View all meetings and activities by each ASPET division here.
Disclaimer: Please note this is a preliminary program and some information may be updated as we near the meeting date.
Division for Behavioral Pharmacology (BEH)
Division for Behavioral Pharmacology Executive Committee Meeting
Westin Boston Waterfront
Monday, March 30, 2015
7:30 am–9:30 am
Division for Behavioral Pharmacology Mixer
Westin Boston Waterfront
Monday, March 30, 2015
6:30 pm–8:00 am
Jointly held with the Division for Neuropharmacology
Division for Behavioral Pharmacology Symposium: Sigma Receptors in Health and Disease
Boston Convention Center
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
3:00 pm–5:30 pm
Chair: Habibeh Khoshbouei—Univ. of Florida
Sigma1 in Cancer Cell Protein Homeostasis
Kim J. Felix—Drexel Univ. Coll. Of Med.
Sigma-1R-Dependent Modulation of Neuronal Excitability: A Novel Mechanism Involved in Addictive Processes
Said Kourrich—Univ. of Texas Southwest. Med. Ctr.
Sigma Receptor Involvement in Stimulant Abuse
Jonathan Katz—NIDA-IRP
A Role for Sigma Receptors in Excessive Alcohol Drinking
Valentina Sabino—Boston Univ. Sch. Of Med.
Sigma-1R Regulation of Dopamine Transporter
Habibeh Khoshbouei—Univ. of Florida
Division for Behavioral Pharmacology Annual Meeting
Boston Convention Center
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
5:30 pm–6:30 pm
Open to all division members
Meeting Agenda
Division for Cardiovascular Pharmacology (CVP)
Division for Cardiovascular Pharmacology Executive Committee Meeting
Westin Boston Waterfront
Sunday, March 29, 2015
12:30 pm–2:30 pm
Division for Cardiovascular Pharmacology Trainee Showcase
Boston Convention Center
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
2:30 pm–4:30 pm
Division for Cardiovascular Pharmacology Annual Meeting
Boston Convention Center
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
5:30 pm–6:30 pm
Open to all division members
Meeting Agenda
Division for Cardiovascular Pharmacology Mixer
Westin Boston Waterfront
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
6:30 pm–8:00 pm
Division for Drug Discovery and Development (DDD)
Division for Drug Discovery and Development Executive Committee Meeting
Westin Boston Waterfront
Sunday, March 29, 2015
12:30 pm–2:30 pm
By Invitation Only
Division for Drug Discovery and Development Symposium: Drug Development in Academic Centers
Boston Convention Center
Monday, March 30, 2015
3:00 pm–5:30 pm
Chairs:
Robert J. Leadley, Jr.—Schoolcraft Coll.
Robert W. Caldwell—Georgia Regents Univ.
Anatomy of the 5-HT2C Receptor: Probing for Therapeutic Gain in Addictive Disorders
Kathryn A. Cunningham—Univ. of Texas Med. Branch-Galveston
Development of "Multifunctional" Compounds for the Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Alvin V. Terry, Jr.—Georgia Regents Univ.
Developing Novel Therapeutics for Parkinson's Disease
Carrie K. Jones—Vanderbilt Univ. Med. Ctr.
Division for Drug Discovery and Development Annual Meeting
Boston Convention Center
Monday, March 30, 2015
5:30 pm–6:30 pm
Open to all division members
Meeting Agenda
Division for Drug Discovery and Development Mixer
Westin Boston Waterfront
Monday, March 30, 2015
6:30 pm–8:00 pm
Jointly held with the Division for Pharmacology Education and the Division for Translational and Clinical Pharmacology
Division for Drug Metabolism (DM)
Division for Drug Metabolism Executive Committee Meeting
Westin Boston Waterfront
Sunday, March 29, 2015
12:30 pm–2:30 pm
By Invitation Only
Division for Drug Metabolism James Gillette Award and Platform Session
Boston Convention Center
Monday, March 30, 2015
3:00 pm–5:30 pm
Division for Drug Metabolism Annual Meeting
Boston Convention Center
Monday, March 30, 2015
5:30 pm–6:30 pm
Meeting Agenda
Open to all division members
Division for Drug Metabolism Mixer
Westin Boston Waterfront
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
6:30 pm–8:00 pm
Jointly held with the Division for Toxicology
Division for Translational and Clinical Pharmacology (TCP)
TCP Division Executive Committee Meeting
Westin Boston Waterfront
Monday, March 30, 2015
12:30 pm–2:30 pm
By Invitation Only
TCP Division Meet the Experts Lunch: Benchside-to-Bedside Research
Boston Convention Center
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
12:30 pm–2:30 pm
This session is full.
