Speakers: Beth Pysz, AbbVie; Saswata Talukdar, Merck; Dan Xia, Denali; Gundula Min-Oo ,Gilead
Organizers: Anna Zagorska, Gilead; Apurva Chandalia, Biologic Consulting Group
Date: 2025-05-12
Time: 8:45-17:00 Pacific Time
Registration fee: Regular attendees: $295; Academic/Students/Postdocs/Out-of-Pocket: $45; Major Sponsorship: $3000; Vendor Show: $750, Happy Hour Sponsorship: $1250; Lunch Sponsorship: $1500; On-site Registration: $500
Location: Crowne Plaza, Foster City, CA (San Francisco Bay Area)
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Registration: http://www.PBSS.org
Registration deadline:2025-05-11  (it will close sooner if the seating cap is reached)

About the Topic

This full-day workshop will provide an overview of animal pharmacology models used in drug development across multiple therapeutic areas. It will be delivered by in vivo pharmacology experts with expertise spanning oncology, autoimmune, neurological, and metabolic diseases. Presentations will include case studies and will aim to deepen participant’s knowledge on how to select a model, design a study, understand model limitations as well as relevance for human disease.

List of topics:

• In vivo pharmacology fundamentals
• Overview of commonly used pharmacology models in oncology, autoimmune, metabolic, and neurological diseases
• Key considerations for model selection including translatability to clinic and target pathway representation.
• Guidelines for model validation, endpoint selection and study design
• Animal model utility in supporting clinical development decisions and regulatory filing.