Pan-Pacific International Partnership Conference 
on Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences
(The 4th US-Japan Joint Conference)

1. Summary

Date: February 22 - 23, 2008

Venue: Nagoya (Nagoya City University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences)

Hosted by
Nagoya City University (NCU) Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences with Support by Innovative Drug Discovery and Design Project

Co-organized by
Kyoto University (KU), Meijo University (MU), Showa Pharmaceutical University (SPU), The University of Sydney (USYD), The University of Tokyo (UT, Tokyo), Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences (TUPLS), University of Southern California (USC) and University of Toyama (UT, Toyama)

Number of Participants: 155

Symposium Session: 14 speakers

Poster Session: 44 presenters

Joint Conferences in the Past
1st Conference (July 1999 in Pasadena hosted by USC): The Conference on the Frontiers of Drug Development
2nd Conference (August 2001 in Hachioji hosted by TUPLS): US-Japan Conference on Drug Development and Rational Drug Therapy
3rd Conference (July 2005 in Los Angeles hosted by USC): US-Japan Conference on Drug Development and Rational Drug Design

2. Conference Scenes

Opening Announcement

Dr. Yuasa (NCU, Chair of Organizing Committee)

Opening Remarks

Dr. Nishino (NCU, President)
Dr. Mizukami (NCU, Dean of Grad. Sch. Pharm. Sci.)

Symposium
Session 1: Drug Discovery and Design

Dr. Fujii (NCU)
Dr. Kyogashima (Aichi Cancer Center/NCU)
Dr. Hayashi (TUPLS)


Dr. Kato (NCU)
Dr. Umezawa (NCU, left) and Dr. Toyoda (TUPLS, right)

Session 2: Drug Action and Therapy

Dr. Alkana (USC)
Dr. Yamazaki (SPU)
Dr. Michikawa (National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology/NCU)


Dr. Imaizumi (NCU, left) and Dr. Beringer (USC, right)

Session 3: Drug Disposition and Delivery I

Dr. Kusuhara (UT, Tokyo)
Dr. Hosoya (UT, Toyama)
Dr. Takakura (KU)


Dr. Inoue (NCU, left) and Dr. Sakai (UT, Toyama, right)

Session 4: Drug Disposition and Delivery II

Dr. Chan: (USYD)
Dr. Young (USYD)
Dr. Traini (USYD)


Dr. Okamoto (MU)
Dr. Akitaya (MU, left) and Dr. Watanabe (SPU, right)


Discussion


Audience

Poster Session

Discussion

Social Activities

Break


Reception


Reception

Closing Remarks

Dr. Alkana (USC)

See you again at the next conference!

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