Events & Speaking
Upcoming Events
Lessons Learned from CEOs on Their Journey from Entrepreneur to Leader
Organization: Atlantic Consultants
Location: Needham Heights, MA
Date: 9 June 2014
Presenting: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Past Events
8th Annuay Drug Discovery for Neurodegeneration Conference
Organization: Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
Location: Miami, FL
Date: 2-4 February 2014
Presenting: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Topic: When Should You Engage a Contract Research Organization?
7th Annuay Drug Discovery for Neurodegeneration Conference
Organization: Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
Location: San Francisco, CA
Date: 10-12 February 2013
Presenting: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
ADMET, PK/TK, and Drug Metabolism
Organization: Mondial Research Group
Location: Boston, MA, USA
Date: 22 - 23 March 2012
Presenting: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
7th Annual International Conference on Predictive Human Toxicology and ADME/Tox Studies
Organization: Mondial Research Group
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Date: 26 - 27 January 2012
Presenting: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
ADMET, PK/TK, and Drug Metabolism - Training
Organization: Mondial Research Group
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Date: 24 - 25 January 2012
Presenting: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Managing Partnerships with CROs
Organization: SMI
Location: Holiday Inn Bloomsbury, London, UK
Date: 3 - 4 October 2011
Topic: In a New Virtual World Where Are the Walls of the House: Outsourcing to Crowdsourcing
Judge: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.d.
ADMET Europe
Organization: Select Biosciences
Location: Munich, Germany
Date: 28-29 March 2011
Program: Exhibition Hall
Presenter: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
SOT Annual Meeting & ToxExpo
Organization: Society of Toxicology
Location: Walter Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC
Date: 6-10 March 2011
Program: Exhibition Hall
Presenter: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Predictive Human Toxicity and ADME/Tox Studies
Organization: Mondial Research Group
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Date: 25-26 January 2010
Topic: Current Issues Being Faced in Toxicity Prediction
Event Chairperson & Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
11th International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease Drug Discovery
Organization: Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Date: 27-28 September 2010
Exhibition: Exhibition hall
Presenter: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Cell-Based Assays
Organization: Vision Gain
Location: BSG Conference Centre, London, UK
Date: 20-22 September 2010
Topic: Cell-based assays and high-content imaging for early identification of liver toxicity liability. What can be predicted early in discovery and why bother?
Presenter: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery 2010
Organization: European Laboratory Robotics Interest Group
Location: Richo Arena, Coventry, UK
Date: 1-2 September 2010
Poster: In Vitro Models of Mechanisms of Human Toxicity: Validation and Application for Early Drug Discovery and Screening
Presenters: Robert Annand, Ph.D., Apredica; Mary Jacewicz, Ph.D., Apredica; Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Predictive ADME and Toxicology
Organization: eCheminfo
Location: Medical Sciences Teaching Centre, Oxford University, Oxford, UK
Date: 2-6 August 2010
Topic: In Vitro Assays that Predict Mechanisms of Human Organ Toxicity
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
ADMET
Organization: SMi Group
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel - St James, London, United Kingdom
Date: 7-8 July 2010
Topic: Mechanisms of Human (Hepato)Toxicity
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
The Science Behind Personalized Medicine
Organization: MassBio
Location: MassBio offices, One Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA
Date: 17 June 2010
Topic: Allelic Variation in Drug Metabolism
Speakers: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.; Robert Annand, Ph.D., Apredica
Applied Pharmaceutical Technology 2010
Organization: The Boston Society
Location: Merck’s Boston Auditorium, Boston, MA
Date: 17-19 May 2010
Topic: Assays that Detect Mechanisms of DILI in Discovery Stage: When De-Risking Makes Most Sense
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
High Throughput Screening
Organization: SMi Group
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel - St James, London, United Kingdom
Date: 26-27 April 2010
Topic: HCS and Multi-Parameter Readouts: De-Risking Drug Discovery Programs
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
SOT Annual Meeting & ToxExpo
Organization: Society of Toxicology
Location: Exhibit Hall E, Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Date: 7-11 March 2010
Poster: A Sensitive HCS Assay to Evaluate Linezolid Toxicity, Using Sub-Lethal Cytotoxic Measurements in HepG2 Cells
Presenter: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
SOT Annual Meeting & ToxExpo - Exhibitor-Hosted Sessions
Organization: Society of Toxicology
Location: Room 155 B, Exhibit Hall E, Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Date: 10 March 2010, 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
Topic: Mechanisms of Toxicity and Prediction of Whole-Organ Toxicity: In Vitro Assays and Their Validation. What Can We Predict Early On to Avoid Costly Mistakes Later?
Presenter: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Screening Europe
Organization: Select Biosciences
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Date: 11-12 February 2010
Topic: HCS for Prediction of Mechanisms of Drug Toxicities: Prediction of Organ Toxicity or Specific Mechanisms?
