University of Rochester
School of Medicine & Dentistry
Toxicology Ph.D. Program
Molecular Toxicology & Environmental Medicine Graduate Studies

Annual Retreat

June 9, 2006


The Poster Session

       Ellen Henry, Fanny Casado Pena, Zhengyu Yin, David Aremu

      Chitrawina Mahagita, Sylvia Noteboom, Sophia Fang

       Tim Reilly, David Adenuga

       Ryan Henry, Sam Caito

       Rich Miller, Mike Laiosa

       Jessie Shi, Julian Castaneda

       Mike McCabe, Kevin Sweder, Stephen Durham, Jacintha Shenton

       Rosemarie Marchan, John Norman

Invited Speaker: Mark Hahn

Ellen Henry, Mark Hahn

Bernie Weiss, Mark Hahn (Gloria Pryhuber, in rear)


Front: Rich Miller, Agnes Kane
Second row: David Adenuga, Sam Caito, Saravanan Rajendrasozhan, Ryan Henry
Third row: Jessie Shi, Na Li, Sophia Fang

Awards and Dinner

Jamie O’Brien, Eric Rushton


Günter Oberdörster, Eric Rushton

Brent Kobielush, Jamie O’Brien, Eric Rushton

Bristol–Myers Squibb Travel Award Recipients

Mike Laiosa, Julian Castaneda and Sean Gehen (Mike McCabe in rear)

William F. Neuman Award: “…for the student who best exemplifies the academic, scientific,
and personal qualities that were characteristic of the life of Dr. William F. Neuman.” Two winners this year:

Rosemarie Marchan, Mike McCabe

Michael O’Reilly (accepting for Peter Vitiello), Mike McCabe

Harold Hodge Award: “…for the student who has done
especially meritorious research in toxicology
and who had the best toxicology graduate thesis.”

Elizabeth Ryan, Mike McCabe

Robert Infurna Award: “…for the best research paper as first author in a peer-reviewed journal.”
Two students shared the award this year:
  • Russell Garrett, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
    Garrett RW, Gasiewicz TA. The aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonist 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin alters the
    circadian rhythms, quiescence, and expression of clock genes in murine hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells.
    Mol Pharmacol. 2006 Jun;69(6):2076-2083.
  • Christopher Helt, Senior Research Scientist, Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Helt CE, Cliby WA, Keng PC, Bambara RA, O’Reilly MA. Ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) and ATM
    and Rad3-related protein exhibit selective target specificities in response to different forms of DNA damage.
    J. Biol. Chem. 2005 Jan 14;280(2):1186-1192.



Rear: Denise Ray, Carolyn Baglole, Rick Phipps, Matt Bernard
Front: Geniece Lehmann, Tatiana Garcia, Jamie O’Brien, Elizabeth Ryan

Dina Markowitz, Katrina Korfmacher

Mahin Maines, Bob Mayer

Vic Laties, Mahin Maines

Michael O’Reilly, Pat Noonan

Arshad Rahman, Michael O’Reilly, Pat Noonan, Irfan Rahman

Gerald Zhong (at left, facing camera).
At right table, left to right: Arshad Rahman, Rick Phipps
Michael O’Reilly (in front)
Carolyn Baglole, Irfan Rahman, Patricia Chess, Mitch Chess

Elizabeth Ryan and friends

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