A workshop was held the first day on "Molecular
Techniques in Ecological Toxicology". Drs. Jim Oris and Sheldon Guttman supervised
a group of seven hard-working graduate students who organized and taught the daylong
course. Twenty-four participants were provided with excellent conceptual background
and laboratory demonstrations of molecular and biochemical techniques that are currently
used to detect the exposure and effects of toxicants to organisms. Funding for the
workshop was supported by a grant from SETAC through the Regional Chapters Committee.
Copies of course materials (CD and handbook) can be purchased by contacting Jim Oris
(orisjt@muohio.edu) or Carrie Rowland (carrie.rowland@wright.edu). We have proposed
to offer the course in Baltimore at the annual SETAC meeting.
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Photo of workshop participants during lecture portion of the course. Each participant
received a packet of instructional
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Jo Ellen Hinck demonstrates proper techniques for pouring gels. |
Workshop participants discuss what they've learned during a break in the action. |
Shaun Roark explains how to stain a gel for allozymes. |
On Thursday night, the graduate student committee organized an "uptown" scavenger hunt. Collecting items that ranged from chicken-wing bones to incense to coffee beans, OVC members were led through many of Oxford’s great establishments. The winners of "the hunt" successfully extracted the shirt off the back of the "stranger" patronizing one of Miami University’s favorite watering holes. |
Aaron Roberts announces the winners of the scavenger hunt, and distributes prizes donated by local merchants. |
A conference was held on Friday that centered on "Landscape
Approaches to Environmental Assessment". The invited speakers presented technologies
and applications of measuring environmental impacts at large spatial scales. Mark
Dann (Environmental Systems Research Institute), Roger Koelpin (State of Indiana),
Bernie Daniel (USEPA), Bob Forbes (University of Louisville), and Scott Dyer (The
Procter & Gamble Company), comprised the expert panel. Additionally, Charlie
Pittinger, The Procter & Gamble Company, discussed potential research opportunities
at the P&G experimental stream facility.
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Bernie Daniel |
Bob Forbes |
Scott Dyer |
Charlie Pittinger |
The OVC thanks Miami University for being a terrific host for 2001. The Board of Directors of OVC is already planning next year’s meeting. If you want more information on OVC or would like to be on our mail list, please contact Carrie Rowland (carrie.rowland@wright.edu).
The Vinegar Award for presenting the best student poster
at the OVC Meeting was presented to Shaun Roark, Miami University. The award honors
the memory of Marian Vinegar by providing the winner with a one-year membership in
SETAC and subscription to ET&C.
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Bob Gillespie, OVC President, presents the Marian Vinegar Award |
