STUDENT NEWSLETTER



|A Message from the Student |

|Advisory Committee (SAC) |

Dear Students,

Welcome to the Fall edition of the SOTudent e-Letter, a biannual publication distributed by the Society of Toxicology’s Student Advisory Committee (SAC). In this edition you will find out a little about SAC and what we do, updates on student membership in your regional chapter, and how you can apply for SOT student member awards.

Also in this issue is a short preview of some exciting activities and opportunities waiting for students at the 2004 meeting in Baltimore! Be sure to write these down!

I look forward to seeing all of you in Baltimore!

James Luyendyk

SAC Chairperson

|A little on SAC |

Who?

Each Regional Chapter has one SAC representative selected using the Regional Chapter’s own criteria. Thus, the SAC is a diverse committee made up of graduate students from ALL regional chapters. How can you become an SAC representative? Contact your local rep to find out!

What do we do?

Have you ever attended the Student Mixer at the National SOT meeting? Have you signed up for the Lunch with an Expert Program? Did you use the Student Event Planner last year at the National meeting? If so, you might be familiar with some of the activities that SAC coordinates or endorses!

SAC also represents the SOT student membership on the following National SOT committees:

- Membership Committee

A message from our current representative, Jim Luyendyk:

As student representative to the membership committee, I am responsible for bilateral communication between the SAC and the SOT Membership Committee. Frequently, the Membership Committee asks me to poll the SAC on issues relating to student membership. Recently the SAC was asked to contribute ideas relating to recruitment and retention of the SOT student membership, application procedures, and student membership dues.

If you have any questions concerning student membership, I would be more than willing to bring these issues to the attention of the membership committee and the SAC. Please contact me by email: Luyendyk@msu.edu

- Continuing Education Committee

A message from our current representative, Amy Wang:

The student representative to the Continuing Education (CE) committee advocates students’ needs and interests, helps recruit student volunteers for CE courses at the annual SOT meeting, and facilitates communication between the CE committee and the SAC/SOT Student Membership.

As student representative during 2002-2003, I suggested that student CE course volunteers receive the course syllabus packet of their choice. This idea was well received and implemented at the 2003 annual meeting. In addition, other activities I am involved with include suggesting CE course topics of interest to the student membership, advertising CE volunteer opportunities on the web, SOTudent e-newsletter and other locations, and providing feedback regarding CE courses and volunteer experience to CE committee. SAC continues to receive fantastic input from the CE committee. In fact, the CE committee has readily utilized this newsletter to interest students in volunteering to help with continuing education courses at the National SOT meeting!

- World Wide Web Committee

A message from our current representative, Sachin Bendre:

The SOT WWW (World Wide Web) Advisory Committee makes recommendations to the SOT Council on how to maintain a useful and functional SOT website. As student representative, I represent SOT student members and convey our interests concerning the SOT website to the WWW Committee. This year the WWW Committee has been very active upgrading and improving the SOT website. The WWW Committee submitted several recommendations to the SOT Council, which were approved. Some pertinent items include:

1) Design of a mouse pad with a SOT logo, for free distribution at the next annual SOT meeting.

2) Featuring information from each specialty section and regional chapter on the SOT website.

3) Design a questionnaire to get member feedback about the usefulness of the website (Make sure to complete the survey to get your free mousepad!!)

4) Creation of a website focus group to discuss the quality and navigability of the SOT website and to troubleshoot the problems. This focus group will include members, non-members and 3 student representatives.

As a student representative I was asked to ensure that the information in the student sections of the Web site was current and to make suggestions to change/improve student use of the SOT Web site.

As a SOT student member, if you have comments about the SOT website, please feel free to contact me:

SBendre@nctr.

- Education Committee

Current representative: Tim O’Brien

Background on the Education Committee:

The Education Committee is concerned with ways the Society can advance education in toxicology. This committee oversees the student award programs, such as Graduate Travel Awards and Graduate Fellowships. Other activities include developing and disseminating career materials, including the Resource Guide to Careers in Toxicology, encouraging toxicology internships, and sponsoring grantsmanship sessions at the SOT Annual Meeting.

