2019 AAPS PharmSci 260

6 Steps to Poster Presentation Success

Make the most of a unique experience—find your research collaborators at PharmSci 360!

Poster floors are a hotbed of research at any scientific meeting. A poster presentation provides a unique opportunity to convey important research findings while interacting with a targeted audience and expanding one’s professional network. By the end of an active Poster Forum at AAPS PharmSci 360, both poster presenters and attendees will have learned from each other. This exchange can be especially important to presenters who intend to continue their work in future presentations and proposals to journals.

Posters must be explained quickly and clearly so your audience understands why a project is important and what your findings mean. Effective communication is a vital skill every scientist uses day to day! Presenters at PharmSci 360 grow their ability to network and collaborate.

Posters are a hybrid form of learning. They are more detailed than a general lecture, but less demanding than a full research paper. Most important, they are more interactive than either and thus are unique. In a lecture, for example, the presenter determines the goal and the focus of the presentation. But in a poster session, the audience drives the conversation with their questions. A poster presenter at a conference will be approached by a number of people—all with different expertise and knowledge levels—who will ask about different facets of the research.

This provides an unparalleled opportunity for presenters to collaborate and promote their research. So, be prepared to capitalize on this experience. Here are a six tips to make the most of your poster time. 

A GOOD POSTER MUST:

• Be written with the audience in mind—As you design your poster, provide enough background on both the topic and the methods to convey the purpose, findings, and implications of your research to the expected range of readers/audience.
  
  
• Tell a simple, clear story—Providing a clear take-home message that can be grasped in a few minutes is key!
  
  
• Explain statistical methods and results—Present statistical significance that keeps the focus on the results, not on the arithmetic needed to conduct inferential statistical tests.
  
  
• Use graphs and charts—Let your figures do the talking! Reduce the need for long text descriptions or complex tables with tiny numbers that are cumbersome to read.
  
  
• Have a short, specific title—This is the first glimpse of your poster, so make a good impression. Make it inviting and easy to read from a distance.
  
  
• Be ready with your story—Keep it short! Prepare a few sentences that highlight what you are studying, present a couple of key findings, and explain why they are important for your initial pitch to attendees to capture their attention.

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The poster abstract submission site for the 2019 AAPS PharmSci 360 is now open. Review the Call for Abstracts and Abstract Policies, and access the submission site.

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Find Your Neighborhood in the PharmSci 360 Solution Center!

The Solution Center neighborhoods mirror the five tracks:

• Preclinical Development
• Bioanalytics
• Clinical Pharmacology
• Manufacturing and Bioprocessing
• Formulation and Quality

A general neighborhood has exhibiting partners with scientific expertise in multiple areas. Visit any neighborhood or just the one that matters most to you.

Each neighborhood includes exhibiting partners who are scientific experts on that topic and related poster forums.

Other key areas:

• AAPS Hub—Find interactive activities and learn what AAPS membership has to offer.
• AAPS Communities—Connect with colleagues and discuss the latest trends.
• Tech Challenge—Learn about industry partners’ application-based case studies.
• Software Lab—Attend a user group meeting or demonstration of a solution provider’s proprietary software.
• Career Development Center—attend career sessions, speak with hiring companies, review your LinkedIn profile with an expert, and more.
• Partner Presentations—learn about the latest topics through case studies and panel and roundtable discussions.
• Rapid Fires—attend 10-minute, innovative presentations in your focused program track.

Learn more 

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2019 Spring Workshops

Novel Approaches Targeting Brain Barriers for Effective Delivery of Therapeutics 

April 29–May 1, 2019

Herndon, Va.

 Cosponsored by 

This workshop will focus on novel science, insights, tools, and approaches for targeting and bypassing the central nervous system (CNS) barriers to achieve drug delivery to the brain and spinal cord. Barriers to the CNS include the blood-brain barrier and the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barriers.

The goal is to both clarify the main issues for the field and discuss the most cutting-edge current and future strategies for CNS drug delivery. The workshop will cover the following topics:

• Physiology and regulation of CNS barriers
• Molecular mechanisms of brain permeability and targeting
• Novel CNS targeting strategies for crossing and bypassing the barriers
• Models and in vitro-in vivo correlations

Featured Keynote Speaker

Engineering Brain Delivery to Treat Neurodegenerative Disease

Ryan Watts, Ph.D., Denali Therapeutics

Ryan Watts is the chief executive officer of Denali Therapeutics. He is a cofounder, president, and a member of the Board of Directors. Under Watts’ leadership, Denali has advanced multiple therapeutic candidates into clinical testing for Parkinson disease, Alzheimer disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Denali has invented a proprietary blood-brain barrier platform for delivery of therapeutic proteins to the brain. Watts has also led efforts to raise significant capital to advance Denali’s therapeutic pipeline and has been instrumental in forging partnerships to accelerate the discovery and development of medicines for neurodegeneration.

