AAiPS/NJPhAST Joint Regional Meeting
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Challenges and Role of Dissolution Testing in Drug Development:
A Comprehensive Perspective
The New Jersey Pharmaceutical Association for Science and Technology and the American Association of Indian Pharmaceutical Scientists are pleased invite you to attend the first joint meeting of their two organizations.
Sponsorship of this event is provided by:
 
We also encourage you to attend the Eastern Pharmaceutical Technology Meeting on Friday, September 17, 2010. Please visit www.njphast.org/announce.asp for the EPTM agenda, speakers, topics, meeting registration and hotel reservation.
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| PLACE: | Somerset Holiday Inn
195 Davidson Ave.
Somerset, NJ 08873
Phone: 732-356-1700
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| SPEAKER: |
Tahseen Mirza, Ph.D., Deputy Director
Division of Drug Product Quality Research
Food and Drug Administration
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| AGENDA: | SOCIAL HOUR: 5:00 pm
DINNER: 6:30 pm
PRESENTATION: 7:30 pm
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| Online only by Sep 14th |
Walk-ins*(limited seating) |
Between positions / Retirees / Students with ID** |
| $65 |
$75 |
$40 |
* Cash, check, or money order only.
**With advanced registration only
FOR INFORMATION:
Rupa Doshi at (973)-895-2357 rudoshi@aol.com or Uday Doshi (973)-385-2057 udaydoshi@aol.com
Tahseen Mirza - Biographical Information
Dr. Tahseen Mirza is an accomplished scientist and leader with over twenty years of industrial and regulatory experience in the areas of generic and branded pharmaceutical development with emphasis on biopharmaceutics. He holds a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from University of Cincinnati.
In his current job, Dr. Mirza is Deputy Director of the FDA/CDER Division of Drug Product Quality Research. Previously, he was a Director of the Technical R&D department at Novartis Pharmaceutical Corp, East Hanover, NJ. He has led groups of chemists and Ph.D. level scientists in various R&D and QC/QA departments and is well versed in both early and late phase product development. He has enabled the transfer of manufacturing processes and analytical methods globally between R&D and manufacturing and contract manufacturers.
As a USP Liaison between FDA, industry and three USP Expert Committees; Dissolution and Bioavailability (Biopharmaceutics), Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms, and Biostatistics, Dr. Mirza coordinated the efforts towards establishing sound analytical methods and compendial monograph standards. He has lectured and trained industry and FDA scientists in Biopharmaceutics and Dissolution. He has moderated national and international conferences and workshops on a variety of topics such as drug release, dissolution, QbD, and PAT.
Dr. Mirza is the founding Chairman of the AAPS focus group, In Vitro Release and Dissolution.
AAiPS Research Awards: 2010
The American Association of Indian Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAiPS) is pleased to announce the availability of FOUR Research Awards for the graduate students in Pharmaceutical Sciences. The applicants must present their research findings at 2010 Annual meeting of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) in New Orleans, LA. Three awards will be given to the students of Indian heritage and one is open to all graduate students.
Interested graduate students should submit a two page summary of their research findings. The format should include Title, Author, Affiliation, Objective, Methodologies and Results and Discussions. Please include your Telephone #, Fax #, and email address with your submission.
Please send your submissions by Friday, September 10th 2010 to:
H.N.Bhargava Ph.D. Chair
AAiPS Research Awards Committee
Massachusetts Coll. of Pharmacy, Boston
21 Sherwood Circle
Sharon, MA 02067
Tel: 781-784-6764
Email: hksv@aol.com
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Prof. Hardeep Saluja
College of Pharmacy
Southeastern Oklahoma State Univ.
Weatherford, OK 73096
Tel. 580-774-3727
Email: Hardeep.saluja@swosu.edu
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The awards will be presented on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at the AAiPS banquet during the AAPS annual meeting in New Orleans, LA.
SEEKING NOMINATION FOR AAiPS AWARDS FOR THE YEAR 2010
American Association of Indian Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAiPS) is a non-profit organization representing pharmaceutical and healthcare professionals who have interest in pharmaceutical activities. The objective of AAiPS is to provide a forum and resource for its members to meet and exchange ideas on different disciplines of the pharmaceutical sciences, promoting the understanding of the different disciplines of the pharmaceutical sciences with emphasis on North America, India and the Indian subcontinent.
The mission of AAiPS is to provide a forum for discussion, continuing education, and the exchange of ideas on advances in pharmaceutical sciences and technology. AAiPS has been providing these services to both Indian and Non-Indian pharmaceutical scientists for some 20 years.
The organization recognizes contributions of individuals and institutions in pharmaceutical field. Among many other awards, AAiPS presents two recognition awards, one for a Distinguished Scientist Award and another for Outstanding Achievement Award. We are writing this letter to request you to nominate individuals for consideration for these awards. The guidelines for the nomination are given below. All the paperwork must be received by the Awards Committee before September 10, 2010.
DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST AWARD: Recipient shall be individuals who have made significant and pioneering contributions particularly in the field of pharmaceutical sciences and technology and to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry in general. Recipients may also be individuals who have made pioneering contributions through their academic and professional excellence in the pharmaceutical and healthcare fields. (Please visit our website to see the list of past award winners).
Nominator must be a member of AAiPS. Nominee does not need to be a member. The nomination package should include:
Letter of justification for nomination (maximum of 2 pages)
Outline of significant achievement in pharmaceutical sciences
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Individuals for this award should meet the requirements for Distinguished Scientist Award, listed above and in addition, this award is given to individuals who have shown outstanding contribution in both quality and consistency over an extended period (more than 10 years) in any of the health care areas. Ideally, this individual is a member of AAiPS or who believes and supports AAiPS and its goals. This award is given to only US based individuals of Indian origin. (Please visit our website to see the list of past award winners)
Nominator must be a member of AAiPS. Nominee does not need to be a member. Information package for this nomination is similar to the one above, except an additional recommendation letter is required.
The award is a recognition plaque and will be presented during AAiPS Annual Meeting at New Orleans, LA.
Please send the nomination package to:
Dr. Vijay Naringrekar, Awards Committee
AAiPS
P.O. Box 7244, Colonia, NJ 07067
E-mail: vijay.naringrekar@gmail.com
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