The Eliza Jane Hotel

Buffet Breakfast (tax & gratuity included)

New Chairs Networking at Breakfast (reserved area)

Welcome & Introductions
Nancy Walworth, PhD, AMSPC President 

Tribute to Departed Colleagues

Kent Vrana, PhD

AMSPC Initiatives and Agenda Overview

Nancy Walworth, PhD

• David Jackson, MBA, Executive Officer, ASPET
• Randy Hall, President, ASPET
• Carter Alleman, Director, Government Affairs and Science Policy, ASPET

Faculty Evaluations: Making the Process Productive for Faculty and Departments

• Anne Dorrance, Michigan State

• Heide Ford, U Colorado

• John D. Scott, U Washington

New Chair Introductions

• Patrick Forcelli, Georgetown

• Jiliang Zhou, LSU Health Shreveport

• Carmen Dessauer, UT Health Houston

GROUP LUNCH & TOUR: Mardi Gras World with Mask-Making Workshop

Included for all attendees & registered social guests. Bus departs at 12:30

Buffet Breakfast (tax & gratuity included)

New Chairs Networking at Breakfast

Welcome & Comments

Nancy Walworth, PhD

Faculty Evaluation Workshop: Comparing Notes

The Impact of AI on Pharmacology and Drug Discovery

• Stephen K. Burley, MD, DPhil, University Professor and Henry Rutgers Chair

  Interim Director, Rutgers Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (RAD) Collaboratory

  Founding Director, Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine

  Director, RCSB Protein Data Bank

  Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Coffee Break & Networking

New Chair Introduction

• Lee Zou, Duke University

Presentation of President's Award for Leadership in Pharmacology

Panel Discussion: Leveraging AI to Accelerate Departmental Success

• Mike Frohman, Stony Brook

• Koren Mann, McGill

• Rocco Gogliotti, Loyola Chicago

Optional Tours:

• 2:00-5:30 PM    History of Healing Tour ($55)
• 5:00 / 6:00 / 8:00  Ghosts & Legends Haunted Walking tour ($30)
• 7:00-10:00 PM  Frenchman Street VIP Jazz Experience ($50) limited to 15ppl

• Meet in lobby

Buffet Breakfast (tax & gratuity included)

AMSPC Registration Desk

Welcome & Reminders

• Nancy Walworth, PhD

• Sandeep Bansal, TCU

• John Szarek, Geisinger Commonwealth

• Jilla Sabeti, Rocky Vista University

• Katerina Venderova, Kaiser Permanente

Faculty Evaluation Workshop: Identifying Best Practices

Coffee Break & Networking

Panel Discussion: Mentoring Mid-Career Faculty: Strategies that Foster the Success of Future Leaders

• J. Silvio Gutkind, UCSD
• Lorraine Gudas, Weill Cornell
• Haian Fu, Emory University 

Presentation of the Distinguished Service Award

• Nancy Walworth, Rutgers University - AMSPC President

Treasurer’s Report

• Ray Mattingly, East Carolina University - AMSPC Treasurer

Election of Nominating Committee

• Bina Joe, University of Toledo - AMPS Past President

President's Report: Review of the 2026 Meeting & Preview of 2027 Meeting

• Nancy Walworth, Rutgers University - AMSPC President
• Haian Fu, Emory University - AMSPC President Elect

Optional Tours:

• Sazerac House Tour (free) - RSVP required (every 15 mins.; allow 60-90 mins.)
• Hermann-Grima House Urban Enslavement & Cooking Demonstration ($20)

Choose your time: 10am or 11am (Social Guests) or 1pm / 2pm / 3pm (Attendees & Guests) 

AMSPC Farewell Dinner: "Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler" Mississippi Riverboat Cruise

Don't forget to wear your masks!

Buffet Breakfast (tax & gratuity included)