March 25, 2005 INTAKE Volume 17, Issue 1

Official Publication of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior Special Interest Articles: SSIB Annual Meeting 2005: • Recent Awards and Honors earned by SSIB Pittsburgh, PA members By Linda Rinaman • Environmental enrichment in We all are looking forward to the 2005 studies of annual SSIB meeting in Pittsburgh, ingestive PA (July 12-17, 2005). Located at behavior the confluence of three major rivers and banked on all sides by green • Food Choice hills, Pittsburgh has enjoyed an Meeting amazing modern renaissance, which has truly reinvented the city and its riverfront. If you haven’t been to Pittsburgh in the last five years, you haven’t been to Pittsburgh! The new Pittsburgh has more great Individual restaurants, nightlife and downtown Highlights: cultural venues than any other city its size in the country. The Pittsburgh Epstein & International Airport is consistently Distinguished rated one of the best airports in the Career Awards Announced 3 world for its shopping, connections and passenger flow. With more than 2005 New 600 non-stop flights per day from 118 Investigator cities in North America and Europe, A view of downtown Pittsburgh from the Awards 3 you will have easy access to the SSIB meeting. incline of Mt. Washington. NIH Symposium: Ghrelin & Eating Pittsburgh is a very friendly and of outdoor activities. The Pittsburgh Disorders 3 affordable city. You’re going to love region offers more than 100 public golf courses, as well as mountain biking, Chartered our compact, easily walkable whitewater rafting and more, all within a Riverboat downtown, and you’ll appreciate the Cruise 5 convenience of America’s shortest, short drive from downtown Pittsburgh. cleanest subway that will whisk you President under the river from our meeting site Hospitality abounds in Pittsburgh’s Wolfgang at the Sheraton Station Square Hotel diverse ethnic neighborhoods, offering Langhans’ to the downtown city, with multiple visitors a sampling of food and culture message 5-6 venues for entertainment, nightlife, inspired and influenced by the city’s Jobs 7-8 cruises, and miles and miles of history and ethnic heritage. Downtown, riverfront trails for morning jogs or a thriving Cultural District offers evening strolls. performances by the world-class … Pittsburgh ’05 8 Extend your stay and enjoy a variety (continued on page 4) INTAKE Page 2 of 8