- Placement Committee

Current representative: Pheona Radcliffe

Background on the Placement Committee:

The Placement Committee consists of nine members and organizes an on-line forum for the exchange of information regarding positions available and qualified toxicologists seeking positions. An active job posting and message center is available at the Annual Meeting, and advertisements in the Society newsletter are offered at reasonable cost through the Headquarters Office. Recently, the Committee has been charged with:

- Identifying future training needs.

- Conducting and publishing surveys that identify future employment trends in toxicology.

- Identifying the needs of the unemployed, self-employed and retired, and developing programs to meet those needs.

- Women in Toxicology

Current representative: Ashley Murray

Background on the Women in Toxicology Specialty Section:

The Women in Toxicology (WIT) Specialty Section was established to focus on the needs of women within the field of toxicology. Modeled after existing women in science organizations, WIT's mission is to (1) promote the recruitment and retention of women to a profession in the toxicological sciences; (2) provide leadership for career development opportunities for women toxicologists; (3) promote and recognize the accomplishments of women toxicologists. Key issues reflect the mission and goals, including the promotion of education in the sciences, mentoring, increased visibility and leadership roles of women within the SOT.

|Student Awards! |

Don’t miss out!

Be sure to take a few seconds to visit the following website for information on how to apply for awards like:

- Graduate Travel Awards!

- Graduate Fellowship Award!

- Colgate-Palmolive Award for Student Research Training!

- Regional Chapter Awards!

- Specialty Section Awards!



Extra Extra! Read all about it!

Only once every three years!

Robert L. Dixon International

Travel Award

This award honors 1982-1983 SOT President Robert L. Dixon, and recognizes his commitment to the professional development of students.

The Toxicology Education Foundation announces availability of the Robert L. Dixon Award for a graduate student in reproductive toxicology to attend the International Congress of Toxicology Meeting in Finland next summer. The value of the award is $2,000. Applications are due October 9, and the form can be printed from

|Regional Chapter Announcements |

Gulf Coast Chapter

The Gulf Coast Chapter of SOT would like to extend an invitation to all SOT student members to attend its annual regional meeting, which will take place in Galveston, TX on October 17th and 18th (Friday and Saturday), 2003. The sessions and symposia will take place on the University of Texas Medical Branch campus, and are still in the planning stages. A website will soon be available that will include: registration and abstract submission schedules; housing information; travel award applications and deadlines. For more information, or questions regarding the meeting, contact DanyelTacker at dptacker@utmb.edu.

Mid-Atlantic Chapter

Come join us on October 7, 2003 for our next meeting at the Ramada Inn in East Windsor, New Jersey. The topic for the symposium is “Pharmaceuticals in the Environment, Risks and Realities”. There will be a student luncheon with a working toxicologist where students will have the opportunity to ask questions and find out what a career in toxicology entails. The meeting will be held from 9am – 4pm.

Michigan Regional Chapter

Be watching your mailboxes for further details on the MISOT Fall meeting. The topic of the meeting is “Genomics, Proteomics, and Metabonomics: Putting “omics” into Perspective.” Students will be able to present recent work during a poster session, as well as apply for a $500 award. Questions about the Fall meeting or about MISOT student membership can be sent to Luyendyk@msu.edu

Midwest Regional Chapter

The Midwest Regional Chapter of the SOT had a successful 2003 Spring Meeting. The topic of this joint meeting, in collaboration with the Midwest Teratology Society, was “Evaluating Risks to the Developing Conceptus.” The MRC-SOT presented two student awards at this meeting. The Victor A. Drill Award, offered to the best student poster, includes a free trip to the National SOT meeting. The 2nd place prize is a cash award for $100 toward a toxicology textbook.

