Toxicology Track

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

April 16, 2007, Vol. 30, Number 15

Seminars/Short Course/Position/

Seminars

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition presents Ray Rodriguez, University of California-Davis, to speak on "Nutritional Genomics: Resolving the Diet-Gene Paradox" on Wednesday, April 19, 2007 at 4 p.m. in 101 Biochemistry.

*The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering presents 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 presents 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 presents 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.

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

Short Course

This year, the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at MSU will offer its third annual, NIGMS-sponsored Short Course in Integrative and Organ Systems Pharmacology.  The Course will be offered August 15-17, 2007.  The objective of the course is to offer students, especially (but not only) those who generally focus on cellular and subcellular physiology and pharmacology in their work, the opportunity to explore issues that are more integrative in nature. Students participating in the past have included graduate students,
postdoctoral trainees, university faculty and industry-based scientists at junior and senior levels.  More information can be obtained from Peter Cobbett [cobbett@msu.edu]  or from Candace Winslow (Candace.Winslow@hc.msu.edu).  Alternatively, information can be obtained at  http://phmtox.msu.edu/summercourse.php.

Position

A position is open at the NIH for the fall of 2007 to study the molecular and cellular basis of drug-induced liver disease.  Current investigations deal with the discovery of factors that protect or predispose the liver to the toxic effects of drugs, their metabolites, and cells of the innate and adaptive immune systems.  Genomic, proteomic, and bioinformatic methods are used to discover the factors and transgenic mice are utilized to elucidate the mechanistic activities of the modulating factors.  Applicants must have a Ph.D. or M.D. with less than five years of postdoctoral experience, and a strong background in toxicology, drug metabolism, and/or immunology.  Send C.V. and a list of three references to Lance R. Pohl, Pharm.D. Ph.D., Chief, Molecular and Cellular Toxicology Section, Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, NHLBI/NIH, Building 10, Room 8N 110, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-1760.  Voice: 301-496-4841; Fax: 301-480-4852; e-mail: pohll@nih.gov.