Watts previously served as director of the Department of Neuroscience at Genentech. During his tenure there, he led the company’s re-entry into neuroscience. The Watts laboratory focused on drug discovery for cancer and Alzheimer disease, with an emphasis on understanding mechanisms of neurodegeneration guided by human genetics. His lab also studied various aspects of blood-brain barrier biology and delivery.

Watts obtained his doctorate from Stanford University’s Department of Biological Sciences and his bachelor’s in biology from the University of Utah. Watts is an inventor on more than 20 patents or patent applications and is an author of more than 60 scientific publications.

Early Bird Registration ends April 9th!

On Tuesday, April 29, following the close of the workshop general session, join a reception and roundtable case discussion on Challenges Faced in CNS Drug Discovery and Development, Industry and Regulatory Perspectives. Our thanks to the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition at the University of Saskatchewan for sponsoring this reception.

See the detailed agenda with speakers, and register. 

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AAPS Forum to Connect Predictive Modelers 

 May 6–7, 2019, Boston

Rarely do we cross outside of our area of expertise and engage with modelers in other pharma disciplines. There are many opportunities for education and collaboration that are missed because we are not talking enough with one another!

This workshop will bring together predictive modelers from academia, industry, and regulatory environments working in the pharmaceutical sciences to share modeling philosophies and best practices. Focal points will include technical methodologies and tools as well as strategic approaches for communication and influence.  We will be introduced to some of the latest predictive modeling tools and technologies. The goal is to identify opportunities to work together to provide a more comprehensive and influential quantitative basis for making decisions.

Participants of this workshop will:

• compare and contrast tools, techniques, and language across predictive modeling disciplines in pharmaceutical sciences;
• discuss modeling philosophy and create best practices for predictive modeling;
• develop approaches for influencing decision makers through strategic communication of modeling results;
• discover state-of-the-art and emerging tools and technologies to motivate future development of predictive modeling in pharmaceutical sciences; and
• identify opportunities for collaboration, efficiency gain, and cross-discipline learning.

Speakers will address modeling in quantitative systems pharmacology, biopharmaceutics, bioinformatics, pharmacometrics, and QSAR models. Breakout sessions will give attendees the opportunity to compare and contrast modeling disciplines, identify the biggest challenges, and brainstorm solutions for those challenges. Fang Wu, Ph.D., of the Food and Drug Administration will discuss biopharmaceutics.

Featured Speaker

Bayesian Modeling

Andrew Gelman, Columbia University

Modern Bayesian workflow involves fully generative modeling, validation through fake-data simulation, flexible model building, and predictive checking of fitted models by comparing to present and future data. We demonstrate using several applied examples where the Bayesian inference can add value, while alternative methods have run into problems. We also discuss challenges with the Bayesian approach, along with future research including work on the high-performance Bayesian inference engine Stan, an open-source C++ package, runnable from R or Python, which has been motivated in part by pharmaceutical applications.

Early registration ends April 17th! Watch the video!

See the detailed agenda with speakers, and register. 

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2019 Land O’Lakes Conferences

Developed and conducted by the Division of Pharmacy Professional Development, School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and in partnership with AAPS.

20th Annual Bioanalytical Conference

July 15 – 19, 2019

Innovation in Bioanalytical Research for Translational Medicine: New Modalities, New Technologies, and Evolving Regulations

This conference is designed to advance topics related to bioanalysis such as xenobiotics, metabolites, biologics, and biomarkers. An optional short course on “Gene Therapy Fundamentals” is available. This year’s conference addresses new modalities, new technologies, and evolving regulations in bioanalysis: Gene Therapy, Multiomics Miniaturization, and Bioanalysis Regulation.

59th Annual Pharmaceutical Analysis Conference

August 12 – 15, 2019    

Addressing Technical and Regulatory Challenges in Pharmaceutical Analysis

Learn about statistical techniques and their applications in the pharmaceutical industry at this conference, which will focus on navigating the technical and regulatory challenges. Industry leaders and regulators will present and answer the most common questions. Plenary sessions include the following: 

• Current Challenges to Pharmaceutical Analysis
• Focus on Large Molecules
• New Technologies and Approaches for Increasing Laboratory Efficiency
• Global Regulatory Challenges to Pharmaceutical Analysis 

22nd Annual Drug Metabolism and Applied Pharmacokinetics Conference

September 9 – 12, 2019

Found in Translation: Adaptive DMPK Strategies

Address drug safety evaluation and other topics related to drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics. There will be an optional short course on “Human Dose Projections.” This year we will discuss absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Plenary sessions include the following topics:

 

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