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Conference and Training Presentations

  • Title TBA. ISoP Keynote Speaker, Population Approach Group of Australia and New Zealand (PAGANZ), Singapore Sept 2025.
  • Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Modeling of Monoclonal Antibodies: A Tool for Decision-Making in Drug Development. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Protein Therapeutics. University of Tennessee Health Science Center April 2011-2013, 2015-2019, 2021-2024, 2025 [Blog post]
  • Quantitative Principles for Drug Development Decision-Making. Session 3: Learning and Confirming Trials: Finding and Confirming the Right Dose. American Course on Drug Development and Regulatory Sciences. Yearly, April 2021- 2025 [Blog post]
  • Career Development Panel, moderator.  Indiana CTSI Disease and Therapeutic Response Modeling Program Symposium. Feb 2023, Feb 2024, March 2025
  • Tips for Virtual Networking and Social Media. ASCPT leadership Accelerator, November 2024
  • American Conference on Pharmacometrics Trainee Communication Challenge
    • 2024 (ACoP15): Co-Organizer, Bootcamp panelist
    • 2023 (ACoP14): Co-Organizer, moderator/host, Bootcamp panelist
    • 2022 (ACoP13): Co- Organizer, moderator/host, Bootcamp panelist
    • 2021 (ACoP12): Bootcamp panelist
    • 2020 (ACoP11): Co-Organizer, moderator/host, panelist, (winning) team coach
  • Is Pharmacometrics Limited by Industry Settings? Session co-organizer, speaker, and moderator. American Conference on Pharmacometrics ACoP15, November 2024.
  • Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Modeling of Monoclonal Antibodies: A Tool for Decision-Making in Drug Development. At PHA6418: Introduction to Model Informed Drug Development Course at University of Florida Center for Pharmacometrics and Systems Pharmacology. Aug 2023, Oct 2024
  • Giving an Effective Interview Seminar. You’re Hired! Resume Tips & Interviewing Techniques for Success, ASCPT Career Connect. June 2024
  • Soft Skills Aren’t SOFT… and Teamwork is WORK! Communicating M&S to a Diverse Audience for Understanding and Impact.  
  • Needs, Gaps, and Opportunities in Quantitative Medicine: A Multistakeholder Discussion on Education/Outreach, Policy Development, Stakeholder Engagement (panelist). At Streamlining Drug Development and Improving Public Health through Quantitative Medicine: An Introduction to the CDER Quantitative Medicine Center of Excellence, April 2024
  • Clinical Pharmacology (Career Pathways in Industry), with Peter Bonate. Intro to Pharmacy Research 2024, Midwestern University, Chicago College of Pharmacy, Apr 2024
  • Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Modeling of Monoclonal Antibodies: A Tool for Decision-Making in Drug Development. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Protein Therapeutics. University of Tennessee Health Science Center April 2011-2013, 2015-2019, 2021-2024, 2025
  • Asian-Pacific Training Course on Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Therapeutic Proteins. Shanghai May 2019, Suzhou March 2024
    • Target-Mediated Drug Disposition.
    • PKPD M&S: Turnover models.
    • Predicting Doses from One Indication to the Next for Canakinumab, an Anti-IL-1β Monoclonal Antibody.
    • Predicting the Human Pharmacodynamics of Monoclonal Antibodies: Implications for First-in-man Studies.
    • Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Modeling of Monoclonal Antibodies: A Tool for Decision-Making in Drug Development.
  • Day in the Life of a Pharmacometrician. AAPS Forum to Connect Predictive Modelers, May 2019
  • Principles of Population PKPD Modeling. At ISSX 2023 Short Course: Multidisciplinary View of Modeling and Simulation: Fundamentals, Case Examples, and Future Directions. Nov 2023.
  • Communication, Negotiation, and Compromise, with Angela James. At Transitioning from Us to Them: A Soft Skills Workshop for Navigating Diverse Teams. American Conference on Pharmacometrics trainee workshop, November 2023
  • Explore MeRGE: the Metrum Research Group Ecosystem. Workshop co-organizer and teaching assistant.  Population Approach Group in Europe (PAGE) July 2024
  • Are you ready for the shark tank?! Trainee Communication challenge, co-organizer and panelist. Lake Nona Leadership Council meeting, University of Florida.  March 2023
  • QSP: ¿Qué eS, Por favor? Iberoamerican Pharmacometrics Network (RedIF) Congress, Oct 2022
  • PMx and QSP: Compare, Contrast, Converge, and Collide– joint presentation with Matthew Riggs. Pharmacometrics and QSP: Convergence, Commonalities, and Continuities” symposium, World Conference on Pharmacometrics (WCoP) April 2022.
