A Symposium in Honor of Leslie Z. Benet, PhD
Agenda
Following is the agenda for the In Tribute to Excellence: The Pioneering Contributions of Les Benet on Friday, May 17, 2024.
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8:15 to 9:00 a.m. |
Registration and Breakfast |
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| 9:00 to 9:10 a.m. | Welcome: Kathy Giacomini, PhD, BSPharm |
UCSF |
| 9:10 to 9:20 a.m. | Opening Remarks: Sara Kenkare-Mitra, PhD |
Alector |
| 9:20 to 9:50 a.m. | Keynote Address 1: Bob Langer, ScD |
MIT |
| 9:50 to 10:20 a.m. | Keynote Address 2: Carl Peck, MD |
UCSF |
| 10:20 to 10:30 a.m. |
Break |
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| 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. |
Session 1: UCSF Faculty Co-moderators: Kathy Giacomini and Frank Szoka |
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| Janice Schwartz, MD |
UCSF |
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| Wolfgang Sadee, Dr.rer.nat. |
Ohio State University |
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| Frank Szoka, PhD |
UCSF |
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| Betty-ann Hoener, PhD |
UCSF |
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| Emil Lin, PhD |
UCSF |
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| Svein Øie, PhD | University of Georgia | |
| Malcolm Rowland, PhD (video) | University of Manchester | |
| 11:15 to 11:25 a.m. |
Break |
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| 11:25 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. |
Session 2: Collaborators Co-moderators: Jasleen Sodhi and Sara Kenkare-Mitra |
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| Ayman El-Kattan, PhD |
University of Rhode Island |
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| Marcel Hop, PhD |
Genentech |
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| Cyrus Khojasteh, PhD |
Genentech |
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| Joe Ware, PhD |
Clinical Pharmacology, A2-Ai |
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| Yong Huang, PhD |
Xomics Biopharma, Inc. |
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Diane Tang-Liu, PhD |
AiViva BioPharma, Inc. | |
| Tudor Oprea, MD, PhD | Expert Systems, Inc. | |
| Joe Polli, PhD | ViiV Healthcare | |
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Laurent Salphati, PhD |
Genentech | |
| Douwe Breimer, PhD (video) | Leiden University | |
| Meir Bialer, PhD, MBA (video) | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | |
| 12:40 to 1:40 p.m. |
Lunch |
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| 1:40 to 2:45 p.m. |
Session 3: Former Lab Members Co-moderators: David Lau and Victoria Hale |
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| Laurene Wang, PhD | AimMax Therapeutics, Inc. | |
| Dennis Adair, PharmD, PhD, and Sue Adair, PhD |
Adair Associates, Inc. |
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| Frank Lee, PhD |
Takeda Oncology |
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| Jasleen Sodhi, PhD | Septerna | |
| David Smith, PhD |
University of Michigan |
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| Derek Zhang, PhD | Medeira Consulting | |
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Linda Gustavson, PhD |
Abbott/AbbVie | |
| Carolyn Cummins, PhD | University of Toronto | |
| Margareta Hammarlund-Udenaes, PhD (video) | Uppsala University | |
| 2:45 to 2:55 p.m. |
Break |
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| 2:55 to 3:40 p.m. |
Session 4: Regulatory Professionals Moderator: Bob Powell |
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| Bob Powell, PharmD | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | |
| Liang Zhao, PhD | Food and Drug Administration | |
| Xinning Yang, PhD | Food and Drug Administration | |
| Tomas Salmonson, PhD |
Consilium Salmonson & Hemmings |
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| Shiew-Mei Huang, PhD |
Food and Drug Administration |
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| 3:40 to 3:50 p.m. |
Break |
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| 3:50 to 4:00 p.m. | Frances Peterson | UCSF |
| 4:00 to 4:30 p.m. | Les Benet, PhD |
UCSF |
| 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. |
Networking Reception |
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Next: Planning Committee