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MidwestRegionalChapterSocietyofToxicology

Spring2016Newsletter

TheMRC-SOTPresentstheAnnualSpringMeetingscheduledfor

Friday,April15,2016:

“E-cigarettesandMedicalMarijuana” It iswithgreatpleasurethatweextendan invitationforyouto joinusfortheupcomingApril15,2016SpringMeetingoftheMidwestRegionalChapteroftheSocietyofToxicology.

~See inside for meeting details~

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President'sMessageHelloMRC-SOTmembers,Iamhappytoreportthatwehadaveryproductiveyearacrossseveralkeyinitiatives,highlightsbelow:• LaunchedournewMRCwebsite,withimprovedfunctionalityandquickaccesstoimportantMRC

andNationalSOTlinks.• Re-assembledtheprogram,awards,membership,andnominatingcommittees.

o Theprogramcommittee,chairedbyMRCPresident-ElectDr.BillBracken,iscomprisedofMRCofficersaswellasMRCmembersnotservingontheexecutivecommittee.Theyorganizedatwo-partFall2015webinarserieson“MicrobiomeinHealthandDisease”.WehadfourexcellentspeakersfromacademicinstitutionswithinourregionandthewebinarserieswasbroadcasttoNationalSOTmembership.

o Theawardscommittee,co-chairedbyDrs.TracyHenriquesandLaurenBesenhofer,broughtfortharevisedformatfortheawardapplicationprocessaswellastheEarlyCareerToxicologistAward(newfor2016).

• Dr.MichaelBiehl,MRCPastPresident,ledtheefforttoreviseourby-laws.Thiswasthefirstrevisionsince2003.

• Increasedouroutreachefforts,resultingin>20newMRCmemberssinceJuly2015.Iwouldliketothankourout-goingMRCofficers,Dr.MichaelBiehl(PastPresident),Dr.TracyHenriques(Councilor),Dr.NirajTripathi(Councilor),andMs.JenOlsen(Two-termSecretary).Asdescribedabove,wehadaveryproductiveyearanditwouldn’thavebeenpossiblewithouttheirsignificantcontributions.Onbehalfoftheexecutivecommittee,Iwouldliketothankyouforthecontinuedsupportofourregionalchapter.ThefinaldetailsarecomingtogetherforourspringmeetingandwehopetoseeyouthereonApril15th!Thanksagain,Ronnie

Want to know more about the Midwest Regional Chapter? RegionalChapternewsletters,informationpertainingtomembership,MRC-SOTawards,andnomination/applicationformsmaybeviewedorprintedfromourwebsite:http://www.toxicology.org/groups/rc/midwest/index.asp

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36thAnnualMRC-SOTSpringMeeting15April2016

DoubletreebyHilton,Mundelein,Illinois

Plansforthe36thAnnualSpringMeetingoftheMidwestRegionalChapterofSOT(MRC/SOT)arebeingfinalized.ThemeetingwillbeheldonFriday,April15thattheDoubletreebyHiltonHotelinMundelein,IL. Thethemeforthisyear’smeetingis“E-cigarettesandMedicalMarijuana.”Acopyoftheprogramalongwiththeregistrationformanddirectionstothemeetingsitecanbefoundinthenewsletter.For further information regarding the meeting, please contact the 2016 Program Chairman, WilliamBracken(William.Bracken@abbvie.com).In addition to the featured symposium, the meeting also will include the presentation of the YoungInvestigatorAward,MidwestRCBestStudentPublicationAward,EarlyCareerToxicologistAward,andthe Kenneth P. Dubois Career Achievement Award, as well as a poster session featuring the annualVictor A. Drill student research competition. The winner will receive funds to be used for travel oraccommodationsexpensesortoxicologytextbooks.All students affiliated with institutions in the MRC’s geographical region are encouraged to submitabstracts for the poster competition. The abstracts and posters may be on work that was alsopresentedatthe2016nationalSOTmeeting.AbstractsshouldbesubmittedbyemailbyApril8,2016to:LaurenBesenhoferAbbVieEmail:lauren.besenhofer@abbvie.comTheAwardsCommitteealso is solicitingapplications for theMRCYoung InvestigatorsAwardandBestPublications Award as well as nominations for the Kenneth Dubois Career Award, and Early CareerToxicologist Award for our Spring 2016 meeting. Information regarding all awards offered and theapplication/nomination processes can be found on the MRC-SOT website(http://www.toxicology.org/groups/rc/midwest/index.asp)andonPage7ofthisSpringNewsletter.

