Programme (all times are BST)
Thursday 13th May
 
08.30 - 09.00   Join the meeting and networking (DMDG Virtual Coffee Area)
 
09.00 - 09.10   Introductions (Auditorium)
Sarah Armstrong – Charles River and DMDG Apprentice Committee Member

followed by
 
09.10 - 09.20   Jamie Henshall – UCB and DMDG Chair Elect 2021-22
 
09.20 - 09.45   Breakout groups - introductions and ice-breaker activities (Breakout Rooms)
 
09.45 - 10.00   Bring-your-own-coffee and networking (DMDG Virtual Coffee Area)
 
10.00 - 10.50   Poster Blitz Session (Auditorium)
Chair: Amelia Taibon-Kuer, Sygnature Discovery
  • Liam Curry, Certara
    Development and verification of a Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model to simulate lansoprazole exposure and Drug-Drug interactions in Caucasian and Japanese populations
  • Louisa O’Grady, Astex
    The validation of P-gp efflux inhibitors using the Caco-2 assay
  • Alex Williams, Cyprotex
    Validation of a Membrane Vesicle Methodology to Assess MRP2, MRP3 and MRP4 Inhibition: Characterisation of Probe Substrate Transport Properties and Implications for Experimental Design
  • Chloe Lorenzo, Sygnature Discovery
    Development of an Equilibrium Gel Filtration Assay to Quantify the Plasma Protein Binding of Highly Bound Drugs
  • Claire Purdy, Charles River
    Analysis of in vitro DMPK Samples Using High Throughput ADDA-Sciex Trap and Elute LC-MS/MSTechnology–Is This The Lab of The Future?
10.50 - 11.20   Bring-your-own-coffee and poster viewing (Online Poster Room)
 
11.20 - 12.20   First speaker session (Auditorium)
Chair: Claire Purdy, Charles River
 
  • Amelia Taibon-Kuer, Sygnature Discovery
    Development and Validation of an In Vitro Hepatocyte Metabolic Stability Assay for Low Turnover Compounds
  • Chloe Whitehouse, University of Nottingham
    Blood-Brain Barrier “on-a-Chip” model for Testing Drug Permeability into the Brain
  • Jessie Stow, Astex
    The 3Rs in DMPK: are we doing all that we can?
12.20 - 12.35   Return to breakout rooms to discuss morning sessions (Breakout Rooms)
 
12.35 - 13.30   Bring-your-own-lunch, poster viewing and networking  (DMDG Virtual Coffee Area & Online Poster Room)
 
13.30 - 14.30   Industry Insights Session (Auditorium)
Chair: Sarah Bailey, Cyprotex Discovery Ltd
  • Simon Taylor, Pharmaron
     
  • Karelle Menochet, UCB
     
  • Tim Schulz-Utermoehl, Pandeia Therapeutics
     
  • Dawn Yates, Charles River
14.30 - 15.00   Discussions in breakout rooms - set topics to discuss (Breakout Rooms)
 
15.00 - 15.30   Bring-your-own-coffee and poster viewing (Online Poster Room)
 
15.30 - 16.10   Second speaker session (Auditorium)  
Chair: Chloe Whitehouse, University of Nottingham
  • Sarah Bailey, Cyprotex
    Use of Stable Label Glutathione as an Additional Diagnostic Measure for the Screening of Reactive Metabolite Formation in Microsome and S9 Fractions using the Glutathione Trapping Method
  • Blandine Grisard, LGC Group
    Pre-analytical challenges observed during the development of an LC-MS/MS method for coproporphyrin I and copropophyrin III in human plasma
16.10 - 16.25   Return to breakout rooms to discuss afternoon sessions (Breakout Rooms)
 
16.25 - 16.45   Final poster viewing (Online Poster Room)
  • Vote for your favourite presentation from the two Speaker Sessions and for your favourite poster - a link will be provided
16.45 - 17.00   Prizes and closing remarks (Auditorium)
Sarah Armstrong – Charles River and DMDG Apprentice Committee Member
 
17.00 - 17.30   Virtual Coffee Area will remain open for 30 minutes