Come to St. Louis to Be Inspired by New Insights from Leading Experts

The ASPET Annual Meeting will be the place to discover the highest quality, innovative science in pharmacology and experimental therapeutics. Taking place in the historic and charming St. Louis Union Station, on May 18-21, the 2023 ASPET Annual Meeting will welcome more than 800 pharmacology professionals from workplaces, fields, and career stages of all kinds.

Join us in St. Louis for an exciting and interactive program highlighting the highest quality, innovative science in pharmacology and experimental therapeutics.

Come to St. Louis to Discover High Quality, Innovative Science and Techniques

VIEW SESSION DESCRIPTIONS AND SPEAKERS IN PROGRAM DETAILS.

Online Programming Available to Registrants

^New! ASPET Award Lecture Series - exclusively for meeting registrants.

Held online from May 3 to May 10 in advance of the meeting in St. Louis. Recordings will be made available within a week for registrants in case they missed the live webinars. In St. Louis, registrants can meet the award lecturers and join the celebration of their accomplishments.

ASPET Divisions will host interactive Town Halls and scientific sessions online from April 14 to April 24 in advance of the meeting in St. Louis. Get to know division colleagues and receive a sneak peek at some of the latest science that will be presented in St. Louis.

For those who cannot travel to St. Louis, a virtual-only registration package will be available that also includes select recordings from sessions held in St. Louis.

Networking and Engaging with the Pharmacology Community

ASPET provides unparalleled opportunities to engage with others in the pharmacology community.

Evening Poster Receptions

Enjoy a drink and snacks while exploring the latest science or presenting it yourself! Poster presentations are held every evening. Posters are grouped by divisional topic area and every night includes student and postdoc finalists competing for poster awards. Hear their presentations and discuss the latest research advances.

Opening Event at the Aquarium

ASPET will be making a splash on Thursday night in St. Louis! The Aquarium will be reserved for our exclusive use.  Connect with old friends, meet new ones, and journey into the deep.

Shared Meals

The program is designed to allow plenty of opportunities to share a meal with other scientists focused on pharmacology and experimental therapeutics. We encourage you to sit with someone different at every meal. A restaurant guide will be available in our mobile event platform which also includes discussion forums to help coordinate dinner groups with other attendees. [Health & Safety]

Generous Breaks Between Sessions

We’ve built 30-minute breaks between sessions into the schedule. You don’t have to rush to find the next session room.  Take the time to linger to meet the speakers or chat with other attendees in the session or compare notes with a colleague who attended a different session.

PRE-/POST- CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES

Give a Day of Service to St. Louis

Join us on Thursday, May 18 from 7:00 am – 1:00 pm to serve the St. Louis community. Since 2009 ASPET members attending the annual meeting have given a day of volunteer service in the local communities.  Volunteer activities have ranged from home construction, to painting, cleaning, stocking shelves, building maintenance, food preparation and service. ASPET’s Division for Behavioral Pharmacology will again sponsor a volunteer opportunity at ASPET 2023 in St. Louis.

We will spend the day at the Saint Louis Dream Center helping them serve the citizens of St. Louis.  If you want to volunteer, please sign-up when you register for the meeting. Space is limited and further details will be provided to those who volunteer.

Tours and Tickets Available for Purchase Through ASPET

A limited number of tickets are available to ASPET attendees to experience key tourist activities and events in the city including the Gateway Arch, the Botanical Garden and the Cardinals vs Dodgers baseball game. All tickets through ASPET are non-refundable.  Each attendee is limited to the purchase of 2 tickets per tour/game. 

Starting March 30, use the link in your Registration confirmation email to go back into the registration system to purchase tickets.

IMPORTANT: ASPET is not providing transportation to these activities. You are responsible for your own transportation. All locations are a short cab ride or walkable.  You must come to St. Louis Union Station to pick up your tickets and can gather with other attendees to share rides if you wish.

READ MORE ABOUT THE TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE
 

Recommended Activities Available On Your Own

Weren’t able to secure any of the ASPET group tickets or the days/times didn’t fit your schedule?  Be sure to sneak in a little time while in town to see a bit of the city.  The ASPET schedule doesn’t start until 2:00 pm Thursday, has hour-long lunch breaks, ends at 7:00 pm Friday and Saturday, and we finish up on Sunday by 2:30 pm.

Use ASPETConnect or the meeting’s virtual event platform (available in late April) to find others who would like to explore the city with you.

IDEAS OF PLACES TO EXPLORE ON YOUR OWN (click here)

Restaurant Recommendations

Find places to eat with ASPET's restaurant guide linked here.

Career Resources

Let ASPET help bring your career to the next level.  Some of the ways we are doing that include:

ASPET Online Job Board plus job boards in St. Louis

Peer mentoring program (openings are still available for graduate student and postdoc level mentors. Mentee slots are full.)

Careers in Drug Metabolism and Disposition Networking Lunch for Trainees (ticket required / limited seating)

Interactive sessions such as: 

• Thinking Outside of the Box: Career Paths for Pharmacologists
• Journals Workshop: Let's Get Interactive with ASPET Editors
• Pharmacology in Color Symposium
• The NIH Blueprint for Neurotherapeutics Network
• Science Policy and You: How Pharmacologists Can Become Science Advocates
• Guppy Tank Translational Science Pitches 

Career center tables to visit with universities who want to connect with potential students, labs looking for scientists, or employers scouting for new team members.

Career center short talks on Saturday:

• Turning a CV into a Resume
• Exploring Careers with Job Simulations

Nightly networking in the poster hall

Committee and Board Meetings

Many ASPET committees take advantage of the annual meeting to hold face-to-face committee meetings. See the listing of committee and board meetings.

Ancillary Events

The Behavioral Pharmacology Society will be meeting on Thursday, May 18 from 8:00 am - 1:30 pm at the St. Louis Union Station.  Please contact BPS for more information about how to register for this meeting.

The Catecholamine Society will hold their annual dinner on Friday, May 19 at 7:30 pm at Lombardo's Trattoria in St. Louis. At the dinner they will honor Dr. Walter Koch, recipient of the 2023 Julius Axelrod Award in Pharmacology and the Daniel T. O'Connor Travel Awardees.  Please contact the Catecholamine Society for more information and how to register for this event.