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36thAnnualMRC-SOTSpringMeeting

15April2016

DoubletreebyHiltonHotelinMundelein,IL

“E-cigarettesandMedicalMarijuana”

Registration&ContinentalBreakfast8:00–9:00am

WelcomeandIntroductionsRonnieYeager,President

AbbVieBillBracken,President-Elect

AbbVie9:00–9:15am

MorningPlatformPresentationsJackHarkema,DVM,PhD

InstituteforIntegrativeToxicologyMichiganStateUniversity

“PulmonaryBiology,PhysiologyandMethodologiesforToxicityTesting”9:15–10:00am

RefreshmentsandStudentPosterViewing10:00–10:45am

AWallaceHayesPhDHarvardUniversity

MichiganStateUniversityCenterforIntegrativeToxicology

“HealthImpactsandPotentialHarmReductionfromE-CigarettesorOtherEnhancedDeliveryDevicesand

CurrentResearch”10:45–11:45am

2014YoungInvestigatorAwardPresentationKirstenEckstrum

PhDCandidate,UniversityofIllinoisMolecularandIntegrativePhysiology

“EffectofBisphenolAonEarlyPostnatalPituitaryProliferationandCellFateChoices”

11:45–12:15pm

Luncheon12:15–1:00pm

MRCBusinessMeeting1:00–1:30pm

AfternoonPlatformPresentations

ThomasHudzikPhDALA/BioPharmaConsulting

“CognitiveandBehavioralEffectsofMarijuanaandSyntheticCannabinoids”

1:30–2:30pm

RefreshmentBreak(SponsoredbyAbbVie)

2:30–2:45pm

KueiTsangMD,PhDDept.CellularandMolecularPharmacologyRosalindFranklinUniversityMedicalSchool

“CB1ReceptorSignaling,PrefrontalGABAergicTransmissionandAdolescence”

2:45–3:30pm

MatthewWolterPhDGZAGeoEnvironmental,Inc

“NicotineModulationofCircadianRhythmsfromLarvalandJuvenileNicotineExposureinaZebra

FishModel”3:30–4:00pm

Q&Awithspeakerpanel

4:00–4:15pm

ConcludingRemarksRonnieYeager,President

AbbVie

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36thAnnualMRC/SOTSpringMeetingRegistration

RegistrationFees:OnorbeforeApril10,2016MemberPre-registration:$130Non-MemberPre-registration:$150On-siteregistration:$150(member)and$170(nonmember)Full-TimeStudents:FREE(pre-registrationstronglyencouragedfornamebadgesandfoodcateringpurposes)

OnlineregistrationisrequestedattheSOTwebsite.

Clickhereforpre-registration.

Inaddition,ifyouneedtopaybymail,aregistrationformisattached.FeesarepayablebyVisa,MasterCard,Discover,orAmericanExpressandaredueatthetimeofregistration.

Ifpaymentisbycheckormoneyorder,pleasedirectpaymenttoMRC-SOTandsendto:

AshelyPomperSocietyofToxicology1812MichaelFaradayDriveSuite300Reston,VA20190Phone:703.438.3115

CancellationPolicyRegistrationsaretransferable.After10April2016,refundswillnotbemade.Wereservetherighttocancelortochangespeakersifnecessary.Intheeventofcancellation,allregistrantswillreceiveafullrefund.Wearenotresponsiblefortravelexpensesintheeventofacancellationordatechange.

