Chemist and Research Associate of the Year
February 11, 2009
Miami Univeristy Marcum Conference Center (MCC)
Oxford, OH
Sponsored by Procter and Gamble
Program:
6:00 – 7:00pm: Registration and Social Hour (Room MCC-112). Open beer, wine, and soft drink bar
7:00 – 8:00pm: Buffet Dinner (Room MCC-180-6). Chicken & Andouille sausage gumbo, mixed greens with creole mustard red pepper vinagrette, fresh baked rolls, blackened chicken with remoulade sauce, carved beef tenderloin with sauce robert, red beans and rice, oven roasted potatoes, maque choux, seasonal vegetables, pecan pie and bananas foster cheesecake, coffee, tea, and decaf. Cost $25.00 ($15.00 for students, emeritus, unemployed, and new members).
8:00 – 9:00pm: Meeting and Lecture
Registration: Please register online HERE. Alternatively, you may email the webmaster at webmaster@acscincinnati.org to register, or call Roger Parker at 513-771-3613. Registration is now closed.
Directions to Marcum Conference Center at Miami University in Oxford, OH:
Take I-275 to US 27 exit (Colerain Ave.). Follow US 27 North to Oxford (approximately 20 miles). US 27 turns in to Patterson Ave. when you enter Oxford. Continue to stop sign at corner of Patterson Ave. & High Street. Go straight through intersection approximately one block. A white sign will point you to the Marcum Conference Center (to the right). Plenty of parking is available behind the conference center.
The latest issue of CINTACS is available.
The 2008 National Chemistry Week, “Having a Ball With Chemistry” poster contest winners have been announced:
Poster Session Winners (.pdf)
Dr. Patrick A. Limbach
Dr. Patrick A. Limbach received his B.S. in Chemistry and Chemical Physics from Centre College, his Ph.D from The Ohio State University studying under Prof. Alan G. Marshall and served as a postdoc with Prof. James A McCloskey at the University of Utah. He accepted his first faculty position at Louisiana State University in 1995 and moved to the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cincinnati in 2001, where he is an Ohio Eminent Scholar and serves as the Department Head. His research program concentrates on the development of new mass spectrometry-based approaches for the large-scale characterization of non-protein coding RNAs and the structural study of ribonucleoprotein complexes focused on the biological events associated with protein translation. Recently, his lab has developed a new approach to identify small RNAs from whole cell lysates, and his lab has now extended this approach to provide quantitative information on RNA expression levels including changes to post-transcriptional modifications. Currently, his lab is investigating the effects of stress on RNA modification patterns, RNA expression levels, and the intervening ribonucleoprotein complexes involved in RNA modification. To accomplish these goals, his lab is investigating the use of new ion dissociation approaches for sequencing modified RNAs and modified proteins as well as the advantages of accurate mass measurements to identify in vitro and in vivo cross-linked ribonucleoprotein complexes. He has received several honors and recognitions including, most recently, the Sigma Xi Research Award and selection as a Fellow of the Graduate School at UC.
Ms. Sally Stoll
Sally is currently employed by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency as a technician/project manager responsible for reviewing and editing scientific articles and agency documents. Prior to EPA Sally did histological research at Childrens Hospital and organic synthesis at P&G. And, as an RA at P&G she also did extensive work with animals ranging from diet design to detailed pathological studies.
Sally received her B.S. degree in Natural Sciences from U.C. in 1991, followed by an Associate Degree in Chemical Technology in 1979 and a Certificate in Editing in 2006. While at UC she received scholarship aid and was elected to Tau Alpha Pi and Alpha Sigma Kappa honor societies.
Apart from work Sally has been very active in community affairs. She serves annually as a science fair judge at Walnut Hills HS and has tutored chemistry students at UC (OCAS) and served as a UC Diversity Council Member. She also served as an Assistant Coordinator and Mentor in their Research Apprenticeship Program. As an animal lover Sally has helped to organize Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) projects to control feral cat colonies.