  • Pediatric and Special Population Studies. Clinical Pharmacology in Drug Development Training Course, University of the Pacific. Oct 2021, Oct 2022
  • Communication and Soft Skills… And Whatever Else You All Want To Talk About!
    • Indiana University CTSI Disease and Therapeutic Response Modeling and Simulation meeting, Feb 2022
    • University of Maryland Career Navigation LEAP session, March 2022
  • Strategies & Skills For New & Future Managers. ACCP Early-stage Professional Webinar, Aug 2022
  • Teamwork Is WORK – The Art and Science of Collaboration. Critical Path Institute(C-Path) Leadership Team meeting. June 2022
  • Review of the Various Model Types Commonly Used for MIDD, Part 1 and Part 2. MIDD training curriculum for FDA reviewers (later opened to the public), Dec 2021
  • Changing How Managers Manage Change Management. At: Integrating Standardization and Innovation In Your Organization: Find A Workflow That Works For You!” American Conference on Pharmacometrics Pre-Conference, ACoP12, Nov 2021
  • MID3 Roller Coaster Workshop. Facilitator. ASCPT Apr 2021 and Aug 2021
  • Healthcare and Higher Podcast with Iqbal Atcha, Aug 20, 2021
  • Communication in the Age of COVID with Peter Bonate, ISoP Education Webinar. Apr 27, 2021
  • Your Authentic Self (Audio and video). “The Power of Story and Science” Podcast with David P. Otey.  Apr 7, 2021
  • Pharmacometrics: a fitting career for pharmaceutical scientists. AAPS Seminar at Howard University. March 2021
  • Presentations, posters, and Publications: Step it Up to Stand Out! AAPS Student Chapter Seminar, Howard University. Nov 2020
  • The role of MIDD in drug development for clinical bridging and alternate dosing: Prologue. AAPS PharmSci 360, Oct 2020.
  • Making the Moster of Your Poster. Rosa Drug Development Webinar. Sept 9, 2020
  • Pharmacometrics: a fitting career for quantitative scientists. University of Augusta Mathematics Department Seminar. Feb 2020
  • Pharmacometrics: Application of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science (MSCS) to Pharmaceutical Development. Statistics and Data Science Seminar. University of Illinois, Chicago, Sept 2019.
  • Predicting the Human Pharmacodynamics of Monoclonal Antibodies: Implications for First-in-man Studies.
  • Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Protein Therapeutics. University of Tennessee Health Science Center Apr 2011-2013, 2015-2019
  • Changing Minds from “All Models are Wrong” to “Some are Useful”. ASCPT Quantitative Pharmacology Network Webinar, July 2019
  • MID3: Mission Impossible or Model-Informed, Drug Discovery and Development? Point/Counterpoint Discussions on Key Challenges session. ASCPT Annual Meeting, March 2019
    • Model Less, Communicate More. Primary Limitations To Success
    • Wrong Models Can Be Dangerous. All Models Are Wrong but Some Are Useful
  • Visualization Tools for Assessing Reliability of Quantitative Systems Pharmacology Models. Rapid Fire Presentation. AAPS PharmSci 360, Nov 2018
  • Getting Your Foot on the Rung of the Leadership Ladder. AAPS PharmSci 360, Nov 2018
  • Resistance is Futile: Changing Minds from “All Models Are Wrong” to “Some Are Useful”. Indiana CTSI Symposium on Disease and Therapeutic Response Modeling and Simulation, Nov 2018
  • Speaking into the Ether- Challenges of the Virtual Pharma Workplace with Peter Bonate. Certara Webinar, Apr 19, 2017
  • Pharmacometricians and Statisticians- Can’t We All Just Get Along? Rosa Drug Development Webinar. Feb 23, 2017
  • How to train the next generation of Pharmacometricians and Systems Pharmacologists, speaker and panelist. Lake Nona Leadership Council Meeting, March 2018
  • Mentoring Panel presenter: Student Outreach Committee (SOC). ACCP Annual Meeting Sept 2016.
  • Pharmacometricians and Statisticians- Can’t We All Just Get Along? “Bridging the Gap between Pharmacometricians and Statisticians” symposium. World Conference on Pharmacometrics (WCoP), Aug 2016
  • Introduction to M&S and principles of PK/PD modeling.
