NORTHEAST CHAPTER of the SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGY
2015 ANNUAL MEETING
Friday, October 30, 2015
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Boston, MA
“Toxicology of Biotherapeutics”
Agenda:
Welcome
8:30-9:00am
9-9:30 am
Check-in and Continental Breakfast
Dr. Ebru Caba, NESOT President
Dr. Graeme Smith, Sr. Director, Preclinical Safety Assessment
Student Oral Presentation Competition
9:30-10:30 am
Student Oral Presentation Competition
10:30- 10:45 am Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:45 am Keynote Speaker: Dr. Lisa McKerracher “Protein Therapeutics: A protein design perspective”
Student Poster Presentation Competition
12:00- 1:15 pm Lunch
1:15 – 2:30 pm
Presentations
2:30-3:15 pm
3:15-4:00 pm
4:00-5:00 pm
Poster presentation and judging
Dr. Chris Hurst “Adverse or not? The untold story of neuronal vacuolation and neublastin”
Dr. Brian Chiu “Regulatory perspective of nonclinical safety assessment of biotechnologyderived pharmaceuticals”
Presentation of Awards and President’s Reception