795th
LVACS Meeting
Moravian College - Student Poster Session and Undergraduate Student
Awards Night
Students are encouraged to Attend
Date: Tuesday, April 24th
Reception and
Student Poster Session:
5:00 – 6:15 pm, Lobby
Collier Hall of Science
Dinner:
6:15 pm – UBC Room,
Haupert Union Building
Meeting &
Student Awards Presentation: 7:30 pm Dana Lecture
Hall,
Collier Hall of Science
Talk: At the conclusion of the
meeting - Dana Lecture Hall, Collier
Hall of Science
Menu: Buffet featuring Baked Chicken
Breast with Pineapple/Orange
Sauce and Pasta Primavera
Cost: members $20, students & retirees
$10
Contact: Reservations: LouAnn Vlahovic by Noon,
Thursday, April 19th. Please
include your name, affiliation, and
for students whether they are an awardee, poster presenter or both. Registration can be made by phone
(610-861-1300) or by email melnv01@moravian.edu (the last two
digits are
numbers). Please put LVACS Registration in the subject line. (Note:
email
registrations will be confirmed by a return email.)
Directions: Directions to
Moravian can be
found on the web at http://www.moravian.edu/admission/directions.htm.
Suggested parking is in Lots M, N, & O, along Locust Street. A campus map is available at http://www.moravian.edu/campusMaps/north.htm.
Speaker:
Les McQuire
Les
McQuire was born in Dundee, Scotland and completed both his
undergraduate
degree and PhD at his home town University. He received a
Fulbright
Scholarship to travel to the University of Texas at Austin where he
carried out
Post-doctoral work with Prof. Phil Magnus culminating in the total
synthesis of
Strychnine. Les
then moved to Ciba Pharmaceuticals (now part of Novartis) in 1992 where
he was
part of the Arthritis and Bone Group. He has initiated and led
several
projects including the Novartis Cox-2 and MMP efforts. In 2003 he
switched to the Cardiovascular disease area and help build the Novartis
chemistry group in Cambridge, MA. Les
is very active in ACS, having chaired the North Jersey Section, and is
currently a councilor for that section. He is active in several
ACS
Divisions and the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Talk:
Drug Discovery:
A Life in a Day
The
talk with provide an overview of drug discovery, the challenges and
opportunities. It will also discuss how research is carried out
and
scientists interact in an industrial setting. The
talk will end with a discussions of "Lessons Learned Down on the
Pharm(a)", common sense thoughts that are as relevant for our job
searches, careers and lives today as they were to our great great
grandparents
"down on the farm".
794th
LVACS Meeting
DeSales University - High School Teacher's Night
Date: Friday, March 23rd
Reception:
5:15 PM, Trexler Room
Dinner:
6:15 PM, Trexler Room
Meeting:
7:15 PM , Trexler Room
Talk: Trexler
Room,
at
the conclusion of the meeting
Menu: Reception
- assorted cheeses and crackers, fresh strawberries and grapes,
nonalcoholic champagne, and assorted sodas Dinner - salad, baked
ham, white fish with fresh, tomatoes and spinach,
garnish, chicken medallions, pasta, rice pilaf, fresh green beans, baby
carrots with cinnamon butter, tarismu, chocolate cheese cake,
strawberry shortcake and beverages
Cost: $ 18.50,
spouses, students and retirees $10.00
Contact: Reservations
are made with Mrs. Renee Fair at {610} (282-1100, Ext.1386) or
Renee.Fair@desales.edu
Reservation deadline: Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at 4:00 p.m.
Directions:
Speaker:
Mr. Gerard Caprio, M.S.
Mr. Caprio is a
Forensic Scientist
I at theNew Jersey State Police – Office Of Forensic Sciences, Central
Regional Laboratory. He received his Master of Science degree (M.S.) in
Biotechnology from William Paterson University of New Jersey.
Wayne, NJ in 2001 and a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Biology. and Chemistry from DeSales University in 1999.
Talk: A Killer
Presentation: Forensics Utilizing Chemistry and Mitochondrial DNA
Biology.
