Toxicology Track

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

December 4 , 2007, Vol. 30, Number 44

Seminars this week / Seminars Upcoming / Dioxin Workshop Proceedings On-line/

Course Announcement / Positions

Seminars this week

The Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Department presents Rob Britton, MSU, to speak on "Traditional and Nontraditional Approaches to Combating Infectious Disease Through Functional Genomics" on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at 4:10 p.m. in 1415 Biomedical and Physical Sciences.

*The Department of Physiology presents 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 Genetics Program presents Martin Sean Buckley to give a doctoral dissertation seminar on "Drosophila Retinoblastoma Protein Regulation by the COP9 Signalsome: A Link Between Proteolycic Destruction and Activity of a Transcriptional Repressor" on Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 9 a.m. in 208 Biochemistry.

The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology presents John Gerlt, University of Illinois, to speak on "Discovering and Predicting Functions in the Enolase Superfamily" on Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. in 101 Biochemistry.

The Neuroscience Program presents Jeffrey Gidday, Washington University, to speak on "Protecting the Ischemic Brain by Preconditioning" on Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 12:30 p.m. in 1425 Biomedical Physical Sciences.

The Animal Science Department presents Ian Wilmut, University of Edinburgh, to speak on "Cloning in the 10 Years Since Dolly" on Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 4 p.m. in 1345 Engineering.

The Department of Physiology presents Dale Haines, Fels Institute for Cancer Research & Molecular Biology, Temple University School of Medicine, to speak on "The Ubiquitin Selective Chaperone Complex P97-UBXD1 is a New Component of MDM2 and p53 Expression Control" on Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 4 p.m. in 1425 Biomedical and Physical Sciences.

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

Seminars Upcoming

*The CIT and the Department of Biochemistry 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 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology presents Debra Diz, Professor and Director of Basic Sciences Research, Hypertension & Vascular Research Center, and Professor, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology; Neuroscience Program at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, to speak on "The Renin-Angiotensin System, Aging and Metabolic Function" on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 at noon in B448-9 Life Sciences. The Department also presents Mark Chappell, Associate Professor Surgical Sciences, Hypertension and Vascular Research Center, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, Section of Molecular Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, to speak on "Sex, Salt and the Renin-Angiotensin System" on Thursday, December 13, 2007 at 9 a.m. in B448-9 Life Sciences.

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

Dioxin Workshop Proceedings On-line

A one-day conference was held on September 19, 2007 at MSU to review and exchange ideas concerning dioxin and dioxin-like compounds. The workshop focused on reviewing the findings and conclusions reached by the National Academy of Science Study that reviewed the Environmental Protection Agencies reassessment of dioxin as well as the World Health Organization Committee on Toxic Equivalency Factors for dioxin-like compounds. Hosted by the Research Translation Core of the MSU Superfund Program, the event was jointly sponsored by the MSU-CIT and the Superfund Basic Research Program. National and international experts gave keynote presentations including: David Eaton, Ph.D., University of Washington; Martin Van den Berg, Ph.D., Utrecht University; Chiharu Tohyama, Ph.D., The University of Tokyo; Michael DeVito, Ph.D., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; and David Garabrant, M.D., M.P.H., University of Michigan. Each presentation can be viewed on-line at http://cit.msu.edu/Superfund/Dioxin%20Workshop.html.

Course Announcement

PSL 950: Topics in Physiology, Winter/Spring 2008
Inflammation-Tissue Injury & Translational Medicine
In this 1-credit seminar course, faculty will guide graduate students in presenting/discussing recent research literature related to inflammation. This course will fulfill the EITS Toxicology Track requirement for a course in "Topics in Toxicology." Inflammatory Mediators: Elahé Crockett, Ph.D., Molecular Mechanisms and Signaling; Nara Parameswaran, Ph.D., Inflammatory Stress and Drug Hepatotoxicity; Robert A. Roth, PhD, DABT, Inflammation and Cancer; Alison Bauer, Ph.D. & Hua Xiao, MD-PHD, Gene Therapy and Healing; Andy Amalfitano, DO-PHD & Alex Chen, MD-PHD.
Time: Tuesdays, 12-1 pm. Place: 3280 Biomedical & Physical Sciences Building (BPS). For further information or permission to enroll, please contact Dr. Elahé Crockett (ecrocket@msu.edu).

Positions

The Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center, seeks pulmonary investigators at Assistant/Associate/full Professor level to develop independent research programs in pulmonary biology/medicine relevant to environmental health. Rank and track will be determined by experience and academic success. Research interests should focus on the fundamental mechanisms of pulmonary diseases and/or development, with potential for translational studies. The College of Medicine has well-funded and nationally recognized programs in pulmonary research. The successful applicant will join a diverse and collaborative group of investigators using basic, clinical, and epidemiological approaches for studying pulmonary disease, from the Departments of Internal Medicine and Surgery, the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Current research areas include the genetics, molecular biology, physiology, and epidemiology of environmental and occupational pulmonary diseases, lung cancer and infectious lung diseases. Members of the Department of Environmental Health, which currently total over fifty, have access to superb animal facilities, a genomics/genetics core, a proteomics/metabolomics facility, biostatistics, informatics, flow cytometry, and students/postdoctoral fellows from several training programs. The appointee can anticipate a highly competitive start-up package and the opportunity to become a member of several state-of-the-art research centers, including the Center for Environmental Genetics, Center for Genome Information, and Genomic Research Institute. Applications are sought from individuals with M.D or Ph.D. degrees and relevant postdoctoral research experience. A strong record of publication, mentorship, and demonstrated success in acquiring external research funding is preferred. Review of applicants will commence as applications are received and continue until this position is filled. Please submit a complete curriculum vita, a brief description of research interests, and the names of three individuals who will serve as references to: Environmental Health / Pulmonary Search Committee, c/o Kathy McCann, Research Associate, Dept. of Environmental Health; Kathy.McCann@uc.edu; P: 513-558-5439; F: 513-558-0071.

Franklin College invites applications for a tenure-track position in biology at the assistant professor level beginning August 2008. The successful candidate will hold a doctorate (completed by August 2008) in zoology, limnology or another specialty in field biology. Dedication to teaching, a desire to actively develop a field program, and a genuine interest in working with undergraduates in a small, collegial, liberal arts setting will be given preference. Experience supervising undergraduate research is highly desirable. Teaching assignments would include Principles of Biology (for science majors), Zoology, field biology, an upper division course such as Natural History of the Vertebrates, and/or a course on Evolution. Excellent benefits package including: health, life and disability insurance, paid vacation, sick and holiday time, retirement plan, EAP, and full tuition benefits for employees and their family. Review of applications begins January 18, 2008 and continues until the position is filled. Send a letter of interest, a statement of teaching and student research philosophy, a curriculum vitae, and graduate transcripts. Have three letters of recommendation sent to: Biology Search, Employee Resources, Franklin College, 101 Branigin Boulevard, Franklin, Indiana 46131. For more information: http://www.franklincollege.edu/visitors/resources/Employment.cfm. Franklin College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Individuals with the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the college's continuing commitment to gender and cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences are encouraged to apply.

The Gila River Indian Community in Sacaton, Arizona invites applicants for a 5-year grant funded Health Assessor position. A bachelor's degree in environmental health, industrial hygiene, or natural sciences and a minimum of one year of experience as a registered sanitarian in Arizona is required. For more information, call 520-562-9800 or 520-562-9808.