29th Annual MRC/SOT Fall Meeting



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Midwest Regional Chapter

Society of Toxicology

Fall 2010 Newsletter

The MRC/SOT Proudly Presents the Annual Fall Meeting scheduled for Friday, November 12, 2010:

“Investigative Toxicology: Concepts and Applications”

It is with great pleasure that we extend an invitation for you to join us for the upcoming Fall meeting of the Midwest Regional Chapter of the Society of Toxicology. This meeting will discuss new concepts and applications in investigative toxicology.

~See inside for meeting details~

29th Annual MRC/SOT Fall Meeting

November 12, 2010

Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana

Plans for the 29th Annual Fall Meeting of the Midwest Regional Chapter of SOT (MRC/SOT) are being finalized. The meeting will be held on Friday, Nov. 12 at Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana. The theme for this year’s meeting is “Investigative Toxicology: Concepts and Applications”. The Program Committee has lined up an outstanding panel of speakers to cover this emerging and important topic. A copy of the tentative program along with the registration form and directions to the meeting site are attached.

For further information regarding the meeting, please contact the 2010 Program Chairman, Christina Wilson at wilsonc@purdue.edu.

The Awards Committee is also soliciting applications for the MRC Young Investigators Award and nominations for the Kenneth Dubois Career Award. Information regarding these awards and the application/nomination processes can be found on the MRC/SOT website.

29th Annual MRC/SOT Fall Meeting

November 12, 2010

Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, Indiana

“Investigative Toxicology: Concepts and Applications”

29th Annual MRC/SOT Fall Meeting

Hotel Information and Driving Directions

Hotels

All hotels are less than 0.3 miles from Lilly Corporate Center.

Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts

123 W Louisiana St

Indianapolis, IN 46225

(877) 270-1412

Omni-Downtown

40 W Jackson Pl

Indianapolis, IN 46225

(317) 634-666439.7636 -86.1595

Homewood Suites - Downtown

211 S Meridian St

Indianapolis, IN 46225

(317) 636-7992

Hampton Inn Indianapolis Downtown

105 S Meridian St

Indianapolis, IN 46225

(317) 261-1200

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Indianapolis City Centre

410 South Missouri St.

Indianapolis, IN 46225

(800) 718-8466

39.7613 -86.1657 39.7654 -86.158

Comfort Inn

530 S Capitol Ave

Indianapolis, IN 46225

(317) 631-9000

Address: Eli Lilly & Company Corporate Center

639 S Delaware St

Indianapolis, Indiana 46225

Driving Directions:

From North (Wisconsin/North Illinois) I-90 East to I-65 South

1. Take I-90 E/Jane Addams Memorial Tollway toward Janesville/Chicago (117.1 mi)

2. Merge onto I-290 E toward Chicago/West Suburbs (15.8 mi)

3. Take the I-294 Tollway South exit (EXIT 15A) toward Indiana (45.7 mi)

4. Merge onto I-294 South (becomes I-80 E/I-94 E when crossing into Indiana)

5. Merge onto I-65 S (EXIT 11) toward Indianapolis (149.9 mi)

6. Merge onto I-70W (EXIT 110B) toward St. Louis (0.5 mi)

7. Exit onto McCarty St. (EXIT 79B) (0.3 mi)

8. Turn right onto E. McCarty St. (0.1 mi)

9. Go east on McCarty to Delaware St. and continue through the traffic circle and into the visitor parking structure. Designated parking areas are detailed on the map below.

From East/Central Illinois I-74 East to I-465 South to I-70 East

1. Take I-74 E toward Danville (cross into Indiana) (107.8 mi)

2. Merge onto I-465 S/I-74 E (EXIT 73A) (5.2 mi)

3. Take the Sam Jones Expwy East/Sam Jones Expwy West (EXIT 11) and merge onto Sam Jones Expwy (6.9 mi)

4. Merge onto I-70 E toward Indianapolis (5.3 mi)

5. Take the Illinois/McCarty St. exit (EXIT 79B)

6. Turn right onto E. McCarty St. (0.1 mi)

7. Go east on McCarty to Delaware St. and continue through the traffic circle and into the visitor parking structure. Designated parking areas are detailed on the map below.

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Enter at the main entrance (Visitor Reception Area (see map)) next to the fountain. The conference room for the meeting will be on the right side of the facility after the security check point. You must sign-in upon entering before going through security.

|Fees |Hotel Rooms |

|Regular Member: $30 |Rooms are not being held for this conference. |

|Non-Member: $50 | |

|Full-Time Students: $10 | |

|(Note: For each registered full-time student, the registration fee is | |

|waived for one accompanying student guest.) | |

Registration Form

Return the form below with payment by 10/31/10 to:

Molly Weiler, Ph.D., DABT

Covance Laboratories Inc.

