EMS 2008 Annual Meeting

Saturday, October 18, 2008
10:00 AM–12:30 PM
	EMS Executive Board Meeting

1:00 PM–4:30 PM
	EMS Council Meeting

1:30 PM–4:30 PM
	Saturday Workshop: “Omics” Applications and Impacts on Genotoxicity Assessment	Chairpersons: Brinda Mahadevan, Schering Plough Research Institute and Matthew A. Coleman, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Organized by the New Technologies Special Interest *Group*
1:30 PM–1:55 PM	Current State-of-the-Art of Genomics in Toxicology Speaker: Paul Van Hummelen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
1:55 PM–2:20 PM	Understanding Epigenetics Using High-Throughput Technologies Speaker: Olga Kovalchuk, University of Lethbridge
2:20 PM–2:45 PM	Practical Applications of Structural Genomics Technologies Speaker: Brent W. Segelke, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
2:45 PM–3:15 PM	Break
3:15 PM–3:40 PM	Recent Advances in Proteomics and Metabolomics Speaker: Christopher H. Becker, PPD Biomarker Discovery Sciences, LLC
3:40 PM–4:05 PM	Metabolomics and its Applications to Improve Drug Safety Speaker: Michael Milburn, Metabolon
4:05 PM–4:30 PM	A Metabolomic Approach to Study the Effects of Cigarette Smoke in Human Lung Epithelial Cells Speaker: Suri Vulimiri, A.W. Spears Research Center, Lorillard Tobacco Company

4:45 PM–6:00 PM
	Mentoring Workshop	Chairpersons: Catherine B. Klein, New York University School of Medicine and Ofelia A. Olivero, National Cancer Institute, NIH
4:45 PM–5:00 PM	Introduction to EMS Mentoring Program Speakers: Catherine B. Klein, New York University School of Medicine and Ofelia A. Olivero, National Cancer Institute, NIH
5:00 PM–5:30 PM	Double Happiness: Mendel and Life-Long Mentoring Speaker: John J. Mulvihill, University of Oklahoma
5:30 PM–6:00 PM	Panel Discussion Discussants: John Mulvihill, University Oklahoma, Miriam C. Poirier, National Cancer Institute

6:00 PM–8:00 PM
	Student and New Investigator Poster Session and Welcome Reception