Postdoctoral position at Dow Chemical Company

Below is a message about a new postdoctoral position that I recently received from one of my colleagues at Dow Chemical. If interested, please follow the link to apply.

"I want to bring to your attention a post-doctoral opportunity we currently have in our laboratory in the area of respiratory sensitization and allergy." [See this link for more details.] "Some one with strong background in toxicology with expertise in molecular tools (e.g., transcriptomics) will be an ideal candidate for this position. Although background in immunotoxicology is preferred, it is not essential. I will appreciate if you pass this information to any interested candidates."

Recognition of 2005 Xiaoqin Ye article

It just came to my attention that Xiaoqin Ye's 2005 Nature article on the critical role of lysophosphatidic acid in embryo implantation was highlighted in Nature Medicine (see articles on pages 1178 and 1195) as one of the top papers on reproduction research from 2004-2008. Xiaoqin Ye worked with Dr. Gill and received her Ph.D. in the Environmental Toxicology Graduate Program in 1999. She is currently an assistant professor at the University of Georgia. Our congratulations to Xiaoqin Ye for this very nice recognition.

Genetic Toxicology Position at Toxikon

Below is information on the position in genetic toxicology that may be of interest to some of you.

Toxikon Corporation
15 Wiggins Avenue, Bedford, MA 01730
Posted: 12/15/09
Toxikon Corporation, originally founded in 1977, is a Contract Research and testing company with laboratories in Bedford, MA and Belgium.Our mission continues to focus on providing quality services, competitively priced, with on-time delivery for the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, and Biotech industries. Toxikon is seeking a Research Associate for our Genetic Toxicology department. This position will be responsible for performing a number of in vitro and in vivo assays in the area of genetic toxicology for regulatory submissions, as well as screening assays to support lead candidate compound selection efforts of the pharmaceutical industry.
The successful candidate will be a recent Ph.D. in Genetic Toxicology with a strong base in genetic and molecular toxicology as evidenced by publications in reputable journals. The candidate must have practical experience in bacterial mutation assays, in vitro and in vivo chromosomal aberration assays, forward mutation assay in mammalian cells, UDS and comet assay. Experience with flow cytometric analysis of micronucleated cells using FACS Canto II is highly desirable. This position requires excellent written and oral communication skills and a team player.
For additional information about Toxikon, please view our Web site.

Submit resumes to:
Human Resources
Toxikon Corporation
15 Wiggins Avenue
Bedford, MA01730
Fax: (781) 271-1137
E-mail: hr@toxikon.com

Toxikon employs 160 people and offers a generous benefit program including health, dental, fsa, std, ltd, life insurance and matching 401K plan. Toxikon is an EOE.

Shenfeng Qui's article selected as Best Publication

Our congratulations to ETOX alumnus Shenfeng Qui (Ph.D. 04) whose article entitled, "Domoic acid induces a long-lasting enhancement of CA1 field responses and impairs tetanus-induced long-term potentiation in rat hippocampal slices" which was published last year in Toxicological Sciences, was recently selected for the Best Publication Award by the UC Toxic Substances Research and Teaching Program. This research, sponsored by UC TSR&TP, was conducted while Shenfeng was a graduate student working in Dr. Maggie Curras-Collazo's lab. Our congratulations to Shenfeng (and Maggie) for this nice recognition.

ETOX Alumni Gathering in Washington, DC

On Thursday, Jan. 28, a group of the Environmental Toxicology alumni met at Nooshi's in Washington, DC. It was nice to see everyone and find out more about their lives and careers. The picture above was taken at the restaurant. From the left is Wanyoike Kang'ethe, Henghong Li, Weslie Hunter, Katie Hunter, David Strauss (an UCR Philosophy alumnus), Elizabeth Eastmond, Catherine Gibbons, David Eastmond and Heidi Bethel.

Dan Schlenk selected as AAAS Fellow

Dan Schlenk, a professor of aquatic toxicology and Environmental Toxicology Graduate Program faculty member, was recently selected as a AAAS fellow. Dan was one of eight UCR faculty members selected in 2009 and as described in the UCR press release, Dan was selected “For distinguished contributions to the field of biochemical mechanistic toxicology.” Our congratulations to Dan for this nice award and recognition of his research.

Photos from Riverside

It has rained a lot lately and I thought I would post a few pictures of the Santa Ana River for which Riverside is named, as well as a few of the views after the rain. I hope you enjoy them.

The view from Riverside looking across the Santa Ana River. As you may recall, this river usually looks more like a stream.

The main part of the river.

The view looking towards Rubidoux.

A view of the San Gabriel mountains this morning after the rain finally stopped.