2014 Central States Society of Toxicology Annual Conference Selecting Model Systems for Toxicology Studies – “All models are wrong. Some models are useful.” 16 october 17 George Edward Pelham Box, 1979 The theme of this year’s conference comes from a quote by George E.P. Box, English statistician and expert in quality control and design of experiments. His famous quote guides us to practical thinking – even wrong models can still be useful in contributing to scientific understanding of the phenomenon under study. The Regional Chapters of the Society of Toxicology are an important part of the organization and provide a friendly milieu for good science and renewing and making friendships and connections. We strongly encourage you to become a member of the Central States Chapter http://www.toxicology.org/ms/join.asp, but even if not a member, please make every effort to attend our meeting in Kansas City, Missouri. We have put together an exciting program that will be of interest to a wide audience of toxicologists and other individuals. When: Thursday, October 16 to Friday, October 17, 2014 Oak St. Rockhill Rd. Main St. JC Nichols Pkwy. Baltimore Ave. Rd. all Worn St. dotte Wyan vd. B kside lvd. Volker Bl Broo Wornall Rd. Main St. Pennsylvania Ave. Jefferson St. • Graduate Students: $20 ⇐ Directions to Hampton Inn & Suites Kansas City - Country Club Plaza: E. 50th St. . St Summit St. Interested in joining the Society? Go to http://www. toxicology.org/ms/join.asp Head south on Summit St toward W 47th St [0.1 mi] Take the 1st left onto W 47th St [0.4 mi] Continue onto Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd [344 ft] Turn right onto Brookside Blvd [0.2 mi] Slight left onto Volker Blvd [0.3 mi] MRIGlobal 425 Volker Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64110 Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd. ry Madison Ave. Broadway St. wy. y. Pkw Ward • Members of the Society of Toxicology: $40 ⇐ Directions to MRIGlobal: er Pk Ward To register for the meeting, please go to https://www.aim-hq.com/netForumSOT/ eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=SOT&Webcode=EvtRedirector&RegPath=EventRegFees&REg_evt_key=02cba07d-bf72-4510-a6a5-d983962d4eb3#&FundraisingEvent=0&evt_title=CSSOT14 Please indicate disability needs or vegetarian preference on the special requirements section of the registration. • Post-Doctoral Students: $20 Ch Belleview Ave. Friday, October 17 – Hampton Inn & Suites Kansas City – Country Club Plaza 4600 Summit Kansas City, MO 64112 W. 47th St. Registration and Fees • Non-members: $50 Where: Thursday, October 16 – MRIGlobal 425 Volker Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64110-2299 W. 46th St. Kansas City, MO Head west on Volker Blvd toward Oak St [0.3 mi] Slight right onto Brookside Blvd [0.2 mi] Turn left onto Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd [397 ft] Continue onto W 47th St [0.4 mi] Turn right onto Summit St Destination will be on the left [0.1 mi] Hampton Inn & Suites Kansas City - Country Club Plaza 4600 Summit, Kansas City, MO 64112 over → Parking: Plenty of free parking at MRIGlobal and Hampton Inn At the Hampton Inn, a block of rooms has been reserved for the Central States Society of Toxicology until Friday, September 27 at a cost of $125 per night (King or DBL-DBL) or $135 (Jr King Suite) or $145 (King Suite or QN-QN Suite). Rooms may not be available at these rates after the reservation cut-off date. Go to http://hamptoninn3.hilton.com/en/hotels/missouri/hampton-inn-andsuites-kansas-city-country-club-plaza-MKCHSHX/index.html for Hampton or call 816-448-4600 and mention Central States Society of Toxicology to reserve your room. Call for Presentations Oral Presentation Abstract Deadline: Saturday, September 20, 2014. Please indicate when you submit your abstract that you wish to be considered for the Oral Presentations; without this information it will be assumed you are submitting a poster abstract only. Please indicate on your abstract whether you are a graduate student or post-doctoral fellow. Three post-doc presenters and three graduate student presenters will be chosen and informed within one week. Send abstracts to Ruthi Spenner by email (rspenner@mriglobal.org). 20 september Oral Presentation Abstract Deadline & Poster Abstract Submission Deadline If the abstract you are submitting will also be a poster, let us know that as well. Please include a title, authors, and affiliation in your abstract. The body of the abstract should have no more than 500 words. Please use font 11, Times New Roman and save the file as a WORD.doc. Poster Abstract Submission Deadline: Saturday, September 20, 2014. Please submit your abstract to Ruthi Spenner by email (rspenner@mriglobal.org) by September 20, 2014, to be included in the Central States Society of Toxicology Program booklet. The abstract should be less than one page long (about 500 words), Times New Roman, font size 11. Please indicate on your poster abstract whether you are a graduate student or post-doctoral fellow. Please include a title, authors, and affiliation in your abstract. Travel Awards to the Society of Toxicology Annual Conference: At least four awards will be given (two for oral presentations, two for poster presentations). Chapter judges will select the top two oral and poster presentations from graduate students and post-doctoral fellows; winners will receive cash awards for attendance at the 2015 National Society of Toxicology Meeting, March 22-26, in San Diego, California. All Poster Presenters and Oral Presenters will be considered for these awards if the abstract is submitted by September 20, 2014. 2014.151P 2014 Central States Society of Toxicology Annual Conference Selecting Model Systems for Toxicology Studies – “All models are wrong. Some models are useful.” October 16, 2014 5:30- 9:00 p.m. MRIGlobal, 425 Volker Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64110 Lobby and Mag Auditorium 5:30 p.m. Social Hour in the MRIGlobal reception area, with cash bar 6:25 p.m. Welcome to Central States Society of Toxicology 6:30 p.m. Supper in the MRIGlobal Mag Auditorium or Amphitheatre (weather permitting) 7:15 p.m. Dessert and Program: Q&A with Dr. John Doull, Professor Emeritus, University of Kansas Medical Center, Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics Department Please submit questions for this session to Dr. Claire Croutch at ccroutch@mriglobal.org by October 3, 2014. 16 october 17 Kansas City, MO October 17, 2014 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hampton Inn & Suites Kansas City – Country Club Plaza, 4600 Summit Kansas City, MO 64112 Hampton Inn Ballroom 8:10 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast Poster and business display set up Business Meeting of Officers, Location to be announced at Hampton Inn 9 a.m. Welcome and Meeting Information by Dr. Claire Croutch 2014-2015 President of the Central States Society of Toxicology 9:15 a.m. Welcome by Dr. Thomas M. Sack President and Chief Executive Officer of MRIGlobal 9:30 a.m. Dr. Jeffrey Laskin University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 10:30 a.m. Dr. Jack Harkema Michigan State University, Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation, Food Safety & Toxicology Building 11:30 a.m. Lunch 12:30 p.m. Poster session 2 p.m. Graduate and Post-doc presentations 3 p.m. Break 3:15 p.m. John Doull Award Lecture 4:15 p.m. Student and Postdoc Awards 4:45 p.m. Thank you 5 p.m. Meeting adjourns 2014.151P