A schedule of events for Regulatory Issues in Next-Generation Medicine and Pharmacogenomics is provided below for your convenience.

This one-day conference scheduled for Tuesday, September 3, 2013, at the Southern Management Corporation Campus Center is open to the public. For a printable agenda, please download the conference brochure.

TimeActivity
9:30-9:40 a.m. Registration and Welcoming Remarks
E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA
John Z. and Akiko K. Bowers Distinguished Professor and Dean
University of Maryland School of Medicine
9:40 - 10:00 a.m. Introduction
Issam Zineh, PharmD, MPH, FCP, FCCP
Director, Office of Clinical Pharmacology
Office of Translational Sciences
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
US Food and Drug Administration
10:00 - 11:45 a.m. Roundtable 1: Generating Evidence for Uncommon Variants and Very Small Populations
  • Overview and Presentation of Case Study
    Michael Pacanowski, PharmD, MPH
    Associate Director for Genomics and Targeted Therapy
    Office of Clinical Pharmacology; Office of Translational Sciences
    Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
    US Food and Drug Administration
  • Participant Group Discussions
    • Overview of Technologies
      Mickey Williams, PhD
      SAIC Molecular Characterization Lab Chief
      National Cancer Institute
    • Clinical Trial Landscape in Oncology
      Edward Sausville, MD, PhD, FACP
      Deputy Director, University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center
      Professor of Medicine and Associate Director for Clinical Research
      University of Maryland School of Medicine
    • Novel Statistical Approaches to Strengthen Signals of Efficacy: Bayesian Framework
      Nicholas Schork, PhD
      Director of Bioinformatics & Biostatistics
      Scripps Translational Science Institute
      The Scripps Research Institute
  • Panel Discussion/Audience Q&A
11:45 - 12:50 p.m. Lunch and Keynote Address
Joshua Sharfstein, MD
Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene
State of Maryland
12:50 - 2:30 p.m. Roundtable 2: Developing the Genetic Testing Infrastructure
  • Overview and Presentation of Case Study
    David Litwack, PhD
    Personalized Medicine Staff
    Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health (OIR)
    Center for Devices and Radiological Health
    US Food and Drug Administration
  • Participant Group Discussions
    • Clinical Lab Perspective: Interactions and Expectations
      Penny Keller
      Health Specialist
      Division of Laboratory Services
      Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
      Zivana Tezak, PhD
      Associate Director for Science and Technology
      Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health (OIR)
      Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)
      US Food and Drug Administration
    • Centralized Lab Perspective Victoria Pratt, PhD
      Associate Professor of Clinical Medical and Molecular Genetics
      Director, Pharmacogenomics Diagnostics Laboratory
      Indiana University School of Medicine
2:30 - 2:45 p.m. Break
2:45 - 4:40 p.m. Roundtable 3: Practical Issues and Barriers
  • Overview and Presentation of Case Study
    Alan Shuldiner, MD
    John Whitehurst Professor of Medicine
    Director, Program in Personalized and Genomic Medicine
    Head, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition
    University of Maryland School of Medicine
  • Participant Group Discussions
    • Clinical Decision Support
      Mark Hoffman, PhD
      Director, Translational Bioinformatics
      Children’s Mercy Hospital
      Associate Professor, Biomedical and Health Informatics
      Director, Bioinformatics Core
      University of Missouri, Kansas City
    • Ethical and Legal Challenges
      Frank Pasquale, JD
      Professor of Law
      University of Maryland School of Law
    • Patient Perspective
      Mary Dwight
      Vice President, Government Affairs
      Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
    • Payer Perspective
      Steven Gutman, MD
      Strategic Advisor, Myraq
  • Panel Discussion/Audience Q&A
4:40-5:00 p.m. Wrap-Up and Concluding Remarks
Alan Shuldiner and Michael Pacanowski
Reception to Follow