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The Hispanic Organization of Toxicologists (HOT) is a Special Interest Group of the Society of Toxicology ISSUE February-March 2016 39 Toxenlaces HOT Officers Contact Minerva Mercado-Feliciano, MSES, PhD, DABT President [email protected] Elena Hernández-Ramón, MD, PhD Vice President [email protected] Robert Casillas, PhD, ATS Vice President-Elect [email protected] Verónica Ramírez-Alcántara, PhD Secretary [email protected] Ranulfo Lemus Olalde, ScD, DABT Treasurer [email protected] Marcelo Wolansky, PhD Councilor [email protected] Enrique Fuentes-Mattei, PhD Councilor [email protected] Azita Cuevas, MPH, PhD Councilor [email protected] Silvia B. Moraes Barros, PhD Councilor [email protected] Teresa de Jesús Palacios, PhD Postdoctoral Representative [email protected] Federico L. Sinche, MSc Graduate Student Representative [email protected] Linval DePass, PhD, DABT Past President [email protected] From the President Minerva Mercado-Feliciano MSES, PhD, DABT HOT President P.1 From the President P.2 HOT Activities During SOT P.3 HOT Awardees 2016 P.4-6 HOT members presentations HOT News P.7 HOT Professional tip P.8 2015-2016 HOT Sponsors and HOT Sister Organizations P.9 Announcements P.10 Dear Colleagues, Another year has gone by so quickly! I mean another year in toxicology. Now is time to share discoveries and accomplishments at the 55 th Annual Meeting of the SOT. If you are attending, please make note of the following activities the HOT Executive Committee and volunteers have develop for this year: Meet and Greet HOT Leadership at the Student/Postdoc Mixer, Sun 7:30-9 pm (ticket required), Conference Center La Nouvelle Orleans Ballroom B. Come greet you Postdoctoral and Student Representatives, Federico Sinche and Dr. Teresa Palacios, and other HOT members at our poster. SOT Pavillion, Mon-Wed 9:15am- 4:30pm, Booth 500, ToxExpo (Free Wi-Fi). Networking and gain a better understanding of HOT global initiatives. Designated area and poster highlighting our SIG. Attend the Meet the Leaders sessions daily 3-4 pm. HOT Reception and Awards Ceremony, Tue 6:30-9pm, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, 400a Julia St. Travel Awards will be presented. The Reception program includes a keynote address by this year’s HOT Distinguished Toxicologist, Dr. Kenneth Ramos. Dr. Ramos is a leading expert in gene-gene and gene- environment interactions and genomic medicine, and is currently Associate Vice President for Precision Health Sciences at University of Arizona Health Sciences. He is also a past president of SOT (2008-2009) and has a long history of service to the SOT and the HOT. HOT Mentoring Breakfast “A Path to Success: Opportunities and Challenges to Face in Your Career DevelopmentWednesday 6:45-8 am. This event will provide strategies to help the trainees of underrepresented backgrounds on how to obtain a desired fellowship, succeed in the new position, and move up in the professional trajectory. The registration for this event is closed, but if you want to be on waiting list send an email to Teresa Palacios at [email protected] We also encourage all to visit the scientific presentations of HOT Members listed on page 4-6. Please help us celebrate the research achievements of fellow HOT members. Best Regards,

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The Hispanic Organization of Toxicologists (HOT) is a Special Interest Group

of the Society of Toxicology

ISSUE

February-March

2016

39 Toxenlaces

HOT Officers Contact

Minerva Mercado-Feliciano, MSES,

PhD, DABT

President

[email protected]

Elena Hernández-Ramón, MD, PhD

Vice President

[email protected]

Robert Casillas, PhD, ATS

Vice President-Elect

[email protected]

Verónica Ramírez-Alcántara, PhD

Secretary

[email protected]

Ranulfo Lemus Olalde, ScD, DABT

Treasurer

[email protected]

Marcelo Wolansky, PhD

Councilor

[email protected]

Enrique Fuentes-Mattei, PhD

Councilor

[email protected]

Azita Cuevas, MPH, PhD

Councilor

[email protected]

Silvia B. Moraes Barros, PhD

Councilor

[email protected]

Teresa de Jesús Palacios, PhD

Postdoctoral Representative

[email protected]