MRC-SOT2016SpringMeetingRegistrationForm

Name:___________________________________MRC-SOTMember_____Yes_______No

Title/Position/Company__________________________________________________________

PhoneNumber_________________________E-mailaddress___________________________

Address______________________________________________________________________

City____________________________________State_____________Zip_______________

FeeEnclosed(pleasecheck):RegularMember: $130(ifpostmarkedby4/8/2016) ___

$150(ifpostmarked4/9/2016orafter)___Non-Member:$150(ifpostmarkedby4/8/2016)___

$170(ifpostmarked4/9/2016orafter)___Full-TimeStudents:FREE(pre-registrationstronglyencouragedfornamebadgesandfoodcateringpurposes)Isareceiptrequiredforyourregistration? ____Yes____NoLunchwillbeservedtoallattendees.

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LocationThemeetingwillbeheldatthe:DoubletreebyHiltonHotelLibertyville-Mundelein510EILRoute83Mundelein,IL60060

DrivingDirectionsDirectionsfromO’HareInternationalAirport:Asyouexittheairport,youwillbeonI-90eastheadingtowardsChicago.Takethe294tollwayNorth25miles.ExitatRoute60(TownLineRoad).MakealeftonTownLineRoad.WhenyougettoRoute45,makealeftandtheDoubletreebyHiltonhotelwillbeoneblockonyourright.

DirectionsfromMilwaukeeandGeneralMitchellAirport:AsyouexitMilwaukee,youwillbeonI-94headingEastfromWisconsintoIllinois.OnceinIllinois,proceedonI-94andexitoffontoRoute60(TownLineRoad)exit.MakearightturnontoRoute60(TownLineRoad).TurnleftonRoute45andtheDoubletreebyHiltonHotelwillbeoneblockonyourright.

DirectionsfromMidwayAirportTakeCiceroAvenue(Route50)NorthtoI-55South.OffI-55South,takethe294tollwayNorth25miles.ExitoffRoute60(TownLineRoad).MakealeftonTownLineRoad.WhenyougettoRoute45,makealeftandtheDoubletreebyHiltonHotelisonyourright.

HotelAccommodationsForindividualswhoarearrivingthenightbeforethemeetingorstayingovernightafterthemeeting,thefollowinghotelsaresuggested.Noroomshavebeenreservedforthemeeting;therefore,hotelaccommodationsaretheresponsibilityofindividualattendees.

DoubletreebyHiltonHotelLibertyville-Mundelein510EILRoute83Mundelein,IL60060Rate:$125.00FreewirelessinternetPhone:847-949-5100Linktoonlineregistration:http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/reservations/index.jhtml?hotel=CHIMUDT&corporateCode=0000041657

HolidayInnExpressLibertyville77WestBuckleyRoadLibertyville,IL60048FreeHi-speedinternetandcomplimentarybreakfast

HolidayInnExpressVernonHills975NorthLakeviewParkwayVernonHills,IL60061Wirelessinternetandcomplimentarybreakfast

CourtyardChicagoLincolnshire505MilwaukeeAvenueLincolnshire,IL60069Freewirelessinternetandareashuttleavailable

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TheMidwestRegionalChapterisproudtorecognizetheeffortsoftoxicologistswhoworkandstudyintheMidwest.Fiveannualawardsarepresentedthathighlighttheirachievements.

STUDENTAWARDS

BestStudentPublicationAwardPresentedattheMRC/SOTSpringmeetingforthebestnominatedpaperpublishedina

peer-reviewedjournalwithinthelast12monthsbyagraduatestudentorpostdoctoralfellowasthefirst,orseniorauthor.Thecandidatemustbeactivelyinvolvedinatrainingprogramorhavecompletedtheirstudieswithinthepast12months.Inadditiontotheapplication,the

advisorshouldsubmitaletterofrecommendation.WinnerswillreceivefundstobeusedfortraveloraccommodationsexpensestoaMRC/SOTspringmeetingortoxicologytextbooks.

