Midwest Regional Chapter Society of Toxicology Spring 2008 Newsletter The MRC/SOT Proudly Presents the Annual Spring Meeting scheduled for Friday, May 16, 2008: “New Developments and Strategies in Toxicity Testing” It is with great pleasure that we extend an invitation for you to join us for the upcoming Spring meeting of the Midwest Regional Chapter of the Society of Toxicology This meeting will discuss new developments and strategies in toxicity testing ~See inside for meeting details~ 26th Annual MRC/SOT Spring Meeting 16 May 2008 Marriott Lincolnshire “New Developments and Strategies in Toxicity Testing ” Registration/Breakfast University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 7:50 to 8:50 AM Graduate Student Poster Session Welcome 11:20 AM to 12:20 PM 8:50 to 9:00 AM Don W Korte, Jr., PhD, DABT, FCA Lunch Concordia University Wisconsin 12:20 to 1:00 PM Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy Business Meeting/Student Poster Awards 1:00 to 1:45 PM 9:00 to 9:50 AM Don W Korte, Jr., PhD, DABT, FCA Dr Daniel Krewski Concordia University Wisconsin University of Ottawa SOT's K-12 Program 1:45 to 2:00 PM Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century: Design for Purpose TBD 9:50 to 10:40 AM Implementing the Vision of Toxicity Testing for the 21st Century: An Animal Protection Perspective Dr Melvin E Anderson The Hamner Institute for Health Sciences 2:00 to 2:50 PM Dr Martin L Stephens Refreshment Break Humane Society of the United States 10:40 to 11:00 AM Refreshment Break 2006 Young Investigator Award Presentation 2:50 to 3:10 PM 11:00 to 11:20 AM Kristina DeSmet Dioxins, clocks and oxygen: Prototype Signals of an Environmental Sensor Superfamily 4:50 to 5:00 PM Peter J Thomford, PhD, DABT 3:10 to 4:00 PM Dr Chris Bradfield University of Wisconsin Panel Discussion/Q&A 4:00 to 4:50 PM Concluding Remarks MEETING INFORMATION Regular Member: $80 (if postmarked before 5/1/08) $100 (if postmarked 5/1/08 or after) Non-Member: $105 (if postmarked before 5/1/08) $125 (if postmarked 5/1/08 or after) Full-Time Students: $10 (if postmarked before 5/1/08) $20 (if postmarked 5/1/08 or after) Hotel Rooms A limited number of rooms are being held for this conference The rate is $139.00 per night Reservations for Thursday and/or Friday can be made by calling (847) 634-0100 Rooms will be held until April 26th Ask for the “Society of Toxicology” block Directions to Conference Site Lincolnshire Marriott Resort 10 Marriott Drive Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069 (847) 634-0100 From the North I-94 south; exit Half Day Road; turn right (west); turn left on Milwaukee Avenue; turn left on Marriott Drive From the South I-94 north; exit Half Day Road; turn left (west); turn left on Milwaukee Avenue; turn left on Marriott Drive From the West: I-90 east; I-294 north; I-94 north; exit Half Day Road; turn left (west); turn left on Milwaukee Avenue; turn left on Marriott Drive For additional information, contact Peter Thomford at (262) 332-0074 or thom.pete@mac.com Registration Form Return the form below with payment by Thursday, May 1st to: Christina Wilson, PhD Purdue University 406 South University West Lafayette, IN 47907 Phone: (765) 494-7440 Fax: (765) 494-9181 E-mail: wilsonc@purdue.edu -MRC/SOT 2008 Spring Meeting Registration Form Name _ Vegetarian Meal? _Yes _No Company/University Phone Number E-mail address Address _ City State _ Zip Fee Enclosed (Circle): Regular Member: $80 (if postmarked before 5/1/08) $100 (if postmarked 5/1/08 or after) Non-Member: $105 (if postmarked before 5/1/08) $125 (if postmarked 5/1/08 or after) Full-Time Students: $10 (if postmarked before 5/1/08) $20 (if postmarked 5/1/07 or after) *Make checks payable to MRC-SOT* About the Speakers Melvin Andersen, PhD, DABT, CIH, FATS Director, Computational Biology Division The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences Research Triangle Park, NC Dr Daniel Krewski, Professor and Director R Samuel McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment Institute of Population Health University of Ottawa Martin Luther Stephens, BS, MS, PhD Vice President for Animal Research Issues Humane Society of the United States Animal Research Issues Gaithersburg, MD Chris