ASCPT-Asia Pacific Symposium: Racial/Ethnic Differences in Drug Response

Factors Influencing Racial/Ethnic Differences in Drug Responses
Jae-Gook Shin, MD, PhD, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea, Republic of

Genetic Admixture and Drug Response
Esteban Burchard, MD, MPH, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Green Tea Effects on Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
Shingen Misaka, PhD, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan

Career Bootcamp

Chairs
Anuradha Ramamoorthy, PhD, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD
Catherine M. T. T. Sherwin, BSc(Hons), PhD, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT

Introduction
A Day in the Life of a Clinical Pharmacologist in Academia
Craig W. Hendrix, MD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Here is What You Need to Know about Clinical Pharmacology Internships in Government and Industry 
Anuradha Ramammorthy, PhD, US Food and Drug Administrations, Silver Spring, MD

Why do an Internship?
Lawrence J. Lesko, PhD, FCP, University of Florida, Orlando, FL

Internship Opportunities in Clinical and Translational Research at the NIH
William D. Figg, PharmD, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

Internship Opportunities at the FDA
Gilbert J. Burckart, PharmD, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD

Internship Opportunities in the Industry
Bert L. Lum, PharmD, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA

Clinical Pharmacology Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Academia, Government and Industry
Anuradha Ramamoorthy, PhD, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD

Fellowship Opportunities at the NIH
Anne Zajicek, MD, PharmD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

Fellowship Opportunities at the FDA
Anuradha Ramamoorthy, PhD, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD

Fellowship Opportunities in the Industry
Kathleen M. Hillgren, PhD, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN

Lunch and Learn: Job Search Strategies for Clinical Pharmacologists
Bill Lindstaedt, MS, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Why Do You Need to be Mentored?
Patricia W. Slattum, PharmD, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

What are the Benefits of ASCPT Mentoring Program and How do You Sign Up?
MaryPeace McRae, PharmD, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Scientific Horizons and Opportunities in Pharmacogenomics Research Presentations

*Please note that presentations for which we did not receive permission from the Speakers are not posted.

Overview of PGRN Transition
Rochelle M. Long, PhD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 

Emerging Horizons in Pharmacogenomics Research
Moderator: Mary Relling, PharmD, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

Center for Precision Medicine in Leukemia: Genome Variants Influencing de novo and Acquired Resistance to Antileukemic Agents
William E. Evans, PharmD, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

The Vanderbilt P50 Center: New Approaches to Evaluating the Genetics of Adverse Drug Reactions
Elizabeth J. Phillips, MD, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Improving Clinical Outcomes Through Pharmacogenomics
Julie A. Johnson, PharmD, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Pharmacogenomics Resources of the PGRN
Moderator: Sook Wah Yee, PhD, Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium
Mary Relling, PharmD, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

PGRN Website
Megan Riel-Mehan, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Pharmacogenomic Implementation Initiatives in Europe
Ron H.N van Schaik, PhD, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Jesse J. Swen, PharmD, PhD, Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands