Our executive members at the University of Saskatchewan Undergraduate Pharmacy and Nutrition BBQ event…. This year UofS AAPS sponsored and volunteered at the BBQ Event. The chapter was also able to sign up and recruit new undergrads as members of the association.
Similar to the health sciences research expo 2017, U of S AAPS chapter once again participated in the 2018 research expo with many members involved in poster presentations and getting awards at the expo. The chapter contributed promotional materials for participants at this expo and provided gift cards as door prizes.
UofS AAPS instituted 6 awards for basic and applied science (Pharm 990) seminar presentation. This seminar is pre-requisite for all graduate students in the college of pharmacy and nutrition and provides a good opportunity for graduate students to give oral presentations about their research. The UofS AAPS award serves as an incentive to motivate students to give outstanding seminar presentations.
The Saskatoon regional science fair is an event that provides an opening for growing young scientists to present their scientific achievements to the community. UofS AAPS chapter helped out with the Saskatoon regional science fair as members were involved in judging the science posters.
The August CSPS-YSN Newsletter is now available. Attached, is our first newsletter, from The University of Saskatchewan.
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First newsletter was from The University of Toronto and the second was from The University of Waterloo.
Membership is free.
The U of S American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Student Chapter invited Andrew M. Vick, Ph.D. to be the guest speaker for the 2017 AAPS Visiting Scientist Day. This was held on the 13th of September at the health sciences building. The event was a great success with over 70 faculty members and trainees in attendance.
Dr. Andy Vick is currently the Corporate Vice President, Safety Assessment Ohio at Charles River Laboratories. Additionally, he is an active member of the AAPS, and is currently serving on the Executive Committee of the AAPS Foundation. Dr. Vick is also President of the Board of The Ohio State University’s College of Pharmacy.
Dr. Vick presented his first talk titled “PK/PD Modeling of Peptide Drug Candidates: KAI-4169 case study” where he spoke about his career path and an overview of his work as well as research relating to pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. His second talk titled “Continual Evolution of the Pharma Industry and Career Tips” was carried out in a more interactive setting where he enlightened many graduate students, post-docs and staff members on career development, soft skills, and job opportunities in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry. At the end of the second session, the chapter Chair Franklyn presented Dr. Vick with a plaque of appreciation for visiting U of S on behalf of the AAPS Chapter.
His one-day itinerary included meetings with faculty members and the University Animal Care Committee and the Animal Care and Ethics Program along with tours of the Canadian Light Source (CLS) and the Cyclotron Facility (Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation). Dr. Vick later attended a one-on-one small group meeting with the many interested trainees who wished to speak to him about future career goals and soft skills. Dr. Vick was amazed to see the state-of-the-art facilities and hear about the various types of research being carried out here at U of S. The chapter greatly appreciated the informative tour of the Cyclotron which was coordinated by Dr. Jacqueline Cawthray, the Research Wing Coordinator at the Saskatchewan Centre for Cyclotron Sciences.
This Visiting Scientist Day was organized by Mays Al-Dulaymi, Mona Hamada, Franklyn De Silva, Natasha Breward, Ayat Zagzoog and Raj Rai.
