North Jersey Section of the ACS

Welcome to the North Jersey ACS Drug Metabolism Discussion Group

Our mission: We are dedicated to fostering a continued discussion on the scientific advances in drug metabolism among the industrial and academic community. We sponsor multiple meetings each year at which world renowned scientists give presentations. The format of these meetings range from dinner presentations and mini-symposiums to our annual 1-2 day fall symposium.

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2009 Fall Symposium and Vendor Exhibition

2010 Spring Symposium and Vendor Exhibition

Sponsored by the

North Jersey ACS

Drug Metabolism Discussion Group

“Transporters, Discovery Metabolism, and Heavy Drugs”

Somerset Crowne Plaza Hotel
110 Davidson Avenue
Somerset, New Jersey


April 22, 2010
8:00 am – 3:30 pm

Program

Transporters, Discovery Metabolism, and Heavy Drugs

8:00 a.m.

Registration / Continental Breakfast / Vendor Exhibit

9:00 a.m.

Introductory Remarks

Dr. Philip Krieter, Chair, NJDMDG

9:10 a.m.

Monocarboxylate Transporters in Drug Disposition: Role in the Toxicokinetics and Toxicodynamics of the Drug of Abuse GHB

Dr. Marilyn E. Morris, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
[ slidesPDF file ]

10:00 a.m.

Disposition and Elimination of Organic Anions and Cations: Transporters and Decision Trees

Dr. Douglas H. Sweet, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, Virginia Commonwealth University
[ slidesPDF file ]

10:45 a.m.

Vendor Exhibit & Coffee Break

11:15 a.m.

Transporter Polymorphisms

Dr. Kathleen Hillgren, Research Advisor, Lilly Research
[ slidesPDF file ]

12:00 Noon

Lunch & Vendor Exhibit

1:30 p.m.

What is Down the Road for Drug Metabolism Support of Drug Metabolism?

Dr. Ronald E. White, Distinguished Research Fellow, Pharmaceutical Candidate Optimization, Bristol-Myers Squibb
[ slidesPDF file ]

2:15 p.m.

Vendor Exhibit & Coffee Break

2:45 p.m.

Deuterated Drugs: Opportunities and Limitations

Dr. Aarti Sawant, Senior Scientist, PDM-CNS Discovery, Pfizer, Inc.
[ slidesPDF file ]

3:30 p.m.

Program Closure

Registration:

Pre-registration fee is $125 (by April 14, 2010).

Registration is free for students (with proper identification).

Registration fee at the door is $150 (checks only).

       Please plan to pre-register as a group, coordinated by a member of the NJACS DMDG steering committee from your organization (see list below).

       If you have no DMDG member at your company, please contact Phil Krieter () for registration.

       Payments by personal or company checks.  Sorry, credit cards are not accepted. 

       Checks should be made payable to: NJ Drug Metabolism Discussion Group. 

 

Exhibitors:

Please contact Karen Dingley () for information concerning exhibits.

Directions to the Somerset Crowne Plaza Hotel:

110 Davidson Avenue
Somerset, NJ

Phone: 732-560-0500

 From the New Jersey Turnpike:

Exit 10 to Interstate 287 North.  Follow 10 miles to Exit 10 (527 New Brunswick-South Bound Brook).  Easton Ave towards South Bound Brook to first light, make left (Davidson Ave.)

From New York City:

Lincoln Tunnel to N.J. Turnpike South.  Follow N.J. Turnpike directions mentioned above.

From Route 287:

If traveling north:

Exit 10 (527 New Brunswick-South Bound Brook).  Follow sign towards Bound Brook, to light make left (Davidson Ave.)

If traveling south:

Exit 10 (527 New Brunswick).  Left on Easton Ave., to light, make left (Davidson Ave).

From Newark Airport

Take NJ Turnpike South to Exit 10- I-287 North to Exit 10 (Easton Ave) to first light, go left on Davidson Ave. Hotel immediately on left.



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  NJ-DMDG Steering Committee 2009-2010:

Name

Company

E-mail address

Responsibility

Philip Krieter

 

Chair, 2009-2010

Imad Hanna

Novartis

Chair-Elect 2010-2011

Lian Zhou

BMS

Chair-Elect 2011-2012

Robert Iannucci

BMS

Past Chair, 2008-2009

Richard Tschirret-Guth

Merck Research

Past Chair, 2007-2008

Narendra Kishnani

Merck Research

Past Chair, 2006-2007

Karl Frank

Roche

Past Chair, 2005-2006

Swapan Chowdhury

Merck Research

Past-Chair, 2004-2005

Elizabeth Quadros

 

Member

Jo Carlin

 

Treasurer

Mark Kao

Johnson & Johnson

Member

Zhao pie Zeng

sanofi-aventis

Member

Lei Tang

sanofi-aventis

Member

Karen H. Dingley

Merck Research

Member

Sherrie Xu

Merck Research

Member

Karthick Vishwanathan

Wyeth

Member

Tian Yang

Roche

Member

Donglu Zhang

BMS

Member

David Duignan

Pfizer

Member

Allen Jones

 

Member

 

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In addition to our annual Fall Symposium, we try to sponsor 1-2 smaller meetings or mini-symposia in the Spring and Summer.


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