Environment and enrichment in rodent studies of ingestive behavior By Neil Rowland Department of Psychology, University of Florida those that develop diabetes, pose additional concerns for husbandry and EE in regard to feeding and National and international animal welfare standards, metabolism (Good, 2005). Good’s article includes a most usually enforced in the USA by Institutional Animal demonstration picture of a mouse housed singly in a Care and Use Committees (IACUCs), regard the single wire grid cage but containing a PVC pipe and ‘Nestlet’ housing of normally social animals like rats or mice to pad. This might be very appropriate in some studies be stressful and require scientific justification. Among but might be a confounding factor in metabolic work, the most used standards are those proposed in the including urine collection. Provision of plastic shelters Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals like PVC pipes or ‘igloos’ may decrease energy (1996). In this regard, the Guide (page 26) quotes from expenditure, while exercise devices like wheels will Brain & Bention (1979): “Whenever it is appropriate, increase expenditure, and indirectly may alter food or social animals should be housed in pairs or groups, fluid intake (Borer et al 1988; Irani et al 2005). rather than individually, provided that such housing is not contraindicated by the protocol in question and does Most investigators of ingestive behavior either purchase not pose an undue risk to the animals”. or raise animals to study in young adulthood, and these animals are invariably raised in social groups. They Many studies of feeding and drinking behavior use then either continue group housing or are individually singly housed rodents. There are important scientific housed, with or without EE, for the behavioral studies. grounds for this, including: The key question is whether the use of EE affects the • a necessity of collecting individual data and/or science. Some learning and exploration tasks in mice use of automated devices have been reported to be unaffected by group housing mice in either standard small cages or enriched larger • group housing may lead to establishment of cages (Wolfer et al 2004). Moons et al (2004) reported social hierarchies and individual differences that food and water intake of EE mice did not differ from that, although interesting, are not the non-enriched. In contrast, Van de Weerd et al (1997) immediate scientific objective found that the food intake of group housed mice of both the BALB/c and C57BL strains was reduced • if food or fluid restriction is involved, group significantly (by up to 10%, P<0.01) in groups whose housed rodents (especially males) may start cages contained paper nesting material as EE. fighting. However, the body weight gain was identical in EE and In accordance with the Guide, IACUCs usually will non-EE mice of the same strain and sex. This suggests understand and approve the need for single housing, at that a metabolic savings was afforded by nesting least for the necessary duration of the experiment. material over and above that provided by the standard Further, while some studies can use the solid-bottom bedding. plastic tub-style enclosures with bedding in the cage1, Because the available literature for ingestive behavior this often interferes with measures of ingestive behavior seems to be sparse, especially in regard to EE in singly because food spillage is hard to quantify and/or food or housed animals as well as differences between species fluid become spoiled with bedding. Thus, some studies and/or strains, it would be helpful for SSIB members are better performed in cages with non-solid floors who have either formal or informal data relevant to this (usually stainless steel mesh or rods) and this type of issue to share their data and concerns. Those non-standard housing also often requires additional individuals having specific environmental innovations, justification. comparison data, relevant articles, or just opinions, are invited to e-mail them to me ([email protected]). If Given these evolving concerns about rodent social and there is sufficient interest, I will report the responses in housing conditions, a question that is receiving a future issue of INTAKE. increasing attention concerns provision of environmental enrichment (EE) especially for singly housed rodents. Several commercial as well as Editors note: To download a complete copy of this inexpensive home-made EE options are now available article including references, please visit the (Key, 2004). Some strains of obese rodents, notably supplemental online material for this issue of INTAKE (Vol 17, no 1) at http://www.ssib.org/newsletter.html Page 3 of 8 INTAKE Congratulations to the 2005 SSIB Young Investigator Travel Epstein and Lifetime Achievement Awards Announced Award Recipients:

