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August 2007 E-Newsletter of the
Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and
Toxicologists
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Welcome to the August edition of ASCEPT eNews. In this issue we congratulate Michelle Halls who won best oral
presentation prize for a postgraduate student at the Focussed Meeting on Cell
Signalling in Leicester, UK. ASCEPT council nominations close on the 31st
August and sponsorship is still available for Pharmacology/Toxicology
seminar series. The abstract deadline for the upcoming SEAWP-ASCEPT 2007 meeting
in Adelaide is September 12th. Discover the biographies of
the invited speakers for this conference using the links below. The Ausbiotech Pacific Rim conference to be held in Honolulu in
November continues to call for posters submissions. The British
Toxicology Society Summer 2007 Newsletter
features an interview with Dr Kelly BéruBé (ASCEPT’s 2006 BTS Lecturer). See
links below, in the ‘news from other organisations’ section. Finally a reminder that the 2007 Australian Medicines Handbook
is still available to members at a discounted rate. If any would like to contribute any items to eNews, please send
it along to Meetings First for consideration. Roselyn Rose'Meyer ASCEPT Newsletter Editor |
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POSTGRADUATE STUDENT'S AWARD-WINNING
DRUG RESEARCH: CONGRATULATIONS TO ASCEPT MEMBER
MICHELLE HALLS Monash postgraduate student Michelle Halls won the prestigious
DiscoveRx prize for best oral presentation at the recent Focused Meeting on
Cell Signalling held in Leicester, UK.
These show promise as novel drug targets for the treatment of
fibrosis associated with diseases such as heart and kidney failure. Her supervisor, Professor Roger Summers, said Ms Halls gave an
impressive presentation to the meeting, which is a significant gathering of
some of the world's leading pharmacologists. "This is an outstanding achievement for Michelle, who was
the clear winner from presentations given -- not only by other postgraduates
but also postdocs and research fellows," he said. Ms Halls received a trophy and cash prize from the President of the British Pharmacological Society, Professor Graeme Henderson. |
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ASCEPT COUNCIL NOMINATIONS Its that time of year where
ASCEPT Council positions are up for nomination. At the end of 2007, 5
vacancies are opening up on ASCEPT Council. The positions that are up for
nomination are Treasurer and 4 Councillors. We are now calling for
nominations for these 5 positions (4 Councillor positions and a Treasurer).
Please consider which of your colleagues you would like to nominate for these
positions; you may even encourage your colleagues to nominate yourself. You may download a nomination
form by clicking here
or by using this link http://www.ascept.org/images/Councilnominationform.pdf
Please forward all nominations
to the ASCEPT Secretariat. The deadline for nominations is
31 August 2007 |
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SPONSORSHIP FOR PHARMACOLOGY/TOXICOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES ASCEPT is
offering sponsorship for pharmacology seminar series. As announced at
the 2006 AGM, ASCEPT will offer an incentive to departments to encourage or
invite members to present. When 5 members
within an institution renew their membership, the institute will be able to
apply for $500 for use in their seminar program. The seminars must have the
ASCEPT logo appear at the start and end of the seminar, by using a PowerPoint
slide provided by the Secretariat and have membership brochures provided
available on the day. Up to 10 members from each institute may apply with a
maximum of $1000 available. ASCEPT will advertise the seminar
programs on the ASCEPT website/e-news. The Institute should nominate a
contact person. They can be student or full members, but their fees must have
been paid for 2007. Please click here and complete the form. |
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JOINT
SEAWP – ASCEPT MEETING 2007
On behalf of the Southeast Asian
Western Pacific (SEAWP) Regional Federation of Pharmacologists and the Australasian
Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists
(ASCEPT), we would like to invite you to participate in the combined
Scientific Meeting of the two societies. For further information please click here. Please mark these
three key dates into your diaries! September 12 - Abstract deadline October 5 - Accommodation
bookings close October
31 - Early bird registrations close This month we would like to feature the following ten speakers
of the ASCEPT-SEAWP meeting. Click on the names below to view their
biographies. ·
Associate Professor Don Birkett
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Professor Geoff
Tucker
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Dr Toru Nabika
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Professor Julie Chan
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Ms Judith Mackson
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Dr Annette Gross
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Professor Olaf
Drummer
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Professor Stephen
Harrap
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Dr Paul Watt
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Associate Professor Joan Heath
ASCEPT Scientific Advisory Committee, Chair
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AHMRC 2008The 4th Australian
Health and Medical Research Congress will be held November 16-21, 2008 in the
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. The 2008 ASCEPT Annual Scientific
meeting will run within the Congress. Organisers have commenced preparation
of the congress program, so please send any ideas for symposia to Rob
Vandenberg (robv@med.usyd.edu.au), Chair of the ASCEPT Scientific
Advisory Committee. Roselyn
Rose’Meyer Queensland member on Council |
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AUSBIOTECH: CALL FOR
PAPERS FOR THE PACIFIC RIM SUMMIT ON INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENERGY,
BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS THE PACIFIC AusBiotech is a supporting organisation for the 2nd Annual Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial
Biotechnology and Bioenergy that returns to Honolulu, Hawaii, November
14-16, 2007 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. We invite you to submit a
proposal for an individual presentation or to organize a panel for the 2007
Pacific Rim Summit. The Call for Posters is still open! During the 2007 Pacific Rim
Summit one of the evening receptions will be the Poster Reception. During
this reception accepted display posters will be presented by their authors.
