Gulf Coast Chapter, Society of Toxicology

                    2007 Annual Scientific Meeting

Williams Alumni Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

                                    October 18-19, 2007

Texas A&M University will be hosting this year's fall meeting of the Gulf Coast Chapter of the Society of Toxicology. Except where noted, all events will take place on the TAMU campus at the Clayton Williams Alumni Center.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The GCSOT Business Meeting has been moved to the Friday lunch break since a number of people will not be present on Thursday evening.

                                * Schedule of Events *

Thursday, October 18

4:00-7:00 PM     Registration

7:00 PM              Reception at the Fox & Hound (505 University Drive E, College Station)

Friday, October 19

7:45-9:30 AM     Registration

8:45-9:00 AM     Opening Remarks

                              Yanan Tian, Ph.D., 2007 President, GCSOT

                              Richard Adams, DVM, Ph.D., Dean, TAMU College of Veterinary Medicine &

                                            Biomedical Sciences

9:00 AM-12:15 PM   Epigenetic Mechanisms of Gene-environment Interactions Symposium   

  9:00 AM       David D. Moore, Ph.D, Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine

                       Title:"CAR Mediates Intersections Between Drug Metabolism and Diabetes"

  9:45 AM       Keji Zhao, Ph.D., Molecular Immunology, Natl. Heart, Lung & Blood Institute

         Title: “Mapping Human Epigenomes Using ChIP-Seq”

  10:30 AM     Morning Break

  10:45 AM     Dana Dolinoy, Ph.D., Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center

                       Title: “Epigenetic Gene Regulation: Linking Early Developmental

                       Environment to Adult Disease”

  11:30 AM     Charles R. Long, Ph.D., Vet. Physiology & Pharmacology, Texas A&M Univ.

                        Title: "The Epigenetics of Early Mammalian Development: The Animal

                  Cloning Story"

12:15-1:45 PM   Lunch, GCSOT Business Meeting and Vendor Show

2:00-3:00 PM   Student Platform Presentations, Session I

3:00-3:15 PM   Afternoon Break

3:15-4:15 PM   Student Platform Presentations, Session II

4:30-6:30 PM   Poster Presentations and Reception

6:45 PM          Dinner & Awards Presentation - TAMU University Club, 11th floor, Rudder Tower

                      Meeting Adjourns

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