Toxicology Track

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

March 31, 2008, Vol. 31, Number 13

Seminars this week / Seminars Upcoming / Trainee Enrichment and Professional Development / Positions

Seminars this week

Tuesday, April 1
The Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Department presents Feng Li, South Dakota State University, to speak on “Influenza: Virus Assembly and Anti-Innate Immunity” on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at 4:10 p.m. in 1415 Biomedical Physical Sciences.

Wednesday, April 2
The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition presents Dr. Theresa Nicklas, Baylor College of Medicine, to speak on “Dietary Guidelines: From Science to Practice” on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at 4 p.m. in 1135 S. Anthony Hall.

Thursday, April 3
The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology program presents Dr. Anton Nekrutenko, Pennsylvania State University, to speak on “A First Look at ARFome: Dual-Coding Genes in Mammalian Genomes” on Thursday, April 3, 2008 at 9 a.m. in 1400 Biomedical Physical Sciences.

The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology program presents Dr. Scott Stevens, University of Texas, to speak on “Mechanism, Assembly, and Composition of the pre-mRNA Processing Machinery” on Thursday, April 3, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. in 101 Biochemistry.

The Neuroscience Program presents Dr. Margaret McCarthy, University of Maryland, to speak on “Cellular Mechanisms Establishing Sex Differences in the Brain” on Thursday, April 3, 2008 at 12:30 p.m. in 1425 Biomedical Physical Sciences.

Friday, April 4
The College of Osteopathic Medicine presents Dr. Yuxin Yin, M.D., Ph.D., Columbia University, to speak on “PTEN is a New Guardian of the Genome" on Friday, April 4, 2008 at 11 a.m. in 1425 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building. Dr. Yin is a candidate for the MSU Patenge Endowed Professorship in Cancer Biology.

The Respiratory Research Initiative presents Dr. Martha Mulks, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, MSU, to speak on “Microbiological Ecology of the Porcine Respiratory Tract” on Friday, April 4, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. in A-214 Buchanan Room, Veterinary Medicine.

 

Seminars Upcoming

The College of Osteopathic Medicine presents Dr. Hava Avraham, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School, to speak on “Wild-Type BRCA1, but not Mutated BRCA1, Acts as a Sensor Regulating Beta-Catenin Activation and Beta-Catenin/FOXO Interaction During Oxidative Stress Responses" on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 9 a.m. in 1425 Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building. Dr. Avraham is a candidate for the MSU Patenge Endowed Professorship in Cancer Biology.

*The Physiology Department presents 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.

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

Trainee Enrichment and Professional Development

“Translating Academic Success into Expanded Career Opportunities in Agencies, Industry, and Academia” on Saturday, April 5, 2008 in Big Ten B, Kellogg Center. For more information and to register, go to http://grad.msu.edu/professional.htm.

"Navigating the Ph.D.: A Writing Workshop Series Part II; Topics and Proposals, Writing Strategies, Revision Strategies, The Defense, and Beyond" on Saturday, April 12, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in 300 Bessey Hall. (Also offered on April 19, 2008). For more information, go to http://writing.msu.edu/ntp/.

Positions

The MSU-CIT Environmental and Integrative Toxicological Sciences program has an open postdoctoral position. Research programs of the faculty employ modern technologies at the molecular, cellular and in vivo levels to explore mechanisms by which toxicants cause tissue injury. Areas of interest include cell signaling, molecular targets, immune/inflammatory responses, gene-environment interactions, susceptibility factors, control of gene expression, hemostasis, fibrogenesis and endocrine disruption in neuronal, respiratory, hepatic, cardiovascular, and immune tissues. Toxic agents of interest include drugs, air pollutants (particulate matter, ozone, mycotoxins) and water and food contaminants (plant and microbial toxins, metals, chlorinated hydrocarbons, etc.) and others. Research funding derives from the NIH and other federal sources (EPA, DOE) and includes a multi-investigator NIEHS/EPA Superfund Program Project grant. The toxicology faculty at MSU collaborate extensively with each other and with colleagues at other academic and industrial institutions; this provides numerous opportunities for postdoctoral fellows to engage in collaborative research that broadens their investigative and networking horizons. This postdoctoral position is supported by a training grant from the NIEHS and is accordingly limited to applicants who are US citizens or permanent residents. Interested applicants should visit the website of the Center for Integrative Toxicology and send a curriculum vitae that includes a short description of research interests, training and experience and three references to Amy Swagart, Center for Integrative Toxicology, Food Safety and Toxicology Building, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824 or by email to swagart@msu.edu. Questions about the position should be addressed to Robert Roth, PhD, Director, EITS Training Program, at rothr@msu.edu or 517-353-9841.

 

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