Nonclinical Safety Assessment

Process Excellence, Mail Code 42

3301 Kinsman Blvd.

Madison, WI 53704

Phone: 608-242-2626

MRC/SOT 2010 Fall Meeting Registration Form

Name: ___________________________________ MRC/SOT Member _____ Yes _______No

Title/Position/Company __________________________________________________________

Phone Number _________________________ E-mail address ___________________________

Address ______________________________________________________________________

City ____________________________________ State _____________ Zip _______________

*Make checks payable to MRC1SOT*

Fee Enclosed (please check):

Regular Member: $30 □

Non-Member: $50 □

Full-Time Student: $10 □

Is a receipt required for this registration? _____Yes _____ No

President’s Message,

I would like to extend our greetings to all SOT members. I hope all of you are doing well during this busy time of year. We would like to invite each of you to attend the Annual Fall Meeting of the MRC/SOT, which will be held on Friday, November 12, 2010 at Eli Lilly in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. Program Chairman, Dr. Christina Wilson, has organized an interesting scientific session that focuses on the theme “Investigative Toxicology: Concepts and Applications.” The program includes an outstanding panel of speakers from both academia and industry. We sincerely hope that you will be able to attend. The detailed program, registration materials, directions and lodging information for the meeting can be found elsewhere in this newsletter. For planning purposes and security access reasons, we ask that you register before 31 October 2010. We will not be taking registrations on the day of the meeting.

The 2010 Spring MRC-SOT Meeting was held at the Marriott Lincolnshire Resort on 21 May 2010. Approximately 60 people attended the meeting, which was focused on the topic “The Central Nervous System as a Target of Toxic Injury”. We would like to extend our thanks to all sponsors and individuals whose efforts helped make the meeting such a success. I would like to also thank Robin Guy who continues to help with the spring meeting. Her help over the past several years has been invaluable. Thank you so much Robin for all your help.

The Program Committee will soon be planning for the 2010 Spring Meeting that will be held at the Lincolnshire on 20 May 2011. We encourage members to submit ideas for possible topics and speakers for the meeting. Members are also encouraged to submit ideas for topics and possible venues for next year’s meetings. Please feel free to contact anyone on the council with your questions or ideas.

Please encourage your colleagues to become members of our chapter; one does not have to be a member of National SOT to become a member of our regional chapter. Membership and application materials are posted on our website.

Finally, our Nominating Committee, which will be headed by Past-President Walt Prozialeck, will be soliciting candidates to serve on the Executive Committee. Please consider running for office or serving on a committee. Our by-laws are posted on the web site and this is a great way to learn more about the duties of the officers and councilors. Since so much of the work of the Council and committees is conducted electronically, it has become much easier to participate.

I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on November 12th in Indianapolis.

Best Regards,

Matt Schroeder

Thank you to our Sponsors:

Victor A. Drill Award

Charles River Laboratories

General Support

Abbott Laboratories

Covance

Eli Lilly and Company

Midwestern University

Department of Pharmacology

Reid Patterson Consulting

Robin Guy Consulting, LLC

Society of Toxicology

National Headquarters

**MRC-SOT AWARDS**

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:

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 April 1, 2011

The 2010 Kenneth P. DuBois Award was presented to Dr. William Atchinson, Michigan State University.

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 April 1, 2011

The 2010 first place poster Victor Drill Award was presented to Mathew Schmitz, from Midwestern University, who received a $1,500 grant for his poster entitled “Effects of Cadmium on the Phosphorylation of N-cadherin and beta-catenin in rat kidney.”

The second place poster Victor Drill Award was presented to Tammy Elmergreen, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who received$100.

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 April 1, 2011

The 2010 award was presented to Amy Erving, who is a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

The awards will be presented at the Annual Spring 2011 Meeting of the Chapter.

Information about the three awards, as well as application forms, are found on our website (isot/rc/midwest/index/asp). Any further questions may be directed to the Executive Committee.

