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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Wednesday, October 25, 2023
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM ET
    Women in PharmSci Breakfast
  • 7:30 AM – 2:30 PM ET
    Registration Hours
  • 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM ET
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM ET
    Coat Check
  • 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Free Professional Headshots
  • 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    LinkedIn Profile Critiques & Resume Reviews
  • 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Mock Interviews
  • 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM ET
    Solution Center Hours & Poster Presentations
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    Global Leadership: Inclusivity and Empathy for Multicultural Team
    Career Center Speaker: Binodh S. DeSilva, PhD – Bristol-Myers Squibb
    Career Center Speaker: Meena Subramanyam, PhD (she/her/hers) – Takeda
    Career Center Speaker: Tina S. Morris, PhD – AAPS
    Career Center Speaker: Cesar Compadre, Ph.D. – Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, Tocol Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Little Rock, AR 77205, USA
    Career Center Moderator: Annette Bak, Ph.D, M.B.A., FAAPS (she/her/hers) – Astra Zeneca
    Career Development
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    Overcoming the Unique Challenges in Today’s Early Stage Drug Development
    Partner Presentation Speaker: Nan Zhao, Ph.D – WuXi
    Partner Presentation Speaker: Santipharp Panmai, Ph.D. – WuXi STA, a subsidiary of WuXi AppTec
    Discovery and Basic Research
  • 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM ET
    Symposium: Alternative Approach to Animal Studies
    Moderator: Ketan D. Patel, PhD (he/him/his) – St. John's University
    Preclinical and Translational Sciences
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    Symposium: Formulation and Delivery for Patient Centric Product Development 1
    Moderator: Jaap Wieling, PhD (he/him/his) – PureIMS BV
    Formulation and Delivery
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    Symposium: Formulation and Delivery for Patient Centric Product Development 2
    Moderator: Stephen W. Hoag, PhD, FAAPS – University of Maryland, Baltimore
    Formulation and Delivery
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    Symposium: Methodologies to Expedite Drug Development
    Moderator: Aniruddha S. Karve, PhD – University of Cincinnati
    Preclinical and Translational Sciences
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    Symposium: Novel Modalities and Cross-Modality Considerations in Manufacturing and Analysis 1
    Moderator: Selen Stromgren, PhD (she/her/hers) – FDA/Office of Regulatory Affairs
    Manufacturing & Analytical Characterization
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    Symposium: Novel Modalities and Cross-Modality Considerations in Manufacturing and Analysis 2
    Moderator: Caitlin Wood, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Merck & Co., Inc.
    Manufacturing & Analytical Characterization
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    Symposium: State-of-the-Art Tools for Basic Research and Early-Stage Drug Discovery
    Moderator: Carsten Ehrhardt, Ph.D. – Trinity College Dublin
    Discovery and Basic Research
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    Symposium: The Bioanalytical Lab of the Future 1
    Moderator: Nanda Balasubramanian, MSc, PhD (he/him/his) – Bristol Myers Squibb
    Bioanalytics
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    Symposium: The Bioanalytical Lab of the Future 2
    Moderator: Robert Dodge, PhD – Novartis
    Bioanalytics
  • 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    Coffee Break in the Solution Center
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM ET
    Characterization of Polymer Molecules by Automated Viscosity Measurement
    Partner Presentation Speaker: David Trowbridge, PhD, MS – Cannon Instrument Company
    Manufacturing & Analytical Characterization
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    Development of multiarticulate Formulations Using Innovative Excipients Through Algorithm-Based Tools
    Chalk Talk Presenter: Nitin K. Swarnakar, PhD (he/him/his) – BASF Corporation
    Chalk Talk Presenter: Ramesh Muttavarapu, M.S (Pharma), MBA – Patheon, by Thermo Fisher Scientific
    Formulation and Delivery
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    Hot Topic: Challenges and Opportunities of in vitro Assays and Organ-On-A-Chip
