Aparna Chhibber, PhD
Affiliation: Bristol Myers Squibb
Occupation: Sr. Scientist
Background: Roche Sequencing, Merck Research Laboratories
Interests: Pharmacogenetics & translational bioinformatics
Debbie Cooper, PhD
Affiliation: Self-employed
Occupation: Consultant
Backgound: Amgen, Wyeth, Pfizer, Cephalon
Interests: Regulatory affairs, risk management
Michael Derelanko, PhD
Affiliation: Critical Path Services
Occupation: Senior Toxicology Manager
Background: Schering-Plough, Adolor Corp
Interests: Safety and toxicology
Melissa Egbertson, PhD
Affiliation: Self-employed
Occupation: Consultant
Background: Merck, RiboNova
Interests: Medicinal chemistry, HIV, pain
Pamela Hornby, PhD
Affiliation: Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Occupation: Sr. Director & Research Fellow
Background: Centocor
Interests: Neuropharmacology; GI and metabolic disorder research
David Howland, PhD
Affiliation: Cure Huntington's Disease Foundation
Occupation: Director, In Vivo Biology
Background: Cephalon, Wyeth
Interests: Model systems and molecular genetics
William Jacobsen, PhD
Affiliation: Harmony Biosciences
Occupation: Sr. Director, Clinical Development
Background: Wyeth Research, Pfizer, Takeda
Interests: Clinical research & development
Leslie Killion, MD
Affiliation: Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Occupation: Sr. Director, Neuroscience Portfolio
Background: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Wyeth, Cephalon
Interests: Global pharmacovigilance
Michele Kutzler, PhD
Affiliation: Drexel University College of Medicine
Occupation: Associate Professor of Medicine
Interests: Vaccines and vaccine development
Randall Mack, PhD
Affiliation: Birch Partners Consulting
Occupation: Consultant
Background: Abbott Labs, Auxilium, Adolor
Interests: Program and project management
Geet Mankad, MS, MBA, RAC
Affiliation: Merck & Company
Occupation: Sr. Director, Global Regulatory Affairs
Background: GSK
Interests: Oncology; infectious disease regulatory affairs
Richard Mangano, PhD
Affiliation: Drexel University College of Medicine
Occupation: Director, Clinical Research Programs (ret.)
Background: Lederle Laboratories, Wyeth Research, Adolor, Relmada Therapeutics
Interests: Clinical trials; drug discovery and development
Michael J. Marino, PhD
Affiliation: Merck Research Laboratories
Occupation: Director, Neuroscience
Background: Cephalon
Interests: Psychiatric disorders; CNS drug discovery
Kamran Mohiuddin, MD, MBA
Affiliation: Bristol Myers Squibb
Occupation: Clinical Trials Physician
Background: Drexel University, Einstein Health Network
Interests: Clinical research and development
Brian Murphy, PhD
Affiliation: Bristol-Myers Squibb
Occupation: Scientific Director Cardiovascular & Fibrotic Diseases Drug Discovery
Background: Neurocrine Biosciences
Interests: Lead discovery, GPCRs
Maura Murphy, PhD
Affiliation: Societal CDMO
Occupation: Director, Product Development
Background: Vertex, Genzyme
Interests: Formulation research and development
Jeffrey Paul, PhD
Affiliation: JPharm Consulting
Occupation: Principal
Background: Wyeth, Pfizer, Astellas Pharma
Interests: Clinical pharmacology
MaryAnn Pelleymounter, PhD
Affiliation: NINDS
Occupation: Scientific Project Manager
Background: Amgen, Neurocrine Biosciences, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Interests: Drug discovery, obesity, translational research
Bonnie Robeson, PhD
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins Univ Carey Business School
Occupation: Lecturer, Consultant
Background: Starks, SPECS & bioSPECS, Spectrum Bioscciences
Interests: Operations and compound management
Joseph Salvino, PhD
Affiliation: Wistar Institute
Occupation: Professor & Scientific Director of Molecular Screening
Background: Sterling, RPR, Adolor, Cephalon
Interests: Medicinal chemistry, drug screening
James Samanen, PhD
Affiliation: James Samanen Consulting LLC
Occupation: Consultant
Background: Beckman Instruments, GSK
Interests: Drug discovery and development
Fei Shen, PhD
Affiliation: Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Occupation: Compound Development Team Leader
Background: University of Pennsylvania
Interests: Oncology drug discovery and development
Vedrana Susilic, PhD
Affiliation: Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Occupation: Sr. Director, Compound Develop Team Leader (ret.)
Background: Wyeth Research, OSI Pharma, Centocor
Interests: Drug development strategy and implementation
Alex Tamburino, PhD
Affiliation: Merck Research Labs
Occupation: Assoc Principal Scientist
Background: Roche Molecular Systems
Interests: Genome and biomarker sciences
Mehran Yazdanian, PhD
Affiliation: Teva Pharmaceuticals
Occupation: VP Specialty R&D Operations
Background: Merck, Boehringer Ingelheim, Cephalon
Interests: Generics, biosimilars and formulation science