The Alan N. Epstein Research to the understanding of ingestive Manuela Lejeune, Ph.D., Award honors an individual for a behavior. The award is made to a postdoctoral fellow, specific research discovery that has senior investigator who has retired Maastricht University advanced the understanding of from his/her academic position, or will ingestive behavior. Members of SSIB be retired the time of the award. Astrid Smeets, who are less than 15 years beyond the Ph.D. student, date of their highest degree are Erwin Scharrer’s extraordinarily broad Maastricht University eligible. knowledge in general and comparative allowed him to Jacquelien Hillebrand, Ph.D., This year’s recipient, Kevin Grove, conceptualize things and to take an postdoctoral fellow, earned his Ph.D. from Washington integrative and comparative approach Rudolf Magnus Institute State University in 1994. Dr. Grove to problems long before "integrative" of , University has since identified important problems and "systems " became buzz Medical Center, Utrecht for study, applied sophisticated words. He has tackled questions from techniques and developed new many different viewpoints, combining Graham Finlayson, concepts about the organization of behavior with anatomy, physiology, Ph.D. student, hypothalamic peptide signaling. He is endocrinology and metabolism; and his University of Leeds honored with the Epstein Award position for much of his career as a specifically for his work on the Professor of Physiology in a veterinary Paula Chandler, development of NPY circuitry. Dr. university allowed him to include Ph.D. student, Grove and his colleagues were the first comparative approaches to all of his University of Alabama at to demonstrate and characterize the findings. Dr. Scharrer’s longtime Birmingham presence of novel NPY mRNA interest and use of spontaneous expression in the dorsomedial feeding methodology and of Sarah Teegarden, hypothalamic and the paraventricular electrophysiology also set him at the Ph.D. student, nucleus at times during postnatal forefront of scholars in ingestive University of Pennsylvania development. This important work is behavior. His research aside, perhaps just beginning to enjoy the recognition the greatest contribution Dr. Scharrer it deserves. Kevin manages to has made to the field of ingestive accomplish all this while being one of behavior is the trainees he has Graduate student Mardi S. the nicest guys in the field. mentored. Included on an impressive Byerly of the Neuroscience and Congratulations Dr. Grove! list over the years are two SSIB Cognitive Science program at Presidents (Nori Geary and Wolfgang the University of Maryland, The Distinguished Career Award Langhans) as well as Thomas Lutz. College Park, has been honors an individual for Congratulations Dr. Scharrer! awarded the Cosmos Club accomplishments in, and contributions Foundation Research Grant. Her mentor is Dr. Tom E. Porter. In 2004, Dr. Martin J Binder NIH Symposium: “Ghrelin and Eating Disorders” received the Teacher of the The NIH Symposium for the Annual potential roles in physiology has Year Award from the Dept Meeting of SSIB in Pittsburgh will be expanded dramatically since then. Psychiatry and Human Behavior on “Ghrelin and Eating Disorders.” This symposium will cover central and School of Medicine,Univ Calf The symposium was organized by Dr. peripheral mechanisms of ghrelin Irvine and an award for Allan Geliebter, Obesity Research action and will translate basic findings Outstanding Contributions from Center, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital from animal models to humans to help the Association of the Clinical and Columbia University College of explain both normal and abnormal Faculty. Physicians and Surgeons. eating behaviors that can lead to Dr. Bart Hoebel received the extremes of body weight. Exciting Distinguished Scientist Lecturer Barely more than five years ago, the research findings and interdisciplinary Award from the American peptide ghrelin was identified as a perspectives from endocrinology, Psychological Association, and You can also research articles or find peripheral physiological hormone that psychology, and psychiatry will be will speak at the Western “filler” articles by accessing the World stimulates eating. Our understanding reviewed that link ghrelin with eating Psychological Association Wide Web. You can write about a variety of the distribution of ghrelin, the disorders and obesity and offer meeting held in Portland OR. of topics but try to keep your articles mechanisms for its actions, and its promising pharmacological treatments. short. “To catch the reader’s Much of the content you put in your attention, place an newsletter can also be used for your Web site. Microsoft Word offers a simple interesting sentence or way to convert your newsletter to a Web quote from the story publication. So, when you’re finished here.” INTAKE Page 4 of 8

