“Models, Pharmacogenomics, Pharmacokinetics”

Venue: Hotel Somerset Bridgewater (formerly Crowne Plaza, formerly Somerset Plaza), 110 Davidson Avenue, Somerset, NJ 08873. [ directions ]

Exhibitor Info

Please contact Karen Dingley at karen_dingley@merck.com for information concerning exhibits.

Program   [ program book ]

08:00 am — Registration / Continental Breakfast / Vendor Exhibit

09:00 am
Introductory Remarks
Dr. Allen Jones, Chair, NJDMDG

09:10 am
“Novel Hepatic Model Systems for Investigating Mechanisms of Drug-Induced
Liver Injury (DIU)”
Edward L. LeCluyse, Ph.D. , Associate Investigator Institute for Chemical Safety Sciences The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC

10:00 am
“Pharmacogenomics in American Indian Populations”
Erica L. Woodahl, Ph.D. , Associate Professor Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Montana, MT   [ slides ]

10:45 am — Vendor Exhibit & Coffee Break

11:30 am
“Pharmacokinetics of Proteins and Peptides”
Joseph P. Balthasar, Ph.D. , Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

12:15 pm — Lunch & Vendor Exhibit

1:45 pm
“Glucuronidation, sulfation, and pharmacokinetics of conjugated metabolite”
Swati Nagar, Ph.D. , Associate Professor, Temple University School of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA   [ slides ]

2:30 pm — Vendor Exhibit & Coffee Break

3:00 pm
“A panel of translational xenoreceptor, cytochrome P450, transporter and transplanted liver humanized mouse models for improved prediction of drug responses in Man”
Nico Scheer, Ph.D., Head of the tADMET^TM portfolio, Taconic Farms, Inc., Cranbury, NJ [ slides ]

3:45 pm — Program Closure

Directions to the Hotel Somerset Bridgewater

Hotel Somerset Bridgewater was formerly Crowne Plaza, formerly Somerset Plaza
110 Davidson Avenue, Somerset, NJ 08873
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 the 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.