Date/Time
Date(s) - 15 Sep 2020
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Presented by the ARIZONA CENTER FOR DRUG DISCOVERY and the UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA CANCER CENTER
The Discovering New Medicines in Arizona Summit will highlight key areas of research in discovering effective drug candidates in prevalent diseases in Arizona while establishing collaborations that enable success in these key areas.
This event is a component of Arizona Bioscience Week.
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Plenary Speakers
NICHOLAS A. MEANWELL, PHD
VP Discovery Chemistry Platforms, Bristol-Myers Squibb Research and Early Development, Princeton, New Jersey
[Abstract]
DANIEL O. PERSKY, MD
Professor of Medicine, COM-Tuc; Associate Director of Clinical Investigations, University of Arizona Cancer Center
JEFFREY TRENT, PHD, FACMG
President and Research Director of the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen); Phoenix
[Abstract]
GRANT MCFADDEN, PHD
Director & Professor, Biodesign Center for Immunotherapy, Vaccines and Virotherapy, ASU; Phoenix
[Abstract]
Afternoon Sessions
GEORGE SUTPHIN, PHD, Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Assistant Professor, BIO5 Institute, UArizona [Abstract]
CURTIS THORNE, PHD, Assistant Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine, UArizona
VIJAY GOKHALE, PHD, Associate Research Professor, BIO5 Institute, UArizona, Co-Founder Reglagene
GREGORY THATCHER PHD, Professor, R. Ken and Donna Coit Endowed Chair in Drug Discovery Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology COP, UArizona
FREDERIC ZENHAUSERN, PHD, MBA, Interim Co-Chair, Department of Basic Medical Sciences Director, Center for Applied NanoBioscience and Medicine, UArizona
ROBERTA DIAZ BRINTON, PHD, Regents Professor, Director, Center for Innovation in Brain Science, Professor, Pharmacology and Neurology, UArizona
BERNARD FUTSCHER, PHD, Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology; Assistant Research Scientist; Cancer Center, UArizona, Co-founder DesertDx
Program Timeline
Welcome & Introduction
Rick Schnellmann, PhD, Dean & Professor, COP, UArizona
9:30 – 9:35 a.m.
Plenary Session
Moderator: Wei Wang, PhD, Co-Director, Arizona Center for Drug Discovery Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology, COP, UArizona
9:35 – 11:55 a.m.
Afternoon Session
Moderator: Dan Persky, MD, Professor of Medicine, COM-Tuc; Associate Director of Clinical Investigations, University of Arizona Cancer Center
12:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Afternoon Session cont.
Moderator: Dan Persky, MD,Professor of Medicine, COM-Tuc; Associate Director of Clinical Investigations, University of Arizona Cancer Center
2:15 – 4:15 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Rick Schnellmann, PhD, Dean & Professor, COP, UArizona
4:15 – 4:30 p.m.