    • University of Mississippi, Apr 2016.
    •  Chicago State University AAPS Student Chapter, March 2016.
  • Role, Accountability, and Skill Sets of Pharmacometricians and Statisticians: Industry Perspective. “Enabling Environments in Which Pharmacometrics and Biostatistics Help Produce Robust Development And Regulatory Strategies” Workshop. American Conference on Pharmacometrics ACoP6 Oct 2015
  • From Student to Scientist: An Inside Look at Career Opportunities in the Pharma Industry. AAPS Student Event, May 2015
    • Overview of Pharmacokinetics, Modeling, and simulation and personal career path
    • “How Not to Get Hired” Panel Discussion: the do’s and don’ts of effective interviewing
  • Professional Development Session for Students: Effective Communication
    • AAPS Annual Meeting Oct 2015
    • American Conference on Pharmacometrics ACoP6 Oct 2015
  • Principles of Modeling and Simulation. “Five-Part Series on Fundamentals of Clinical Pharmacology for Drug Development”. DIA Webinar, Sept 2014
  • Introduction to M&S and principles of PK/PD modeling. “PK/PD Principles and Applications”. Applied Pharmaceutical Analysis Short Course, Sept 2014
  • Leveraging MBDD and business impact in a mid-size company.
    • At: Is Model-based Drug Development Delivering on its Promise? Assessing the Business Impact. American Conference on Pharmacometrics May 2013
    • At: Efficiencies of Resource Utilization for MBDD. AAPS Annual Meeting, Nov 2013
  • Integrating PK and PD Platforms to Remove the ‘Preclinical to Clinical’ Divide and Streamline Drug Development. At: Improved PK/PD Modeling & Analysis to Optimize Translation of Preclinical Data into the Clinic. 5th World PK/PD Summit, March 2013
  • Modeling and Simulation Support for Design of First-in-Man Studies. At: Minimizing Attrition by Optimizing Integration of Preclinical and Clinical Data”. 3rd Annual World PK/PD Summit: March 2012
  • Predicting Doses from One Indication to the next for canakinumab, an anti-IL-1beta monoclonal antibody. “Model Based Drug Development: Learning from One Indication to the Next” session. ACCP Annual Meeting, Sept 2011
  • Quantitative exposure – response evaluations in Preclinical and Early Clinical Development, translational activities and FIH design. “Quantitative Clinical Pharmacology throughout the Discovery and Development Continuum in Inflammation and Immunology” session. ACCP Annual Meeting, Sept 2011
  • Modeling and Simulation 101. Drug and Biologics Regulatory Training Program at Yale to scientists from the SFDA (Chinese Health Authority). Yale University, New Haven CT. Nov 2010.
  • Model-based Drug Development: Overview and Current Role in Drug Development. ACCP Annual Meeting. Sept 2010
  • PK/PD Modeling of Monoclonal Antibodies: A Tool for Decision Making in Drug Development. University of Tennessee, AAPS Visiting Scientist Program, March 2010.
  • Predicting the Human Pharmacodynamics of Monoclonal Antibodies: Implications for First in Man Studies. ISSX, Oct 2009
  • Monoclonal Antibody Modeling and Simulation. Novartis Biologics PK-PD Workshop Sept 2008.
  • Expanding the Xolair dosing table through PKPD modeling. Novartis Respiratory pre-meeting workshop, European Respiratory Society meeting. Sept 2007.
  • Phase 2a: Proof of Concept. “Satisfying Critical Dose Finding Objectives in Each Stage of the Clinical Process” workshop at the Center for Business Intelligence conference “Dose Finding in Clinical Trials”. Feb 2007
  • Modeling and Simulation: Learn to Speak the Language. AAPS Annual Meeting, Nov 2006.
  • A Comparison of Clinical Study Designs using Fixed Dosing (FD) versus Covariate Adjusted Dosing (CAD). At : “Optimizing Dose and Exposure-Response Studies: Reducing Development Time and Expense” Apr 2004.
  • A Novel Method of Combining Both Continuous and Discrete Categorical Covariates in a Single Joint Function for Generation of Realistic Virtual Patients in a Clinical Trial Simulation. “Population PK/PD on the Cutting Edge” poster- podium session. AAPS Annual Meeting Nov 2002
  • A Novel Method of Combining Both Continuous and Discrete Categorical Covariates in a Single Joint Function.  Center for Drug Development Science Clinical Trial Simulation Workshop. Washington, DC, Aug 2002