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Full Schedule

  • Tuesday, July 15, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM EDT
    Rise and Walk
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM EDT
    Registration Hours
  • 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Speaker Ready Room Hours
  • 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM EDT
    Childcare Room
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EDT
    A Collaborative Breakfast Discussion on the Impact of Impartiality in Science

    Chair: Mariah L. Arral, PhD – Tufts University

    Co-Chair: Jilian R. Melamed

    Panelist: Darryl N. Williams, PhD – Franklin Institute

    Panelist: Sheila Alexander-Reid – PHL Diversity, Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau

    Panelist: Laura Ensign, PhD – Johns Hopkins University

    Panelist: Stephanie Barrett, PhD – Merck & Co., Inc.

  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EDT
    Breakfast
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
    DDTR Editorial Board Meeting
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: Innovative Excipient Technologies for Next Generation Drug Delivery Systems
    Industry Session
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: Molecular Modeling and Machine Learning for Drug Formulation

    Speaker: John Shelley, PhD – Schrödinger

    Speaker: David A. Nicholson, PhD – Schrödinger

  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: The Role of a Trusted Partner in Advancing Resorbable Polymers for Controlled Drug Release
    Industry Session
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: Transforming Nanoparticle Analysis: What Light Scattering Techniques Reveals About LNPs & Liposomes

    Speaker: William Penny, PhD – Waters | Wyatt Technology

  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    YSC Meet & Greet with a Luminary
    Chair: Antoni Torres Coll – Institut Químic de Sarrià (IQS)
    Chair: Hagar Labouta, PhD – University of Toronto
    YSC Session
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session I: Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Models
    Chair: Yosi Shamay, PhD – Technion, Israel Institute of technology
    Co-Chair: Christine Allen, Dr. – University of Toronto
    Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Models
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session I: Bioengineering I
    Chair: Michael Dunne, PhD – Moffitt Cancer Center
    Co-Chair: Ayelet David, PhD (she/her/hers) – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
    Bioengineering
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session I: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus: Gene)
    Chair: Simon Drescher, PD Dr (he/him/his) – Phospholipid Research Center
    Co-Chair: Cristina Fornaguera Puigvert, PhD (she/her/hers) – Institut Químic de Sarrià (IQS) - Universitat Ramon Llull (URL)
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale DeliveryGene Delivery and Gene Editing
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session I: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus: Immuno)
    Chair: Lisa Volpatti, PhD – Northwestern University
    Co-Chair: Mansoor M. Amiji, PhD – Northeastern University
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale DeliveryImmuno Delivery
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session I: Skin and Mucosal Delivery I
    Chair: Ryan Donnelly, PhD (he/him/his) – Queen's University Belfast
    Co-Chair: Jiamin Wu, PhD (he/him/his) – The Johns Hopkins University
    Skin and Mucosal Delivery
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session I: Women's Health I
    Co-Chair: Andrea Joseph, PhD – Syracuse University
    Women's Health
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Plenary Lecture II: Molly Stevens, Ph.D.

    Plenary Speaker: Molly Stevens, DBE, FRS, FREng – University of Oxford

  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Focus Group Chat & Chew
    FG SessionAwards
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Lunch Break
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Mix it Up at Lunch – Impartiality in Science

    Chair: Mariah L. Arral, PhD – Tufts University

  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session II: Gene Delivery and Gene Editing I
    Chair: Francesca Taraballi, PhD (she/her/hers) – Houston Methodist Research Institute
    Gene Delivery and Gene Editing
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session II: Immuno Delivery I
    Chair: Abhinav Acharya, PhD – Case Western Reserve University
    Co-Chair: Wyatt Shields, IV, PhD – University of Colorado Boulder
    Immuno Delivery
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session II: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus: Imaging)
    Chair: Twan Lammers, PhD, DSc – RWTH Aachen University Clinic
    Co-Chair: Katrien Vandoorne, PhD, DVM (she/her/hers) – Technion, Institute of Technology
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale DeliveryImaging in Drug Delivery
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session II: Nanomedicine and Nanoscale Delivery (Focus: Nervous)
    Chair: Rangaramanujam Kannan, PhD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Co-Chair: Jessica Larsen, PhD (she/her/hers) – Clemson University, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
    Nanomedicine and Nanoscale DeliveryDelivery to the Nervous System
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session II: Ocular Delivery
    Chair: Crystal Shin, PhD – Baylor College of Medicine
    Co-Chair: Katelyn E. Swindle-Reilly, PhD (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
    Ocular Delivery
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Tech Session II: Oral Delivery I
    Chair: Katie Whitehead, PhD (she/her/hers) – Carnegie Mellon University
    Co-Chair: Matteo Tollemeto (he/him/his) – Technical University of Denmark
    Oral Delivery
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Afternoon Break
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    General Session I: Titans of CRS #1
    Chair: Hannah Zierden, PhD – University of Maryland
    Co-Chair: Alexandros Marios Sofias, PhD (he/him/his) – RWTH Aachen University Hospital
    Panelist: Maria J. Alonso, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Santiago de Compostela
    Panelist: Yvonne Perrie, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Strathclyde
    Panelist: Jindrich Kopecek, DSc (he/him/his) – University of Utah
    Panelist: Hamid Ghandehari, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Utah
    Award Winner: Twan Lammers, PhD, DSc – RWTH Aachen University Clinic
    General SessionAwards
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
    Innovation Showcase
    Moderator: Ron Smith, PhD – Pharmawyze, LLC
    Moderator: Peter Wuelfing, PhD – Merck
    Industry Session
  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
    Welcome Reception
  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
    YSC/FG Networking Event
  • 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM EDT
    Attendee Free Time - Fun in the City