About / Overview

Welcome to the North Jersey ACS Drug Metabolism Discussion Group. 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-symposia, to our biannual full day symposia.

A summary of the NJDMDG Spring 2026 Symposium and Vendor Exhibition
How Obesity Therapeutics Are Influencing the Pharmaceutical Industry, and Other Current Topics in Drug Development
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: More than 80 members of industry and academia attended

: Esteemed speakers: Sarah Hersey, MS. MBA, RAC; Mark Rossi, PhD; David J Greenblatt, MD; Xiang Geo, PhD; Jaya Viadyananthan, PhD; Gina Gallucci, PhD; Ricardo Cordova, PhD

: Matthew Hoffmann, PhD, from Ismedand Chair of NJDMDG, extends a special welcome to speakers and attendees

: Obesity in drug development: A clinical pharmacology perspectiveJaya Vaidyanathan, PhD – Silver Spring, MD

: Applications and Challenges of Pharmacometrics in Antisense OligonucleotidesXiang Gao, PhD — Vice President, PK & Clinical Pharmacology, Ionis Pharmaceuticals

: Utility of Primary Human Hepatocytes from MASH Patients in Predicting Human Drug Metabolism and Transport in Patients with Hepatic SteatosisGina Gallucci, PhD — Senior Scientist, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals

: The Impact of Obesity on Drug Disposition and Response David J. Greenblatt, MD — Louis Lasagna Endowed Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine

: Hypothalamic Circuit Control of Feeding: Implications for ObesityMark Rossi, PhD — Rutgers University

: Hijacking SLC Transporters for Targeted Drug DeliveryRicardo Cordova, PhD — Postdoctoral Research Associate, Rabinowitz Laboratory, Lewis-Sigler Institute, Princeton University

: Navigating the Biomarker Spectrum: From Pharmacokinetics to Companion Diagnostics in a Complex Regulatory WorldSarah Hersey, MS, MBA, RAC — Vice President, Head of Precision Medicine, Bioanalytical & Translational Medicine, Bristol Myers Squibb

Board Members

Matthew Hoffmann

Chair 2026

Ariane Emami-Riedmaier, PhD.

Past Chair

Keroles Nakhla

Treasurer

Vijay More

Secretary

Li Yu

Vendor Liaison

Viola Wang

Communications Lead

Imad Hanna

Member

Lauren Aleksunes

Member

Manthena V Varma

Member

Shaofei Ji

Member

Jianwei Zhao

Member

Anima Ghosal

Member

Brittany Tran

Member

Naiyu Zheng

Member

Nina Tong

Member

Holly Maw

Member

Jingjing Guo

Member

Bonnie Brennan

Member

Rajesh Krishna

Member

Upcoming Meeting

NJDMDG Fall Symposium

Recent Advances in ADC and Pharmacokinetics

Date/Time: Tuesday November 10^th, 5:30-8:30pm (registration and dinner will be 5:30-6:30, talks will begin at 6:30)

Location: Wuxi Laboratories, 6 Cedar Brook Drive, , NJ

Joshua Powers, PhD, Senior Scientist, Bristol Myers Squibb
Title: Emerging Hybrid LC-HRMS Assays for In Vivo DAR Shift Bioanalysis of ADCs

Weifeng Xu, PhD, Senior Scientific Director, Merck
Title: Strategy for streamlining antibody-drug conjugate pharmacokinetic assays

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Meeting Archives

Apr 13, 2011 - 2011 DMDG Spring Symposium and Vendor Exhibition

"Current Scientific Concepts and Practices in DMPK: Drug Transporters, DDI, Formulation Strategies, and Clinical Pharmacology" Somerset Crowne Plaza Hotel 110 Davidson Avenue Somerset, New Jersey April 13, 2011 8:00 am – 3:45 pm Program 08:00 am Registration / Continental Brea...
Oct 13, 2010 - 2010 DMDG Fall Symposium and Vendor Exhibition

"Drug Metabolism/Transport Interplay: Regulatory, Therapeutic and Toxicological Implications" Somerset Crowne Plaza Hotel 110 Davidson Avenue Somerset, New Jersey October 13, 2010 8:00 am – 3:45 pm Program 08:00 am Registration / Continental Breakfast / Vendor Exhibit 09:00 ...
Apr 22, 2010 - 2010 DMDG Spring Symposium and Vendor Exhibition

"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 08:00 am Registration / Continental Breakfast / Vendor Exhibit 09:00 am Introductory Remarks Dr. Philip Kriet...
Oct 14, 2009 - 2009 DMDG Fall Symposium and Vendor Exhibition

"Transporters, Current Industry Practices, and Biologics" Somerset Crowne Plaza Hotel 110 Davidson Avenue Somerset, New Jersey October 14, 2009 8:00 am – 3:30 pm Program 08:00 am Registration / Continental Breakfast / Vendor Exhibit 08:50 am Introductory Remarks Dr. Philip K...
Apr 29, 2009 - 2009 DMDG Spring Symposium and Vendor Exhibition

"Current Topics in Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics: Biologics and Transporters – What's New?" Crowne Plaza Hotel 110 Davidson Avenue Somerset, New Jersey April 29, 2009 8:45 am – 3:30 pm Program 08:00 am Registration / Continental Breakfast / Vendor Exhibit 08:50 am ...

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Drug Metabolism Discussion Group

About / Overview

Board Members

Matthew Hoffmann

Ariane Emami-Riedmaier, PhD.

Keroles Nakhla

Vijay More

Li Yu

Viola Wang

Imad Hanna

Lauren Aleksunes

Manthena V Varma

Shaofei Ji

Jianwei Zhao

Anima Ghosal

Brittany Tran

Naiyu Zheng

Nina Tong

Holly Maw

Jingjing Guo

Bonnie Brennan

Rajesh Krishna