Volume 36
Issue 1, 2016
ISSX President’s Message By Geoff Tucker, ISSX President As I begin my presidency, I would first like to thank my predecessor, John Miners, for his diligence and advice over the last two years while I served as President-Elect. John is a hard act to follow! Council has also undergone change in the new year. We say valete and many thanks to Ann Daly, Larry Marnett, and Andrew Parkinson; and salvete and congratulations on their appointment to Sonia de Morais, Uwe Fuhr, Griff Humphreys, and Mike Zientek. Jim Halpert takes over from Andrew Parkinson as Treasurer and Scott Obach takes over from Allan Rettie as the incoming chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) and is ex officio to Council. New ISSX committee members will be announced soon. Last, but not least, I am looking forward to working with Tom Baillie, Council’s new President-Elect.
by Professor Jae-Gook Shin, have prepared an outstanding scientific and social program and, if you have not done so already, I encourage you to register to attend! This fall, ISSX will also host a workshop on Human Pharmacokinetic Predictions in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, co-chaired by Yingying Guo and Jin Zhou.. Looking further ahead to 2017, we will have the 14th European Meeting in Cologne, Germany, chaired by Uwe Fuhr; the 21st North American Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, USA, chaired by Jash Unadkat; followed in 2018 by the 6th Asia Pacific Meeting in China and the 22nd North American Meeting in Montreal, Canada. Many thanks to everyone who has been involved on the meeting organizing committees – your time commitment and efforts are greatly appreciated.
The primary event for ISSX members to look forward to in 2016 is the rapidly approaching 11th International ISSX Meeting in Busan, Korea, June 12-16. Our Korean colleagues, led
Arising from ISSX’s strategic planning session in October 2015, Council has decided to establish special interest groups within the Society. These groups will be designed to enhance
ISSX’s scope by increasing its outreach to members and providing a mechanism for members to have more direct involvement with the Society and its activities. By focusing on specific aspects of xenobiotic research, each group will also provide a vehicle for more systematic meeting program planning in conjunction with the organizing committees and the SAC. Look for an official announcement from ISSX in the coming months! Other aspects of the strategic plan to be implemented moving forward include continued efforts to help new investigators develop their careers, the enhancement of the academia/industry interface, and the establishment of an ambassador program to promote ISSX at national and regional DMPK meetings. I look forward to seeing you in Busan!
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Book Review: New Horizons in Predictive Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics
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ISSX Welcomes New Members
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In Memoriam: David A. Flockhart, Ph.D., M.D.
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Join us in Busan, Korea Save the Date for the ISSX Workshop IQ Consortium DMLG Celebrates its Fifth Anniversary
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