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CENTER FOR SMELL AND TASTE News and Announcements
University of Florida
Director’sMusingsPage1FeaturedMemberPage2ThisMonth’sChemicalSensesSeminarPage3UFCSTFall2014SeminarSchedule
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UpcomingChemicalSensesMeetings Page6
InThisIssue
Musings from the Director…..
Lastmonthwasanespeciallybusyoneforourchemicalsensescommunity,withfiveclosely‐spacedseminarsofinterest.ThismonthwereturntoournormalmonthlyschedulewithatalkbyDr.ElissaHallem(seeitem3).Dr.HallemhasbeeninvolvedinchemicalsensesresearchsinceherdaysasagraduatestudentstudyingolfactionwithDr.JohnCarlsonatYale,andwastherecentrecipientofaMacArthur‘Genius’Award,sowe’rereallylookingforwardtohervisit.
Speakingofinsectolfaction,weareveryfortunatetohavealargebranchoftheUSDepartmentofAgriculture/AgriculturalResearchServicelocatedontheUFcampus.TwelveoftheirscientistsactivelystudythechemicalsensesofvectorandpestinsectsandaremembersoftheCenter.Tohelpshowcasethisimportantscientificconnection,wepresentoneoftheirscientists,Dr.AlHandler,asthismonth’sfeaturedmember(seeitem2).
Finally,justaremindertobeginplanningtoattendandparticipatein
theannualchemicalsenses(AChemS)meeting,whichisbeingheldnextAprilinFt.Meyers,FL(seeitem6).ImentionitnowsincetheabstractdeadlineforthismeetingfallsimmediatelyaftertheHolidaysandalwaysseemstocatchonebysurprisesoit’sgoodtoplanwellinadvance.
November1,2014IssueNo:2014‐07Page1
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Contact:
Featured Member
Dr. Alfred Handler ResearchGeneticist
InsectBehaviorandBio‐controlResearchUnitCenterforMedical,Agricultural,andVeterinaryEntomology
AgriculturalResearchServiceUSDepartmentofAgriculture
Gainesville,FL
Thismonthwe'repleasedtofeatureoneofourchemicalsensescolleaguesfromtheUSDA/ARSfacilityhereinGainesville.Dr.HandlerisaResearchGeneticistwhohasmadenumerousfundamentalcontributionstounderstandingandmanipulatingthegenesoftephritidfruitflies,agroupofinvasivepestsofgreatagriculturalimportancebothintermscroplossandtheestablishmentoftradebarriers.
AfterstudiesindicatedthatthePelementtransformationvectorwasnon‐functionalbeyonddrosophilidspecies,heutilizedthepiggyBactransposontotransformseveraltephritidpestspeciesincludingthecaribfly(Anastrephasuspensa),medfly(Ceratitiscapitata)andorientalfruitfly(Bactroceradorsalis).Hehassincetestednewconditionalautocidaltechniquesthatpromisetoreplacetheirradiationofmales,ameansofinducingsterilitythatcanseriouslydegradethesexualperformanceofinsectsdestinedforSITmass‐releases.Morerecently,Dr.Handlerhasturnedhisattentiontoeliminatingthepossibilityofinadvertenthorizontaltransferofexoticgenesintonon‐targetpopulationsandspecies.Thisenvironmentalriskhasbeenaprincipalobstacletothemorewidespreaduseofgeneticallymodifiedinsectsinbiologically‐basedcontrolprogramsanditsremovalcouldcontributetoagenetic‐transformationrenaissanceinthefieldofentomology.Heandcolleagueshavebeenawardedapatentforthissystemofvectorimmobilizationthatcanbeimplementedwithanovelmethodoftargetingtransgenesintopre‐evaluatedgenomicinsertionsites(“Systemsforgenetargetingandproducingstablegenomictransgeneinsertions”).Dr.HandlerisalsotheconsortiumleaderfortheMedflyWholeGenomeSequencingProjectwhosefirstmanualannotationshavebeenjustcompleted,whichincludesbindingproteinsand/orreceptorsforodorant,gustatoryandionotrophicmolecules.
WearemostpleasedtohaveDr.HandlerandalltheUSDAscientistsasmembersofouractiveandgrowingchemicalsensesresearchcommunity.
ThisMonth’sChemicalSenses’Seminartomorrow!Wednesday,November5,2014
‘Odor‐drivenhostseekinginskin‐penetratingparasiticnematodes’
Dr.ElissaHallem,PhD
AssistantProfessor,DepartmentofMicrobiologyImmunologyandMolecularGeneticsUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngelesLosAngeles,CAWednesday,November5,201412Noon,DeWeeseAuditoriumRm.LG‐101A,McKnightBrainInstitute,UniversityofFlorida
Skin‐penetratingparasiticnematodesinfectapproximatelyonebillionpeopleworldwideandareresponsibleforsomeofthemostcommonneglectedtropicaldiseases.Theinfectivelarvaesearchforhostsusingsensorycues,yettheirhost‐seekingbehaviorispoorlyunderstood.Dr.Hallemisconductinganin‐depthanalysisofhostseekingintheskin‐penetratinghumanthreadwormStrongyloidesstercoralis,andcomparingitsbehaviortothatofotherparasiticnematodes.Itdisplaysrobustattractiontoadiversearrayofhumanskinandsweatodorants,manyofwhichinterestinglyalsoattractmosquitoes.Dr.Hallemalsoinvestigatestheneuralbasisofhost‐seekingbehaviorforinsightintohowsensoryneuralcircuitsdifferinfree‐livingvs.parasiticspeciesofnematodestoenablethedevelopmentofnewstrategiesforcombatingharmfulnematodeinfections.