SSIB Annual Meeting: Pittsburgh, continued

Article continued from the front page From downtown, a short walk across one of .. Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh’s many bridges takes you to the “Here’s looking forward Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, Broadway Series North Side, where you can experience the to a great 2005 SSIB and Pittsburgh Opera, while the city’s jazz work of the pop art prince and Pittsburgh meeting in Pittsburgh!” legacy is preserved and enhanced at native Andy Warhol at The Andy Warhol Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild and various Museum, the most comprehensive single- clubs throughout the area. artist museum in the world. Another North Side "must see" for adults and children is the Carnegie Science Center, an interactive amusement park for the mind, which features over 250 hands-on exhibits, including the largest science and sports exhibition in the world. Located just 10 minutes from downtown, Oakland (home of the University of Pittsburgh) affords a number of attractions and experiences. Enjoy one of the finest dinosaur exhibits in the world at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, or visit an outstanding collection of Impressionist and post Impressionist works at the Carnegie Museum of Art. Nearby, the sensual delights of flowers and butterflies at the 107-year-old Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens surprise and delight visitors from around the world. Just across the river on Pittsburgh’s North In the Strip District (named for its Shore you’ll find PNC Park, the new home of geography, not for its dancers), the clubs are the Pittsburgh Pirates. This 38,000-seat hot, the food is spicy, and dance floors pulse classic baseball stadium has been designed to the sounds of rock, blues, jazz and swing. with masonry arches, a terra cotta front, and Award-winning brewpubs serve up the finest a center field that opens to a dramatic view lagers and ales, while classic Pittsburgh fare of Pittsburgh’s skyline. is featured at nearby diners. By day, the Strip We have the foundation for an excellent is alive with street vendors and shoppers event in 2005. Pittsburgh is a city on the buying the freshest breads, pastries, move, and a location that promises to cheeses, coffees and ethnic specialties. exceed expectations. Here’s looking forward to a great 2005 SSIB meeting in Pittsburgh! Book Report by Louise Thibault Very successful in Quebec, “Nourrir son cerveau. surprising tale of the Dan White court case whose Manger intelligemment” published by Les Editions de verdict made history. The fallouts of this affair brought to l'Homme (2004) is now receiving a lot of attention in light the role that malnutrition may play in certain criminal France, Belgium and Switzerland. It was also nominated behaviors as well as how sensitive the brain is to food. for a Canadian Prize (Cuisine Canada and Guelph Whether it brings apathy or euphoria, stress or serenity, University) for the category of “Best book of special all one needs to know is how food influences the brain in interest in nutrition”. This book explores and explains the order to transform one’s meals into a curative treatment effects of nutrition on brain development, brain chemistry for the soul. Understanding the way food acts on the and ultimately behavior by using the true story of a brain allows us to improve memory, effectively combat courtroom drama. Eating the right foods helps maintain a stress and fatigue or even control appetite but the author healthy body. However, certain foods play an equally warns the reader that there are limitations. Putting theory important role in our mental well-being. They can have into practice, the author also presents delicious recipes an impact on sleep, personality, intelligence and even as well as menus to fulfill all of your brain’s needs day criminal activity. To illustrate this point, I tell the after day. Page 5 of 8 INTAKE

Chartered Riverboat Dinner Cruise

The local organizers in Pittsburgh, Drs. Linda Rinaman and Ed Stricker have arranged for an optional group event for SSIB meeting attendees – a riverboat cruise! Come aboard for a sumptuous meal with a spectacular view. Riverboat cruises are a fantastic way to enjoy great food, a cash bar, and a tour of Pittsburgh from the splendor of the Three Rivers. Be sure to bring your appetite! Details for the Riverboat Cruise:

The cruise will take place on Thursday All aboard for a riverboat cruise of the three rivers (the Allegheny, evening, July 14, 2005. The boat will Monongahela, and Ohio). “Be sure to bring your appetite!” board at 6:30 PM and set sail at 7:00 for a 3 hour tour of the three rivers, returning at However, tickets must be purchased in advance by credit card via 10:00 PM. The cost is $45.00 per person. the SSIB website. The reservation deadline is May 10, 2005. Note: The cruise will be cancelled and refunds issued if fewer than 100 tickets are sold. Please contact Linda Rinaman for additional The company providing the tour is information ([email protected]) Gateway Clipper: Cruise Info: http://www.ssib.org/pitts05.htm#Cruise www.gatewayclipper.com. To purchase tickets: http://www.ssib.org/paymentpagessib.htm.

A Message from the President: SSIB Economics by Wolfgang Langhans

In the November issue of “INTAKE” I Thanks to the great efforts of Drs. Linda presented some measures that the Board and Rinaman and Ed Stricker, the budget for the I considered necessary to consolidate our Pittsburgh Meeting is sound and balanced. financial situation and to prepare SSIB for the Clearly, the newly established Meeting future. Today I gladly report that some of Planning Committee (see “Addenda to last these measures are beginning to take effect. Board Meeting” on the web) works well. I “This You have all received the results of the vote actually think it is the first time that officers of moderate on our dues structure and the dues notice for the Society, Marianne and the local organizers increase will this year. As you know, a large majority of the discussed all financial arrangements and help us a lot, voting members followed the Board’s implications of an upcoming meeting so suggestion and approved the proposed raise thoroughly. I firmly believe it should continue and I very in dues (from USD 10 and 65 for students and to be that way in the future, and the much thank regular members, respectively, to USD 25 and functioning of the Meeting Planning all of you who 100) and to introduce a new Post-Doc Committee is of course absolutely essential for voted for it.” category with dues of USD 50 a year. This meetings without a local host, such as next moderate increase will help us a lot, and I very year’s meeting in Florida. much thank all of you who voted for it. I In late January and early February, I sent guarantee that we will use the money solicitation letters to more than 60 companies, efficiently, and that we will do what we can to including all our previous donors. The Board keep our annual running costs as low as and a few other society members joined me in possible. these efforts; (continued on page 6)

