Premier pharmaceutical scientist association unveils upcoming term’s Executive Council and Section leadership
ARLINGTON, VA. (August 13, 2013) – Alice E. Till, Ph.D., M.B.A., vice president of Science Policy & Technical Affairs at Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), has been elected to serve as president-elect of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), a member-based organization of approximately 11,000 located in Arlington, Va. She will begin a three-year term on the AAPS Executive Council (as president-elect, president, and immediate past president) in November of this year at the 2013 AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Antonio. The meeting anticipates an attendance of over 8,500 pharmaceutical scientists from around the world.
“On behalf of AAPS, I congratulate Dr. Till on being elected president of the association,” said John Lisack, Jr., CAE, executive director of AAPS. “She has been a tremendous asset to our organization for over 27 years, is a charter member, and AAPS Fellow. A true visionary, Alice will help lead AAPS to new altitudes during her tenure.”
Till stated that during her tenure as president, she will work to ensure AAPS continues to be structurally and functionally prepared to fulfill opportunities, and address the challenges that accompany its position, as well as steadfastly serve the needs of future pharmaceutical scientists.
In addition to the new president-elect, Christopher R. McCurdy, Ph.D., R.Ph. of The University of Mississippi and Andrew M. Vick, Ph.D. of WIL Research were elected AAPS Members-at-Large. They join fellow Members-at-Large Binodh DeSilva, Ph.D., Russ Weiner, Ph.D., and Dannette Doolittle, Ph.D. as the remaining members on the 2014 AAPS Executive Council.
AAPS Section Leadership
AAPS members are organized into nine sections guided by scientific disciplines. These sections have also named their newest leaders:
APQ Section Secretary/Treasurer
Eliza Fung, Ph.D.
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BIOTEC Section Vice Chair
Meena Subramanyam, Ph.D.
Biogen Idec
BIOTEC Section Secretary/Treasurer
Boris Gorovits, Ph.D.
Pfizer, Inc.
CPTR Section Vice Chair
Arnab Mukherjee, Ph.D.
Pfizer, Inc.
CPTR Section Secretary/Treasurer
John D. Davis, Ph.D.
Genentech Research and Early Development
DDDI Section Vice Chair
Robin M. Zavod, Ph.D.
Midwestern University
FDD Section Vice Chair
Joseph P. Reo, R.Ph. Ph.D.
Merck Consumer Care
MSE Section Vice Chair
Ruta Y. Waghmare, Ph.D.
EMD Millipore
MSE Section Secretary/Treasurer
Claire Scanlan
EMD Millipore
PPB Section Vice Chair
Roy Haskell, Ph.D.
Bristol-Myers Squibb
PPDM Section Vice Chair
Pankaj B. Desai, Ph.D.
University of Cincinnati
PPDM Section Secretary/Treasurer
Shannon Dallas, Ph.D.
Janssen Research and Development, LLC
RS Section Secretary/Treasurer
Lynn Gold, Ph.D.
Camargo Pharmaceutical Services
About AAPS: The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists is a professional, scientific society of approximately 11,000 members employed in academia, industry, government, and other research institutes worldwide. Founded in 1986, AAPS provides a dynamic international forum for the exchange of knowledge among scientists to serve the public and enhance their contributions to health. AAPS offers timely scientific programs, on-going education, information resources, opportunities for networking, and professional development. Visit www.aaps.org today.