Toxicology Track

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

October 22, 2007, Vol. 30, Number 38

Seminars this week/Seminars upcoming/Conferences/Position

Seminars this week

*The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics presents 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 Cell and Molecular Biology Program presents a preliminary exam seminar by Wanessa Wight, on "Histone Dacetylase Inhibitors: Elucidating the Role of Depudecin, A Secondary Metabolite of Alternaria Brassicicola in Plant-Pathogen Interactions" on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at 2 p.m. in 1425 Biomedical Physical Sciences.

The Graduate School Hans Kende Memorial Lecture Series on Integrity and Mentoring in Research presents Dr. Paul Friedman, professor emeritus of radiology, University of California, San Diego to speak on "An Introduction to Integrity in Research" on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at 3:30 p.m. in Big Ten B, Kellogg Center. Reception to follow. Please register via email to gradwrsp@msu.edu. Include your name, department, email address, and the name of the lecture.

*The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Program presents 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 Department of Neuroscience presents Weihai Ying, University of California-San Francisco, to speak on "NAD+/NADH: An Odd Couple with Many New, Powerful Functions" on Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 12:30 p.m. in 1425 Biomedical Physical Sciences.

The Department of Chemistry presents Robert Corn University of California-Irvine, to speak on “Combining Surface Plasmons, Diffraction Gratings and Nanoparticles for Ultrasensitive Biosensing” on Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 4:10 p.m. in 136 Chemistry.

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

Seminars upcoming

*The Respiratory Research Initiative presents 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 is hosting 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.

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

Conferences and other events

Waters Corporation will hold a Bioseparations Seminar on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 from 8 a.m. to noon in 1425 Biomedical Sciences Building. This educational seminar will introduce you to new Waters technologies specifically developed for biomolecule analysis and isolation. LC/MS sample preparation platforms, UltraPerformance LC® , High Definition MS™, FDA CGMP compliance, and isolation strategies will be addressed. Register at www.waters.com/seminars.

The MSU Graduate School is sponsoring a workshop by Dr. Barbara Lovitts on “Achieving Excellence: Insight into Faculty's Standards for Producing Outstanding Dissertations” on Monday, October 29, 2007 from 12:00-1:30 p.m. at the MSU KelloggCenter, Red Cedar Rooms A&B. Lovitts will discuss the practicalities of successful dissertation writing, based on her groundbreaking study of faculty expectations for writing dissertations. Making the Implicit Explicit is about communicating to doctoral students the tacit "rules" for the assessment of the dissertation. Lovitts provides the results of a study in which over 270 faculty from ten major disciplines (including faculty from MSU)-spanning the sciences, social sciences, and humanities-were asked to make explicit their implicit standards or criteria for evaluating dissertations. Come hear what faculty are really saying about what they expect, and how you can use this information to produce an outstanding dissertation.Registration is required. Parking passes and lunch are provided. Contact gradwrsp@msu.edu to register. Include your name, department, e-mail address and the name of the workshop (Achieving Excellence).

The following MSU Statistics workshop is accepting registrants: “Mixed Model Analysis of Research Data” on Friday, November 2, 2007. For detailed information and to register, go to http://www.cstat.msu.edu.

The Fall Michigan Regional Chapter of the Society of Toxicology Meeting on"Lipidomics"will be held November 9, 2007 at the MSU Kellogg Center. Awards will be given for the best student and post-doc poster presentations. Deadline for registration and abstract submission is November 2, 2007 - forms can be downloaded from http://www.toxicology.org/isot/rc/michigan/Fall_07_registr.doc

Students in the Environmental and Integrative Toxicological Sciences program are reminded of the requirement for training in research ethics offered by the University. Specific information and a complete description of all the sessions in the Responsible Conduct of Research Seminar Series is available at the series' web site: http://grad.msu.edu/all/respconduct.htm.

Experimental Biology 2008 will take place April 5-9, 2008 in San Diego, California. Abstracts are being accepted until November 7, 2007. For more information, go to http://www.eb2008.org.

Position

Brown University Program in Public Health in the Warren Alpert Medical School seeks applicants for Assistant / Associate Professor (tenure-track) specializing in Epidemiology and Environmental Health. Brown University is in the midst of a major expansion of its Program in Public Health, including the development of a new Epidemiology section. Candidate will contribute to the research activities of the Centers for Environmental Health and Technology and the Center for Population Health and Clinical Epidemiology. We seek a candidate that combines laboratory and epidemiologic methods, incorporating biological samples / or "biomarkers" as potential exposures of interest in relation to later disease. Application to cancer, neurological, and/or reproductive diseases preferred. Evidence of an independent research program preferred. Classroom experience teaching epidemiological methods and/or environmental health at the graduate level is highly desirable. Review of applications began on October 1, 2007, and will continue until the position is filled or the search is closed. Interested applicants or inquiries should send a letter of application, a list of three potential references and an updated curriculum vitae to: Epidemiology Faculty Search Committee, Attention: Pamela DeSimone, FM # 23-ENV, Brown University, Box G-S121-2, Providence, RI 02912 or email the application to Pamela_DeSimone@Brown.edu. All inquiries will be held in strictest confidence; no references will be contacted without the knowledge of the applicant. Brown University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and actively solicits applicants from women and minorities.