We have a number of activities of interest for students and postdocs. View the entire line up of sessions and events below.
Disclaimer: Please note some information may be updated as we near the meeting date
Friday, March 27, 2015
Give a Day of Service to Boston at EB 2015
10:00 AM–3:00 PM
Since 2009, ASPET members attending Experimental Biology (EB) have given a day of volunteer service in the local communities such as New Orleans, Pasadena, Washington DC, and San Diego.
Volunteer activities have ranged from home construction to painting, cleaning, stocking, food preparation, and food service. ASPET's division for behavioral pharmacology is again sponsoring a volunteer opportunity at EB 2015 in Boston.
On Friday, 27 March 2015, we will spend the day at Cradles to Crayons, helping the children of Boston. Volunteers will also be able to prepare materials prior to the volunteer day such as personalized well-wisher notes that are placed in backpacks given to children at the start of the school year.
Cradles to Crayons provides children from birth through age 12 living in homeless or low-income situations with the essential items they need to thrive at home, at school, and at play.
If you want to volunteer, please contact Charles P. France at your earliest convenience.
Email: france@uthscsa.edu
Tel: 210 567 6969
Fax: 210 567 0104
Space is limited and further details will be provided to those who volunteer.
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Speed Networking for Careers Beyond the Academic Bench
Boston Convention Center
9:30 am–12:00 pm
Chairs:
Janet E. Clark—NIH/Nat’l Inst. of Mental Hlth.
Paul McGonigle—Drexel Univ. Coll. of Med.
Sponsored by the Divisions for:
Biomedical Careers in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Janet Clark—NIMH/NIH
Career Paths in the Biotechnology Industry and Startup Companies
Paul McGonigle—Drexel Univ. Coll. Of Med.
Pursuing a Career in Intellectual Property, Technology Transfer and Business Development in the Biomedical Sciences
Jane Amara—Boston Children’s Hosp.
Science Policy as a Biomedical Career Path
Meredith Fox—NIMH/NIH
The Scientific Review Officer and Program Officer Career Paths
Aaron Pawlyk—NIDDK/NIH
Graduate Student-Postdoctoral Colloquium: How to Get Started
Boston Convention Center
2:45 pm–5:15 pm
Co-Chairs:
Ann Hanna-Mitchell—Case Western Reserve Univ.
Helmut Gottlieb—Feik Sch. of Pharmacy
Who Owns the Data I Generated and How Do I Transition from Graduate School/Postdoctoral to an Independent Career?
Lynn Wecker—South Florida Morsani Coll. of Med.
10 Things I Wish I Had Known When I Graduated
Helmut Gottlieb—Feik Sch. of Pharmacy
Uyen Chu—Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
Working for America
Dale Birkle Dreer—Nat. Ctr. for Complementary and Alternative Medicine / NIH
Working with Pharmaceutical Companies: What Industry Wants from You
Lawrence P. Carter—Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Table Breakout Sessions
Representatives from academia, federal, industry, and other career disciplines
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Diversity Mentoring Breakfast
Westin Boston Waterfront
7:30 am–9:30 am
Pharmacologists: Leading the Prescription for Change in Medical Education
Keynote Speaker: Jayne Reuben—Univ. of South Carolina Greenville Sch. of Med.
By Invitation only
Division for Pharmacology Education Programming: Active Learning—What’s up with the Flipping Classroom
Sponsored by: IAMSE
Boston Convention Center
3:00 pm–5:30 pm
Chair: John L. Szarek—Commonwealth Med. Coll.
Sponsored by the Divisions for:
- Pharmacology Education
- Translational and Clinical Pharmacology
- Cardiovascular Pharmacology
- Molecular Pharmacology
- Behavioral Pharmacology
- Neuropharmacology
Doing is Better: The Concept of Active Learning and the Flipped Classroom
William B. Jeffries—Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine
The Continuum from a Single Active Learning Technique to the Flipped Classroom: Implementation along the Continuum
John L. Szarek—Commonwealth Med. Coll.
Does it Work: Evaluating Your Flipped Classroom Experiences and Scholarship
Kathryn Huggett—Creighton Univ. School of Medicine
Facilitated Small Group Activities
Taking it Back Home: Limitations, Myths and Misunderstandings about the Active Learning and the Flipped Classroom
Panel: William B. Jeffries, John L. Szarek, Kathryn Huggett
Student/Postdoc Best Abstract Competition
Westin Boston Waterfront
6:30 pm–8:30 pm
ASPET Student & Postdoc Mixer
Westin Boston Waterfront
8:30 pm–11:00 pm
Monday, March 30, 2015
Divisions for Drug Metabolism James Gillette Award and Platform Session
Boston Convention Center
3:00 pm–5:30 pm
Chairs: To be decided
Division for Molecular Pharmacology Postdoctoral Award Finalists
Boston Convention Center, Room 5B
3:00 pm–5:30 pm
Keynote Speaker: Jeffrey L. Benovic—Thomas Jefferson Univ.
Division for Neuropharmacology Postdoctoral Scientist Award Finalists
Boston Convention Center, Room 2
3:00 pm–5:30 pm
Keynote Speaker: Brigitte Kieffer—Douglas Research Ctr., McGill Univ.
Divisions for Behavioral Pharmacology and Neuropharmacology Joint Mixer
Westin Boston Waterfront
6:30 pm–8:00 pm
Divisions for Drug Discovery and Development; Translational and Clinical Pharmacology; and Pharmacology Education Joint Mixer
Westin Boston Waterfront
6:30 pm–8:00 pm
Division for Molecular Pharmacology Mixer
Westin Boston Waterfront
6:30 pm–8:00 pm
Young Experimental Scientists Y.E.S Mixer
Westin Boston Waterfront
9:00 pm–11:30 pm
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
ASPET Networking Walk
Westin Boston Waterfront
7:00 am–9:00 am
Weather permitting
“Can We Talk?” Strategies for Collaborative Pharmacology Education
Boston Convention Center
9:30 am–12:00 pm
Chairs:
A. Laurel Gorman—Univ. of Central Florida Coll. of Med
Jayne S. Reuben—Univ. of South Carolina-Greenville Sch. of Med.
John L. Szarek—Commonwealth Med. Coll.
Sponsored by the Divisions for:
- Pharmacology Education
- Molecular Pharmacology
- Cardiovascular Pharmacology
- Neuropharmacology
Simulations as a Tool to Enhance Collaborative Pharmacology Learning in the Context of Professionalism, Interprofessional Communication, and Teamwork
John L. Szarek—Commonwealth Med. Coll.
Using Small Group Case Studies to Teach Pharmacotherapeutics for a Diverse World
Jayne S. Reuben and Peggy Wagner—Univ. of South Carolina-Greenville Sch. of Med.
Many Heads are Better Than One: It's TBL time
A. Laurel Gorman—Univ. of Central Florida Coll. of Med
Division for Cardiovascular Pharmacology Trainee Showcase
Boston Convention Center
2:30 pm–4:30 pm
Chair: To be decided
Division for Translational and Clinical Pharmacology: Young Investigator Awards Platform Session
Boston Convention Center
3:00 pm–5:30 pm
Chairs: To be decided
Division for Cardiovascular Pharmacology Mixer
Westin Boston Waterfront
6:30 pm–8:00 pm
Divisions for Drug Metabolism and Toxicology Joint Mixer
Westin Boston Waterfront
6:30 pm–8:00 pm