Federico L. Sinche, MSc

Graduate Student Representative

[email protected]

Linval DePass, PhD, DABT

Past President

[email protected]

From the President

Minerva Mercado-Feliciano MSES, PhD, DABT

HOT President

P.1 From the President

P.2 HOT Activities During SOT

P.3 HOT Awardees 2016

P.4-6 HOT members presentations

HOT News P.7

HOT Professional tip P.8

2015-2016 HOT Sponsors and HOT Sister Organizations P.9

Announcements P.10

Dear Colleagues,

Another year has gone by so quickly! I

mean another year in toxicology. Now

is time to share discoveries and

accomplishments at the 55th Annual

Meeting of the SOT. If you are

attending, please make note of the

following activities the HOT Executive

Committee and volunteers have

develop for this year:

Meet and Greet HOT Leadership at

the Student/Postdoc Mixer, Sun

7:30-9 pm (ticket required),

Conference Center La Nouvelle

Orleans Ballroom B. Come greet you

Postdoctoral and Student

Representatives, Federico Sinche and

Dr. Teresa Palacios, and other HOT

members at our poster.

SOT Pavillion, Mon-Wed 9:15am-

4:30pm, Booth 500, ToxExpo (Free

Wi-Fi). Networking and gain a better

understanding of HOT global

initiatives. Designated area and poster

highlighting our SIG. Attend the Meet

the Leaders sessions daily 3-4 pm.

HOT Reception and Awards

Ceremony, Tue 6:30-9pm, Jonathan

Ferrara Gallery, 400a Julia St. Travel

Awards will be presented. The

Reception program includes a

keynote address by this year’s HOT

Distinguished Toxicologist, Dr.

Kenneth Ramos. Dr. Ramos is a

leading expert in gene-gene and gene-

environment interactions and genomic

medicine, and is currently Associate

Vice President for Precision Health

Sciences at University of Arizona

Health Sciences. He is also a past

president of SOT (2008-2009) and has

a long history of service to the SOT

and the HOT.

HOT Mentoring Breakfast “A Path to

Success: Opportunities and

Challenges to Face in Your Career

Development” Wednesday 6:45-8

am. This event will provide strategies

to help the trainees of

underrepresented backgrounds on

how to obtain a desired fellowship,

succeed in the new position, and move

up in the professional trajectory. The

registration for this event is closed, but

if you want to be on waiting list send

an email to Teresa Palacios at

[email protected]

We also encourage all to visit the

scientific presentations of HOT

Members listed on page 4-6. Please

help us celebrate the research

achievements of fellow HOT members.

Best Regards,

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2 HOT activities during SOT

Visit HOT at the SOT Pavilion. Don’t miss the opportunity to chat with a member of

the HOT Executive Committee during the SOT conference. The SOT Annual Meeting

offers an opportunity for HOT members and non-members to network informally with the

HOT EC board, to connect and gain a better understanding of the HOT initiatives of

around the world. We will have a designated area and poster highlighting our SIG in the

Pavilion. Look for us !!! Free Wi-Fi.

Visit HOT at the ToxEXPO SOT Pavilion

Attend HOT Annual Reception

Attend HOT Reception at Jonathan

Ferrara Gallery (400a Julia St.). Tue,

March 15th from 6:30 to 9:00 pm.

You cannot miss out on our

traditional 2016 HOT’s Reception.

Travel Awards will be presented, a

keynote speaker will make a brief

presentation and delicious food will be

served and, as usual, this will be good

place to meet old friends and make new

friends.

HOT mentoring breakfast

Participate in the HOT mentoring

breakfast!!! Wed, March 16th, 6:45 to

8:00 am * Registration closed, but send an email to Teresa Palacios

([email protected]) to be included on the waiting list.

A Path to Success: Opportunities and

challenges to face in your career

development. This mentoring event will

provide strategies to help the trainees of

underrepresented backgrounds on how to

obtain the desired fellowship, succeed in

the new position and move up in the

professional trajectory.

I. Introduction

Dr. Elena Hernández-Ramón

II. Presentations

Dr. Aline De Conti - Challenges for

international postdoc researchers in the

United States

Mr. Federico Sinche - Graduate School:

Opportunities –Challenges –Tips for

Success.

II. Mentoring Activity

Mentors from industry, government and

academy will conduct a conversation with

attendees, about doubts and expectations.

