2001 Annual Meeting of the PANWAT Regional Chapter
Convergence of Neurobiology & Toxicology
October 26–27, 2001
Sleeping Lady
Leavenworth, WA 98826
Friday, October 26, 2001
Poster for 2001 Annual Meeting
Morning short Course—Toxicology and Drug Development
Organizers–Jeanine L. Bussiere, Ph.D. DABT, Immunex
—Russell Eyre, Ph.D., ICOS
7:30–8:15—Breakfast (those staying on Thursday), registration and coffee
8:30–9:15—Rafael Ponce, Ph.D., DABT—Contract lab perspective on toxicity studies
9:15–10:00—Jeanine L. Bussiere, Ph.D., DABT—Industry perspective on toxicity studies
10:00–10:15—Break
10:15–11:00—Lynnda Reid, Ph.D.—FDA perspective of the regulatory review of toxicity studies
11:00–11:20—Panel discussion Q&A
11:30—WA State Senator Linda Evans Parlette from Wenatchee
Current Health Care Issues in Washington State
Start of PANWAT meeting
12:00–1:00— Lunch and Registration—Check (rooms not until 3:00pm)
1:15–1:30—Welcome and Introduction
Session I: Title Convergence of Immunology and Neurotoxicology
Session Chair: Paige Lawrence, Ph.D.—WSU
1:30–2:15—Title: Toxicological evaluation of StreptAvax, a multivalent group A streptococcal vaccine with emphasis on potential autoimmune responses associated with rheumatic disease
By: Mark Reddish, Ph.D., ID Vaccine Corporation
2:15–3:00—Title Autoimmune Mechanism of Inflammation in Uveitis and EAE
By: Grazyna Adamus, Ph.D., Neurological Sciences Institute, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR
3:00–3:30 Break—Check in
3:30–4:15—Title: Cytokines in sleep regulation
By: James M. Krueger, Ph.D.; College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University; Pullman, WA
4:15–5:00 —Title: Regulation of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor expression and function
By: Neil M. Nathanson, Ph.D., Dept. of Pharmacology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
5:00–6:30 Poster Session
Wine & Cheese Social
6:30–7:00Dinner—Served—wine and beer in dinning hall to 9:00 or post meeting Grotto
Saturday, October 27, 2001
Session II: Student Presentations (Session Chair: Terry Kavanagh, Ph.D.—UofW)
8:00–9:00 –Breakfast
9:00–9:30 K–12 Education Opportunities—Dainne Botta—Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health (CEEH)
9:30–10:30 Student Presentations
10:30–10:45Break
Session III: —Title: Title: Methods in Pre–Clinical Neuroevaluaiton
(Session Chair: Jerry Miller, Ph.D., Director, CNS Biology, Skeletech, Inc.)
10:45–11:30—Title: Neuropathology for innocent, eager and doomed toxicologists
—By: JoAnn C.L. Schuh, DVM, Ph.D., DACVP, DABT
11:30–12:15—Title: Models of strock
—By: Jerry Miller, Ph.D.—SkeleTech, Inc.
12:15–1:00Lunch Served
1:30–2:00Business meeting (By–laws—Membership)
Session III (continued): —Title: Methods in Pre–Clinical Neuroevaluaiton
2:00–2:45—Title: Models of Parkinson Disease
—By: Michelle Brot, Ph.D.—SkeleTech, Inc.
2:45–3:30 —Title: Models of Alzheimer's Disease
—By: Joel Cummings—ProteoTech, Inc.
3:30–4:00Wrap up—and home or dinner