    Hot Topic Speaker: Seyoum Ayehunie, PhD – Mattek
    Hot Topic Moderator: Twinkle R. Christian – Amgen
    Hot Topic Speaker: Lorna Ewart, PhD – Emulate
    Hot Topic Speaker: Annie Hamel, MSc (she/her/hers) – Charles River Laboratories
    Hot Topic Speaker: James R. Gosset (he/him/his) – Pfizer Inc
    Discovery and Basic Research
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    Speaker Spotlight: Emerging Trends and Future Outlook for Advanced Manufacturing
    Spotlight Speaker: Fernando Muzzio, Ph.D. – Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey
    Manufacturing & Analytical Characterization
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    Speaker Spotlight: The Power of Hybrid LC-MS/MS: Case Studies from Simple to More Complex Biotherapeutic Modalities
    Moderator: James Huleatt, PhD (he/him/his) – Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute
    Spotlight Speaker: Dawn Dufield, PhD – KCAS
    Bioanalytics
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    How to Mitigate Risks to Pharmaceutical Quality? Role of Reference Standards
    Partner Presentation Speaker: Yu Tang, PhD (she/her/hers) – United States Pharmacopeial Convention
    Manufacturing & Analytical Characterization
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    Special Poster Collection
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    Understanding a Multigenerational Workforce
    Career Center Speaker: Kim Huynh-Ba, MS, PMP, FAAPS – Pharmalytik Consulting & Training
    Career Center Speaker: Yan Wu, PhD – Merck Sharp & Dohme
    Career Development
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    Advancements in Oral Solid Dose Technologies for Potent Treatments
    Partner Presentation Speaker: Anshul Gupte, PhD – Catalent
    Manufacturing & Analytical Characterization
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    U.S. Government Contracts & Grants: Non-Dilutive Funding for Life Sciences
    Partner Presentation Speaker: Laura Powell, PhD – EverGlade Consulting
    Partner Presentation Speaker: Steve Morris, PhD – EverGlade Consulting
    Preclinical and Translational Sciences
  • 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM ET
    Dedicated Solution Center Hours
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Speaker Spotlight: Innovative PK-PD is Helping Informed-Decision in Neuro-Oncology
    Moderator: Pankaj B. Desai, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Cincinnati
    Spotlight Speaker: Nader Sanai, MD (he/him/his) – Ivy Brain Tumor Center at Barrow Neurological Institute
    Preclinical and Translational Sciences
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Speaker Spotlight: Barriers and Disparities for Pediatric Drug Delivery
    Spotlight Speaker: Tulio Valdez, MD (he/him/his) – Stanford University
    Moderator: Xiuling Lu, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Connecticut
    Formulation and Delivery
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Speaker Spotlight: ECCS Class 3A: Interaction of Gabapentin and its Analogues with Transporters: A Love-Hate Relationship
    Spotlight Speaker: Ayman El-Kattan, PhD (he/him/his) – IFM
    Moderator: Md Masud Parvez, PhD (he/him/his) – AbbVie Inc.
    Discovery and Basic Research
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
    New Considerations for LC-Based Characterization and Quantitation of Oligonucleotide Therapeutics
    Partner Presentation Speaker: Matthew Lauber, PhD – Waters Corporation
    Bioanalytics
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    Co-processing: A Multifaceted Approach for Enhancing Density & Powder Flow
    Partner Presentation Speaker: San Kiang, PhD – Porton USA
    Formulation and Delivery
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    Getting Your Research Right with Open Source Visual Programming
    Partner Presentation Speaker: Martyna Pawletta, MA – KNIME
    Partner Presentation Speaker: Corey Weisinger – KNIME
    Bioanalytics
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    Special Poster Collection
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    Keynote: High Resolution Analytical Tools to Enhance Regulatory Science
    Keynote Speaker: Jason Rodriguez, PhD – US Food and Drug Administration
    Moderator: Thilak Mudalige, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – US Food and Drug Administration
    Manufacturing & Analytical Characterization
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    Keynote: Impact of Animal Replacement Models on the Clinical Trials of the Future
    Keynote Speaker: Anthony Bahinski, MBA, PhD – Vivodyne, Inc.
