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ToxSA: February Recap

LEAP

House of Curries with ToxSA

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ToxSA: Marching On

Tox in the News

• Phthalates in Food• Phthalates should be in plastics (if anywhere) not

foods

• EVERY food tested came back with some level of phthalates

• Belief is that contact with packaging was the cause

• Conclusion: Don't eat packaged foods!• Source: Schecter A, Lorber M, Guo Y, Wu Q, Yun SH, Kannan K,

Hommel M, Imran N, Hynan LS, Cheng D, Colacino JA, BirnbaumLS. Phthalate Concentrations and Dietary Exposure from Food Purchased in New York State.Environmental Health Perspectives, 2013 DOI:10.1289/ehp.1206367

Tox in the News

• Aflatoxin Everywhere!• Found in animal feeds in both US (dog) and Europe (horse)

• Milk in some parts of the US and Northern Europe is being tested• Source:

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/02/25/us-usa-corn-aflatoxin-idUKBRE91O16B20130225http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/01/us-germany-serbia-maize-idUSBRE9200XW20130301

ToxSA on the Web

• Access information about resources and community service opportunities• like internships and Events!

• Keep track of membership points and benefits

• Read weekly Tox in the News updates

• Find out about ToxSA Events

• Facebook: facebook.com/toxsaberkeley

• Twitter: twitter.com/toxsaberkeley

• The Web: toxsa.berkeley.edu

Brown Bag Lunch• Lunch with Dr. Nomura

• A Berkeley Grad and Professor

• Big on technology in tox

• Learn about current research in his lab and what its like to be starting out in academia

• Middle of April (the 12th?)

National SOT Recap with Hiro

• National SOT is happening as we speak

• Follow Hiro on her journey in Texas

• Resources, guest speakers, Friday?

• Raffle of SOT items

Relay for Life – Team ToxSA

(Kick-off weekend to RRR Week)

(by Foothill)

• Hosted by Colleges Against Cancer (Collegiate American Cancer Society)

• All proceeds go towards to ACS to allocate towards Research, Education, Advocacy, and Free Patient Services

Register:Relayforlife.org/UCBerkeleyCA

Sign up to join the ToxSA team OR sign up a team of your own

Volunteer at RFL

Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back.

Bowling at Albany Bowl

• WHEN: March 21st(Thursday before Spring Break)

• WHERE: Meet at VLSB round-about at 8pm; we will drive to Albany Bowl

• Cal Student Special!

• FREE shoe rentals

• $8 per person for 2 games of bowling!

• @ least 10 people required to get deal

• Bring your Cal ID

ETox Seminar

• Dr. Melanie Marty

• Monday April 8thTuesday April 9thMonday April 22Tuesday April 23rd

• Risk Assessment, Children’s Environmental Health, Green Chemistry

• Career Pathway/Life Story

Tox Week 4/15-4/20

• Committee Starting Now!

• Toxin/Toxicant Research

• Publicity ideas

• Tabling?

ToxSA: Community Service

K-12 Education Day

• Food and Transportation Provided

• Training Day: Monday, March 18th 6pm till finish

• Excellent Opportunity to network with professional toxicologists and fellow peers as well as volunteer

LEAP Round 2!

• At Sobrante Park Elementary School

• Talking about Lead Poisoning

• April 5th, 2013 from 3:00-5:00PM (Leave at around 2:15PM)

• LAST LEAP this semester

• If you have not yet attended a second session seminar, please do so!

• Questions? Email me at hiroism@berkeley.edu

LEAP – Facebook Group

• If you are

• a regular attendee of LEAP sessions and/or want to take part in LEAP development

• please indicate your interest!

• you will be added to the group :)

ToxSA: Career Prep

Peer Advising and Career Workshop

• Date: March 14 (Thursday)

• Location: 262 Dwinelle

• Time: 7pm

• - Resume/CV

• - Networking

• - Interview Tips

Career Fairs

• Green Career Fair• Date: April 10

• Time: 4-7pm

• Location: David Brower Center (2150 Allston Way)

• Just in Time Job Fair• Date: April 17-18

• Time: 11am-3pm

• Location: RSF Field House

Opportunities

• Novartis• Emeryville

• Summer Internship (June through August): Cancer Biology, Biochemical Lead Discovery, Pharmacology, Pharmacokinetics, etc.

• Deadline: March 31

• Genentech• South San Francisco

• Summer Internship 10-12 weeks: Structural Biology, Discovery Oncology, Cancer Targets, Infectious Diseases, Biochemical Pharmacology, etc.

• Deadline: Rolling

Opportunities

• Center for Environmental Health• Oakland

• Spring 2013: Development and Administration Department, Making our Milk Safe, Online communications/Generation Green Program, Pollution Prevention Program

• Deadline: Rolling

Lead in Jewelry Internship

• Center for Environmental Health (CEH)

• Lead in jewelry

• Purchase jewelry for testing

• Use x-ray fluorescence analyzer

• Unpaid, expenses are covered (i.e., transportation)

• Work study

• Flexible commitment

As You Sow

• Andrew Behar, CEO

• Promotes environmental and social corporate responsibility through shareholder advocacy, coalition building, and innovative legal strategies.

• Program areas include Energy, Environmental Health, Waste, and Human Rights.

NorCal SOT 2013 Spring Symposium

• Date: April 23 (Tuesday)

• Location:South San Francisco Convention Center225 South Airport Blvd, South San Francisco

• - Lunch with an expert

• - Networking!

• - Toxicokinetics in Risk Assessment, Genetic and Environmental Interactions, Toxicology on Product Quality, CV Functional Liabilities, etc.

ToxSA: Peer Advising

Fall 2013 Tele-bears Advising

• When: TBA (Week of April 1st)

• Where: TBA

• Why: To prepare for Tele-bears appt. in April

• General 4 year plan

• Which professors?

• Do’s and Don’ts

Virtual Study Groups

• Facebook easy access

• Informal forum for quick question

• Current groups:• Bio 1A

• Physics 8A, 8B

• Chem 3B

• STAT 131A

• NST 11

• peeradvising.toxsaberkeley@gmail.com to join

Study Resources

• past “challenges” prompted by professors

• Study aids

• Sharing is Caring• Electronic study guides, flashcards ect.

• Membership required for access

• Email at peeradvising.toxsaberkeley@gmail.com

ToxSA: Membership

How Membership Works!

• Points, points, points!• Points are rewarded to members for attending various

ToxSA events

• Active member = at least 10 points

• Raffle at the end of the semester for prizes! :D

• Where can I get points?• 1 Point: Paid Member

• 2 Points: Attending a General Meeting

• 3 Points: Attending Brown Bag Lunches, Socials, Seminars

• 4 Points: Volunteering for LEAP

• 6 Points: Volunteering for ToxSA/Nor-Cal SOT K-12 Outreach Day

Current Active Members!

To see how many points you have accrued so far, check out the ToxSA website under the“About: Active Members” tab!

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