November 2000 Volume 1, Number1
Dermal Toxicology
Specialty Section
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Executive Council
President
James N. McDougal, Ph.D., ATS
Wright State University
President Elect
David W. Hobson, Ph.D., DABT
H&H Scientific Services, LLP
Vice-President
Carol S. Auletta, MBA, DABT, RAC
Huntingdon Life Sciences
Secretary-Treasurer
AnneMarie Api, PhD
Research Institute for Fragrance Materials, Inc.
Past President
Robert L. Bronaugh, Ph.D., ATS
U.S. FDA
Councilors
Senior Councilor
Bill Reifenrath, Ph.D.
Stratacor Inc
Junior Councilor
Jeffrey J. Yourick, PhD, DABT
U.S. FDA
Student Representative
Adrienne Black
Rutgers University
The Dermal Toxicology Specialty Section newsletter is published 2 times/year (spring and fall) in electronic format. If you would like to share a book review, meeting report, web site, or any other item of general interest to the specialty section, please send it to the editor prior to the publication date. We also
welcome any comments or suggestions pertaining to overall content or format.
Carol S. Auletta ()
President’s Message
As we look forward to the annual meeting in Charlotte in just a few months, I’d like to encourage each of you to be a more active member in our specialty section! We provide good programs (continuing education, workshops and symposia) for the SOT meeting and participate in several planning and advisory activities to SOT as the role of the specialty sections becomes more important. In my view, however, the most important role of our specialty section is the enhanced contact with skin scientists from a variety of organizations and perspectives. Whether you are a student looking for a postdoctoral fellowship, or an established scientist looking for new opportunities, we are a good resource.
The officers of our specialty section are working hard to make sure the specialty section meets your needs. We are trying some new ideas, like a “paper of the year” award and short informative talks at our business meeting/reception. We provide newsletters to spread the word and list peer-reviewed papers published by the membership (in case you missed any) during the past year. The specialty section provides awards and some support for students who submit abstracts in our area of interest. We would love to hear your new ideas or feedback about how we could better serve you!
So, please renew your membership, encourage your friends and students to join (students are free), and help the specialty grow with your involvement and thoughts. Please feel free to contact me, or any officer.
Looking forward to seeing you in Charlotte,
Jim McDougal
DTSS President
Special Reports
Report from Specialty Section Officers Workshop.
by Carol Auletta
In August, the SOT hosted a 2-day Leadership meeting of Specialty Section Officers in Chicago. All specialty sections were represented. Dave Hobson and I attended for DTSS. SOT president Jim Popp, Specialty Section Liaison Michael Holsapple, Specialty Section Manager Marcia Lawson and representatives of the student and postdoctoral student organizations also attended. The goals of the workshop were to improve the success of the Specialty Sections in meeting the needs of their members and the SOT and to facilitate interaction, networking and information/idea exchange among the Specialty Sections.
The meeting began with a sharing of accomplishments and challenges, a great opportunity for new ideas. This was followed by a presentation by Dr. Popp on the Program Committee and three Strategy Committees. He stressed the importance of Specialty Sections in submitting programs for the annual meeting. Some common concerns centered around the procedure for submission and the acceptance criteria for program proposals: 1) feedback on non-accepted proposals was not sufficiently detailed to provide guidance for future submissions and 2) the SOT website for submissions was difficult to navigate. Dr. Popp promised to bring these concerns to the Program Committee and try to resolve them for next year. The Strategy Committees have been formed by SOT to address Scientific, Communications and Member Services issues and are focused on how SOT should be organized and positioned to best meet the goals of the SOT Long-Range Plan. The Communications Committee provided a questionnaire to gather input on Specialty Section communication uses and needs.
The student organization has been restructured (See student activities report) and a Post-Doctoral Assembly (PDA) has also been formed. Specialty Sections are encouraged to have both a student and a post-doctoral representative. (DTSS will do this in our upcoming elections.) Ways to encourage student participation in Specialty Sections and to establish mentoring programs were discussed.
Other discussions included a review of the values of Specialty Sections to members, the opportunity for Specialty Sections to organize Contemporary Concepts in Toxicology meetings to focus on particular aspects of toxicology of specific interest and an update on SOT resources available to Specialty Sections.
All participants agreed that this was a useful meeting that should be repeated annually. The group will convene again (briefly) at the SOT meeting in March.
Stay tuned for changes in the way our Specialty Section can better meet the needs of our members and student members as ideas from this workshop are implemented by SOT. If you have any questions about the meeting, please feel free to contact Dave or me.
Treasurer’s Report
Based on the financial summary from June 30, 2006 for the year July 2005 – June 2006 the Dermal Toxicology Specialty Section (DTSS) has net assets of $8,254. Our income consisted of $1,680 from dues, $1,529 from registration and $393 from interest. Our expenses totaled $1,820 (awards, executive meetings, SOT reception and $63 for miscellaneous expenses). We have $1,782 excess of revenue over expenses and together with the net assets of $6,472 from the beginning of the year, the total net assets for the DTSS is $8,254.
Anne Marie Api
DTSS Treasurer
Student Activities
A major goal of the SOT Specialty Section Student Representatives has been to increase student membership in the specialty sections. We determined that more students may join a specialty section if additional information about each group was provided to prospective members than just a listing of the names of the sections. A good starting point was the Student/Post-Doc Mixer during the 2006 SOT Annual Meeting where each representative presented a poster providing information about their specialty section. The DTSS poster (look for it on our website) attracted a number of students and each student was invited to enter into a drawing for a memory stick by answering some general questions about the skin. In addition, the SOT student newsletter that was distributed this fall contained a paragraph about each specialty section, including its general purpose, interests, member information and student awards.