In forensic cases where nuclear DNA testing is not an option due to the
nature of the evidence, it can be beneficial to pursue mitochondrial
DNA testing. Due to its abundance in our cells, mitochondrial DNA
can be tested in samples that lack cellular material such as teeth,
bones, and hair shafts. Since crime scenes reveal evidence of this
nature, its demand in forensics has escalated, which consequently, has
caused a backlog for cases requiring mitochondrial DNA testing. For
that reason, the FBI decided to establish a program that would
alleviate the backlog for mitochondrial DNA case submission while
offering no cost testing to outside agencies. This presentation will
outline the FBI Regional Mitochondrial DNA Program, discuss
mitochondrial Biology and its forensic applications, and also discuss
chemical principles relevant to mitochondrial DNA analysis.
793rd
LVACS Meeting
Cedar Crest College
Date: Tuesday February 27, 2007
Reception: 6:00-6:30 PM
in Alcove A of the Tompkins College Center
Dinner: 6:30-7:30 PM in the
1867 Room of the Tompkins College Center
Meeting:
7:30
in the 1867 Room with the talk at the conclusion of the meeting
Talk: At
the conclusion of the meeting
Menu: Beef Burgundy or a
vegetarian option is available upon request
Cost: $ 15.00 ,
spouses, students and retirees $8.00
Contact: Lesley Jones at
610-606-4666 ext 3457 or Lesley@cedarcrest.edu by noon on
Wednesday Feb 21, 2007
Please give your name, affiliation and phone number.
Directions:
consult the map and directions at
http://www.cedarcrest.edu/Redesign/Home%20Page/ataglance_frameset.asp
Speaker:
Thomas A. Brettell, Ph.D., D-ABC
Dr.
Brettell is Assistant Professor in the Chemical and
Physical Sciences Department at Cedar Crest College. Tom
received his BA degree (1973) in Chemistry from Drew
University, Madison, NJ; a MS degree (1975) in Chemistry from Lehigh
University
in Bethlehem, PA; and a Ph.D. degree (1987) in Analytical Chemistry
from
Villanova University, Villanova, PA. Dr. Brettell
joined Cedar Crest College in the fall of
2006. He previously served as Director
of the New Jersey State Police Office of Forensic Sciences, where he
oversaw
the operation of the State’s four regional forensic laboratories, the
Equine
testing laboratory in the Meadowlands, and the DNA Laboratory in the
Forensic
Science Technology Complex at Hamilton, NJ. Dr. Brettell joined
the New Jersey State Police Forensic
Science Bureau in 1976 as a Forensic Chemist where he worked in the
Drug and
Toxicology Units of the Central Laboratory (West Trenton, NJ). In 1980, Dr. Brettell was appointed as
the
Technical Director of South Regional Laboratory (Hammonton, NJ), and
later
served as the Technical Director of the Central Laboratory until 1990
when he
was assigned to the Chief Forensic Scientist’s office.
Dr. Brettell was promoted to Assistant Chief
Forensic Scientist in 1993 and then to Chief Forensic Scientist in
August of
1998. In 1993, he received a
commendation from the NJSP Superintendent for his work on a narcotics
investigation. For several years, Tom has taught Forensic Science
in the
Criminology and Justice Departments at The College of New Jersey and
Rider
University. He is the past Chair of the
Criminalistics Section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and
the
past President of the Chromatography Forum of the Delaware Valley. Tom was presented the Chromatography Forum of
the Delaware Valley Award in 1997 for service to the Forum and
accomplishments
in the field of separation science and also served on the Advisory
Board of the
Journal of Analytical Chemistry from 1996 to 1998. Dr. Brettell
was recently appointed to the Governor’s
Advisory Council Against Sexual Violence and to the National Safety
Council’s
Committee on Alcohol and Other Drugs.
Dr. Brettell is a certified Diplomat of the American Board of
Criminalistics
and a Fellow in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
He also holds memberships in the New Jersey
Association of Forensic Scientists (Director 1999-2000), Northeastern
Association of Forensic Scientists, the Mid-Atlantic Association of
Forensic
Scientists, and the American Chemical Society. Tom has numerous
publications and has presented several
seminars and technical presentations on various aspects of Forensic
Science.