This year, the winners were:

Victor A. Drill Award Winner:

Nate Matusheski – University of Illinois

“Enhancement of Sulforaphane Content and Bioactivity of Broccoli Florets and Sprouts by Mild Heat Treatment: Inactivation of Epithiospecifier Protein”

2nd Place Award Winner:

Kristin Stewart – University of Illinois

“Molecular Recognition of Phase II Detoxification Enzymes in Response to Glucosinolate Metabolite Derived from Cruciferous Vegetables: A Comparison of Sulforaphane and Crambene”

**The MRC-SOT is excited to announce a new student award, which will be presented at the 2003 Fall Meeting held in October. The MRC-SOT Young Investigator Award is an award given to students who submit the best toxicology-based research proposal. It is presented to students for research training in the area of toxicological sciences and is intended to promote toxicology as a career path. The MRC-SOT Young Investigator Award will consist of a cash award of $1500, to be applied at the discretion of the recipient, toward costs associated with toxicological research, education, and training. Applications will be due by September 1st each year and submission forms are available at: .

If you have any questions about this award or if you are interested in joining or becoming involved in the Midwest Regional Chapter, please contact Christina Wilson at wilsonc@purdue.edu.

Pacific Northwest Chapter

The Pacific Northwest Regional Chapter of SOT (PANWAT) will be holding its annual meeting on September 26-27, 2003, at the Mount Bachelor Village Resort and Conference Center in Bend, Oregon. The theme for this year's meeting is the "Role of nutrients in modifying toxic injury." Abstract submissions for this meeting are due September 10, 2003. Student awards will be given for platform and poster presentations (first and second place). For more information on the meeting, awards, and for registration details, please contact Marc Fariss (fariss@mail.wsu.edu) or Carin Thomas (cthomas@cwu.edu). For more information about PANWAT, please visit our website:

National Capital Area Chapter

On May 12, 2003, the NCAC of SOT held its annual Spring Symposium. The title was “Emerging Issues in Human and Veterinary Pharmaceutical Contamination of Water Supplies.” Integrated into the symposium was our annual graduate student/post-doc poster competition. Students and post-docs from Virginia Tech, the University of Maryland, and the Food and Drug Administration presented their research in both poster and short (5-minute) platform presentations to symposium attendees and judges alike. Monetary awards were presented to the top 2 presenters. Thank you again and congratulations to our student and post-doctoral participants, Selen Olgun, Damani Parran, Rob Mitkus, Thitiya Pung, Vimala Vemireddi, Jerome Krough, Jorge Loyo, and Lemuel Russell (1st prize)! Please visit our website at



North Carolina Chapter

Annual Fall Meeting, NIEHS

Thursday, October 16th 2003

111 Alexander Drive

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

Topic:Immunotoxicology/Immune Suppression

There will be a new postdoctoral research award this fall. It is open to postdoctoral fellows who are members of the North Carolina Society of Toxicology. The winner will receive a $200 cash prize, a commemorative plaque, and the opportunity to give a 20-minute oral presentation of their research at the NCSOT fall meeting. Runners up will receive a $100 certificate toward purchase of a book of their choice from a major scientific publisher. Keep informed via the NCSOT homepage through the national site at:

Additional details for the Postdoc award can be found if you click on the "upcoming meetings" link.

South Central Chapter

2003 SCC-SOT Annual Fall Meeting

DATE:

October 9-10

PLACE:

LSU Health Sciences Center

Shreveport, LA

SCHEDULE:

Thursday, October 9

Randle T. Moore Center

3101 Fairfield Ave.,Shreveport, LA

Southeastern Chapter

The Southeastern regional meeting will be held on Oct. 27th at the Chattanooga Choo Choo hotel in Chattanooga, TN. The topic is endocrine disrupters. Awards for best poster presentations will be $100 for first place, $75 for second, and $50 for third. For platform presentations, three students will be selected to compete for a $100 award. Selection will be based on submitted abstracts. If not selected for a platform presentation, students will automatically be placed in the poster competition, and are thus required to have a poster prepared.

