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2006 Graduate Student Best Abstract
Awards:
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First
Place: Jessica Bonzo, University of California San Diego.
Advisor:
Robert Tukey "Transgenic UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1 mice
are protected from obesity-induced type 2 diabetes." |
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Second
Place: Dinesh Puppala, University of Kentucky. Advisor: Hollie
Swanson "Inhibition of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling pathway
and cigarette smoke induced cell transformation by select dietary
flavonoids." |
2006 Postdoctoral Scientist Awards:
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First
Place: Yonghong Zhao, University of Texas Medical Branch. Advisor:
Jim Halpert "Conformational plasticity of cytochrome P450 2B4:
crystallographic and solution studies." |
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Second Place:
Xia Wen, Medical University of South Carolina. Advisor: Thomas Walle
"Methylation protects dietary flavonoids from rapid hepatic metabolism." |
James R. Gillette Drug Metabolism
Best Papers of 2005
Metabolism category:
Bu H-Z, Kang P, Zhao
P, Pool WF, Wu EY. A simple sequential incubation method for deconvoluting the
complicated sequential metabolism of capravirine in humans. Drug Metab Dispos
33(10): 1438-1445, 2005.
Pharmacokinetics/Transporters category:
Bourasset F, Bernard
K, Munoz C, Genissel P, Scherrmann J-M. Neuropharmacokinetics of a new
a-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid (AMPA) modulator, S18986
[(S)-2,3-dihydro-[3,4]cyclopentano-1,2-4-benzothiadiazine- 1,1-dioxide], in the
rat. Drug Metab Dispos 33(8): 1137-1143, 2005.
Pictures from EB2006:
Announcing A New Award:
We are pleased and excited to
announce the launch of a significant new ASPET award...the
ASPET Division for
Drug Metabolism Early Career Achievement Award . This award will be presented for the first time at the Experimental
Biology '07 meeting. It is anticipated that this award will become a very
important recognition of individuals' contributions to the field of drug
metabolism and disposition during the early phase of their scientific career.
Please give careful consideration to nominating a deserving individual prior to
the 15 September 2006 deadline.
2006 Election Results:
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Chair-Elect: Kenneth Thummel,
University of Washington, Seattle |
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Secretary/Treasurer-Elect: John
Chiang, Northeastern Ohio University College of Medicine |
Terms begin July 1,
2006
Announcements:
2006 Bernard B. Brodie Award in Drug Metabolism:
Frank Gonzalez, NCI, NIH
Division Meeting Minutes
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