Seminar Schedule

Fall Semester 2024 Weekly Seminars

ECP 8100/PHAR 6160
Wednesday, 12:20 - 1:10 p.m.
Moos Tower 1-450 (TC) and LSci 160 (Duluth) 

See Calendar for Zoom Information

   Date

   Title (tentative)

Presenter

September 4

Introduction to the Department, Program, and Course Requirements.

Welcome!  

Reena Kartha, MS, PhD, Associate Professor

Robert Straka, BSc, PharmD, FCCP, Professor and ECP Department Head

September 11

ANNUAL SAFETY REFRESHER TRAINING (REQUIRED)

Becca Cuellar, PhD, STS,College Safety Officer

Eric Derrah, PhD, Lab and Research Safety Manager, UMN Health and Safety

Nancy Rolstad, MS, Biosafety Specialist

September 18

Vitamin D Toxicity: The Basic Science, the Clinical Evidence and the Politics Surrounding Official Committee Guidelines Related to the Risks and Benefits of the Sunshine Vitamin

Third Annual ECP Toxicology Seminar, Sponsored by the Speedie-SafetyCall Endowment Fund

Reinhold Vieth, BSc, MSc, PhD, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto 

September 25

Protein Prenylation in Alzheimer’s Disease: Advances and Future Directions

Kuber Bajgain, MS, ECP Grad Student

October 2

Pharmacokinetics Meets Microbiomics: Model-Informed Dosing of Mycophenolate Mofetil Guided by Gut Microbiome Composition

Abdelrahman Saqr, MS, ECP Grad Student

October 9

Dose Optimization of Antiseizure Medications During Pregnancy

Jessica Barry, ECP Grad Student

October 16

Application of Model-informed Drug Development in Dose Selection and Optimization

Angela Jeong, PhD, ECP Adjunct, Sr. Scientist, Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacometrics, Johnson & Johnson

October 23

DISCUSSION

 

October 30

Applying Real World Patient Data in Clinical Research: The National Covid Cohort Collaborative Conversation with Experts

Scott Chapman, PharmD, ECP Professor 

Sameh Hozayen, MD, Asst. Prof. of Medicine

November 6

Extracellular Vesicles in Gaucher Disease

Nathan Phan, ECP Grad Student

November 13

Barriers to Genetic Diagnosis

Catherine Long, MS, Senior Medical Science Liaison, Sanofi

November 20

Quantitative Pharmacology Approaches to Optimize Treatment for Seizure Emergencies

Adeboye Bamgboye, ECP Grad Student

November 27

NO CLASS | THANKSGIVING (11/28)

 

December 4

CRISPR Engineered CYP3A Variant Cell Line Model for the Pharmacogenomic Evaluation of Tacrolimus Metabolism and Drug-drug Interactions

Casey Dorr, PhD, MS, ECP Adjunct, Investigator, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute

December 11

DISCUSSION

 

Updated 8/22/2024