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Vol. 48 Number 4 The Pharmacologist 2 0 0 6 December 2006 YEAR IN REVIEW The Presidential Torch is passed from James E. Experimental Biology 2006 in San Francisco Barrett to Elaine Sanders-Bush ASPET Members attend the 15th World Congress in China Young Scientists at EB 2006 ASPET Awards Winners at EB 2006 Inside this Issue: ASPET Election Online EB ’07 Program Grid Neuropharmacology Division Mixer at SFN 2006 New England Chapter Meeting Summary SEPS Meeting Summary and Abstracts MAPS Meeting Summary and Abstracts Call for Late-Breaking Abstracts for EB‘07 A Publication of the American Society for 121 Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics - ASPET Volume 48 Number 4, 2006 The Pharmacologist is published and distributed by the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. The Editor PHARMACOLOGIST Suzie Thompson EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Bryan F. Cox, Ph.D. News Ronald N. Hines, Ph.D. Terrence J. Monks, Ph.D. 2006 Year in Review page 123 COUNCIL . President Contributors for 2006 . page 124 Elaine Sanders-Bush, Ph.D. Election 2007 . President-Elect page 126 Kenneth P. Minneman, Ph.D. EB 2007 Program Grid . page 130 Past President James E. Barrett, Ph.D. Features Secretary/Treasurer Lynn Wecker, Ph.D. Secretary/Treasurer-Elect Journals . Annette E. Fleckenstein, Ph.D. page 132 Past Secretary/Treasurer Public Affairs & Government Relations . page 134 Patricia K. Sonsalla, Ph.D. Division News Councilors Bryan F. Cox, Ph.D. Division for Neuropharmacology . page 136 Ronald N. Hines, Ph.D. Centennial Update . Terrence J. Monks, Ph.D. page 137 Chair, Board of Publications Trustees Members in the News . page 138 Brian M. Cox, Ph.D. Staff News . Chair, Program Committee page 138 Jack Bergman, Ph.D. New ASPET Members . page 139 FASEB Board Representative Obituary – Wilber Marvin Davis . David B. Bylund page 143 Chair, Long Range Planning Committee Obituary – William Berndt . page 144 Stephen G. Holtzman Obituary – Robert George . Executive Officer page 145 Christine K. Carrico, Ph.D. Death Notices . page 146 Chapter News The Pharmacologist (ISSN 0031-7004) is published quarterly in March, June, New England Pharmacologists Meeting Summary . page 147 September, and December by the Southeastern Pharmacology Meeting and Abstracts . page 149 American Society for Pharmacology and Mid-Atlantic Pharmacology Meeting and Abstracts . Experimental Therapeutics, 9650 page 165 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814- 3995. Annual subscription rates: $20.00 for ASPET Members; $45.00 for Announcements U.S. nonmembers and institutions; $65.00 for nonmembers and institutions outside the U.S. Single copy: $20.00. Call for Late Breaking Abstracts (EB 2007) . page 176 Copyright © 2006 by the American Society for Pharmacology and GPCR Colloquium Information and Registration . page 177 Experimental Therapeutics, Inc. All Membership Information . page 178 rights reserved. Periodicals postage paid at Bethesda, MD. GST number for Membership Application . page 179 Canadian subscribers: BN:13489 2330 RT. ASPET assumes no responsibility for the statements and opinions advanced by contributors to The Pharmacologist. Reminder: Please pay your Deadlines for submission of material for publication: Issue 1, March 1; Issue 2, 2007 membership dues by June 1; Issue 3, September 1; and Issue 4, December 1. January 1, 2007. Postmaster: Send address changes to: The Pharmacologist , ASPET, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814- 3995. A Publication of the American Society for 122 Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics - ASPET Volume 48 Number 4, 2006 YEAR IN REVIEW As 2006 comes to a close, ASPET would like to thank you for your participation in the Society this year. With the help of member contributions, support, and participation, we are pleased to announce the following accomplishments made by ASPET this year: Journals: This year our three primary research journals (JPET, DMD, and MolPharm) published 3% more articles over 2005. Also, in March, all archival issues of JPET back to volume 1, issue 1, went online, completing the online back-issue archive of ASPET’s journals. Molecular Interventions (our newest journal) is completing its sixth volume as 2006 comes to an end, and the Editorial Advisory Board is completing its first full year under John S. Lazo. Since John took on the job of Chair of the EAB, MI has instituted a new department (Nascent Transcripts) and has undergone the first rotations of EAB members. In the coming year, MI will rotate further new members onto the EAB and create a series of pieces to honor ASPET's upcoming Centennial celebration. Awards: In 2006, we awarded 79 travel awards to graduate students to attend EB and 20 travel awards to students to attend