Moving Targets: Drug Delivery and Therapeutics to the Tumor Microenvironment

Eighth Annual Multidisciplinary Scientific Symposium

Saturday, November 7, 2009 : 8:00am to 6:00pm

Radisson Hotel Los Angeles Midtown at USC
3540 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90007


A chance for young scientists to network with academic and industry leaders in the pharmaceutical, biomedical and biological sciences.

Moving Targets is held this year in conjunction with the Annual AAPS Meeting and Exposition. This event promotes the interactions of young scientists in the pharmaceutical, biomedical and biological sciences with one another, as well as with academic leaders and members of the pharmaceutical industry.

This year's topic, "Drug Delivery and Therapeutics to the Tumor Microenvironment," will include presenters from industry, academia and medical health care.

The attendees will include academic and industry faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students from various national and international universities and colleges.

Speakers

  • Hiroshi Maeda, M.D., Ph.D., Sojo University, Japan
  • Neil Gibson, Ph.D., Pfizer, La Jolla
  • Dai Fukumura M.D., Ph.D., Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard University
  • Jindrich Kopecek, Ph.D., D.Sc., University of Utah
  • Francis C. Szoka, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco
  • Napoleone Ferrara, Ph.D., Genentech, San Francisco
  • Walter Wolf, Ph.D., University of Southern California 

You must preregister to attend this event. Registration for the event is free and includes parking, a full day's meals and admission to Lucky Strike at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles in the evening. There will also be a poster competition with generous cash prizes.  Space is limited, so please register soon.

To download the Moving Targets 2009 program, click here.

Jennifer-Ann Bayan