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~
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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 .
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 fromLillyCorporateCenter.
Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts
123 W Louisiana St
Indianapolis, IN46225
(877) 270-1412
Omni-Downtown
40 W Jackson Pl
Indianapolis, IN46225
(317) 634-666439.7636 -86.1595
Homewood Suites - Downtown
211 S Meridian St
Indianapolis, IN46225
(317) 636-7992
Hampton Inn Indianapolis Downtown
105 S Meridian St
Indianapolis, IN46225
(317) 261-1200
HolidayInnExpressHotel & SuitesIndianapolisCity Centre
410 South Missouri St.
Indianapolis, IN46225
(800) 718-8466
39.7613 -86.1657 39.7654 -86.158
Comfort Inn
530 S Capitol Ave
Indianapolis, IN46225
(317) 631-9000
Address: Eli Lilly & Company Corporate Center
639 S Delaware St
Indianapolis, Indiana46225
Driving Directions:
From North (Wisconsin/North Illinois) I-90 East to I-65 South
- Take I-90 E/Jane Addams Memorial Tollway toward Janesville/Chicago (117.1 mi)
- Merge onto I-290 E toward Chicago/West Suburbs (15.8 mi)
- Take the I-294 Tollway South exit (EXIT 15A) toward Indiana (45.7 mi)
- Merge onto I-294 South (becomes I-80 E/I-94 E when crossing into Indiana)
- Merge onto I-65 S (EXIT 11) toward Indianapolis (149.9 mi)
- Merge onto I-70W (EXIT 110B) toward St. Louis (0.5 mi)
- Exit onto McCarty St. (EXIT 79B) (0.3 mi)
- Turn right onto E. McCarty St. (0.1 mi)
- 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
- Take I-74 E toward Danville (cross into Indiana) (107.8 mi)
- Merge onto I-465 S/I-74 E (EXIT 73A) (5.2 mi)
- Take the Sam Jones Expwy East/Sam Jones Expwy West (EXIT 11) and merge onto Sam Jones Expwy (6.9 mi)
- Merge onto I-70 E toward Indianapolis (5.3 mi)
- Take the Illinois/McCarty St. exit (EXIT 79B)
- Turn right onto E. McCarty St. (0.1 mi)
- 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.
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 enteringbefore going through security.
FeesRegular Member: $30
Non-Member: $50
Full-Time Students: $10
(Note: For each registered full-time student, the registration fee is waived for oneaccompanying student guest.) / Hotel Rooms
Rooms are not being held for this conference.
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, WI53704
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
MidwesternUniversity
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, MichiganStateUniversity.
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 2010first place poster Victor Drill Award was presented to Mathew Schmitz, from MidwesternUniversity, 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( Any further questions may be directedto 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, WI53792
Phone: 608-265-3049
Email:
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
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 2010-2011the following executive committee positions were filled: President-elect-Christina Wilson, Secretary-Thomas Mably, Councilors-Gregory Erexsonand 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.
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President
Matthew Schroeder
Covance Laboratories
Phone: 608.310.8222
President-Elect
Christina Wilson
PurdueUniversity
Phone: 765.494.7440
Chair: Program Committee
Past President
Walter Prozialeck
MidwesternUniversity
Phone: 630.515.6385
Secretary
Thomas Mably
Covance Laboratories
Phone: 608.395.3619
Treasurer
Molly Weiler
Covance Laboratories
Phone: (608) 242-2626
Councilors
Michael Biehl
University of Illinois
Phone: 217.244.4649
Greg Erexson
Baxter
Phone: 847.270.5579
Susan Henwood
Covance Laboratories
Phone: 608.241.7221
Lise Loberg
Abbott Laboratories
Phone: 847.937.5978
Regional Chapter Graduate
Committee Representative
Tammy Elmergreen
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Phone: 608.265.3049
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