the ideas is to establish a donor list that can be maintained and continuously updated by future Presidents and Board Members. We do already have positive responses from several previous donors, and one even increased its (instead of his?) his contributions substantially SSIB 2004-2005 INTAKE Page 6 of 8

President Wolfgang Langhans A Message from the President (continued) President-Elect Kenny Simansky (continued from page 5); the idea is to noticed that all abstracts are available on Past-President establish a donor list that can be maintained the web. Opinion may be somewhat divided Nori Geary and continuously updated by future about making the abstracts publicly Treasurer Presidents and Board Members. We do available so early. Several people told me, Allen Levine already have positive responses from however, they are strongly in favor of Secretary several previous donors, and one even posting the abstracts on the web, hoping Lisa Eckel increased their contributions substantially that this will attract people to the Annual compared to last year. I hope of course that Meeting who have not submitted an Board our efforts will continue to be successful, in abstract. We will see how it works and Tim Bartness particular for the benefit of our New certainly discuss this issue at the next Harvey Grill Investigators. Needless to mention, we will Board Meeting. As you have also noticed, Marion Hetherington appropriately recognize all contributions and our new, official logo is now prominently Joel Kaplan thank our sponsors at the meeting and in featured on the website, and it even Barry Levin any printed material that is related to it. appears on the hotel reservation site. I Linda Rinaman hope you like our new logo because you will Sue Ritter I want to take this opportunity and thank all encounter it in many places during the Derek Snyder* current Board Members for their willingness upcoming meeting! Jan Strubbe to take on more responsibilities for Society * student rep. matters than in former times. In this context The most important aspect of our Annual I am also pleased to announce that 14 Meeting is of course the scientific program. Newsletter people will run for the three seats on the Hans-Rudi and the Program Committee are Claire Cannon Board (plus the New Investigator probably working on it while you read this, Anthony Azzara Representative) that become available this and my impression is that the program is year. I take this as a good sign for the going to be terrific. The preliminary version Executive future and trust that all candidates are also will soon be available on the web. For Coordinator willing to regularly attend the Board today I am proud to announce the four Marianne Van Meetings and to play an active role in Masterfoods Keynote speakers, who have Wagner shaping the future of our Society. accepted our invitation. These are Identification with the Society and (prospective titles): Sadaf Farooqi Corporate engagement in its affairs are necessary if (Regulation of appetite in humans - insights Benefactors we want to move ahead and to achieve our from ), Donald Pfaff (Mechanisms • Research Diets, goal of becoming the leading international for generalized and specific motivational Inc. Society dealing with ingestive behavior and forces underlying ingestive and reproductive • Elsevier Science, all its related aspects. behaviors), Barbara Rolls (Satiety: is it the missing ingredient in weight management?), Inc. I trust that by now everybody has seen our and Paul Trayhurn (Signals from Fat - • Masterfoods new appearance on the web. I like the new Adipose Tissue as the Metabolic Epicentre • Purina TestDiets, website a lot and I think Marianne did a of Obesity). I trust you will agree with me Inc. great job designing it. Thank you! To that the Masterfoods lectures will once • Sanofi Sythelab establish and maintain this website is just again be highlights of our Annual Meeting • Procter & Gamble, one of Marianne’s many time-consuming and will be another reason bringing you to Inc. tasks in the Central Office. You have also Pittsburgh. Corporate Sponsors • Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals Conference on Food Choice in April • Mead Johnson Nutritionals • McNeil Nutritionals An announcement from David Booth and campus of the University of Birmingham • General Mills Suzanne Higgs: (England) on 19-22 April 2006. • Nestle The multidisciplinary international To register interest now and to see further Corporate Donors Conference on Food Choice will be meeting details in due course, go to: • Campbell Soup next year with the annual meeting of the Company British Feeding and Drinking Group on the http://www.bfdg.bham.ac.uk/FCC.htm Page 7 of 8 INTAKE For more information about these jobs, check online: Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Obesity Research http://ssib.org/jobs.html Clinical Nutrition Research Center Individuals with a doctoral degree from (CNRC) at the University of Alabama any scientific field are eligible. Women, David B. Allison, Ph.D. at Birmingham announces the individuals from traditionally Professor availability of post-doctoral disadvantaged groups, and individuals Department of Biostatistics & fellowships. Positions entail working with disabilities are encouraged to Clinical Nutrition Research Center collaboratively with an interdisciplinary apply. US citizenship or permanent Ryals Public Health Building, group of scientists. The CNRC studies resident status is NOT required, but Suite 327 virtually all aspects of obesity ranging US citizenship or permanent residents University of Alabama at from molecular biology to are given priority consideration Birmingham epidemiology. Investigators include 1665 University Avenue molecular biologists, physicians, Interested individuals should contact Birmingham, Alabama 35294 psychologists, statisticians, David B. Allison at the phone, fax, or Phone: 205-975-9169 physiologists, email listed to the right. Fax: 205-975-2540 epidemiologists, and nutritionists. Email: [email protected] NIH-Funded Postdoctoral Fellowship Fluid and Electrolyte Balance

