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
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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.
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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.
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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 Society for 124 Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics - ASPET Volume 48 Number 4, 2006
CONTRIBUTORS FOR 2006
George Read John P. Perkins Student Travel Margaret Reilly Thank you to our Fund Peter Rittenhouse Richard Clark Robert Roskoski Corporate Contributors Joel Hardman Carl Rosow in 2006 Dale Hoyt Ben Rusy Rita Valentino Charles Rutledge John J. Abel Award Kadhim Salman Eli Lilly and Company Frank G. Standaert Student Travel Manfred Schach Von Wittenau Fund Albert Sjoerdsma Julius Axelrod Awards Nae Dun Emel Songu-Mize Abbott Laboratories Donald Franz John Stambaugh Wyeth Research Ronald Katz Odd Steinsland Daya Varma Experimental Biology Meeting Sustaining Member Fund Frank Vincenzi Merck Research Laboratories Amir Askari Stephanie Watts Daniel Azarnoff Lynn Wecker Goodman and Gilman Award James Barrett David Westfall GlaxoSmithKline Joe Beavo David Wong Donald Bennett John Yanni GPCR Colloquium Barry Berkowitz Nancy Zahniser AstraZeneca Joseph Borowitz Morris Zedeck Johnson and Johnson Francis Bullock Wyeth Research A.E. Takemori Student Travel Fund Ronald Coffey Brian Cox Michael Ahlijanian Division for Cardiovascular John Daly Theodore Brody Pharmacology, Benedict R. Lucchesi Stewart Ehrreich Charles Craig Award Douglas Eikenburg Gary DeLander Pfizer John Emmerson Walter Dixon Jeffrey Fedan Earl Dunham Division for Cardiovascular Jerome Fleisch James Fujimoto Pharmacology, Paul M. Vanhoutte Bruce Freeman Lewis Kinter Award Susan Gonsalves Kenneth Moore GSK William Greenlee Jenapharm GMBH J. Michael Grindel Robert Mueller Craig Stevens Living Systems Instrumentation John Hackman NovoNordisk Joel Hardman PharmAdvice Louis Harris Servier Philip Hirsch Theravance Brian Hoffman Want to make a tax- Wyeth Research K. Roger Hornbrook James Howard deductible donation to ASPET for 2007? Division for Behavioral Pharmacology Colin Jefcoate Eli Lilly and Company David Johns Jonathan Katz Division for Neuropharmacology Mark Kleven Dov Pharmaceutical, Inc. Yien-Hwei Lee Eli Lilly and Company Louis Lemberger Roberto Levi Graduate Student Travel Awards Jean Marshall Abbott Laboratories Dennis Marshall Adolor John McCullough Cephalon Tom Miya Visit us online at: Helicon Therapeutics David Mokler Lundbeck USA Mary Mycek http://www.aspet.org/publi Merck Research Laboratories Charles Nichol Pfizer Stata Norton c/membership/membershi Wyeth Research John O'Leary p.html Robert Pechnick Integrative Organ Systems Sciences Dianne Perez Abbott Laboratories Walter Prozialeck Merck Research Laboratories Gary Rankin John Raymond A Publication of the American Society for 125 Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics - ASPET Volume 48 Number 4, 2006
ELECTION 2007
ASPET Election Now Open
The ASPET election for President-Elect, Secretary/Treasurer-Elect, and a Councilor is now open. All Regular and Retired members are eligible to vote. In addition, the following Divisions are holding elections: Division for Drug Discovery, Drug Development & Regulatory Affairs; Division for Drug Metabolism; Division for Molecular Pharmacology; and Division for Toxicology. Those of you with email will receive an email when the election opens and will be given the link to use to access the ballot. You may also access the ballot from the Members Only section of the ASPET web site. Your email will list the Divisions in which you are eligible to vote. If you do not have email, you will be sent a paper copy of the election bulletin along with a paper ballot and return envelope. You MUST sign the return envelope and legibly print your name in order for your ballot to be counted. The divisions in which you are eligible to vote will be listed on the address label on your election packet.
There are two ways to view the nominee’s biographical sketches online. The full election bulletin will be posted in PDF format on the website. You can also click on the name of the nominee on the ballot, and the biographical sketch will appear in a pop-up window.
As required by the bylaws, the election site on the web will be open for a minimum of thirty days from the day of notification. Voting is easy. Just click on the radio button next to the name of the candidate for whom you are voting. When you are finished and have reviewed your choices, click the submit button.
NOMINEES FOR ASPET OFFICE
Candidates for President-Elect Candidates for Secretary/Treasurer- Elect
Joseph A. Beavo Ronald N. Hines Susan G. Amara Billy R. Martin
Candidates for Councilor
Jonathan L. Katz John S. Lazo
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ELECTION 2007
NOMINEES FOR DIVISION OFFICE
DIVISION FOR DRUG DISCOVERY, DRUG DEVELOPMENT & REGULATORY AFFAIRS
Nominees for Chair-Elect Nominees for Secretary/Treasurer-Elect
Michael F. Jarvis Benjamin R. Yerxa Craig Beeson Tom J. Parry
DIVISION FOR DRUG METABOLISM
Nominees for Chair-Elect Nominees for Secretary/Treasurer-Elect
Xinxin Ding Thomas A. Kocarek Thomas K.H. Chang Melissa Runge-Morris
DIVISION FOR MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY
Nominees for Chair-Elect Nominees for Secretary/Treasurer-Elect
Kim A. Neve James E. Porter Myron L. Toews Alan V. Smrcka
DIVISION FOR TOXICOLOGY
Nominees for Chair-Elect Nominees for Secretary/Treasurer-Elect
Rick G. Schnellman Mary Vore Lee Ann MacMillan-Crow John H. Richburg A Publication of the American Society for 127 Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics - ASPET Volume 48 Number 4, 2006
ELECTION 2007
PLEASE VOTE AT: http://www.aspet.org/member_only/M0_default.html
There will be no elections this year for:
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