MU Biomedical - News

Marshall University Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. candidates, Mike Brown and Lauren Richards-Waugh, were both finalists in the Carl Smith Mechanisms Graduate Student Competition for the Mechanisms Specialty Section at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) meeting.  This is a highly competitive award at SOT from the oldest specialty section at SOT! Marshall's Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences research cluster also presented three (3) papers at the Society of Toxicology meeting. Mike Brown presented his work and Tierra Williams, a WV-INBRE summer intern, also had a paper.   Posters and/or Presentations: Temporal Study of Acetaminophen (APAP) and S-Adenosyl-L-methionine (SAMe) Effects on Subcellular Hepatic SAMe Levels and Methionine Adenosyltransferase (MAT) Expression.  J. Mike Brown, John G. Ball, Amy Hogsett, Tierra Williams and Monica Valentovic. Society of Toxicology Baltimore, MD March 15-19, 2009   Potential Role Of Oxidative Stress In Resveratrol Protection Of Cisplatin In Vitro Renal Toxicity. Monica A. Valentovic and John G. Ball. Society of Toxicology Baltimore, MD March 15-19, 2009.   S-Adenosylmethionine (SAMe) Reversal of Acetaminophen (APAP) Effects on Hepatic Glutathione Peroxidase and Hepatic SAMe Levels.  Tierra Williams, J. Mike Brown, John G. Ball, Amy Hogsett, Monica Valentovic. Society of Toxicology Baltimore, MD March 15-19, 2009 Congratulations on your achievements!