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The Awards Committee of the Hispanic Organization of Toxicologists (HOT) evaluates

submitted applications that include an abstract and a letter of recommendation.

After a rigorous evaluation process the HOT Travel Awards are offered to outstanding

young scientists of Hispanic/Latino origin to help with the associated costs of presenting their

research at and attending the SOT Annual Meeting. The Distinguished Toxicologist Award

is given to a toxicologist of Hispanic origin whose work exemplifies the mission of the HOT-SIG

by contributing to the advancement of the field of toxicology.

After careful evaluation the 2016 HOT Travel Award winners are:

Kalynda Gonzales, Ph D

Mailman School of Public

Health, Columbia

University, NY, USA.

Alejandro Ramirez-Lee,

MSc

Facultad de Ciencias

Quimicas, Universidad

Autonoma de San Luis

Potosi, México

Sebastian Medina, PhD

candidate

Department of

Pharmaceutical Sciences,

UNM College of

Pharmacy, USA

Kenneth S. Ramos, M D,

PhD, PharmB

Associate Vice-President of

Precision Health Sciences

M. D.-Ph. D. Program

Director U. A. College of

Medicine – Tucson

Mei-Ling Bermudez,

PhD candidate

Department of

Environmental Health,

University of Cincinnati,

USA

Antonio Joel Ruiz Uribe,

PhD candidate

Facultad de Medicina

Veterinaria y Zootecnia,

Universidad Autonoma de

Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Postdoctoral Award

Graduate Student Travel Award

Distinguished Toxicologist Award

Ingenieros Lemus

de Mexico

Ingenieros Lemus

de Mexico

Sponsor Sponsor

Sponsor Sponsor

Congratulations to the awardees!! They will receive the financial

prize and/or a plaque during the HOT reception at SOT meeting

HOT Awardees 2016

Graduate Student Travel Awards

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Some of our HOT members will be presenting the results of their research projects at 2016 SOT Annual

meeting. We encourage you to visit their posters or oral presentations, meet them, learn about their

research and network! Check the list below to know the day and time of their presentations.

Oral Presentation

Platform Room Number: R06

Session Name: Effects of Food-Associated Agents on

Inflammation, Metabolic Disease and Cancer

Abstract Title: Chemopreventive Effects of Anthocyanin-

Rich Fruit Chrysobalanus icaco L. Against In

Vivo Doxorubicin-Induced Genotoxicity and In Vitro TNF-α-

induced Inflammation

Authors: Venancio VP, Almeida MR, Marzocchi-Machado

CM, Bianchi MLP, Talcott S, Martens-Talcott SU, Antunes

LMG

Abstract Number: 2593

Platform Room Number: Room 206

Session Name: Nrf2 in Redox Biology

Abstract Title: Sulforaphane protects against SO2

inhalation-induced lung injury by activation of the Nrf2

pathway

Authors: de la Vega MR, Luo G, Chau B, Tao S, Lantz C,

Wang T, Black S, Chapman E, Garcia JGN, Zhang DD.

Abstract Number: 2602

March 16th, Wednesday, 9:00 AM -11:45 AM

Poster March 14th, Monday, 9:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Session name: Arsenic Toxicity

Title: Arsenic Transformation Of Human Prostate Epithelial

And Stem Cells Show Decreased Toll Like Receptor -3

(tlr3) Expression: Correlation With Down-regulated miR 29,

147 And 152 Clusters And Increased Expression Of DNA

Methyl Transferases Dnmt1, 3a And 3b

Authors: Escudero-Lourdes C, Uresti-Rivera EE,

Ngalame NN, Waalkes MP, Tokar EJ.

Abstract number and poster board number: 1256/P405

Session name: Neurotoxicology-General

Title: Circulating NGF Increases by Systemic Oxidative

Stress and Orchestrates an Antioxidant Response Via the

TrkA/Akt Pathway in the Central Nervous System

Authors: Garza-Lombo C, Valdovinos-Flores C, Limon-

Pacheco JH, Leon-Rodriguez R, Petrosyan P, Gonsebatt

ME

Abstract number and poster board number: 1219/P316

Session name: Biomonitoring

Title: Simultaneous Determination of Androgens and

Estrogens in Human Urine by Liquid Chromatography

Authors: Escobar-Wilches DC, López-González ML,

Torres-Sánchez LE, Sierra-Santoyo A

Abstract number and poster board number: 1141/P170

HOT members presentation - SOT 2016

Session name: Respiratory Toxicology

Title: Acetaminophen Attenuates House Dust Mite Induced

Allergic Airway Disease in Mice

Authors: Smith GJ, Thrall RS, Cloutier MM, Manautou JE,

Morris JB.