    Moderator: Amanda L. Hays, Ph.D. – BioAgilytix Labs, LLC
    Bioanalytics
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    Keynote: Novel NK and CAR-NK Expansion Platforms (Feeder Cells vs. No Feeder Cells)
    Keynote Speaker: Dongfang Liu, MD/PhD (he/him/his) – Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School
    Moderator: Sayantan Chattoraj, PhD – GSK
    Manufacturing & Analytical Characterization
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    Keynote: Novel Tools and Insights into Predicting Systemic and Tissue Drug Concentrations in Humans Including Special Populations
    Keynote Speaker: Jashvant D. Unadkat, PhD – University of Washington
    Moderator: Yurong Lai, PhD (he/him/his) – Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Preclinical and Translational Sciences
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    Keynote: Patient Centric Drug Formulation and Delivery: Lessons from FDA Approved and Pharmacy Compounded Products
    Keynote Speaker: Robert B. MacArthur, PharmD, MS, BCSCP (he/him/his) – Rockefeller University Hospital
    Moderator: Robin H. Bogner, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Connecticut
    Formulation and Delivery
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    Keynote: Patient Centric Product Design-Not a Fad but an Imperative
    Keynote Speaker: Rao V. Mantri, PhD, MBA – Bristol Myers Squibb
    Moderator: Mary E. Krause, PhD – BMS
    Formulation and Delivery
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    Keynote: Predictive Drug Discovery Platforms
    Keynote Speaker: James R. Gosset (he/him/his) – Pfizer Inc
    Moderator: Fei Hua, PhD – Applied BioMath
    Preclinical and Translational Sciences
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    Keynote: State-of-The-Art Microfluidic Methodologies for Development of Micro- and Nanoparticles: Application to Drug Delivery Technologies
    Keynote Speaker: Helder Santos (he/him/his) – University Medical Center Groningen
    Moderator: Sudip Das, PhD (he/him/his) – Butler University
    Discovery and Basic Research
  • 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    Keynote: When Companion Diagnostics Met Bioanalysis: The Roles of Companion Diagnosis and Bioanalysis in Guiding Treatment Selection and Monitoring Drug Response
    Keynote Speaker: Mark Ma, MD (he/him/his) – Biotech
    Moderator: Catherine Vrentas, PhD – PPD, A ThermoFisher Company
    Bioanalytics
  • 1:30 PM – 8:00 PM ET
    Exhibitor Move-Out
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    Hot Topic: Novel Excipients in Biopharma: Balancing Innovation, Risk, and Need
    Hot Topic Speaker: Joshua Katz, PhD – International Flavors and Fragrances Inc.
    Hot Topic Speaker: Mary E. Krause, PhD – BMS
    Hot Topic Moderator: Joshua Katz, PhD – International Flavors and Fragrances Inc.
    Hot Topic Speaker: Andrea Hawe, PhD (she/her/hers) – Coriolis Pharma
    Hot Topic Speaker: Can Araman, PhD – MilliporeSigma
    Formulation and Delivery
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    Hot Topic: Understanding Data Needs for AI/ML Approaches During Preclinical Development
    Hot Topic Speaker: Vibha Jawa, PhD, FAAPS – Bristol Myers Squibb
    Hot Topic Moderator: Fei Hua, PhD – Applied BioMath
    Hot Topic Speaker: Anant Madabhushi, PhD (he/him/his) – Emory University
    Hot Topic Speaker: Michelle Graham, PhD (she/her/hers) – AbbVie
    Hot Topic Speaker: Narendra Chirmule, Dr. (he/him/his) – SymphonyTech Biologucs
    Preclinical and Translational Sciences
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    Rapid Fires: Formulation and Delivery for Patient Centric Product Development 1
    Rapid Fire Moderator: Tzichi Ju, Ph.D. – AbbVie Inc.
    Formulation and Delivery
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    Rapid Fires: Formulation and Delivery for Patient Centric Product Development 2
    Rapid Fire Moderator: Michael Danquah, PhD – Chicago State University College of Pharmacy
    Formulation and Delivery
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    Rapid Fires: Novel Modalities and Cross-Modality Considerations in Manufacturing and Analysis 1
    Rapid Fire Moderator: Devin Swiner, PhD (she/her/hers) – Merck & Co., Inc
    Manufacturing & Analytical Characterization
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    Rapid Fires: Novel Modalities and Cross-Modality Considerations in Manufacturing and Analysis 2
    Rapid Fire Moderator: Nahid S. Kamal, PhD (she/her/hers) – US Food and Drug Administration
    Manufacturing & Analytical Characterization
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    Rapid Fires: Novel Predictive Preclinical Models for Efficacy and Toxicology 1
    Rapid Fire Moderator: Claudio M. Marzo, PhD (he/him/his) – Evotec SE
    Preclinical and Translational Sciences
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    Rapid Fires: Novel Predictive Preclinical Models for Efficacy and Toxicology 2
    Rapid Fire Moderator: Bill R. Thelin, PhD (he/him/his) – Altis Biosystems
    Preclinical and Translational Sciences
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    Rapid Fires: State-of-the-Art Tools for Basic Research and Early-Stage Drug Discovery
    Rapid Fire Moderator: Somnath Singh, Ph.D. – Creighton University
    Discovery and Basic Research
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    Rapid Fires: The Bioanalytical Lab of the Future 1
    Rapid Fire Moderator: Robert Dodge, PhD – Novartis
    Bioanalytics
  • 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    Rapid Fires: The Bioanalytical Lab of the Future 2
    Rapid Fire Moderator: Jim Shen, PhD (he/him/his) – Bristol Myers Squibb/Head of Regulated Bioanalysis & Operations
    Bioanalytics
  • 4:15 PM – 5:30 PM ET
    Closing Plenary with Dr. Julie DeMartino
    Plenary Speaker: Julie DeMartino, Ph.D. – AcheneRx LLC
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM ET
    Closing Reception