ToxicologyInterdepartmentalGraduateProgram2018-2019summaryofactivities

DirectorofGraduateEducation:Dr.RichardMartin(Fall2018);Dr.AileenKeating

(Spring2019onwards)

SupervisoryCommittee:Dr.StevenBradbury(CALS),Dr.JacekKoziel(CoE;CALS),Dr.JoelCoats(CALS),Dr.WilsonRumbeiha(CVM),Dr.RichardMartin(CVM)

ProgramAdministrator:GlennClark

2018-2019Toxicologygraduatestudents:AhmedAbdalla(Dr.AnumanthaKanthasamy)LauraBurns(Dr.Borts)CalebCorona(Dr.Coats)MariaGonzalezAlvarez(Dr.Keating)MauraHall(Dr.Coats)CourtneyHuerter(Dr.Coats)JacobJohnson(Dr.Coats)JamesKlimavicz(Dr.Coats)NiranjanaKrishnan(Dr.Bradbury)BaileyMcGuire(Dr.Keating)ScottRadke(Dr.Ensley(nowKSU))DharminRokad(Dr.AnumanthaKanthasamy)CristinaSantana(Dr.Rumbeiha)DwayneShrunk(Dr.Ensley(nowKSU))RachelSorensen(Dr.Jovanovic)MengisteabWolday(Dr.Martin)BharathiPalanisamy(TOXminor;Dr.AnumanthaKanthasamy)SireeshaManne(TOXminor;Dr.AnumanthaKanthasamy)Newstudentstotheprogramin2018:RachelSorenson(rotationstudent,joinedDr.Jovanovicresearchgroup)BaileyMcGuire(Keatingresearchgroupdirectadmit)CristinaSantana(Rumbeiharesearchgroupdirectadmit)EstefaniaGonzalezAlvarez(Fulbrightscholar,Keatingresearchgroup)ShadiParvin-Roo(Continuingrotation)Graduatingstudents(SinceandincludingMay2018andcurrentemployment): Degree Mentor CurrentEmploymentLauraBurns MS Dr.Borts AssistantScientistIinVDPAMScottRadke MS Dr.Ensley ClinicalAssistantProfessorinVDPAM

SomchaiRice PhD Dr.Koziel AssistantScientistIIIDept.ofFoodScienceandHumanNutritionatISU

VivekLawana PhD Dr.ArthiKanthasamy PostDocPurdueUniversityDanLuo PhD Dr.AnumanthaKanthasamyPostDocatISUAdhithiyaCharli PhD Dr.AnumanthaKanthasamyResearchDirectorCharles

RiverLaboratories,PARight:Dr. SomchaiRicedefendedherPhDdissertation inSpring2019.Incomingstudents(SpringandFall2019):JacobJohnson(MS,Coatsresearchgroup)CourtneyHuerter(MS,Coatsresearchgroup)HannahWickham,KanthasamyresearchgroupMohdRidzuanNirmalNur’Ashiqin(FulbrightdirectadmittoJovanovicresearchgroup)Graduatestudentawards:DharminRokad–Kanthasamyresearchgroup1st Place Award for Research Poster, College of Veterinary Medicine Summer ScholarResearchProgramRight:DharminRokadreceivestheCollegeofVeterinaryMedicineawardfromDr.CathyMiller.SocietyofToxicology,BiotechnologySpecialtySectionStudentAchievementAwardSociety ofToxicology,NeurotoxicologySpecialty SectionBatelle Graduate Student PosterAward,1stplace.LauraBurns–BortsresearchgroupBest graduate student oral presentation award at American Association of VeterinaryLaboratoryDiagnosticiansNiranjanaKrishnan–BradburyresearchgroupJoanMosenthalresearchgranthttps://xerces.org/2019/04/03/2019-dewind-awardees/SciSeeker award in the General Science Post Category for a posts her toxicologyblog:https://entoxsimplified.com/

Iowa State University 2019 GPSS LeadershipAward:http://www.gpss.iastate.edu/awardsSelected for the National ComSciCon Workshop(50/700individualsselected)Right: Dr. Coats, Niranjana Krishnan, Maura Hall and Dr.BradburyvisittheMonsantoHeadquartersinSt.Louis.CristinaSantana-RumbeiharesearchgroupSecondplaceposteraward,NewEnglandScienceSymposiuminthecategoryofPublicHealth,ClinicalorSocialScience(includingTranslationalResearch)atHarvardMedicalSchool.Right-CristinaM.Santanapresentingheraward-winningresearch.SireeshaManne–KanthasamyresearchgroupSocietyofToxicologyMetalsspecialtysection,Firstplacepresentationaward.BestAbstractAward,SOTOccupationalandPublicHealthSpecialtySectionBestGraduateStudentAward,SOTAmericanScientistsofIndianOriginSpecialtySectionSS Roger O. McClellan Student Award, SOT Toxic and Exploratory Pathology andComparativeandVeterinarySpecialtySectionSOTGraduateStudentTravelSupportAwardSOTExposureSpecialtySection-HonorarymentionSOT Best Overall Abstract Award, Medical Devices and Combination Products SpecialtySectionNorthAmericanTravelGrant,AmericanCollegeofToxicology,39thAnnualMeetingIowaStateUniversityResearchExcellenceAward–Spring2019ToxicologyInterdepartmentalGraduateProgramprovidedresearchtravelawardsof$475toCristinaSantana,CalebCorona,NiranjanaKrishnana,SireeshaManne,MauraHall,DharminRokadandColinWongfortraveltoresearchconferencestopresenttheirwork.