The leadership at SOT has also recognized the importance of student representation in regards to the Specialty Sections. The Student Advisory Committee has recently been reorganized so that the Specialty Section and Regional Chapter representatives have equal standing and share control of the student organization. The Post-Doctoral Assembly has also been formed to represent the interests of post-doctoral fellows and will include representatives from each specialty section and regional chapter.
Adrienne Black
DTSS Student Representative
!! New Award !!
The Dermal Toxicology Specialty Section is requesting nominations for the First Annual “Paper of the Year” Award in recognition of an exceptional recent publication in the field of skin toxicology and pharmacology. To be eligible, a paper must have been published or in press in a peer reviewed journal during the period of August 1, 2005 and July 31, 2006 and first-authored by an SOT member. The award will consist of a plaque and a $500 honorarium. The winner will be announced at the Business Meeting of the Dermal Toxicology Specialty Section at the 2007 Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina. Deadline for submission of nominations is December 15, 2006. Each nomination must be accompanied by an electronic copy of the publication.
Student Awards
Our Section is again sponsoring Student Awards in recognition of outstanding papers (poster or platform) in the field of dermal toxicology that will be presented at the 2007 Annual SOT Meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Student Awards will be presented at the Business Meeting of the Dermal Toxicology Specialty Section on March 27, 2007. Winners will receive a certificate and cash award of $500. Each candidate must submit an electronic copy of an accepted abstract and a letter of support from their major advisor. Deadline for submission is December 1, 2006.
Contact:
William Reifenrath
DTSS Senior Councilor
Committee Updates
Program Committee
One of the most important contributions of our Specialty Section is the active participation in the scientific program at the national meeting. Our task is to put together suggested sessions (including speakers) for symposia, workshops, roundtables and continuing education courses for the 2008 Annual Meeting. In the past our Specialty Section has made important contributions primarily by the initiative of our individual members coming forward with sessions and speakers. We would like that to continue, but we would also like to try a more “global” or “top down” approach. We want a committee of 4-5 volunteers from the membership to brainstorm important topics in the skin area and then try to identify individuals who could be session chairs and come up with speaker. The 2008 meeting seems like a long way away, but we need to submit our list of recommended sessions next spring shortly after the 2007 annual meeting. If you are interested in serving on this committee or already have a session in mind please contact:
Dave Hobson, Ph.D.
DTSS President-Elect
and Program Committee Chair
Communications Committee
The communications committee puts together this newsletter and keeps the Dermal Specialty Section website up to date. We have just had a major update to our website, with technical assistance from SOT, and now have a brand new look. Check it out !! http://www.toxicology.org/ISOT/SS/dtss/index.html
We are always looking for information to share with members, such as meetings, announcements, job openings, postdoctoral positions, etc. that can be posted on the website or included in the newsletter. We are hoping to begin including, with the next issue, updates on hot topics in dermal toxicology and other updates and information of interest to our members. Look for a Nanotechnology update in the spring issue.
If you have information or new ideas/suggestions for inclusion in the newsletter contact:
Carol Auletta
DTSS Vice President
Communications Committee Chair
Honors and Awards
The winners of our 2006 student awards were:
Graduate Student Award:
Adrienne Black
Rutgers University Graduate Program in Toxicology
for her poster :Paraquat Alters Expression of Arachidonic Acid Metabolizing Enzymes and Heme Oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in Primary Cultures of Mouse Keratinocytes”.
Postdoctoral Award:
Dr. Jessica P. Ryman-Rasmussen
NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine
Center for Chemical Toxicology Research and Pharmacokinetics
for her presentation: Skin Penetration, Cellular Uptake, Cytotoxicity, and Inflammatory potential of Quantum Dots.
Announcements
Taylor and Francis
Taylor and Francis offers a discounted price to DTSS members for its journal Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology. Be sure to inquire about this when purchasing this journal. Just ask the Customer Service department for the special SOT DTSS rate:
Taylor and Francis Customer Service
325 Chestnur St., Suite 800
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 625-8900
Taylor and Francis sponsors an award for the best dermatological paper in Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology the journal each year. The winner of the best paper will be honored at the dermal specialty section annual meeting with a certificate and a one-year subscription to the journal.
If you are interested in submitting manuscripts, please submit them electronically to:
A. Wallace Hayes, PhD, DABT, FATS, FIBiol, FACFE
Harvard School of Public Health
Editor, Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology
(978) 749-3085
Meetings
2007 - “Occupational And Environmental Exposures of Skin To Chemicals – 2007” The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Colorado School of Mines are taking the lead in organizing this conference. It will be held in Golden, Colorado, near Denver, on 17-20 June 2007. Watch for details as the planning progresses.
Meetings in Far-away Places..
April 17, 2007 - Annual meeting of ISVD (International Society of Veterinary Dermatology) held in conjunction with the NAVDF (North American Veterinary Dermatology Forum) on the island of Kauai on April 18-21 2007. (Abstract deadline for ISVD is December 15, 2006).
March 26-28, 2008 - Eleventh Perspectives in Percutaneous Penetration Conference in the Palais de Congres, La Grande Motte, France
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DTSS Members – Would you like to become more active in your Specialty Section? Do you know of others who would?
We are looking for:
Nominations for officers for next year
Volunteers for the Program Committee
Please let us know NOW!
Send nominee suggestions to:
Robert L. Bronaugh, Ph.D., ATS
Past President
U.S. FDA
Send Program Committee volunteers to:
Dave Hobson, Ph.D.
DTSS President-Elect
and Program Committee Chair
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