A position is immediately available to study neuroscience, cell biology, confocal or the cellular and behavioral mechanisms transmission electron microscopy. The underlying fluid and electrolyte balance. A University of Wyoming is located 2 hours range of projects are available including the from Denver, Colorado and is positioned Francis W. Flynn, Ph.D. application of RNA interference to study between two mountain ranges, providing Neuroscience Program, tachykinin receptor involvement in opportunity for a variety of out door Department 3166 vasopressin release and salt intake, activities. The fellow will have the University Station, confocal microscopy to follow receptor opportunity to interact with faculty and University of Wyoming, trafficking in brain during hyperosmolarity students in the NIH funded Neuroscience and hypovolemia, and the effects of in utero Center, and will have ready access to the Laramie, WY 82071, sodium exposure on mature brain function Microscopy and Macromolecular Analytic USA. Fax 307-766-5625 and ingestive behavior. Applicants must CORE facilities. Salary will be [email protected] have a Ph.D. or equivalent in Neuroscience commensurate with NIH guidelines. or a related field, and superior Interested applicants should send a cover communication skills in English. We seek letter, curriculum vitae, and the names and individuals with a strong background in one contact information of three references. or more of the following areas: behavioral Send this material to Dr. Flynn (right).

NIH-FUNDED POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN OBESITY

Fellowship involves helping manage two writing. Numerous opportunities exist for Michael R. Lowe, Ph.D. ongoing NIH-funded research projects on publications. Appt. is a 12-month, F/T Dept. of Psychology obesity prevention. Both projects focus on position with one-year renewal possible; changing aspects of the nutritional starting date is open but ASAP after Feb. 1. Drexel University, environment to prevent weight gain or Salary in the 34-38K range with benefits. Mail Stop 626 weight regain. One is a controlled trial of Applicants should have a Ph.D. in clinical or 245 N. 15th St. weight gain prevention in a worksite health psychology with a substantive Philadelphia, PA 19102- cafeteria, and the other is a study of weight research background in obesity. Send a loss maintenance in overweight primary vita, a statement of research interests and 1192 care patients. Interests or background in experience, and three letters of reference e-mail to nutrition, eating disorders, or biological by January 15. Drexel University strongly [email protected] bases of obesity-proneness desirable but encourages applicants from minorities and not essential. Position will involve a women, and is an Equal combination of project leadership, data Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. analysis, manuscript preparation, and grant Postdoctoral Research Associate Society for the A NIH-funded postdoctoral research and spectroflurometirc/photometric assay associate position is available to begin (circulating hormones, metabolic fuels) Study of Ingestive immediately to study the regulation of and behavior (food intake). Several Behavior body fat, especially the role of the obesity models are used especially sympathetic and sensory innervation of seasonal (photoperiod-induced in white adipose tissue. A wide variety of hamsters), but also genetic and dietary. PHONE: techniques will be used: neuro- The successful applicant will be expected (830) 796-9393 anatomical (viral tract tracing, in situ to develop their own related projects as hybridization, immunocytochemistry and well as working on existing research (866) 377-4416 their combinations), molecular (real time themes. Competitive salary based on PCR), surgical (toxin & microsurgical experience. Interested applicants should FAX: sympathetic and sensory denervation, have some background in neuroscience (830) 796-9394 lipectomy, fat transplantation, microknife and/or physiology and should send a CV, cut/conventional/toxin/viral brain a short statement of their research E-MAIL: lesioning, intracranial microinjection), interests/experience and the names and neurochemical (HPLC with contact information of three references [email protected] electrochemical detection), adipose to: Dr. Timothy Bartness, Dept of Biology, tissue (cellularity, immunocytochemistry, 24 Peachtree Ctr Ave NE, Atlanta, GA, 8181 Tezel Road expression, receptor-binding and 30302-4010 [email protected]. #10269 carcass composition), radioimmunoassay San Antonio, Texas 78250 Postdoctoral Position: Behavioral Genetics USA A postdoctoral position is available in the campus of the University of Pennsylvania laboratories of Drs. A.A. Bachmanov and with access to its G.K. Beauchamp at the Monell Chemical state-of-the-art core facilities. The Senses Center Center is also close to central (http://www.monell.org) to study the Philadelphia and its rich intellectual and genetics of , ingestive behavior and cultural environment. Monell is an equal We’re on the Web! alcohol consumption in the mouse. The opportunities employer and encourages projects are focused on positional applications from women and See us at: identification of and involve underrepresented minorities. Send www.ssib.org construction of interval-specific congenic curriculum vitae, and the names and strains. Experience with addresses of three references to: Dr. animal breeding, behavioral phenotyping, Alexander Bachmanov, Monell Chemical genotyping, and linkage Senses Center, 3500 Market Street, analysis is highly desirable. The Monell Philadelphia, PA 19104-3308 FAX: 215- Chemical Senses Center is on the 898-2084, [email protected]. RESEARCH FELLOW. The University Of Liverpool, England Mark your background in behavioural A postdoctoral scientist is sought to join Calendars now! pharmacology. Experience of the an internationally recognised group experimental analysis of feeding or researching the role of endogenous SSIB motivational mechanisms would be an cannabinoids in appetite and body weight advantage. The project seeks to advance regulation. The position is funded by the our understanding of the role of the 2006 BBSRC in collaboration with an industrial endocannabinoids in the control of partner, and is available immediately for appetite building upon our work on the July 18-23 2 years. Salary will be in the range: central CB1 cannabinoid receptor. The Registry Resort £19,460 - £24,820 pa. The project Informal enquiries to Professor Tim entails the use of in vivo microdialysis and Club Kirkham, School of Psychology. Email: and behavioural models to assess brain Naples, Florida [email protected]. Tel.: +44 (0)151 cannabinoid activity in relation to 794 6706. For the complete text of this circadian feeding patterns and incentive- ad please view the SSIB jobs site online, reward processes. Specific experience of or www.liv.ac.uk/university/jobs.html microdialysis techniques would be an Quote Ref B/460 Closing Date: 12 April advantage, but is not essential. However, 2005. applicants should ideally have a