the IUPHAR Congress in Beijing, all supported by member and corporate donations. We also awarded 28 travel awards to Young Scientists to attend EB (funded out of the Young Scientist Travel Fund supported by member donations) and 7 to attend the IUPHAR Congress. Next year, we will be giving out two new awards, the ASPET-Astellas Awards and the Julius Axelrod Award. We are currently trying to establish an endowment for the Julius Axelrod Award. Membership: Our membership is also growing; this year we’ve recruited almost 500 new members, 350 of which are new student members. Next year, we hope to continue this growth and encourage more interest in pharmacology and the Society. Centennial Celebration: This year we have also begun preparations for ASPET’s 100th birthday in 2008. To celebrate we will begin rolling out some of our Centennial activities next year. This includes a historical perspective of pharmacology in Pharmacological Reviews, the Abel number, and other surprises. Public Affairs: ASPET continues its leading advocacy to increase training for integrative organ systems pharmacology. ASPET is also committed to making significant contributions through its new affiliation with The FDA Alliance to increase funding for the agency, and as always, we are continuing to work in partnerships with other biomedical research organizations on various science policy and funding issues concerning the National Institutes of Health. As we head into 2007, we plan to keep providing and improving the valued services you require. You can help us by making a contribution to one of the many funds that ASPET sets aside for special awards and events. Making a donation is a great way to demonstrate your commitment to the future of ASPET, pharmacology, and your profession. Please take the time to make a donation at http://www.aspet.org/public/membership/membership.html; click on “Make a Donation.” Thank you for your support for ASPET, and we look forward to making 2007 another successful year for pharmacology. A Publication of the American Society for 123 Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics - ASPET Volume 48 Number 4, 2006 CONTRIBUTORS FOR 2006 ASPET gratefully acknowledges the following individuals who have made contributions over and above dues for 2006: Eugene Herman Theodore Brody Julius Axelrod Award K. Roger Hornbrook Marlene Cohen Oliver Civelli David Jones James Fujimoto H. George Mandel Louis Lemberger Anthony Hance Michael O'Neill Steven Myers Robert Pechnick Jorge Perez-Cruet Gabrielle Reem Jorge Perez-Cruet Elaine Sanders-Bush Elaine Sanders-Bush Elaine Sanders-Bush Patricia Sonsalla Patricia Sonsalla Peter Syapin Richard Weinshilboum Ralph Tanz Theodore West Lynn Wecker Karl H. Beyer Student Travel Award Members Fund for Graduate Annette Beyer-Mears P.B. Dews Award Student Travel J. Frederick Pritchard Claire Advokat Donald Bogdanski Alexander Scriabine Jack Bergman Abby Collier Stanley Vickers Paul Draskoczy Martha Davila-Garcia Stephen Fowler Stewart Ehrreich B.B. Brodie Award Charles France Sakina Eltom Paul Hollenberg Louis Harris Ingeborg Hanbauer Roger Maickel Jonathan Katz K. Roger Hornbrook Yoichi Osawa Victor Laties Michelle Kalis Jorge Perez-Cruet James McKearney Hirochika Komai Gopal Rao Charles Schuster Elise Malecki I. Glenn Sipes Joseph Wettstein Michiko Okamoto Stanley Vickers James Woods George Okita Carol Paronis Joseph P. Buckley Student Travel Robert F. Furchgott Student Travel James Reese Fund Fund John Regan Balwant Dixit Donald Bennett M. Kent Shellenberger Morton Printz Richard Carchman Irwin Slater I. Glenn Sipes Walter Dixon Emel Songu-Mize Stewart Ehrreich Patricia Sonsalla Thomas F. Burks Student Travel Bruce Freeman Dhiren Thakker Fund Robert Furchgott Monica Valentovic Richard Bond Diana Krause Thomas Walle Anne Bonneville Suzanne Laychock Lynn Wecker David Brown Philip Merker Daniel Zaharko James Bruckner Odd Steinsland Reginald Butcher Young Scientist Travel Fund Peter Davies Harvey B. Haag Student Travel Fund Joe Beavo Julie Eiseman Allan Yard William Beck William Fleming Craig Beeson James Galligan Keshore Bidasee Joel Hardman IUPHAR Travel Fund Allan Blake Kenneth Johnson Richard Bond Terry Brown-Bryan Julian Moreton Margarita Dubocovich Oliver Civelli Mark Osinski John Fitzgerald Martha Davila-Garcia Kadhim Salman Jogananda Hazra Stewart Ehrreich Craig Stevens Dah Ho K. Roger Hornbrook Peter Syapin Beng Ho Thomas Kensler Frank Vincenzi Frederick Kauffman Yutaka Kobayashi Mark Voigt Diana Krause Brian Kobilka Paula Witt-Enderby Robert Stitzel Charles Nichol Achilles Pappano Centennial Fund Keith F. & Eva K. Killam Student Astrid Parenti Christine Carrico Travel Fund Kadhim Salman Gordon Coppoc Aisar Atrakchi Patricia Sonsalla William Fleming Anne Bonneville Lavern Weber Richard Hauger John Bowyer Lynn Wecker A Publication of the American