SFRBM News

2010 YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD WINNERS

(November 21, 2010) SFRBM recognized 15 outstanding student and postdoc members with Young Investigator Awards (YIAs) at the society's Closing Banquet in Orlando. Each winner received $500 cash and a free registration to the association's 2011 or 2012 Annual Meeting.

María Noel Alvarez, University of the Republic - Uruguay
Intraphagosomal Oxidants In The Control Of T. Cruzi Infection: Experimental and theoretical analysis in murine and human macrophages

Katarzyna Broniowska, Medical College of Wisconsin           
The effects of nitrosating agent, S-nitroso-L-cysteine, on the bioenergetics of breast cancer cells

Saurabh Chatterjee, NIEHS           
P2X7 receptor-mediated free radical production by leptin is key to Kupffer cell activation and MHC Class II expression in worsening steatohepatitis of obesity

Gabor Csanyi, University of Pittsburgh
Thrombospondin-1 and Oxidative Stress-Mediated Vascular Dysfunction

Anthony Cyr, University of Iowa           
Conditional Knockout of Sod2 in Murine Hepatocytes Disrupts Epigenetic Control of Gene Expression

Timothy Flewelen, Medical College of Wisconsin           
hE-Hb-B10, a Hemoglobin Binding Peptide for Potential use in Hemolytic Pathologies

Kristofer Fritz, University of Colorado - Denver           
Reactive Aldehyde 4-Hydroxynonenal Inhibits Mitochondrial Sirt3 Deacetylase Activity

Nadine Hempel, Albany Medical College           
Redox Regulation of Tumor Cell Migration via p130cas

Aaron Holley, University of Kentucky           
Mechanisms of Manganese Superoxide Dismutase-Mediated Inside-Out Signaling in SKH-1 Hairless Mouse Skin

Tanecia Mitchell, University of Arkansas
Mitoquinone (Mito Q) Protects Against Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Injury During Cold Preservation of Kidneys Prior to Transplantation

Christopher Pattillo, LSU Health Sciences Center           
Sodium Nitrite Therapy Positively Augments Arteriogenesis as Monitored over Time with Serial Angiography in a Murine Model of Hind Limb Ischemia

Trenton Place, University of Iowa           
Aberrant Promoter CpG Methylation is a Mechanism for Lack of Hypoxic Induction of PHD3 in a Diverse Set of Malignant Cells

Jennifer Streeter, University of Iowa           
The majority of Nox1 resides at internal membranes and traffics differentially with stimulation

Dario Vitturi, University of Alabama at Birmingham           
Role of the hemoglobin beta93Cys as an antioxidant in the vascular compartment: Implications for vascular homeostasis during endotoxemia

Libin Xu, Vanderbilt University           
Oxysterols formed from the most oxidizable lipid, 7-dehydrocholesterol, in vitro and in vivo: implications for Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome


SFRRI YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD WINNERS

The following SFRBM members won Young Investigator awards from SFRR-International:

Miriam Cortese-Krott, Univerity of Dusseldorf - Germany
Isolation, characterization, and activity of an endothelilal nitric oxide sythase in human red blood cells

Anna Klinke, University Hospital Hamburg - Germany
Nitrated fatty acids suppress ventricular arrhythmias during acute myocardial ischemia


2010 TRAVEL AWARD WINNERS

(October 8, 2010) -- SFRBM's Junior Awards Committee wishes to congratulate the winners of the Society's annual Travel Awards. These awards were made available to students and postdocs who wish to attend SFRBM 2010 to present their research. Ten (10) awards at $1,000 each were conferred to postdoc or student members of SFRBM outside of the United States. In addition, ten (10) Travel Awards at $500 each were presented to postdoc and student members in the US. Winners will receive recognition and their check at the SFRBM 2010 Awards Banquet on November 20 in Orlando, Florida.

10 Awards at $500 for students/postdocs within US

Anuli Anyanwu, University of Michigan            
Heme oxygenase-1/carbon monoxide protects against pulmonary injury in a neonatal murine model of hyperoxia-induced lung injury

Adam Case, The University of Iowa           
A Novel Role for Mitochondrial Superoxide in the Development of Erythropoietic Protoporphyria

Leena Chaudhuri, The University of Iowa           
Manganese superoxide dismutase (SOD2) 3'-untranslated region: a novel molecular sensor for environmental stress

Siobhan Craige, University of Massachusetts           
NADPH oxidase 4 promotes endothelial angiogenesis

Luciana Hannibal, Cleveland Clinic Foundation           
Role of a proximal Trp residue in catalysis by bacterial and mammalian NOS: differences and similarities

Young Jang, Harvard University           
Calorie Restriction (CR) protects against oxidative stress-induced muscle atrophy by preserving mitochondrial function and muscle integrity even in the absence of antioxidant enzyme CuZnSOD

Olga Rafikova, Medical College of Georgia           
Ligand independent up-regulation of EGFR signaling is responsible for eNOS dysfunction in pulmonary hypertension

Bashir Rezk, Tulane University           
Homocysteine reduces sperm motility via elevation of mitochondrial superoxide anions in normal and subfertile subjects: Potential effect of co-treatment with folic acid

Adam Salmon, University of Texas HSC - San Antonio           
Obesity-induced insulin resistance is regulated by methionine sulfoxide reductase

Samantha Yeligar, Emory University           
Glutathione reduces alcohol-induced oxidative stress via downregulation of NADPH oxidases and TGF 1 in mouse alveolar macrophages.

10 Awards at $1,000 for students/postdocs outside US

José Bucarey, University of Valparaíso - Chile           
Increased H2O2 Production and NADPH Oxidase Levels in Monocytes from Insulin Resistance Mice

Livia Camargo, University of Sâo Paulo - Brazil           
Protein Disulfide Isomerase regulation of NADPH oxidase activity: effects on Angiotensin II redox signaling in hypertension

José Renato Cussiol, University of Sâo Paulo - Brazil           
Ohr (Organic hydroperoxide resistance protein) possesses a previously undescribed activity: Lipoyl-dependent peroxidase.

Rodrigo Del Rio, Pontifica Catholic University of Chile            
Ascorbic acid treatment prevents the increase of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the carotid body oxygen chemoreceptor in a rat model of sleep apnea.

Alejandra Espinosa, University of Chile           
H2O2 Production and Glutathionylation of Ryanodine Receptor in Skeletal Muscle from Insulin Resistance Mice

Dennis Ma, University of Windsor - Canada
A Novel Synthetic Derivative of Pancratistatin Induces Apoptosis Selectively in Cancer Cells, Reduces Colon Tumor Growth in Xenograft Models and Exhibits Synergistic Effects with Tamoxifen

Katia Cristina Mugnol, Federal University of ABC - Brazil
Structural behavior of mutant forms of cytochrome c in the presence of SDS micelles: peculiarities relative to cytochrome c

Ellen Robb, Brock University - Canada           
Phytoestrogens, including resveratrol, interact with estrogen receptor beta to inhibit cell replicative growth and enhance stress resistance by upregulating mitochondrial superoxide dismutase

Andres Trostchansky, University of the Republic - Uruguay           
Novel anti-inflammatory actions of nitroarachidonic acid: Down-regulation of NADPH oxidase in activated macrophages

Luke Wan, University of Toronto - Canada           
Molecular Cytotoxic Mechanisms of Estradiol involve Estradiol Quinoid Moieties