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

Annual Retreat

June 1, 2007


Invited Speaker: George Gray

Steve Gavett        Will Faber        George Gray
Susan Robey-Bond      Mary Brandes      

       George Gray, PhD 1989
Assistant Administrator, Research and Development
Environmental Protection Agency


                 Jamie O’Brien

                     Mark Utell

     Rich Miller                         Tom Gasiewicz   

The Poster Session

Rosemarie Marchan             Gene Schulze (Bristol–Myers)


Peter Vitiello

       Jennifer Head     Sarah Latchney

Zhengyu Yin           Sylvia Notenboom

       Brent Kobielush

       Ming Kung

       Julian Castaneda

       Kurt Bertram

Jonathan Holz        Ned Ballatori


Michael Madejczyk

          Na Li      Kevin Sweder (Bristol–Myers)


David McMillan

David Adenuga        Fanny Casado

Awards and Dinner
In the beginning...






       



Ned Ballatori

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:

Heather Lakatos       Margaret Neuman        Erik Rushton

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

Zhihui (Gerald) Zhong

Robert Infurna Award: “…for the best research paper as first author in a peer-reviewed journal.”

John Norman      Ned Ballatori
Norman JP, Perry SW, Kasischke KA, Volsky DJ, and Gelbard HA. 2007. HIV-1 trans activator of transcription protein elicits mitochondrial hyperpolarization and respiratory deficit, with dysregulation of complex IV and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide homeostasis in cortical neurons. J Immunol. Jan 15;178(2):869-876.

Kodak Scholar Award: “…for showing exceptional promise in toxicology

Sarah Latchney

Bristol–Myers Squibb Travel Award Recipients

  Loretta Collins (top)    Jamie O’Brien    Heather Lakatos  

Front:   Kevin Sweder   Heather Lakatos  Jamie O’Brien  Gene Schulze  
Rear:   Wendy Freeburn  Tim Reilly  Loretta Collins    Mike McCabe

Student Awards
Student Toxicology Retreat Committee
Erik Rushton
Jamie O’Brien
Sara Hueber
Kurt Bertram
Fanny Casado
Randi Potter
Heather Lakatos
Sophia Fang
Mike Madejczyk
Dave McMillan

David McMillan      Jamie O’Brien
       John Norman: “Law School for Dummies”
       Julian Castaneda: “Veterinary Medicine School for Dummies”

Bill Beckett: The congeniality award: “Before there was Alice, there was Bill!”

Peter Vitiello: “Laff–a–lympics” For re-organizing the Really Rottens.

Rick Phipps: For never permitting anyone to leave a student
seminar before completing the evaluation form.

Christine Gramza: “A pa(i)l and shovel for being such
a good pal to the students”
For Jamie O’brien: “ A cell phone from the first year students for outstanding performance as the TA for the Toxicology course”


Alison Elder


Pat Noonan         Chris Gamza

Sylvia Notenboom and parents


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