Bradfield, Ph.D Professor, Oncology McArdle Lab for Cancer Research University of Wisconsin Madison, WI Presidents Message Since the snow has finally melted it must be spring which means the 2008 Spring Meeting of the Midwest Regional Chapter is fast approaching Peter Thomford has planned another excellent program with speakers who will be updating us on new development and trends in toxicity testing The meeting will be held as usual at the Marriott Lincolnshire on May 16th If you haven't already made arrangements to attend I encourage you to submit your registration form to Christina Wilson by May 1st as it will greatly facilitate our planning for meals and refreshments Of course, if you are unable to finalize your plans at this point, please be assured that you are most welcome to register at the meeting Additional program information as well as the Registration Form may be found elsewhere in this newsletter I would like to remind our student and post-doc members that there are several awards which are available and will be awarded at the spring meeting The Young Investigator Award is a $1500 grant that may be used for any research-related expense with the only obligation that the recipient present an update of his/her research at the Spring Meeting the next year Accordingly, Kristina DeSmet, last year’s recipient, is scheduled to present at this year’s meeting Under the new format for the Spring Meeting adopted last year, the Young Investigator Presentation kicks off the graduate student/post-doc poster session These posters are evaluated by the Council to determine the recipient of the Victor Drill Award This award is to help defray the up to $1500 of the expenses the recipient incurs to attend the next annual meeting of the Society of Toxicology The contact person for both awards is Molly Weiler, Chair of the Awards Committee The Chapter would also like to express its appreciation to Covance for sponsoring the Midwest Regional Chapter's breakfast at the national meeting in Seattle last month What an excellent way to start the day conversing with old friends and meeting new members while partaking of a delicious breakfast I am most appreciative of the efforts of Robin Guy (Past President) who made the arrangements for the breakfast and who has, once again, handled the planning with Marriott for the upcoming spring meeting I would also like to recognize Charles River Laboratories which is sponsoring the break refreshments at the spring meeting We are extremely grateful for these sponsorships as they keep the costs of the Chapter's activities to you, its members, to a minimum On that note I would like to again thank the following organizations who were contributors to the various activities and awards of the Chapter in 2007: CorDynamics Inc Covance Inc Experimur Nanotox Inc Reid Patterson Consulting Inc Robin Guy Consulting LLC WIL Research Laboratories LLC Presidents Message Cont In closing, I would like each of you to consider becoming more involved in the administration of your Midwest Regional Chapter I realize that administration is the equivalent of a four-letter word to many of you and, yes, I know that the officer's positions involve some commitment of time and energy but it isn't as onerous as you might imagine After all, as many of my friends like to remind me, "If Don can it anyone can!" Seriously, with the Chapter memory of past officers and councilors, the ease of communications now, and the considerable interest and support of National in its regional chapters, holding an elected office or being a committee member is very doable So, if you would like to participate in your Chapter, please contact Robin Guy as she is finalizing the list of candidates for the spring elections Let us also know if you would like to be considered for a leadership position next year See you on May 16th in Lincolnshire! Finances For our Chapter to be considered healthy financially, we need to have 1.5 years of operating expenses in savings We not even have one year savings We not want to cut back on our programs and awards To encourage a strong scientific program with broad participation, the registration fees for our Spring and Fall meetings cannot be priced to cover all the costs of the Chapter