Past Annual Reports
ANNUAL REPORT: 2006-2007
May 1, 2006 to April 30, 2007
I. Officers/Committees:
| Officers: |
2006-2007 |
2007-2008 |
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| President: |
Suzanne Fitzpatrick |
Gary Burin |
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| President-elect: |
Gary Burin |
Donna Mendrick |
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| Vice President: |
None |
None |
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| Secretary: |
Deborah Burgin |
Deborah Burgin |
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| Treasurer: |
Jennifer Sekowski |
Jennifer Sekowski |
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| Councilors: |
Michael Orr |
Michael Orr |
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Tom Flynn |
Tom Flynn |
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Lynn Flowers |
Kathy Squibb |
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| Past-President |
Harry Milman |
Suzanne Fitzpatrick |
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| SAC Representative: |
Devon Graham |
Amy Shaw |
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| Committees: |
Graduate Student Committee |
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K-12 Activities Committee |
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II. Activities
2006-2007 Meetings:
The Fall 2006 Symposium/Annual Meeting was held on December 11, 2006, at Lister Hill Auditorium in Bethesda, MD. The title of the symposium was “Computational Toxicology.” Approximately 120 people from Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC were in attendance. A short business meeting took place at noon during the lunch break. No minutes were taken.
The NCAC Annual Student Day Symposium was held on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County Campus, Catonsville, MD. The title of the symposium was "Life After Grad School: Career Opportunities for Toxicologists." Approximately 50 students were in attendance.
The NCAC awarded travel money to University of Virginia toxicology graduate students to attend the Student Day Symposium.
The Spring 2007 Symposium/Annual Meeting was held on May 23, 2007 at Lister Hill Auditorium on the NIH Campus. The title of the symposium was “The Role of Inflammation in Toxicity.” Approximately 100 people from Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC were in attendance.
The spring symposium had a student poster session competition. The following awards were given:
Postdoctoral Awards:
1st place poster – Dr. Rosemary Schuh – $350
2nd place poster – Dr. Steven Yee – $250
Graduate Student Awards:
1st place poster – Neal Burton – $350
2nd place poster – Devon Graham – $250
3rd place poster – Pergentino Balbuena – $150
Travel Awards to the 2007 National SOT meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAC had a competition for travel awards for graduate and post-doctoral students to attend the SOT National Meeting.
The following Bern Schwetz Travel Awards were given:
Postdoctoral Awards:
1st place poster – Dr. Christopher Toscano- $500
2nd place poster – Dr. Yu Zhang- $350
3rd place posters- Dr. Rosemary Schuh- $200, Dr. Zhen Quan Jia- $200, Dr. Susan McKarns- $200
Graduate Student Awards:
1st place poster – Ming Kai Chen-$500
2nd place poster- April Neal-$350
K-12 Activities
NCAC-SOT Board members judged posters and presented cash awards for excellence in environmental/toxicological sciences at three local public school county science fairs.
Howard County, MD – February 24, 2007
Two awards of $50 each
- Ellie Axenfeld, Glenelg High School, “Effects of Bleach on E. coli”
- Brendan McMurtray, Mount View Middle School, “Effect of Fertilizer on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation”
Anne Arundel County, MD – March 3, 2007
One award of $50
- Westin Keiler, Centreville Middle School, “Drinking Water Protection: Petroleum Pollution in Queenstown”
Two awards of $25 each
- Carson Rehn, Arundel Middle School, “Pollution in the Patapsco”
- Taylor Davis, St. Philip Neri School, “Can Antacids Help Soil Affected by Acid Rain?”
Prince Georges County, MD – March 24, 2007
Two awards of $50 each
- Deron Cooper- Concordia Lutheran MS, “Protect Wildlife Now”
- Elizabeth Fazio- Father Andrew White MS, “Rescuing Wildlife”
SOT RC Funding Received and Used to Support:
None
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