Abstract number and poster board number: 1295/P444

Session name: Neurotoxicology-General

Title: Gender Differences in Expression of ATP- Binding

Cassette Transporters at Blood-Brain Interfaces in

Response to a Hepatotoxic Dose of Acetaminophen

Authors: Flores KM, Renfro JR, Manautou JE.

Abstract number and poster board number: 1221/P318

Session name: Neurotoxicology of Therapeutic Agents

and Abused Substances

Title: Acute Acetaminophen (APAP) Intoxication Decreases

Locomotor Activity and Modifies Glial Cells Markers in Brain

Areas Involved in the Locomotion and Memory Regulation

Authors: Vigo MB, Perez MJ, Casim E, Di Carlo MB,

Scazziota A, Martinez S, Manautou JE, Ghanem CI

Abstract number and poster board number: 1235/P332

Session name: Toxicology Education

Title: K-12 Students Supported by SOT to Attend Central

States SOT Regional Chapter Meetings

Authors: Kasturi P, Apte U, Croutch C, Casillas R, Nguyen

A.

Abstract number and poster board number: 1373/P102

March 14th, Monday, 1:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Session name: Mixtures

Title: Two Simulated-Smog Atmospheres With Different

Chemical Compositions Produce Contrasting Mutagenicity

in Salmonella

Authors: Zavala J, Krug J, Warren SH, Krantz QT, King C,

Gavett SH, Lewandowski M, Lonneman WA, Kleindients

TE, Meier M, Higuchi M, Gilmour MI, DeMarini DM.

Abstract number and poster board number: 1448/P177

Session name: Genetic Toxicology II

Title: Coexposures to Inorganic Arsenic and MMS Initiates

Synergistic Responses Associated with Cellular

Authors: Efremenko A, Balbuena P, Clewell HJ, Clewell

RA

Abstract number and poster board number: 1413/P142

Session name: Natural Products

Title: General Composition and Antifungal Effect of

Commercial Ethanolic Mexican Propolis on Aspergillus

flavus

Authors: Antonio R-U, GCG M-A, A M-A, RS T-E, AG MC . Abstract number and poster board number: 1494/P239

Session name: Immunotoxicology

Title: Developmental Arsenate Exposures Suppress Murine

Splenocyte Mitogenesis, without Altering Spleen and

Thymus Lymphocite Population Subsets or Bone Marrow

Lymphoid Progenitors“.

Authors: Medina S, McClain S, Xu H, Lauer FT, MacKenzie

D, Allan AM, Burchiel SW.

Abstract number and poster board number: 1350/P619

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Session name: Endocrine Toxicology

Title: Isolation, Culture and Characterization of Human

Uterine Cells for Comparison to Current Estrogen

Screening Assays

Authors: Balbuena P, Ross SM, Rowley S, Miller M, Foley

B, Clewell RA.

Abstract number and poster board number: 1871/P177

March 15th, Tuesday, 9:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Session name: Chemical and Biological Weapons

Title: Peroxiredoxins are Molecular Targets for the Sulfur

Mustard Analog Mechlorethamine in Human Keratinocytes.

Authors: Jan Y, Heck DE, Mishin V, Casillas RP, Laskin

DL, Laskin JD

Abstract number and poster board number: 2097/P541

Session name: Liver-Models

Title: Transcriptome Features of an HepaRG Cell Line

Over-Expressing Human Flavin-Containing

Monooxygenase-3 (FMO3).

Authors: Rudraiah S, Piekos S, Krueger W , Rasmussen T,

Zhong X, Manautou JE.

Abstract number and poster board number: 2013/ P417

Session name: Chemical and Biological Weapons

Title: Activation of Thioredoxin-regulated Signaling in

Human Lung Epithelial Cells by Nitrogen Mustard

Vesicants.