Thus, we need contributions from your division or department to realize our vision and mission in the Midwest Please help us continue to make the MRC-SOT a considerable value for you and your firm Christina Wilson, PhD, Purdue University, Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, 406 South University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, Phone: (765) 494-7440, wilsonc@purdue.edu Sponsors can target a specific event or item, or give a general donation Available donations for Sponsors are as follows (co-sponsorship is also available): Spring Meeting 2008 Fall Meeting 2008 Badges $125 $100 Handouts Varies, discuss with Peter Thomford Travel for speaker $1000 $1000 Travel for speakers $2000 $2000 Student sponsorship Varies, discuss with Peter Thomford Lunch sponsorship $3000 $1000 Opening breakfast Filled N/A Breaks Filled $500 A/V sponsorship $1000 $500 Also: Breakfast at the March 2009 SOT meeting $3000 Thank you for your support I hope to see you all at the Spring meeting! **MRC/SOT AWARDS** MRC/SOT is proud to recognize the efforts of toxicologists who work study in the Midwest There are The Midwest Regional Chapter is proud to recognize the efforts of toxicologists who work and study in the Midwest Three annual awards are presented that highlight their achievements: and Kenneth P DuBois Award Presented to an active toxicologist from the Midwest region that has demonstrated outstanding contributions throughout his/her career Candidates must have demonstrated a sustained and high level of achievement in the field Written nominations are required Nominations due May 1, 2008 Victor A Drill Award Presented for the best student poster presentation at the annual spring meeting of the Chapter The winner receives a paid trip (expenses reimbursed up to $1500) to the following year’s National SOT meeting Abstracts due May 1, 2008 Young Investigator Award Presented for the best student research proposal The winner receives $1500 to put towards their proposed research project and presents their results at the following year’s MRC/SOT Spring meeting Proposals due May 1, 2008 The Awards will be presented at the Annual Spring Meeting of the Chapter on Friday, 16-May-2008 Information about the three awards, as well as application forms, are found on our website (www.toxicology.org/memberservices/regionalchapter/midwest/ ) Any further questions may be directed to the Executive Committee INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE MRC/SOT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE? Annual elections are held at the Spring meeting to fill various vacant positions in the MRC/SOT executive committee Nominations are accepted annually for vacant positions For the 2008-2009 council, an election will be held for the following positions: President-Elect, Councilor (2), and Secretary President Don W Korte, Jr., PhD, DABT, FCA Concordia University Wisconsin (262) 243-4268 don.korte@cuw.edu Treasurer Christina Wilson, PhD Purdue University Phone: (765) 494-7440 wilsonc@purdue.edu President-Elect Peter J Thomford, Ph.D, DABT Telephone: (262) 332-0074 thom.pete@mac.com Councilors Jon Cammack, Ph.D., DABT Baxter Healthcare (847) 270-5614 Jon_Cammack@baxter.com Chair: Program Committee Past President Robin C Guy, M.S., DABT Robin Guy Consulting, LLC Phone: (847) 295-9250 rcg@robinguy.com Janis Eells, Ph.D University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Phone: (414) 229-5405 jeells@uwm.edu Chair: Membership Committee Chair: Nominating Committee Molly Weiler, Ph D Covance Laboratories Phone: (608) 242-2626 molly.weiler@covance.com Secretary Jay Albretsen, DVM, Ph.D., DABT DABVT Covance Laboratories Inc Phone: (608) 242-7919 Jay.Albretsen@covance.com Mike DuVall DVM, Ph.D Abbott Laboratories Phone: (847) 963-0293 michael.duvall@abbott.com Chair: Newletter/Communications Committee Regional Chapter Graduate Committee Representative Kristina DeSmet University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Phone: (773) 454-0642 kddesmet@uwm.edu The MRC-SOT newsletter is published biannually in both print and electronic formats as a service to the toxicology community of the Midwest Contributions are welcome! 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