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Here are the numbers of students in each region who have paid Regional

Chapter dues for 2003:

ALLEGHENY-ERIE 9

CENTRAL STATES 4

GULF COAST 79*

LAKE ONTARIO 5

MICHIGAN 27

MID-ATLANTIC 29

MID-WEST 8

MOUNTAIN WEST 17

NATIONAL CAP 22

NORTH CAROLINA 29

NORTHEAST 18

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 11

NORTHLAND 6

OHIO VALLEY 0

PACIFIC NORTHWEST 17

SOUTH CENTRAL 24*

SOUTHEASTERN 23

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA N.A.____

TOTAL 328

*Value indicates dues paid for 2002

Of all Regional Chapter student members paid for 2003 at this time, 94% are also members of National SOT. SOT has nearly 900 student members nationally, with 62 international student members. Just a reminder to all that becoming a student member of your Regional SOT chapter can provide many advantages including awards and the opportunity to network with future employers.

|SOT 2004! |

|STUDENT SPECIALS! |

Not a Student Member of SOT?

Become one today! Application information is available online at

New this year! Student registration costs at SOT 2004 for non-members are double this year! Submit your application for membership today!

Already a Student Member of SOT?

Make sure to renew your dues online!

To renew your National SOT membership:



If you are not a National SOT member, but wish to renew your Regional Chapter membership:



|Questions, Comments & |

|Suggestions |

|Don’t Miss Out! |

Student activities and such at SOT 2004!

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!

- Student/Post-Doctoral Fellow Mixer

Sign up using SOT 2004 registration!

- Lunch with an Expert (LWAE)

- In Vitro Luncheon

- New! Roundtable: Student Symposium on Effective Presentations (see description below)

The ability to deliver an effective presentation is a critical academic and career skill. In this Scientific Session Roundtable, the speakers will cover general concepts of communication, provide practical hints for organizing and conveying information in posters and oral presentations of various lengths, and discuss the skills needed to effectively answer questions and comments from the audience.

Make sure to attend!

- Life as a Toxicologist—A Graduate Student and Post-Doc Primer to Careers in Toxicology

- SOT Council Meeting with Students/Post-Doctoral Fellows

Don’t forget to download and bring!

- SOT 2004 Student Event Planner brought to you by the SAC

The SOT 2003 Student Event Planner was downloaded by over 170 members! Don’t leave home without it…but even if you do, head to the membership booth to grab another copy!

The SAC would love to hear any comments students have. If you have anything to offer, please contact Jim Luyendyk at luyendyk@msu.edu or Christina Wilson at wilsonc@purdue.edu

|SAC Regional Chapter Representatives |

Allegheny-Erie: Ashley Murray

amurray@mix.wvu.edu

Central States: Susan Buist

sbuist@kumc.edu

Gulf Coast: Danyel Tacker

dptacker@utmb.edu

Lake Ontario: Pheona Radcliffe

Pheona_Radcliffe@urmc.rochester.edu

Michigan: Jim Luyendyk

luyendyk@msu.edu

Mid-Atlantic: Jessica Duffy

jessd2000@

Midwest: Christina Wilson

wilsonc@purdue.edu

Mountain West: Andy Annalora

aannalora@salud.unm.edu

National Capital: Robert Mitkus rmitk001@umaryland.edu

North Carolina: Wendy Jefferson

jeffers1@niehs.

Northeast: Joe Lynch

jlynch61@maine.edu

Northern California: Shelley Brown DuTeaux sbduteaux@ucdavis.edu

Northland: Tim O’ Brien

obri0150@d.umn.edu

Ohio Valley: Paul Porter pcport01@gwise.louisville.edu

Pacific Northwest: Castle Funatake funatakc@onid.orst.edu

South Central: Sachin Bendre sbendre@nctr.

Southeastern: Lonnie Williams williamslonnie@

Southern California: Karen Riveles karenriv@

Contact information is posted with the permission of the individual representatives. If you do not see a contact for your region, please contact the SOT Headquarters to either obtain the contact information, or your message will be forwarded to the appropriate representative.

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