Authors: Heck DE, Jan Y, Casillas RP, Laskin DL, Laskin

JD

Abstract number and poster board number: 2099/P543

Session name: Chemical and Biological Weapons

Title: Corneal Injury Following Ocular Exposure to Sulfur

Mustard Vapor: Clinical, Histopathological and Molecular

Endpoints.

Authors: Tewari-Singh N, Goswami DG, Kant R, Kumar D,

Ammar DA, Petrash J, Enzenauer RW, Croutch CR,

Casillas RP, Agarwal R

Abstract number and poster board number: 2116/P560

Session name: Chemical and Biological Weapons

Title: Effect of Lower and Higher Exposure Duration on

Lewisite-Induced Corneal Injury.

Authors: Kumar D, Tewari-Singh N, Goswami DG, Kant R,

Croutch CR, Casillas RP, Ammar DA, Petrash J, Agarwal R.

Abstract number and poster board number: 2121/P605

Session name: Carcinogenesis I

Title: Preventive effects of butyrate-containing structured

lipids on experimental liver carcinogenesis.

Authors: Ortega JF, Heidor R, Furtado KS, Ract JN,

Gioieli LA, Purgatto E, de Conti A, Pogribny P, Moreno FS.

Abstract number and poster board number: 2035/P439

Session name: Carcinogenesis II

Title: microRna Expression Changes in the Liver of Fisher

344 Rats After Furan Exposure

Authors: de Conti A, Tryndyak V, Beland FA, Doerge DR,

Pogribny P.

Abstract number and poster board number: 2084/P528

March 15th, Tuesday, 1:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Session name: Food Safety/Nutrition

Title: Determination of Fusarium mycotoxins and their

dietary intake through wheat and flour consumption by the

Romanian population.

Authors: Juan C, Stanciu O, Loghin F, Miere D, Ruiz MJ,

Mañes J

Abstract number and poster board number: 2276/ P206

Session name: Food Safety/Nutrition

Title: Development of a Method to Estimate De Minimis

Levels for Metals in Meat and Poultry

Authors: Ortiz JGM, Duverna R, Domesle A, Dearfield K.

Abstract number and poster board number: 2267/P197

Session name: Particulate Matter Toxicology

Title: Enhanced Nitrative and Oxidative Dysfunction of

Upper and Lower Respiratory Tissues in World Trade

Center Dust Exposed Mice.

Authors: Hernandez M, Harrington A, Galdanes K, Gordon

T, Chen LC.

Abstract number and poster board number: 2246/P176

Session name: Oxidative Injury and Redox Biology

Title: Potential Roles of Diclofenac Acyl Glucuronide in the

Pathomechanism of Intestinal Toxicity After High Dose

Diclofenac

Authors: Scialis RJ, Csanaky IL, Manautou JE.

Abstract number and poster board number: 2316/P246

March 16th, Wednesday, 9:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Session name: Biomarkers

Title: Effect of Aneugens on Primary Ciliogenesis

Authors: Divi KV, Poirier MC, Olivero OA

Abstract number and poster board number: 2738/P245

Session name: Neurotoxicology—Manganese Toxicity

Title: Lost of Striatal Choligenic Interneurons in the

Presence Intact Nigral Dopaminergic Neurons in Early

Manganese-Induced Parkinsonism

Authors: Gonzales KK, McGlothan J, Stansfield K,

Schneider J, Guilarte T.

Abstract number and poster board number: 2353/P324

HOT members presentation - SOT 2016

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Session name: Kidney-Models to Mechanisms and

Molecular

Title: Detection of Kidney Injury in Mexican Children

Exposed to Environmental Toxicants

Authors: Gonzalez MC, Perez I, Barbier O, Gaspar O,

Medeiros M, Sabbisetti V, Vaidya VS

Abstract number and poster board number: 3134/P342

March 16th, Wednesday, 1:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Session name: Ecotoxicology

Title: Effects of an Aqueous Coal Dust Extract on

Developmental Toxicity and Gene Expression Profiling of

Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Authors: Caballero-Gallardo K, Wirbisky SE, Olivero-

Verbel J, Freeman JL.

Abstract number and poster board number: 2946/P638

Session name: Alternative In vitro toxicity models

Title: ROS generation produced by HepG2 cells exposed to

DON, 3-ADON and 15-ADON individually and combined

Authors: Juan-García A, Cipriano R, Font G, Ruiz MJ.

