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Full Schedule

  • Tuesday, July 15, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM EDT
    Rise and Walk
    Networking
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EDT
    A Collaborative Breakfast Discussion on the Impact of Impartiality in Science
    Chair: Mariah L. Arral, PhD (she/her/hers) – Tufts University
    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 (she/her/hers) – Merck & Co., Inc.
    GMEC Session
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EDT
    Breakfast
    F&B BreakNetworking
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    YSC Meet & Greet with a Luminary
    YSC Session
  • 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: Molecular modeling and Machine Learning for Drug Formulation
    Speaker: John Shelley, PhD (he/him/his) – Schrödinger
    Speaker: David A. Nicholson, PhD (he/him/his) – Schrödinger
    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 (he/him/his) – Waters | Wyatt Technology
    Industry Session
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Tech Forum: Innovative Excipient Technologies for Next Generation Drug Delivery Systems
    Industry 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
    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, 76225689 (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, n/a – 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, FCRS, FAAPS (he/him/his) – 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
    Plenary Session
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    DDTR Meeting
    Committee Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    FG Chat & Chews
    FG SessionAwards Session
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    IC Board Meeting
    Committee Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Lunch Break
    F&B BreakNetworking
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Mix it Up at Lunch – Impartiality in Science
    Chair: Mariah L. Arral, PhD (she/her/hers) – Tufts University
    GMEC Session
  • 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
    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
    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
    Oral Delivery
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Afternoon Break
    Coffee Break
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    General Session I: Titans of CRS #1
    Panelist: Maria J. Alonso, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Santiago de Compostela
    Panelist: Yvonne Perrie, PhD – University of Strathclyde
    Panelist: Jindrich Kopecek, DSc (he/him/his) – University of Utah
    Panelist: Joseph Kost, PhD – Ben-Gurion University
    General Session
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
    Innovation Showcase
    Moderator: Ron Smith, PhD – Pharmawyze, LLC
    Industry Session
  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
    Welcome Reception
    F&B ReceptionNetworking
  • 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM EDT
    Attendee Free Time - Fun in the City