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Toxicology Division Awards at EB2010

June 26, 2012

2010 ASPET Toxicology Division Awards

Postdoctoral award winner – $500

Smita Ghare, Ph.D., Department of Internal Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY (mentor: Dr. Shirish Barve)
Title - Epigenetic Modifications of Histones Play a Critical Role in Ethanol Dependent Enhancement of FasL Gene Expression and Cell Death in CD4+ T Lymphocytes

Graduate Student Awards

1st place – $500 and a travel award for the EB meeting next year
Lauren Brignac-Huber, Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Metairie, LA (mentor: Dr. Wayne Backes)
Title - Residence of P450 System Enzymes in Endoplasmic Reticular Lipid Microdomains

2nd place – $300
Hao Yin, Department of Toxicology, University of Colorado Denvor, Aurora, CO (mentor: Dr. Cynthia Ju)
Title - Lactoferrin Protects Against Acetaminophen-Induced Liver Injury in Mice

3rd place – $200
Eric Romer, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Wright State University, Dayton, OH (mentor: Dr. Courtney Sulentic)
Title - H2O2 Modulates 3’-regulated IgH Transcriptional Activity via the NFkB Pathway