ETOX Dinner at SOT meeting in Washington DC

For those of you interested in getting together at the SOT meeting in Washington, DC, we will probably go out for dinner on Tuesday (March 8) or possibly Wednesday night. If interested in joining the group, please send an email (david.eastmond@ucr.edu) with your contact info. I look forward to seeing you there.

Toxicologist positions at EPA

ETOX alumna Heidi Bethel (Ph.D., 2002) just sent information about the availability of 2 toxicologist positions in the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Risk Assessment Division at the EPA offices in the Washington, DC area. For more information, click here. Please note that the open period for applications extends until Feb. 28.

Carl Cranor publishes new book

Carl Cranor, a member of the Department of Philosophy and an ETOX faculty member has recently authored a new book entitled, “Legally Poisoned: How the Law Puts Us at Risk from Toxicants”. The book has been published by Harvard University Press and is the subject of news release from the UCR Newsroom which can be found here. Our congratulations to Carl for this noteworthy achievement.

Krieger Elected as AAAS Fellow

Our congratulations to UC Riverside extension toxicologist Bob Krieger who was recently elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences. Bob's selection was “For distinguished contributions to the field of pesticide science in teaching, research, and particularly in the communication of principles of toxicology.” This is a nice recognition of Bob's work and stature within the field of toxicology. More information about the AAAS fellows elected form UCR this year can be found at the UCR Newsroom link.

Two Open Risk Assessment Positions at the EPA

The National Center for Environmental Assessment has two permanent full-time Risk Assessment positions open in their Washington DC/Virginia offices. The key information about the positions can be found at this link. The application period ends on Jan. 13, 2011.

Birth of Dexter Edwin Verslues

On on Dec. 8, 2010, ETOX alumnae Wendy Hwang-Verslues and her husband Paul Verslues became the proud parents of a baby boy. Our congratulations to Wendy and Paul for this new addition to their family. Below are pictures of Dexter Edwin Verslues and his parents.

Program Receives NIEHS Training Grant

The Environmental Toxicology Graduate Program at UCR was recently selected for an NIEHS T32 training grant to support the education and training of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Posted below is the description published in InsideUCR. Our thanks to ETOX Director Yinsheng Wang who was the force behind the application and will be overseeing the award.

Program Gets $1 Million Grant
The Environmental Toxicology Program has received a prestigious “institutional training grant” of nearly $1.1 million from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

Yinsheng Wang, a professor of chemistry, is the principal investigator of the five-year grant; David Eastmond, the chair of the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, is the grant’s co-principal investigator.

The grant will enable the training of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers working in the area of environmental toxicology.

“The training grant will provide additional support to the environmental toxicology and related graduate programs,” Wang said. “This will also enhance the visibility and reputation of our graduate program.”