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Central States Chapter’s Annual Meeting Draws Attendees from Across the Region
Submitted by Anumantha G. Kanthasamy, CSSOT President
The 2009 Central States Chapter of the Society of Toxicology (CSSOT) met Thursday, October 1 and Friday, October 2 at the recently opened Iowa State University Alumni Center in Ames, Iowa. Ninety-five participants were in attendance including 56 graduate students. Participants enjoyed a supper and social hour on Thursday night. Friday was a very full day of scientific presentations from six invited speakers, three postdoc presenters, three graduate student presenters, and the John Doull Award recipient. There were 45 poster presentations. The activities were presided over by Anumantha Kanthasamy, Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Iowa State University, and the 2009–2010 President of CSSOT.
Suzanne Hendrich, Professor, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, was presented with the John Doull Award, which recognizes CSSOT members for their contributions to the discipline of toxicology and to the chapter. This award was presented by John Doull, Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Kansas Medical Center. Dr. Hendrich is widely recognized as an expert in food toxicology.
SOT travel awards were given to winners of the poster competition: Erin M.G. Allen (Grad., Doorn lab), University of Iowa; and Izabela Kania-Korwel (Postdoc, Lehmler lab), University of Iowa. SOT Travel awards were given to winners of the oral presentation competition: Wei Xie (Postdoc, Robertson and Ludewig labs), University of Iowa; and Katryn Allen, (Grad., Copple lab) University of Kansas Medical Center.
Invited speakers included: Jo Anne Powell-Coffman, Associate Professor, Genetics, Development and Cellular Biology, Iowa State University, “Genetic Analyses of Hypoxia Response Networks in C. elgans;” Michael Duffel, Professor, Division of Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry, University of Iowa, “Oxidative Modification of Sulfotransferases: Effects on Substrate Specificity, Reaction Kinetics, and Predictions of Metabolic Sulfation;” Arthi Kanthasamy, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences, Iowa State University, “Methamphetamine-Induced Neurotoxicity Linked to Increases in Autophagy and Is Influenced by Proteolytic Activation of Protein Kinase C delta (PKC) in Dopaminergic Neuronal Cells;” Scott Moye-Rowley, Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Iowa, “Transcriptional Regulation of Multidrug Resistance Genes in Eukaryotic Microbes;” Curtis Klaassen, Distinguished Professor and Chair, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, “The Importance of the Keap1/Nrf2 Pathway for Toxicologists”; and Ning Fang, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, “Revealing Subcellular Motions by Fast Live-Cell Imaging.”
The printed program recognized John Doull and in memorial, Louis James Casarett (1927–1972), the authors of the acclaimed reference book “Casarett & Doull’s Toxicology.”
Next year’s CSSOT meeting will be held at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Jonathan A. Doorn, Division of Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, is President-elect for 2010–2011.
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