Talk: Measuring
Alcohol in Blood and Breath for Forensic Purposes - A Historical
Perspective
The first scientific investigations into the fate
of alcohol
in the human body started about 150 years ago.
Since that time significant technical innovations have evolved
to make
the analysis and measurement of ethanol in biological specimens
scientifically
reliable for medico-legal purposes. This
presentation will discuss important events and trends in the evolution
of
chemical tests for alcohol intoxication.
A historical perspective of the development of methodology will
be
described which includes the pioneer wet chemical methods and the
present
state-of-the-art instrumentation.
Quantitative methods for the determination of alcohol in the
blood,
breath, and urine appeared early in the twentieth century.
Around 1935 in the U. S.,
the first instrument was developed for
measuring the concentration of alcohol in a person’s breath. After the development of the Breathalyzer
around 1953, breath-alcohol testing became established for law
enforcement
purposes both in the U.S.
and Canada.
The
technology of breath-alcohol testing has changed dramatically over the
years
from chemical oxidation and colorimetric procedures towards
physicochemical
techniques such as gas chromatography, electrochemical oxidation, and
infrared
spectrophotometry. The classic
wet-chemistry methods for blood alcohol were replaced by enzymatic
procedures
in the early 1950’s and in the 1960’s gas chromatographic methods began
their
domination. Today, headspace GC is
the
mainstay in forensic blood alcohol determination as well as for the
analysis of
other volatiles in biological fluids.
792nd
LVACS Meeting
Muhlenberg College
Date: Thursday Jan 25th
Reception:
5:15 – 6:00 pm
Great Room (room 113) Seegers
Union
Dinner: 6:00
pm
Meeting:
7:00 pm Trumbower
lecture hall (room 130)
Talk: At
the conclusion of the meeting
Menu: Lemon
barbecue Flank steak, or
Turkey
Tetrazzini, or vegetarian
Cost: $20
per member
or guest, $10 for students and retirees
Contact: Contact
LuAnn Feist at 484-664-3260 or
feist@muhlenberg.edu
by
noon on Monday Jan 22
nd.
Please give
you name, affiliation, choice of entrée and a phone number.
Directions:
http://www.muhlenberg.edu/muhlinfo/directions.html#toBerg
Speaker: Phil Henderson
Dr. Henderson is
Manager of the
Reactive Gas Applications Group in the Materials Research Center at Air Products and Chemicals (Allentown, PA). Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, he received his B. Sc. degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1983 and his Ph. D. in
fluorine chemistry in 1987 from
the University of Southern California. Upon graduation he was hired by Air
Products as a
Senior Research Chemist. During his 19-year career at Air Products,
Phil has served
as principal investigator on projects within the Specialty Gas
Department involving
indirect fluorination with metal
fluorides,
Electronic Specialty Gas analysis and purification, and surface
fluorination of
polyolefins with F2. In 2000, Phil transferred to the Materials Research Center where he has served as team lead for
multiple
projects including specialty gas separations/purifications, surface
treatment
and thin film deposition using low temperature atmospheric pressure
plasma, and
novel delivery systems for hazardous specialty gases using ionic
liquids. Phil
is co-inventor on 12 patents and co-author on 16 publications. Other
interests
include his family, writing/performing/recording music, and playing
strategy
games.
Talk:
Ionic Liquids:
Beyond the Green
Ionic liquids are materials
containing only ions with a melting point below 100°C. Although
known since
1914, intensive exploration of this class of compounds began about 15
years ago
with the preparation of ionic liquids resistant to hydrolysis. Although
originally developed as improved electrolytes, the majority of the
published literature
concerning these compounds focuses on their use as “green” (or
environmentally
friendly) solvents. Ionic liquids have been labeled as green because of
their low
volatility and recyclability; however, their toxicity is generally no
better or
worse than conventional solvents. At Air Products, we have identified a
subclass of ionic liquids that exhibit weak chemical interactions with
gases
allowing us to develop new applications for ionic liquids as gas
storage and
delivery media as well as high quality absorbents. This presentation
will provide
an introduction to this facinating class of compounds and their
applications
beyond use as green industrial reaction chemistry solvents.