Abstract number and poster board number: 3067/P219

HOT members presentation - SOT 2016

Session name: Kidney-Models to Mechanisms and

Molecular Biomarkers

Title: Ex Vivo Induction of Polymyxin-Induced

Nephrotoxicity in a 3D Microphysiological Model of a

Human Kidney Proximal

Authors: Weber EJ, Vaara M, Vaara T, Neumann T,

Himmelfarb J, Kelly EJ.

Abstract number and poster board number: 3119/P327

Session name: Reproductive Toxicology

Title: Cholesterol Depletion by Pravastatin Inhibits the

Fetoprotective Activity of the Placental Efflux Transporter

Bcrp.

Authors: Szilagyi JT, Bircsak KM, Laskin DL, Laskin JD,

Aleksunes LM.

Abstract number and poster board number: 3233/P545

Session name: Cytochrome P450

Title: The Impact of Hepatic Mitochondrial Cyp2e1

Localization in Butadiene-exposed Mice

Authors: Hartman J, Miller, Caro AA, Spear WC, Hallberg

LM, Ameredes BT, Boysen G.

Abstract number and poster board number: 3155/P415

Session name: Regulation and Policy

Title: Exploring the Potential Use of Reach Inhalation

Derived No Effect Levels (DNELs) for Workers as a Source

of Information to Update OSHA PELs

Authors: Jackson MP, Fell L, Lemus R.

Abstract number and poster board number: 2993/P133

March 17th, Thursday, 9:30 AM - 12:45 PM

Session name: Late-Breaking Poster Session 1

Title: Evaluation of Vascular Tone and Cardiac Contractility

in Response to Silver Nanoparticles, Using Langendorff Rat

Heart Preparation

Authors: Ramirez-Lee MA, Martinez-Cuevas PP, Rosas-

Hernandez H, Oros-Ovalle C, Martinez-Castañon GA,

Gonzalez C

Abstract number and poster board number: 3572/P264

Session name: Late-Breaking Poster Session 5

Title: Intranasal Delivery of the Antioxidant Carnosine to

the Thy1-asyn Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease

Reduces its Progression

Authors: Bermudez ML, Genter MB.

Abstract number and poster board number: 3832/P524

Session name: Late-Breaking Poster Session 2

Title: Synthesis and Identification of Hydroxylated

Metabolites of Vinclozolin

Authors: Verdín-Betancourt FA, López-González ML,

Cruz-Hurtado M, Galot-Linaldi J, Escobar-Wilches DC,

Figueroa M, Sierra-Santoyo A.

Abstract number and poster board number: 3627/P319

Session name: Late-Breaking Poster Session 3

Title: Effect of Vinclozolin on Integrity of the Bloodtestis

Barrier in Male Adult Rat

Authors: Galot-Linaldi J, Ortega-Olvera JM, López-

González ML, Cruz-Hurtado M, Verdín-Betancourt FA,

Escobar-Wilches DC, González-Mariscal L, Sierra-Santoyo

A.

Abstract number and poster board number: 3699/P391

Session name: Late-Breaking Poster Session 1

Title: Genome Wide Association Study of Mast Cell

Degranulation by Nanoparticles

Authors: Johnson M, Saba L, Bauer A, Podila R, Brown

JM

Abstract number and poster board number: 3567/P259

Session name: Late-Breaking Poster Session 5

Title: 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) Induce

Cytotoxicity And Alter The Tight Junctions Proteins In

Blood-Brain Barrier Endothelial Cells

Authors: Rosas-Hernandez H, Cuevas E, Lantz SM, Rice

KC, Gannon BM, Fantegrossi WE, Paule MG, Gonzalez C,

Ali SF.

Abstract number and poster board number: 3824/P516

Session name: Late-Breaking Poster Session 5

Title: Whole-genome Bisulfite Sequencing Reveals

Genomic Regions Vulnerable To Epigenetic Perturbation

Authors: Martos SN, Susiarjo M, Bartolomei MS, Wang Z

Abstract number and poster board number: 3842/P534

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HOT would like to congratulate Betina Lew, PhD, HOT Past President (2011-2013) and

Councilor (2009-2011), for the significant accomplishment to be recently elected for the

Presidential Chain (2016-2020) of Women in Toxicology (WIT) and Councilor (2016-2018) of

the Risk Assessment Specialty Session (RASS), of the Society of Toxicology.

