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Safety Evaluation of AIDS Drug in Newborns
Litron's patented MicroFlow technology was used to measure
chromosome damage in
newborn patients. This is the first time this powerful,
efficient process has been used to monitor drug-exposed mother/ newborn pairs.
[more info]
Inventor of the Year Award
Litron scientists were honored by the Rochester Intellectual
Property Law Association (RIPLA)
with the 2007 RIPLA Distinguised Inventor of the Year
Award.
[more info]
Scientists Receive Tibbetts Award
Small Business Technology Council has awarded its
prestigious Tibbetts Award to Litron's Director of Research and
Director of Testing. These directors played key roles in the
develpment of Litron's MicroFlow Kits.
[more info]
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Advances in Micronucleus Analysis by Flow
Cytometry
Environmental Mutagen Society Workshop, 2007
An extremely well attended event, this workshop brought together
noted experts to discuss micronucleus analysis by flow cytometry
and present data based on their own research. Speakers included:
Dr. James MacGregor,
Toxicology Consulting Services
Due to an unexpected circumstance, Dr. MacGregor was not able to attend
this year's meeting. Instead, Dr. Steve Dertinger presented his data and
conclusions concerning MicroFlow analysis in the peripheral blood of various
species. [more info] Dr. Leslie Recio,
Integrated Laboratory Systems
Flow Cytometry Based Micronucleus Assay as an
Investigative Toxicological Tool
[more info] Dr. Jack Bishop,
National Institute of Environmental
Heath Sciences
Detection of Elevated %MN-RETs in Blood of Infants and
Mothers Following Prenatal AZT
[more info] Dr. Robert Heflich,
National Center for
Toxicological Research, US FDA
Using Flow Cytometry to Measure Micronuclei in Mice
Exposed Transplacentally and Neonatally to AZT
Other Antiretroviral Agents
[more info] Dr. Jeff Bemis,
Litron Laboratories
Micronucleated Reticulocytes: Bridging Preclinical and
Clinical Genetox Assessments
[more info] Dr. Ronald Fiedler,
Pfizer
Flow Cytometric Analysis of Rat Bone Marrow for
Micronuclei using the CD71 MicroFlow Technology
[more info] Dr. Jeff Bemis,
Litron Laboratories
In Vitro Micronucleus Analysis by Flow Cytometry
[more info]
These excellent presentations
illustrated how micronucleated reticulocyte measurements can serve a
cross-species role, bridging pre-clinical safety assessments to human exposure
scenarios. Overall, the session was considered an engaging and valuable event.
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Makoto and Kumiko Hayashi
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We would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate one of our colleagues
and friends, Dr. Makoto Hayashi. At the EMS meeting
in Atlanta, Makoto was the well-deserved recipient of the 2007 Alexander
Hollander Award. His significant advances to micronucleus detection
throughout his career - especially for his introduction of acridine orange -
have been vitally important to the genetic toxicology community.
To quote Makoto in his acceptance speech, "Micronucleus Forever!"
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