Category Archives: Conferences

Webinar: The pharmacology of drugs for COVID-19

Conferences,

On Wednesday 21 October 2020 the British Pharmacological Society will offer a free webinar dedicated to The pharmacology of drugs for COVID-19.

In this webinar, sponsored by the British Journal of Pharmacology and the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, expert will present their research on pharmacological strategies for the treatment of COVID-19.

15:00-15:10: Opening Remarks, Professor Amrita Ahluwalia, British Journal of Pharmacology, UK

15:10-15:20: A rational roadmap for SARS‐CoV‐2/COVID‐19 pharmacotherapeutic research and development, Dr Steve Alexander, University of Nottingham, UK

15:20-15:30: The hidden role of NLRP3 inflammasome in obesity-related COVID-19 exacerbations: lessons for drug repurposing, Dr Ilaria Bertocchi Università di Torino, Italy

15:30-15:40: A clinical pharmacology roadmap out of future pandemics, Professor Duncan Richards, University of Oxford, UK

15:40-15:50: Dosing will be a key success factor in repurposing antivirals for COVID‐19, Dr Patrick Smith, Certara, USA

15:50-16:00: Harnessing inflammation resolving‐based therapeutic agents to treat pulmonary viral infections: What can the future offer to COVID‐19?, Professor Mauro Teixeira, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil

16:00-16:30: Live Q&A, all speakers

Link to register: https://buff.ly/34bouig

Novel Therapeutics & Democratization of Access: free virtual event

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Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania offers the free virtual event ITMAT 15th International Symposium – Novel Therapeutics & Democratization of Access: Implementation of Translational Science

The main topics of this international symposium will include, among others:

  1. Models of Drug Development
  2. Democratization of access
  3. Novel Therapies
  4. Translational Challenges in Zoonoses
  5. Biomarkers of Disease and Drug Response

Dates: October 12-13, 2020

Link to register

Drug discovery digital workshop

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It is still possibile to register for free to attend to Drug Discovery Digital, which offers two weeks of world-class science, networking & posters as well as a virtual exhibition.

Drug Discovery Digital will include cutting edge talks on new directions in drug discovery. The scientific programme features over 50 world-class speakers with 8 main session tracks and 2 plenary keynote speakers. Registration is free and it is possibile to choose to attend to either one or both weeks.

https://t.co/qRUKnS8xJt?amp=1

Pharmacology 2020 programme is online

Conferences,

The programme of Pharmacology 2020, the annual meeting of British Pharmacological Society is online. Abstract submission for poster and oral presentation is still open and will close in a week. Early bird registration is open until 25 October.

The conference will be in a virtual format and will feature even more interesting sessions than before: five days full of symposia, workshops, social activities and interactive poster sessions are waiting for you.

Go to the Conference site

Opportunity to join the WCP2022 Review Committee

Conferences,

The 19th World Congress of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology will take place at Glasgow from 17-22 July 2022.

It is now possible to send proposals for symposia, workshops and debates by 09.00 BST on 7 September 2020.

Additionally, the Committee is seeking experienced researchers (at least five years post PhD) – both non-clinical and clinical – to join the WCP2022 Review Committee. Applicants from all areas of basic and clinical pharmacology are welcomed.

Link to the application form