This is a great achievement for one of our HOT members and defines well how the involvement

in HOT board can contribute to successful leadership positions.

The Sociedad Mexicana de Toxicología (SOMTOX) in combination with IUTOX, is holding the XIV

International Congress of Toxicology in October 2016. This is the first time that an International

Congress of Toxicology will be held in México and in Latin America, so what a better way to celebrate

such event that having it in the beautiful city of Mérida, Yucatán, the gateway to the Mayan World. The

Congress will be a “green” event with the theme: “Toxicology and Global Sustainability”.

For more information please visit: http://www.ict-mexico2016.org.

HOT celebrates your success !!

Betina J. Lew, PhD, DABT Senior Toxicologist

Church and Dwight Co., Inc.

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8 HOT Professional Tip

Tips to Get the Most Out of a Scientific Meeting

Welcome to the 55th SOT Annual Meeting! Scientific meetings give us the opportunity to meet people in our

field, get ideas for our projects, find collaborators or meet potential employers. Here you are tips to maximize

your experience on this or next events.

Before the meeting

Plan your Schedule

Depending on your career goals check the meeting’s

program for the talks, posters sessions or exhibitions

that interest you.

Write a list of speakers you want to meet

Learn as much as you can about them by researching

on the web, reading papers or LinkedIn. Ask your boss

for advice to identify people of interest.

Make sure you have a plenty of business cards

Your business card should have a simple design with

3.5”x2” dimensions. Be careful when using cards with

unconventional shapes, most of people have standard

business card holders. You should include on your

card your name, latest title, company logo, address,

phone number and e-mail.

Prepare an elevator speech

Plan your introduction. Prepare a 30s, 2 min or 10 min

speech for different audiences. You should mention

who you are, what do you do, what your research

interests are, what your career interests are.

During the meeting Build your network

Keep your badge visible so the people can learn your

name. Introduce yourself via your elevator speech. If

you are in a large group, ask to exchange business

cards. Sit with someone you do not know during

communal meals.

Do not be distracted, keep networking

The ToxExpo offers nice pens, cute cuddly monkeys,

T-shirts or bags, but do not lose focus. Invest that time

in making connections.

Take part of discussions in talks

Concentrate at least 80% of the speech’s time, if you

have scenic fright and you are likely to forget questions

in front of the microphone, write your questions before.

Always take notes

During the talks/posters, write down scientific

information you find interesting such as

background, exciting data or techniques that

may be useful for your projects. On a separate

place, write the names of people you meet and

their stories. This will be very helpful for

following up. Etiquette

Be respectful, do not interrupt an ongoing

conversation or ask questions/discuss before

the end of the talks. Do not criticize others work

even if you are in contradiction.

After the meeting

Follow up

Keep in touch with the people you met by

sending an email, use your notes to highlight a

point you enjoyed or found interesting during

the meeting. Connect with people using

LinkedIn or ResearchGate. If you promised to

send a document, send it.

References

Arney, K. Science. (2003, June 6). The Scientific Conference Guide (Or, How to Make the Most of Your Free Holiday). Retrieved from:

http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2003/06/scientific-conference-guide-or-how-make-most-your-free-holiday

Jensen D. Science. (2013, November 13). How to Work a Meeting. Retrieved from: http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2013/11/how-work-

meeting

Kamens, J. Add Gene. (2014, August 7). How to Make Friends and Meet People at a Scientific Conference. Retrieved from:

http://blog.addgene.org/how-to-make-friends-and-meet-people-at-a-scientific-conference

NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education Blog. (2012, April 02). Making Connections at A SCIENTIFIC Meeting or Conference.

Retrieved from: https://oitecareersblog.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/making-connections-at-a-scientific-meeting-or-conference/

NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education Blog. (2012, April 09). Take Advantage of Every Situation: Elevator, Hallway, or Office.

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NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education Blog. (2011, October 10). The Card Game. Retrieved from:

https://oitecareersblog.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/the-card-game/

Williams, J. Entrepeneur. (2016). The ABCs of Business Cards. Retrieved from: http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/159468

José Francisco Delgado Jiménez

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Química

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