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UFCST’s
ChemicalSensesFallSeminarSeries
Incaseyouhaven’talreadydoneso,besuretosavethedatesfortheremainderofourFallseminarseries.AllseminarsareheldatNoonintheDeweeseAuditoriumintheMcKnightBrainInstitute,1149NewellDr.Don’tforget,theseminarsarefollowedimmediatelybyameet‐the‐speakerluncheonforgraduatestudentsandpostdocswhosignupinadvance([email protected]).
***************Wednesday,December3rd–Dr.JayGottfreid(AssociateProfessorofNeurology,NorthwesternUniversity)
Dr.Gottfreidisanemergingleaderinclinicalaspectsofolfactionwhouseshigh‐resolutionfunctionalmagneticimagingcomputationaltechniquesandpsychophysiologicalparadigmstobetterunderstandtheprofoundimpairmentinthesenseofsmellassociatedwithAlzheimer’sdisease.
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LUNCHWITHTHE
SPEAKERSIMMEDIATELYFOLLOWSTHESEMINAR
Facultyareremindedtoencouragetheirpostdocsandgradstudents(sorry,nofaculty)totakeadvantageoftheopportunitytomeetwitheachofourspeakersimmediatelyfollowingtheirseminar.
TheseluncheonsareprovidedatnochargeandareheldjustupstairsfromtheseminarroomintheMBIconferenceroom,RmL5‐101B.Taketheelevatortothe5thfloorandturnrightimmediatelyonexitingtheelevator.
Ifyouhaveastudentorpostdocwhowouldliketotakeadvantageofthisopportunity,pleasehavethemcontactCheriBrown([email protected])toreserveaspotsinceseatingislimited.
NIH Announcements
NIDCDSmallGrantProgram(R03)(PAR‐13‐057)NationalInstituteonDeafnessandOtherCommunicationDisordersApplicationReceipt/SubmissionDate(s):February26,2013;June26,2013;October18,2013;February26,2014;June262014;October28,2014;February26,2015;June26,2015;October28,2015
NIDCDClinicalResearchCenterGrant(P50)(PAR‐13‐062)NationalInstituteonDeafnessandOtherCommunicationDisordersApplicationReceipt/SubmissionDate(s):February,22,2013;May30,2013;October1,2013;January30,2014;June2,2014;October1,2014;February2,2015;June6,2015;October,1,2015
NIDCD Research Grants for Translating Basic Research into Clinical Tools (R01) (PAR-14-009) National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): June 23, 2014, February 23, 2015, October 23, 2015, June 23, 2016, February 23, 2017
Notice of Participation of NIDCD in RFA-NS-13-013 Collaborative Research on Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and Delayed Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury: Neuropathology and Neuroimaging Correlation (U01) (NOT‐DC‐13‐004)National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Notice of Participation of NIDCD in RFA-NS-13-014 Pilot Projects on Sports-Related Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research (R21) (NOT‐DC‐13‐005)National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Notice of Participation of NIDCD in RFA-NS-13-015 Pilot Projects on Sports-Related Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research (R03) (NOT‐DC‐13‐006)National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
NIDCD Research Grants for Translating Basic Research into Clinical Tools (R01) (PAR-14-009) National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): June 23, 2014, February 23, 2015, October 23, 2015, June 23, 2016, February 23, 2017
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UFCST Travel graduate students and
postdocs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TheCenterprovidestravelawards
forgraduatestudentsandpostdocsattheUniversityof
Floridaonanongoingbasis.Weencourageapplicationsfrom
youngscientistswhosemainareaofinterestisnotthechemicalsenses,butwhowouldbenefitfromexposuretothefield.WewillalsoconsiderrequestsfromgraduatestudentsandpostdocsactivelyworkinginthechemicalsensestoattendtheAChemS
annualmeetingorotherscientificmeetingsofrelevancetochemicalsensesresearch.Pleasesubmit
requestsforsupportintheformofalettertotheCenterofficeat
ufcst@ufl.eduatleastonemonthbeforethestartofthemeeting.Pleaseincludeintherequestthe
estimatedcostoftravel,registration,andhousingwhileatthemeeting,andwhetherornotyouintendtomakeascientificpresentation.Graduatestudentsshouldsubmitlettersthatarecountersignedorotherwisesupportedbytheirmentor.UFCSTTravelAwardswillbegovernedbytheUniversityofFloridatravelguidelines.
Upcoming Chemical Senses Meetings
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November20‐21,2014SmellandTaste06Dresden,Germanyhttp://goo.glHbrJcUNovember21‐23,2014ClinicalCHEMOSENSATION2014Dresden,Germanyhttp://goo.gl/5STBhSDecember8‐9,2014DigitalOlfactionSociety2014TokyoInstituteofTechnologyJapanwww.olfaction‐site.comApril22‐25,2015AChemS37thAnnualMeetingHyattRegencyCoconutPointBonitaSprings,FLhttp://www.achems.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3962June5‐9,2016ISOT2016–17thInternationalSymposiumonOlfactionandTasteYokohama,Japanhttp://www.isot2016.com/
