Volume 40
Issue 3, 2017
ISSX President’s Message By Geoff Tucker, ISSX President The 14th European ISSX Meeting in Cologne, Germany held at the end of June was ver y successful. There were about 470 par ticipants from 28 nations. Congratulations to Uwe Fuhr and the Meeting Organizing Committee on the excellent venue selection and arrangements and the well-balanced program. While in Cologne, ISSX met with members of the leadership of the European Association of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (EACPT) where it was agreed that the next European gathering of ISSX in 2020 will be held jointly with the EACPT in Geneva, Switzerland. We are ver y much looking for ward to this combined meeting.
ISSX also looks for ward eagerly to the 21st Nor th American Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island from September 24 - 28. Jash Unadkat, Allan Rettie, and the other members of the organizing committee have put together an outstanding series of presentations. Congratulations are due to Kathy Giacomini, 2017 recipient of the ISSX Scientific Achievement Award in Honor of Ronald W. Estabrook, and to Namandjé Bumpus, winner of the 2017 Nor th American New Investigator Award in Honor of James R. Gillette. Both Kathy and Namandje will be present to receive their awards and to deliver their award lectures in Providence. It is not too late to make plans to attend and, if you need any assistance or
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information, please contact the ISSX staff. In this issue of the ISSX Newsletter you will see statements from Geoff Tucker, Ph.D. the chairs and ISSX President. co-chairs of the three ISSX Focus Groups. Par ticipation in ISSX Focus Groups is included with the standard annual dues assessment and members may choose to join one or more groups. See page 3 for more information and descriptions about each Focus Group. Continued on next page
For me, ISSX meetings are an excellent forum to learn new information and to recharge my professional batteries. —Recent Past ISSX Meeting Attendee
It’s not too late to make plans to join hundreds of other scientists in Providence, Rhode Island in pursuit of deeper knowledge of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics and related areas. Gain new insight from important scientific and educational sessions on drug metabolism, drug transport, small and large molecules, toxicology, pharmacology, molecular biology, and related topics while engaging with others working on drug/xenobiotic research in diverse areas
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including basic and clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, toxicology, oncology, endocrinology, physiology, biochemistry, molecular and structural biology, and more. We look forward to enjoying this charming part of New England while renewing past acquaintances and meeting new colleagues at the 21st North American ISSX Meeting and we hope you will join us! Details available at issx2017na.com.