Facultyawards:Dr. Boris Jovanovic, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Journal’s “exceptionalreviewersof2018"award.Dr.WilsonRumbeiha,SOTGlobalSeniorScholarAwardDr.JonMochel’sresearchgroupwasselectedbytheNationalCancerInstitutetoconductaresearchtrialaspartoftheNCIComparativeOncologyTrialConsortiumDr.AileenKeating,BiologyofReproductiontopreviewingeditorawardDr. Aileen Keating, Stephen B. HarrisMid-Career Research Award, Society of ToxicologyReproductiveandDevelopmentalSpecialtysection.Dr.GaryMunkvold,RegentsAwardforFacultyExcellenceDr.HeatherGreenlee–promotedtofullprofessor Dr. Jacek Koziel

Medal for Merit, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Poland. Top Reviewer in Environment/Ecology Award, Publons. Top Reviewer in Chemistry Award, Publons. Excellence in Review Award: Waste Management journal (Elsevier)

TheToxicologyretreatwasheldonApril29th,2019.Thankyoutoallwhoattendedandpresentedtheirresearch.ToxicologyGraduateStudentOrganization–invitedDr.AnneliseNguyenfromKansasStateUniversityastheZaffaranoLecturer.Shepresentedaseminarentitled“DevelopmentofHeterogeneousTumorSpheroids”.ShealsosharedhercareerpathwayduringalunchhostedandattendedbytheToxicologygraduatestudents.Right:ToxicologygraduatestudentswithDr.Nguyen.

CurrentToxicologyFacultyAgriculturalandBiosystemsEngineeringJacekKoziel,ProfessorAnimalScienceStephanieHansen,AssociateProfessorAileenKeating,AssociateProfessorStephanSchmitz-Esser,AssociateProfessorBiochemistry,BiophysicsandMolecularBiologyMaritNilsen-Hamilton,ProfessorBiomedicalSciencesVellareddyAnantharam,AdjunctAssistantProfessorChandrashekhar(Chandru)Charavaryamath,AssistantProfessorMichaelCho,ProfessorandLloydChairinBiomedicalSciences,Co-Director,CenterforAdvancedHostDefense,ImmunobioticsandTraslationalComparativeMedicine(CAHDIT)M.HeatherGreenlee,AssociateProfessorAnumanthaKanthasamy,DistinguishedProfessor,EugeneandLindaLloydProfessor,DirectorofIowaCenterforNeurotoxicology,BiomedicalSciencesDepartmentalChairArthiKanthasamy,AssociateProfessorRichardMartin,ProfessorandDirectorofGraduateEducationforToxicologyandBiomedicalSciences,M.R.C.V.S.,Dip.E.C.V.P.T.JonathanMochel,AssociateProfessorAlanRobertson,ResearchAssociateProfessorRavindraSingh,ProfessorandSalsburyChairThimmasettappThippeswamy,ProfessorChemicalandBiologicalEngineeringLauraJarboe,AssociateProfessorEntomologyKeriCarstens,CollaboratorAssistantProfessorJoelCoats,DistinguishedProfessorFoodSciencesandHumanNutritionRuthMacDonald,Professor,FSHNDepartmentChairAubreyMendonca,AssociateManjuReddy,ProfessorKevinSchalinske,ProfessorGeneticsDevelopmentandCellBiologyJoAnnePowell-Coffman,ProfessorNaturalResourceEcologyandManagement

StevenBradbury,ProfessorBorisJovanovic,AssistantProfessorPlantPathologyandMicrobiologyGaryMunkvold,ProfessorandSeedScienceEndowedChairVeterinaryDiagnosticLabandProductionAnimalMedicineWilsonRumbeiha,DVM,Professor,DABT,DABVTVeterinaryMicrobiologyandPreventiveMedicineQijingZhang,BVsc,ProfessorandFrankRamseyEndowedChair,AssociateDeanforResearchandGraduateStudies,CollegeofVeterinaryMedicine