1st Conference of the Indian Society for the Study of Xenobiotics (SSX®)

Details available at: http://www.issx.org/page/ssxmeeting

The Indian Society for Study of Xenobiotics (SSX^®) is organizing its inaugural conference in Bangalore, September 1-3, 2016. The program will feature renowned speakers in drug metabolism, pharmacokinetics and toxicology, short courses, poster sessions, round-table discussions, mentoring sessions for students and young scientists, a vendor exhibition and numerous networking opportunities. SSX anticipates more than 200 attendees for this conference, with representation from academia, industry, CROs, government research institutes and vendors.

Dates:              September 1 - 3, 2016.

Venue:              JN Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, India 560012.

Themes:            Four main themes have been finalized:

• Transporters
• Drug induced liver injury/mechanisms of drug-induced toxicity
• Pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics relationships, Modeling and Simulation
• Drug-drug interactions/Personalized Medicine

Short Courses:

Two parallel short courses will be held:

·    Course 1 will cover basics and applications DMPK principles including biotransformation, transporters, clinical pharmacokinetics and biosimilars

·       Course 2 will be a whole day workshop by SIMCYP

Abstract Submission:

Abstracts for poster presentations are invited from diverse areas of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (DMPK) including in vitro/ in vivo/ in silico aspects of absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity (ADMET), drug-drug/drug-herb interactions, transporters, pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics and modelling, pharmacogenomics/personalized medicine, analytical methods in DMPK and regulatory aspects of DMPK. Best student abstract will be selected for oral presentations in the scientific sessions. Three posters will be selected for recognition in the Poster Award Competition.

Maximum Length and Format: 300 words with the subsections on title, affiliation, background and objectives, methods, results and discussion, conclusion. Abstracts due by July 15, 2016.

Mentorship Program:

SSX is committed to helping students and young scientists understand and explore research and career options that could help achieve their full potential by providing them mentorship opportunities from senior drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (DMPK) scientists from academia and industry. Graduate students and young scientists will be paired with senior DMPK researchers so that they can get the opportunity to network, get research and career advice, and establish relationships that could help them in many aspects of their career. Participants in the mentorship program will be chosen on the basis of the submitted abstract and a short questionnaire.