Regional Chapter Graduate Committee (RG-GC)

Hello Midwest Regional Chapter! My name is Tammy Elmergreen and I am the Regional Chapter/Special Interest Group Graduate Committee (RC/SIG-GC) representative for the Midwest Regional Chapter (MRC)/SOT. As an ad hoc committee of the national Society of Toxicology, the RC/SIG-GC was created to serve as a student liaison between the regional and national SOT chapters in order to encourage student involvement in SOT. Our next MCR/SOT meeting is on Nov 12th, 2010 at Eli Lilly & Company in Indianapolis, Indiana and if you are a student with an active interest in toxicology we encourage you to attend! Even though you do not need to be a member of the Midwest Regional Chapter to attend the meeting there are many benefits to becoming a student member. Student members have access to several travel and research awards provided by MRC/SOT, such as the Victor A. Drill award for the best poster presentation and the Young Investigator Award for the most innovative research. You also benefit from networking with other scientists and potential employers at the regional meetings. Membership fees are only $10! This year, to further promote student involvement, if you are a full time student member and you bring along a student guest, the guest can attend the meeting for free! To become a member, you can either download an application form from our website (which does not require national membership) or designate your choice to join while paying national SOT dues. Please feel free to email me with any questions you have about regional and national SOT student awards, meetings or volunteer opportunities at the annual SOT meeting.

Hope to see you Nov. 12th!

Tammy Elmergreen

RC/SIG-GC Representative

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Molecular and Environmental Toxicology

Dept of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

Clinical Science Center-K6 Room 448

600 Highland Ave

Madison, WI 53792

Phone: 608-265-3049

Email: tlelmergreen@wisc.edu

SOT 50th Anniversary Celebration

 

As part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the Society of Toxicology at the 2011 meeting, each of the regional chapters has been invited to submit a historical poster.  The poster will include information on founding members, current officers, membership distribution (academia, industry, government), awards, strategic initiatives (e.g., sponsoring courses), and projects that we have participated in with local universities or civic groups.

 

Although I can obtain much of this information from our current records, I would appreciate any help regarding strategic initiatives and special projects, along with any photos from past meetings. 

 

Thanks,

Susan Henwood, MS, DABT

MRC/SOT Councilor

Covance Laboratories Inc.

Telephone:  608.241.7221

Blackberry:  609.216.3261

Facsimile:  608.242.2736

susan.henwood@

INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE MRC/SOT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE?

Annual elections are held to fill various vacant positions in the MRC/SOT executive committee. Nominations are accepted annually for vacant positions. For the 2010-2011 the following executive committee positions were filled: President-elect-Christina Wilson, Secretary-Thomas Mably, Councilors-Gregory Erexson and Michael Biehl.

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! Please address any questions, comments or contributions to Thomas Mably at the email address below.

President

Matthew Schroeder

Covance Laboratories

Phone: 608.310.8222

Matthew.Schroeder@

President-Elect

Christina Wilson

Purdue University

Phone: 765.494.7440

wilsonc@

Chair: Program Committee

Past President

Walter Prozialeck

Midwestern University

Phone: 630.515.6385

wprozi@midwestern.edu

Secretary

Thomas Mably

Covance Laboratories

Phone: 608.395.3619

thomas.mably@

 

Treasurer

Molly Weiler

Covance Laboratories

Phone: (608) 242-2626

molly.weiler@

Councilors

Michael Biehl

University of Illinois

Phone: 217.244.4649

biehlml@illinois.edu

Greg Erexson

Baxter

Phone: 847.270.5579

greg_erexson@

Susan Henwood

Covance Laboratories

Phone: 608.241.7221

susan.henwood@

Lise Loberg

Abbott Laboratories

Phone: 847.937.5978

Lise.Loberg@

Regional Chapter Graduate

Committee Representative

Tammy Elmergreen

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Phone: 608.265.3049

tlelmergreen@wisc.edu

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Registration

12:00 – 1:00 pm

Welcome and Introduction

1:00 – 1:15 pm

Matthew Schroeder, President

Covance Laboratories

Christina Wilson, President-Elect

Purdue University

Presentations

James McKim, PhD, DABT

CeeTox, Inc.

“Developing and Utilizing In Vitro Toxicity Screens that Predict In Vivo Effects”

1:15 – 2:00 pm

Tom Baker, BS

Eli Lilly & Company

“Strategic Application of In Silico and Surrogate Safety Screens in Early Drug Discovery”

2:00 – 2:45 pm

Refreshment Break

2:45 – 3:15 pm

Presentations

Ruili Huang, PhD

NIH Chemical Genomics Center

“Quantitative High-Throughput Profiling for Compound Cytotoxicity and Predictive Model Building”

3:15 – 4:00 pm

John Nicolette, MS, DABT

Abbott Laboratories

“Reducing Preclinical Safety Failures Due to Toxicity Using Predictive In Vitro Models”

4:00 – 4:45 pm

Concluding Remarks

4:45 – 5:00 pm

Matthew Schroeder, President

Covance Laboratories

Christina Wilson, President-Elect

Purdue University

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