791st
LVACS Meeting
Lehigh University - Spouse's night!
Date: Thursday November 16, 2006
Location:
Asa Packer Room, University Center
Reception:
6:00 crudite and refreshments
Dinner: 6:30
Buffet
Meeting:
At the conclusion of dinner
Talk: At
the conclusion of the meeting
Menu: Selections
from salads, Crab Stuffed Baked Flounder with Tomato
Bruschetta and Cheese Tortellini Alfredo Primavera, assorted steamed
vegetables, orange rice, sunshine lemon tart dessert, tea and coffee.
Cost: $20,
spouses, students and retirees $10.00
Contact: Please
call [(610) 758-3471] to reserve your place before close of work
Friday, November 10th
Directions:
consult the map and directions on the website
www.lehigh.edu
Speaker:
Salvatore J. Salamone Ph.D.
Chairman and CEO, Saladax Biomedical Inc.
Salvatore J. Salamone, Ph.D., is the Chairman & Chief Scientific
Officer of Saladax Biomedical. Dr. Salamone has over twenty years'
experience in the healthcare and medical device industry. At Roche
Diagnostics, where he served for seventeen years, Dr. Salamone's most
recent position was Vice President of Research and Development from
which he managed all of
Roche's North American Research and Development efforts for the
Laboratory Systems division. He was also responsible for establishing
the Research Center of Excellence in Indianapolis, Indiana, after the
acquisition of Boehringer Mannheim by Roche. Dr. Salamone's efforts
during his tenure resulted in the launch of seven major reagent product
lines (Abuscreen OnTrak, TesTcup, OnLine DAT, OnLine II TDM/DAT,
Fluorescent Polarization TDM line, TesTstik, Integra DAT/TDM
line) which account for over 70 FDA
approved products and 200 instrument applications. Dr. Salamone is
world-recognized in the field of drug monitoring with well over 100
publications, chapters, books and patents in the area. After leaving
Roche, Dr. Salamone joined OraSure Technologies, Inc. as Senior Vice
President, Research and Product Development where his research group
was responsible for the development of a new technology with
applications in the field of drug monitoring and support of the
OraQuick HIV 20 minute assay. Dr. Salamone is also Founder and
President of Advance BioTech Consulting, LLC, where he provides
guidance and direction to the biotechnology industry in
technology assessment, strategic planning and product development. His
clients include the top diagnostic players as well as multiple smaller
biotech companies. Before joining Roche Diagnostics in 1984 Dr.
Salamone was a post-doctoral fellow at Oxford University, England where
he studied in the area of bioorganic chemistry He received two B.S.
degrees (Chemistry and General Science) from Villanova University, and
his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemistry from Rutgers University.
Talk:
Advances in Chemotherapy
Management: Making drugs more effective and less toxic
Maintaining a patient's blood level in a precise therapeutic range is a
big part of making that pharmaceutical maximally effective for that
patient. Often in combination therapies -- where more than one
drug is
part of the dosage regimen -- the clearance kinetics will differ
substantially. New advances in diagnostic medicine allow
monitoring to
insure the patient's levels are optimum and that the chance for
therapeutic benefit is thereby improved.
790th LVACS
Meeting:
Albright College
Date: Wednesday October 25, 2006
Location:
Center for the Fine Arts
Mezzanine (social hour and dinner);Merner-Pfeiffer Hall of Science Room
221
(speaker).
Reception:
5:30 PM
Dinner: 6:30
PM
Meeting:
At the conclusion of dinner ~ 8:00 PM
Talk: At
the conclusion of the meeting
Menu: Assorted
Bread
Sticks w/ Butter, Pear Salad with Spring Greens, Sauté
Chicken Breast with Artichoke Hearts and Sun dried Tomatoes* OR Grilled
Fresh Fish Served with Sauce Maltaise*, Wild Rice with Pine Nuts, Stir
Fry Vegetables, Chocolate/Raspberry Mousse Parfait, *Please specify a
choice of entrée
Cost: $23.00,
students and retirees $12.00
Contact: Reservation by 4:00
P.M. Wednesday
October 18, 2006 through Nancy Kerper at (610) 921-7720 or
Pam Artz
at
partz@alb.edu
(E-mail is preferred with LVACS as the subject). Please specify a
choice of
entrée.
