the Center for Biological Modeling, Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Centers and the Genetics and Neuroscience Programs. He/she will be expected to establish and maintain an independent and extramurally-funded research program and to contribute to the teaching and service missions of the department and the CIT. Interested individuals should send their curriculum vitae, statement of research interests and future research plans, and 3 letters of recommendation to: Chair, Faculty Search Committee, Center for Integrative Toxicology, 165C Food Safety and Toxicology Building, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824. Electronic submissions may be sent to: swagart@msu.edu. Review of applications will begin March 2007 and will continue until the position is filled.

Dupont is looking for toxicologists to join their multi-disciplinary team responsible for ensuring the safety of DuPont products and manufacturing processes in Europe. The positions are likely to be based in Brussels or Geneva. Key responsibilities include advising DuPont businesses on chemical exposure assessment and toxicological issues, in particular on compliance with the requirements of the new EU Chemical Policy (REACH); supporting the preparation of substance registration dossiers, with general responsibility for use and exposure data gathering and subsequent chemical safety assessments; representing DuPont in various national and international Trade Association Groups;  establishing and maintaining an external network with academic, industrial and regulatory contacts; anticipating new developments in toxicology, in particular in regulatory toxicology and risk assessment.   Key requirements include a D.V.M. or PhD or a MSc with several years of related experience; experience in various aspects of mammalian toxicology and exposure assessment; able to network effectively in a matrix organization; strong team player; and excellent oral and written communication skills. Fluency in English is a must and additional language skills are an advantage If you are interested in joining us, please apply on line at www.dupont.com, section:career center/Ref.-No. Adm 00342.

The Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science at the New Jersey Institute of Technology invites applications for a non-tenure track lectureship in environmental science and policy beginning September 2007. The successful candidate will hold a Ph.D. in environmental policy or another appropriate field and have interests in the area of environmental and/or industrial sustainability. The successful candidate will teach three courses per semester and contribute to the research program in the department. Primary teaching responsibilities include instruction of an introductory environmental social science course at the undergraduate level. Opportunity exists to teach in the graduate program in environmental science and policy. There are also collaborative research opportunities with NJITs Otto York Center for Environmental Engineering and Science.  Please send a cover letter and curriculum vitae to: Ms. Gayle Katz, Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102 or by email to katz@njit.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue on a rolling basis.

Oak Ridge Associated Universities seeks a Toxicologist 2 for conducting health assessments of hazardous chemicals.  Responsibilities include: Conducting reviews of toxicological research on biological and environmental effects of hazardous chemicals and working closely with federal agency scientists to ensure assessments address key issues. Developing, preparing, and implementing the Quality Assurance process and the Quality Assurance Project Plan. Ensuring development of the written health assessments and summary sheets for each chemical based on federal agency specifications and revising and reviewing standard operating procedures as appropriate based on customer and peer review. Working to develop proposals, work plans, and budgets. Interfacing with specialists and consultants on project teams. PhD in Toxicology, Biochemistry or related physical or biological science and up to one year job related experience. Must have experience writing toxicological reviews and summaries, participating in teams for scientific reviews and report preparation, and in developing work plans and budgets. Should have expertise in environmental toxicology and biochemistry, with a working knowledge of risk assessment, human health sciences, biomedical research and quantitative dose response analysis desired. Must have demonstrated ability in research and have an excellent command of the written English language. Apply online for Reference # 07-004 at http://www.orau.org/jobs/.