Sessions are listed chronologically by AAPS sponsoring sections. To assist you in finding the section that best represents your interests, brief descriptions for each section are below.
AAPS Analysis and Pharmaceutical Quality (APQ) Section
The APQ Section is composed of members whose interests are in the areas of analytical methods development for bulk drug substances, as well as drugs in pharmaceutical dosage forms and biological fluids, and methods and procedures for assuring that quality is designed into pharmaceutical products. APQ provides a forum for the exchange of information pertaining to analytical techniques, regulatory and compendial issues, and assurance of quality. By its very nature, APQ is an area that interacts continually with the other disciplines involved in the development and production of pharmaceutical products, and many of its programs and activities are undertaken with other sections of AAPS.
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AAPS Biotechnology (BIOTEC) Section
The AAPS BIOTEC Section is comprised of members from diverse backgrounds in industry, academia, and government who share a common interest in the rapidly evolving field of biotechnology. The primary goal of this section is to unite individuals from multiple scientific disciplines in a forum where they can address issues, share information, and experimental findings, as well as provide education and training for research, development, and commercialization of new biopharmaceuticals. Successful R&D, manufacturing, delivery, and commercialization of biotechnology derived drugs requires input and participation from scientists across diverse fields, including modern biochemistry and molecular biology, cell culture, formulation sciences, drug delivery, analytical biochemistry and immunology, pharmacokinetics, metabolism, regulatory affairs, and clinical sciences.
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AAPS Clinical Pharmacology and Translational Research (CPTR)
The CPTR Section provides the clinical research dimension within the comprehensive range of pharmaceutical sciences represented in AAPS and is concerned with developing knowledge and understanding related to the clinical use of pharmaceuticals (chemical agents and biological agents). The CPTR Section serves as a forum for those scientists engaged in research on the therapeutics and clinical assessment of drugs and biologicals. This section addresses the rational application of pharmaceutical and related sciences in the clinical setting, including experimental design; conduct and analysis of clinical trials; regulatory aspects of clinical trials and drug registration; risk assessment; therapeutic extrapolation from animals to humans; pharmacoepidemiology; drug interactions; and in appropriate populations, therapeutic efficacy/safety and the response to alternative dosage forms.
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AAPS Drug Design and Discovery (DDD) Section
The DDD Section encourages the generation of knowledge concerning the chemistry, biochemistry and pharmacological actions of synthetic and naturally occurring medicinal agents. Research activities leading to this knowledge involve synthesis, drug design, and targeting using molecular modeling, use of microbial or mammalian enzyme systems for the prediction and production of mammalian drug metabolites, isolation of biologically active natural products from plant, animal, and microbial sources and their characterization through modern spectroscopic methods, and the relation of chemical structure and subsequent modification to pharmacological activity. An objective of the DDD Section is to provide a forum for interaction among scientists from academia as well as from industry.
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AAPS Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery (PDD) Section
The PDD Section serves as a forum for scientists whose interests center broadly on the field of pharmaceutics and drug delivery – a multidisciplinary field drawing upon the physical, chemical, biological and engineering sciences. Aspects of pharmaceutics and drug delivery include physical and chemical characterization of drugs and formulation materials; formulation, device, and drug design and evaluation; assessment and optimization of drug and dosage form performance both in vitro and in vivo; and the study of biological barriers and their influence on drug delivery.
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AAPS Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Drug Metabolism (PPDM) Section
The PPDM Section brings together qualified individuals investigating or interested in drug and clinical action, disposition and biotransformation. This section sustains a forum for the deliberation of issues related to biopharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of new and existing drugs. PPDM provides an opportunity for presentation of new developments and for exchange of ideas among individuals engaged in various facets of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug metabolism, biopharmaceutics, and related sciences, facilitating the advancement of their field of activity.
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AAPS Pharmaceutical Technologies (PT) Section
The PT Section is a body of pharmaceutical scientists involved in developing an understanding of the pharmaceutics, engineering, and materials sciences principles underlying drug delivery technologies and applying these principles to the research, design, development, manufacture, and quality of drug delivery systems. A major focus of the PT Section is pharmaceutical formulation and manufacturing process technology, with emphasis on improved control of product performance and process parameters.
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AAPS Regulatory Sciences (RS) Section
The RS Section is involved in the strategic compilation of multidisciplinary information on product performance as it pertains to safety, efficacy, and quality. This section focuses on a complex integration of regulatory research – research aimed at bridging the gap between scientific research and regulatory challenges and regulatory affairs – the development of science-based regulations that help agencies better meet the needs of protecting public health and environmental safety, the international harmonization of these regulations, and ensuring the availability of safe and effective pharmaceuticals.
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Become Involved in Your Section
If you are not a member of AAPS and would like to join, complete the registration form
and include your primary section choice. If you are an AAPS member and would like to become more involved in your section, visit www.aapspharmaceutica.com and contact the section leadership who will be happy to speak with you.