Directions:
Available at
http://www.albright.edu/about/directions.html
Speaker:
Gaylen Bradley, Ph.D., Visiting Professor
of Pharmacology and of
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Penn
State College
of
Medicine,
Hershey, PA.
Dr. Bradley came to Penn State College of
Medicine as Visiting Professor of Humanities in 1999 to direct the
intercampus
course on Ethics in the Life Sciences.
In
2000 he also became Senior Associate Director of Research Affairs at
Penn State
College of Medicine, where his primary role was to create a culture of
conscience throughout the
Milton
S. Hershey
Medical Center.
He advised faculty on plans for management of
personal financial interests and served as a member of the campus
Conflict of
Interest Review Committee until
June 30, 2005 at which time he returned to active
bench research.
Prior to relocating to
Penn State Hershey in
1999, he was Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of
Maryland
Biotechnology Institute, and Dean of Basic Health Sciences and Chair of
Microbiology and Immunology at the Medical College of Virginia,
Virginia
Commonwealth University.
He received his
baccalaureate training at
Missouri
State University
with a BA in Chemistry
and a BS in Biology.
He received his MS
and PhD from
Northwestern University.
He is a past chair of the SE
Pennsylvania
Section of ACS and is a member of the board of the Council of
Scientific Society
Presidents.
He is married to Judith S.
Bond, who is Professor and Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
Penn
State College of Medicine and immediate past president of the American
Society
for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Dr. Bradley’s research
has used the tools of cell and molecular biology to study the mechanism
of
action of chemicals on a living system, interactions among chemicals
within a
living system, and interactions among living systems.
He and his associates have published 200 technical
reports. His current research is on the
biologic function of metalloproteases in health and disease, in
particular the
interactions among the intestinal flora, the host immune system, and
the
genotype of the host in inflammatory bowel disease.
Dr. Bradley has lectured on various aspects
of responsible conduct of research at national scientific meetings,
meetings of
research administrators, research universities, and undergraduate
colleges.
Talk:
Issues in
Scientific Ethics Today
Hardly a day
passes without seeing an article in
Chemical and Engineering News
or the
popular press about breaches in responsible conduct of research.
Charges of plagiarism have been levied at
students, faculty and administrators.
Research workers have been charged with allowing their personal
financial interests to influence their design, conduct and reporting of
research.
Scientists, particularly
clinical investigators, have been alleged to endanger human
participants in
clinical trials.
As a result, academic
institutions, research organizations, and state and federal agencies
have
established rules to guide or prohibit conduct of research.
The principles that guide responsible conduct
or research will be explored.
The
processes
for establishing regulations will be evaluated, as well as the factors
that
lead scientists to engage in unethical practices.
The
public holds scientists in high
regard.
Is the public trust
warranted?
This presentation will
identify some of the current issues in scientific ethics and the
principles
that are invoked in reports addressing specific or general behavior of
members
of the scientific community.
789th LVACS
Meeting:
Lafayette College
Date: September 28, 2006
Location:
Faculty Dining Room, Lafayette College
Reception:
5:30 PM -6:00 PM, Assorted cheese & crackers, soda
Dinner:
6:00 PM
Meeting:
At the conclusion of dinner
Talk: At
the conclusion of the meeting
Menu:
Tossed Green Salad with Blue Cheese & Italian Dressing, Assorted
Rolls & Butter, Crabcakes, Grilled Flank Steak with a Whiskey
Barbecue Sauce, Portobello & Spinach Ravioli with roasted tomato
sauce (Vegetarian Option), Orzo & Wild mushroom herbs, Haricot Vert
Green Beans, Dessert: Peanut Butter Pie
Cost:
members $25, students & retirees $12.50
Contact: Debbie
Bastinelli at (610) 330-5213 or bastined@lafayette.edu bu 9/21
Directions:
on the web at http://www.lafayette.edu/community/directions.html
Speaker:
Professor Jack Norton of Columbia University.
Talk:
H• Transfer from Transition Metal Hydrides. Applications to Polymers
and to Synthesis
Details will be published as they become available.