VictorA.DrillAward

Awardedtothetopstudentposterpresentation(s)attheMRC/SOTSpringmeeting.Winnerswillreceivefundstobeusedfortraveloraccommodationsexpensestoanationaltoxicology

conferenceortoxicologytextbooks.

YoungInvestigatorAwardPresentedattheMRC/SOTSpringmeetingtotheapplicantwhosubmitsthebest

undergraduateorgraduateresearchproposal.Inadditiontotheapplication,theadvisorshouldsubmitaletterofrecommendation.Winnerswillpresenttheirresearchatthefollowing

MRCspringmeetingandwillreceiveacashawardtobeappliedtowardsthecostoftheirtraining.

KennethP.DuBoisAwardPresentedtoanoutstandingMidwesttoxicologistwithacareerinvolvingseveralyears(15+)of

distinguishedprofessionalexperienceinthefieldoftoxicology.

EarlyCareerToxicologistAwardPresentedtoanoutstandingMidwesttoxicologistwithupto10yearsofprofessional

experienceinthefieldoftoxicology.

PROFESSIONALAWARDS

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GraduateStudentLeadershipCommittee(GSLC)PostdoctoralAssembly(PDA)

HelloGraduatestudents&Postdocs!IamyourgraduatestudentrepresentativeKirstenEckstrum(GraduateStudentRepresentative)fortheMidwestRegionalChapter.Astherepresentative,myresponsibilitiesincludeencouragingactiveparticipationfromgraduatestudentsandpostdocsinSocietyofToxicology(SOT)meetingsataregionalandnationallevel.BelowisinformationregardingtheMRCSpringMeetinginAprilandthreeupcomingawards.TheMidwestRegionalChapteroftheSocietyofToxicology(MRC-SOT)willbeholdingtheirSpringMeetingonFriday,April15,2016attheDoubletreebyHiltonhotelinMundelein,IL.Thetopicis“E-cigarettesandMedicalMarijuana”andmoredetailscanbefoundatourwebsite.Pleaseconsiderattendingthismeetingifyouhaveanactiveinterestintoxicologyorifyouwouldliketobeamoreactivememberintoxicology.YoudonothavetobeamemberoftheMRCinordertoattendalthoughtherearemanybenefitstobecomingastudentmember.ItishighlyencouragedthatSOTstudentmembersbecomeamemberoftheirregionalchapter.Membershipfeesareonly$10andthebenefitsincludeaccesstotravelandresearchawardsprovidedbyMRC/SOT,opportunitiesfornetworkingwithinacademicsandindustry,andthechancetopresentyourresearchtootherscientists.ThemembershipapplicationisavailabletodownloadfromourwebsiteoryoucanchoosetojoinwhenyoupayyournationalSOTdues.ThreestudentawardspresentedattheSpringMeetingincludetheVictorADrillAward,BestStudentPublicationAward,andtheYoungInvestigator’sAward.Applicationscanbefoundatourwebsite.TheVictorADrillAwardisgiventothetopstudentposterattheMRCSpringMeeting.WinnerswillreceivefundstobeusedfortraveloraccommodationsexpensestoaMRC/SOTspringmeetingortoxicologytextbooks.TheYoungInvestigator’sAwardispresentedtotheapplicantwhosubmitsthebestresearchproposal.Toapplysubmitaresearchproposal,oneletterofreference,andtheapplication.WinnerswillpresenttheirresearchatthefollowingMRCspringmeetingandwillreceiveacashawardtobeappliedtowardsthecostoftheirtraining.TheBestStudentPublicationAwardispresentedtoagraduatestudentorpost-doc(1storseniorauthor)forapaperacceptedinapeerreviewedtoxicologyjournalfromJanuary2015throughFebruary2016.WinnerswillreceivefundstobeusedfortraveloraccommodationsexpensestoaMRC/SOTspringmeetingortoxicologytextbooks.MidwestRegionalChapterwebsite:http://www.toxicology.org/groups/rc/midwest/index.aspPleaseemailmewithanyquestionsregardingregionalornationalSOTbusinessormeetings.WelookforwardtoseeingyouinApril!KirstenEckstrumGraduateStudentRepresentativeMidwestRegionalChapterUniversityofIllinoisEmail:eckstru2@illinois.edu