The reception is attended widely by all attendees of the conference and this
is a great opportunity to showcase your work, whether the subject is
academic, government or industry. The Call for Posters will close on August
31, 2007. Be advised, only one poster will be accepted per
presenter; please only submit one application for posters. Also, each poster
presenter will have to pre-register for the conference by October 12, 2007 in
order to be able to present at the conference and be listed in the conference
program. The 2007 Program Tracks are listed below. Please visit our
website at www.bio.org/pacrim to submit your proposals. 2007 Program Tracks 1. Bioenergy Production (ethanol, cellulosic ethanol, biodiesel,
microbial fuel cells, energy from algae etc.) 2. Marine Biotechnology & Bioprospecting (Pharmaceuticals and
other products from marine organisms, and bioprospecting) 3. Novel Applications & Nanotechnology (the biotech-nanotech
interface, national defense applications, surfactants, biofilms and other
novel industrial apps.) 4. Biobased Products, Bioplastics & Renewable Chemical
Platforms (advanced crops, biopolymers, renewable chemicals from agricultural
feedstocks, fine chemicals and other chemical platforms) Please submit all proposals for panels and papers online at www.bio.org/pacrim If you
have any questions, please email pacrim@bio.org
or call 202.962.6630. |
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AUSTRALIAN MEDICINES HANDBOOK ASCEPT Members can save up to $77 when they buy AHM, the independent
medicines reference preferred by Australian health professionals. Australian
Medicines Handbook has become the preferred independent, evidence-based
medicines reference for Australian health professionals. The print
version of our 2006 edition went to a second printing less than six months
after its release – and still sold out in record time. AMH has
tens of thousands of users throughout the health-case system, including
pharmacies, medical practices, hospitals, aged care facilities, universities
(including medicine, pharmacy and nursing facilities) and a wide range of
health professionals with an interest in the Quality Use of Medicines. Our
independence provides assurance in an uncertain world. AMH has no advertising,
sponsorship or editorial input from drug manufacturers or any other
commercial organisations. Our
editorial staff, reviewers and Editorial Advisory Board members are all
Australia-based pharmacists, medical practitioners, scientists, researchers
and academics. AMH
includes information on drug classes, as well as individual drug monographs
containing new/revised evidence and comparative data covering indications,
dosage information, formulations, adverse effects, practice points, special
populations, etc. The appendices include a substantial drug interactions
guide. AMH is a joint project of the Australasian Society of Clinical
and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists (ASCEPT), the
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) and the Royal Australian College of
General Practitioners (RACGP). Please
visit www.amh.net.au
or email amh@amh.net.au
to order. |
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FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES Please click here for a list of
meetings that may be of interest to members. These are displayed on the
ASCEPT website. ASCEPT Meetings ASCEPT New
Zealand Scientific Meeting, 29-31 August 2007, Auckland, New Zealand Joint SEAWP:
ASCEPT Meeting 2007, 3-6 December 2007, Adelaide 10th Conference
on Formulation and Delivery of Bioactives, 13-15 February 2008, Dunedin, New
Zealand 5th SETAC World Congress, 3-7 August 2008, Sydney,
Australia |
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NEWS FROM OTHER ORGANISATIONS Please click on the relevant links for any news from other
organisations that may be of interest to ASCEPT members. Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies
(FASTS) Research, innovation
knowledge transfer seminar 6 August National
Prescribing Service
Royal Society of New
Zealand Alert – Issue
481: 19 July 2007 Alert – Issue 482: 26 July 2007 Alert – Issue
483: 2 August 2007 The British Toxicology Society Summer 2007
Newsletter – Please view pages 54 onwards
for a Radio National Breakfast Interview with Dr Kelly BéruBé (ASCEPT’s 2006
BTS Lecturer) RACP's Paediatrics & Child
Health Division Draft policy: Decision-making at the end of life in children Comments due by Friday, 31 August 2007 to:
Paediatrics & Child Health Division, The Royal Australasian College of
Physicians, 145 Macquarie Street, SYDNEY NSW 2000 or email: paed@racp.edu.au or fax:
+61 2 9256 5465. Subscribe to
Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology (CEPP): When renewing your ASCEPT membership, why not take up the discounted
subscription to CEPP for regular updates on the results of clinical and
experimental work from around the world. For more information on CEPP click here. To renew or subscribe, contact ascept@meetingsfirst.com.au.
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INFORMATION FROM PREVIOUS ISSUESPlease click here for more news, jobs and information that have appeared in past
issues of the ASCEPT newsletter that are now displayed on our ASCEPT website. |
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The next E-News will be sent out on Monday 17 September 2007. If
there is information you would like to include, please email it to athina@meetingsfirst.com.au by Monday 10
September 2007.
ASCEPT Newsletter Editor
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Please do not hesitate to contact Meetings First, our ASCEPT
Secretariat, if you have any queries: Angela, Athina and Jennifer Phone +61
3 9739 7697 Fax +61
3 9739 7076 Email ascept@meetingsfirst.com.au
Web www.ascept.org |
