Monday, July 14, 2008

Clinical Pharmacology & Translational Research

This year AAPS is hosting the national symposium at Atlanta, Georgia between November 16-20. I usually attend most of the presentations beginning from the sunrise session to the last one in the evening. The CPTR (Clinical Pharmacology & Translational Research) section has some very interesting sessions covering pharmacogenetics, modeling & simulation, biomarkers, pharmacokinetic models, drug metabolism & transport and is truly translational. Here is the list of CPTR sessions.

Sunday, November 16, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Short Course #5: Pharmacodynamic Modeling of Non-standard Endpoints

Tuesday, November 18, 7:00 am – 8:15 am
Clinical Applications of Pharmacogenetics Sunrise Session

Tuesday, November 18, 8:30 am – 11:00 am
Diabetes Disease Progression Modeling Symposium

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Quantitative Clinical Pharmacology Analyses: Communicating to Influence Decisions Roundtable

2:00 pm – 4:30 pm AAPS/ACCP Joint Symposium:
Success Achieved and Challenges Ahead in Translating Biomarkers into Clinical Applications

Why Absorption and Pharmacokinetic Models Are More Important in Future Drug Development Symposium

7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Controversies in PK/PD Model Development Open Forum

Wednesday, November 19 8:30 am – 11:00 am
Modeling and Simulation Strategies for Evaluation of Drug Safety in Clinical Studies

Symposium 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
The Impact of Kidney Disease/Renal Impairment on Drug Metabolism and Transport Roundtable

I bet it's gonna be a good learning experience listening to leading experts in the field talk on these topics. What do you think? Will you be coming to AAPS this year? Do you have a poster/podium presentation? Are you an invited speaker? Apart from all the scientific talks, AAPS is a good place to meet friends, previous colleagues and provides ample opportunity for networking.

I hope to see you at AAPS meeting in Georgia. Take care!