ANNUAL REPORT: 2004
Term
President: David
Jacobson-Kram May 2004 – April 2005
President-elect: Harry Milman May
2004 – April 2005
Secretary: Pam Chamberlain May 2003 – April 2006
Treasurer: Laurie Roszell May 2002 – April 2005
Past-President: Sidney Green May
2003 – April 2004
Councilors: Gary Burin (Newsletter Editor) May 2003 – April 2006
Thomas Flynn
(Webmaster) May 2003 – April 2006
Lynn Flowers May 2004 – April 2007
Student Rep.: Melinda Pomeroy-Black May
2004 – April 2006
Student Vice-Rep.: Mashael Y Al-Nameh May
2004 – April 2006
# of Members:
Approximately 300
2004 Spring Symposium
and Student Poster Competition:
The Spring Symposium
and student poster competition was held at the Lister Hill Auditorium, National
Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland on 8 June 2004. Approximately 75 people were in attendance. Individual presentation titles are provided,
below. The entire symposium program,
abstracts and/or slide presentations may be found on the chapter’s homepage on
the SOT website:
(http://www.toxicology.org/memberservices/regionalchapter/ncac/Default.htm)
NCAC-SOT 2004 Spring
Symposium: Novel Methods for Detecting Hepatotoxic Agents:
·
Detecting Liver Injury
·
Biomarkers of Liver Toxicity and Disease
·
Predictive Hepatotoxicity: Correlations in a Structural
Database
·
In Vitro Assessment of Necrosis and Apoptosis using
Human Hepatocytes
·
Susceptibility Factors in Idiosyncratic Drug-Induced
Liver Injury
·
Multiendpoint Profiling of Hepatotoxicants In Vitro
·
The use of Microarray Technology to Predict
Hepatotoxicity in Humans
2004 Fall Symposium and Career Enhancement Day for
Students and Post-Docs
The Fall Symposium and
Career Enhancement Day for Students and Post-Docs will be held at the Lister
Hill Auditorium, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD on 2 and 3 November
2004. Approximately 175 people are
expected to attend the Symposium. The
Symposium will be co-sponsored by the NCAC-Society of Risk Analysis. Individual
presentation titles are provided, below.
The entire Symposium and Career Day programs, abstracts and/or slide
presentations may be found on the chapter’s homepage on the SOT website:
(http://www.toxicology.org/memberservices/regionalchapter/ncac/Default.htm)
NCAC-SOT Fall
Symposium: Toxicology of Dietary
Supplements (2 November 2004):
·
Botanical Dietary Supplements: Perspectives and
Problems Synergism, Antagonism or Additivity of Dietary Supplements
·
Natural Toxins in Botanical Products
·
The Roles of PXR and CAR in Xenobiotic Response
·
Regulatory Framework for Dietary Supplements
·
The Life Sciences Research Office Report:
“Recommendations for Adverse Event Monitoring Programs for Dietary
Supplements".
·
The National Academy of Sciences Monograph :
"Dietary Supplements: A Framework for Evaluating Safety".
NCAC-SOT Career Day
For Students and Post-Docs: Writing in the Sciences (3 November 2004)
·
Advice on Writing a Scientific Paper
·
Grammar, Syntax, and Sentence Construction
·
Writing Abstracts: What is important to include
and what isn’t
·
The Mechanics of Writing a Competitive Grant
·
Behind-the-scenes factors in writing a
competitive grant
·
Selecting the appropriate journal for your
manuscript
·
Reviewing Manuscripts: Making Effective Comments
·
A Student/Post-Doc perspective: Applying for a
fellowship
2004 NCAC-SOT Awards:
Student Poster
Competition:
First
Place: Emily Madden, PhD (post-doc)
USFDA, White Oak
“Development and Validation of a
Gentamicin-Induced Subclinical Renal Injury Model in Rats.”
Emily F. Madden, Ronald P. Brown,
Peter L. Goering,
Center for Devices and Radiological
Health, FDA, Silver Spring, Maryland 20903.
NCAC SOT Bern Schwetz Students Travel Awards
Postdoctoral
Fellow Award
Damani Parran MD/VA College of
Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Parran, DK, Magnin, G., Li, W.,
Jortner, B. and Ehrich, M., Chlorpyrifos Alters Functional Integrity and
Structure of an In Vitro BBB Model
Graduate
Student Awards
Lemuel Russel Program in
Toxicology, University of Maryland School of
Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Russel, L., Elnabawi, A., Fowler,
B., Squibb, K. Comparison of Differentiated and Non-Differentiated PC12 Cells
Response to MnCl2, MPP+ and Rotenone.
Romina Kaushik Program in
Toxicology, University of Maryland School of
Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Kaushik, R., LaCourse, W.R.,
Levine, B., and Squibb, K. Determination of Ethyl Glucuronide in Biological Matrices
Using Reversed-Phase High Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled With
Electrochemical Detection.
Gensheng Wang Program in
Toxicology, University of Maryland School of
Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Wang, G., Chen, X.Q., Lipsky, M.,
Whittaker, M. and Fowler, B. Interactions of Lead, Cadmium and Arsenic in Rat
Kidneys
Amy Wang MD/VA College of
Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Wang, A., Kitchin, K., Sen, B.,
Knapp, G., Wolf, D., and Robertson, J.,Effects of Dimethylarsinic acid (DMA(V))
on the Bladder of Female F344 Rats.
Symposia, Workshops,
Roundtables, and CE Courses presented at the 2004 SOT Annual Meeting:
The NCAC-SOT student representative and
vice-representative coordinated and hosted a lunchtime symposium entitled, “Effective Presentations,” at the 2004 The
Annual national SOT meeting in Baltimore meeting.
Our chapter’s 2004 Career Enhancement Day program has been
tentatively accepted as a sunset session for SOT 2005.
Balance as of 7/1/03 $4521.92
Revenue from Dues $4340.00
Non-dues Revenue $4675.00
Expenses $5076.00
Balance as of 6/30/04 $8270.06
IV. Future
Plans
Continue the Spring and Fall symposia and student support
activities.