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MidwestRegionalChapterSocietyofToxicology

AbstractFormforthe2016SpringMeetingEntryInstructions § Abstractorproposalsinanyareaoftoxicologyare acceptable.§ UsestandardSOTguidelinesforformat. § Placeoriginalcopyonthisform. § Leaveadoublespacebetweentheheadingandtheabstract.§ Singlespaceabstracttext. § Typewithintherectangle. § Usetypenosmallerthan12pitch. § Pleaseproofcarefully!

§ Wewillreturntotheauthoranyabstractthatneedsretyping.§ Submittheoriginalandtwoclearcopies.§ Thereisnoabstractfee.§ DeadlineforentryisMarch18,2016.§ Allabstractsareacceptedfordisplayunlessotherwisenotified.

1. AuthorInformation

Name___________________________________

Organization_____________________________________Address__________________________________________ City,State,ZipCode_____________________________TelephoneNo./FaxNo.___________________________

2. MRC/SOTMember?Yes___No___3. IsthisposteracandidatefortheVictorA.DrillAward? Yes____No____4. Hasthisposterbeenpresentedelsewhere?

Yes___No___

Allpresentationswillbeposterson4’by6’boardsatthedesignatedtime.Allmeetingattendeeswilljudgetheentries.Thewinnerwillbeannouncedattheconclusionofthepostersession.

Returnabstractformswithregistrationmaterialsto:LaurenBesenhoferAbbVieEmail:lauren.besenhofer@abbvie.comPhone:847.935.3829

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MRC-SOT2015to2016ExecutiveCommittee:PresidentRonnieL.YeagerAbbVieTel:847.938.1656ronnie.yeager@abbvie.comPresident-ElectWilliamBrackenAbbVieTel:847.938.1656William.Bracken@abbvie.comChair:ProgramCommitteePastPresidentMikeBiehlUniversityofIllinois–Urbana-ChampaignTel:217.244.4649biehlml@illinois.eduSecretaryJenniferOlsenCovanceLaboratoriesTel:608.210.7484jennifer.olsen@covance.comTreasurerYiYangAbbVieTel:847.937.8893yi.yang@abbvie.com

CouncilorsTracyHenriquesAbbVietracy.henriques@abbvie.comNirajTripathiCovanceLaboratoriesTel:608.310.2562niraj.tripathi@covance.comLaurenBesenhoferAbbVieTel:847.935.3829lauren.besenhofer@abbvie.comPaulEubigUniversityofIllinoisTel:217.300.6332eubig@illinois.eduStephanieRejzerBaxterstephanie_rejzer@baxter.com;RegionalPostdoctoralRepresentativeShuoXiaoNorthwesternUniversityshuoxiao@northwestern.eduRegionalChapterGraduateCommitteeRepresentativeKirstenEckstrumUniversityofIllinoisTel:217.333.3166eckstru2@illinois.edu

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SOTCCTMeetingsEligibleforSeedMoneyandProfitSharingSOTSponsorstwotypesofmeetingsoutsideoftheSOTAnnualMeeting:ContemporaryConceptsinToxicology(CCT)andNon-SOTmeetings.CCTmeetingsareone-totwo-dayfocused,openregistration,scientificmeetingsincontemporaryandrapidlyprogressingareasoftoxicologicalsciences.Non-SOTmeetingsaresponsoredbyothernot-for-profitorganizationsandSOTwilleitherendorseorprovidesponsorshipmoneytotoxicology-relatedmeetings.

TheSocietywillunderwritealltheliabilitiesoftheCCTmeetingwiththeexpectationthatthemeetingwillatleastbreakevenfinancially.Thegoalofproviding$25,000seedfundsistostimulatethecreationofCCTmeetingproposals.

FormoreinformationaboutCCTmeetings,pleasevisittheSOTWebsite.