Agenda

Below find the agenda for the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy's Research Day 2025.

Time Activity
8:30 - 9:15 a.m. Registration / light breakfast
9:15 - 9:30 a.m. Welcome
Sarah L.J. Michel, PhD, dean of the School of Pharmacy, and others
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Four selected talks from Poster Session 1
Moderator: Ryan Pearson, PhD, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences
(15 minutes each)

  • Andrea Cottingham
  • Yu-Hua Fu
  • Erik Nordquist
  • Anastasia Kurdziel
10:30 - 11:15 a.m. OTT Commercialization talk
Jeff Purnell
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Poster Session 1  (coffee, tea, light snacks)

  • Health Outcomes Research
  • Pharmacy Practice and Science
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Lunch
1:45 - 2:45 p.m.

Four selected talks from Poster Session 2
Moderator: Fengian Xue, PhD, associate dean for research, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences
(15 minutes each)

  • MD FITRAT Hossain
  • Michael Bekele
  • Yesenia L. Rodriguez
  • Brandon Lowe
2:45 - 3:30 p.m.

Poster Session 2 (coffee, tea, light snacks)

  • Drug Discovery and Development
  • Basic Science and Disease Mechanisms
3:45 - 4:45 p.m.

Keynote Speaker - Paul A. Pumpian Memorial Lecture
Dr. Carlos Doti, Vice President, Head of Medical Affairs, US Oncology Business Unit, AstraZeneca
4:45 - 6:15 p.m.

Poster Session 2 (continued) and Reception