TCP Division Young Investigator Awards Platform Session
Boston Convention Center
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
3:00 pm–5:30 pm
TCP Division Annual Meeting
Boston Convention Center
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
5:30 pm–6:30 pm
Open to all division members
Meeting Agenda
TCP Division Mixer
Westin Boston Waterfront
Monday, March 30, 2015
6:30 pm–8:00 pm
Jointly held with the Divisions for Drug Discovery & Development and Pharmacology Education
Division for Molecular Pharmacology (MOL)
Division for Molecular Pharmacology Executive Committee Meeting
Westin Boston Waterfront
Monday, March 30, 2015
12:30 pm–2:30 pm
By Invitation Only
Division for Molecular Pharmacology Postdoctoral Scientist Award Finalists
Boston Convention Center
Monday, March 30, 2015
3:00 pm–5:30 pm
Keynote Speaker: Jeffrey L. Benovic—Thomas Jefferson Univ.
Division for Molecular Pharmacology Annual Meeting
Boston Convention Center
Monday, March 30, 2015
5:30 pm–6:30 pm
Open to all division members
Meeting Agenda
Division for Molecular Pharmacology Mixer
Westin Boston Waterfront
Monday, March 30, 2015
6:30 pm–8:00 pm
Division for Neuropharmacology (NEU)
Division for Neuropharmacology Executive Committee Meeting
Westin Boston Waterfront
Monday, March 30, 2015
7:30 am–9:30 am
By Invitation Only
Division for Neuropharmacology Postdoctoral Scientist Award Finalists
Boston Convention Center, Room 2
Monday, March 30, 2015
3:00 pm–5:30 pm
Keynote Speaker: Brigitte Kieffer—Douglas Research Ctr., McGill Univ.
Division for Neuropharmacology Annual Meeting
Boston Convention Center
Monday, March 30, 2015
5:30 pm–6:30 pm
Open to all division members
Meeting Agenda
Division for Neuropharmacology Mixer
Westin Boston Waterfront
Monday, March 30, 2015
6:30 pm–8:00 pm
Jointly held with the Division for Behavioral Pharmacology
Division for Pharmacology Education (EDU)
Speed Networking for Careers Beyond the Academic Bench
Boston Convention Center
Saturday, March 28, 2015
9:30 am–12:00 pm
Chairs:
Janet E. Clark—Nat’l Inst. of Mental Hlth./NIH
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
Directing Virtual Research
Michael Wood—Astrazeneca
Science: A Constant Rewrite
Christopher Thomas—NINDS/NIH
2015 Teaching Institute: Training Students for Teaching Careers
Boston Convention Center
Saturday, March 28, 2015
12:00 pm–2:30 pm
Chairs:
Kelly Karpa—Penn State Univ. Coll. of Med.
Klarissa Hardy—Lipscomb Univ. Coll. Pharmacy
Why Train Our Trainees to Train?
Wayne T. McCormack—Univ. of Florida Coll. of Med.
Giving STEM Doctoral Students a FAST (Future Academic Scholars in Teaching) Start for Academic Careers
Henry (Rique) Campa, III—Michigan State Univ..
Your Future Craft: How Gaining Experience in the Classroom is Essential for Life Outside the Lab
Johnathan Neiswinger—NIA/NIH
Mentoring Future Educators
Cynthia Fuhrmann—Univ. of Massachusetts Med. Sch.
Division for Pharmacology Education Programming: Active Learning—What’s up with the Flipping Classroom
Sponsored by: IAMSE
Boston Convention Center
Sunday, March 29, 2015
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
Division for Pharmacology Education Executive Committee Meeting
Westin Boston Waterfront
Monday, March 30, 2015
7:30 am–9:30 am
By Invitation Only
Division for Pharmacology Education Annual Meeting
Boston Convention Center
Monday, March 30, 2015
5:30 pm–6:30 pm
Meeting Agenda
Open to all division members
Division for Pharmacology Education Mixer
Westin Boston Waterfront
Monday, March 30, 2015
6:30 pm–8:00 pm
Jointly held with the Division for Drug Discovery & Development and the Division for Translational and Clinical Pharmacology
“Can We Talk?” Strategies for Collaborative Pharmacology Education
Boston Convention Center
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
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 Toxicology (TOX)
Division for Toxicology Executive Committee Meeting
Westin Boston Waterfront
Monday, March 30, 2015
12:30 pm–2:30 pm
By Invitation Only
Division for Toxicology Symposium: Pharmacogenetics and Drug Toxicity
Boston Convention Center
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
3:00 pm–5:30 pm
Chair: Gary O. Rankin—Marshall Univ.
Division for Toxicology Annual Meeting
Boston Convention Center
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
5:30 pm–6:30 pm
Open to all division members
Meeting Agenda
Division for Toxicology Mixer
Westin Boston Waterfront
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
6:30 pm–8:00 pm
Jointly held with the Division for Drug Metabolism