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Predictive Human Toxicity and ADME/Tox Studies
Organization: Mondial Research Group
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Date: 26-27 January 2010
Topic: Novel In Vitro System for the Toxicological Evaluation of Genotoxic Compounds
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
PPTOXII: Role of Environmental Stressors in the Developmental Origins of Disease
Organization: Society of Toxicology
Location: Miami Beach, Florida
Date: 7-10 December 2009
Topic: In Vitro Models of Mechanisms of Human Toxicity: Validation and Application for Developmental Toxicology
Presenter: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Cell Based Assays
Organization: SMi Conferences
Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel - St James, London, London, UK
Date: 18-19 November 2009
Topic: Cell-Based Assays that Detect Mechanisims of Human Hepatatotoxicity
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
How to Solve the Problem of Access to Human Tissues for Medical Research
Organization: Safer Medicines Trust
Location: House of Lords, Parliament, London, UK
Date: 20 October 2009
Topic: De-Risking Drug Discovery with ADDME - Avoiding Drug Development Mistakes Early. Alternatives to Laboratory Animals.
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
16th North American Regional ISSX Meeting
Organization: International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics
Location: Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel, Baltimore, MD
Date: 18-22 October 2008
Poster: Simultaneous Determination of Cyp450 Induction and Metabolism in Metabolically Competent Human Hepatocyte Cell Line HepaRG
Participants: Robert R. Annand, Ph.D.; Mary Jacewicz, Ph.D.; Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Poster: Quantity Production of Metabolites Using HepaRG Human Hepatic Cells
Participants: Robert R. Annand, Ph.D.; Mary Jacewicz, Ph.D.; Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Innovation in Life Science & Healthcare Research & Product Development
Organization: DouglasConnect
Location: Bryn Mawr, Philadelphia, PA
Date: 13-16 October 2009
Topic: In vitro Models that Predict Major Known Mechanisms of Human Toxicity. Validation, Case Studies and Path Forward
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
ADDME: Avoiding Drug Develoment Mistakes Early
Organization: Parc Científic de Barcelona
Location: Barcelona Science Park, Barcelona, Spain
Date: 27 September 2009
Program: ADDME: Avoiding Drug Develoment Mistakes Early
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Approaches to Assessing Drug Safety in the Discovery Phase
Organization: The Society for Medicines Research
Location: National Heart & Lung Institute, Kensington, London, UK
Date: 24 September 2009
Program: Exhibition area
Participants: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
2nd Alzeheimer's Disease Translational Research Investigators' Meeting
Organization: National Institute on Aging
Location: Bethesda, MD
Date: 10-11 September 2009
Topic: ADDME: Avoiding Drug Development Mistakes Early - Academic perspective
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Annual Conference on Small Molecule Science (CoSMoS)
Organization: Society for Small Molecule Science
Location: Boston, MA
Date: 3-5 August 2009
Topic: Outsourcing Hit-to-Lead and Lead Optimization Work: When It Makes Sense to Bring it In-House - Economics and Case Studies
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Pharma Outsourcing
Organization: Select Biosciences
Location: London, UK
Date: 25 June 2009
Topic: New Approaches for De-Risking and Accelerating Your Pipeline
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Drug Discovery: Easing the Chemistry Bottleneck
Organization: Opal Events
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA
Date: 8-9 June 2009
Topic: Teaming up to Tame the Bottleneck: Industrial-Academic Interactions
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Massachusetts Life Sciences Innovation Day 2009
Organization: Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center
Location: Sheraton Boston Hotel, Boston, MA
Date: 3 June 2009 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Program: Showcased laboratory
Participants: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Applied Pharmaceutical Toxicology 2009
Organization: Applied Pharmaceutical Toxicology
Location: Harvard Medical Conference Center, Boston, MA
Date: 11-13 May 2009
Topic: Cell Models for Prediction of Human Toxicity. Validation and Case Studies
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
PCI Synthesis Open House
Organization: PCI Synthesis
Location: 9 Opportunity Way, Newburyport MA
Date: 8 May 2009 9:00-11:00am
Topic: ADDME - Avoiding Drug Development Mistakes Early
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
2009 Massachusetts State High School Science & Engineering Fair
Organization: Massachusetts State Science & Engineering Fair
Location: Kresge Auditorium, Building W16, MIT, Cambridge, MA
Date: 1 May 2009
Judge: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Society of Toxicology 2009 Annual Meeting
Organization: Society of Toxicology
Location: Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD
Date: 15-19 March 2009
Program: Poster Presentation
Participants: Mary Jacewicz, Ph.D.; Robert Annand, Ph.D.; Jonathan Gilbert; Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
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First Friday Bioscience Seminar
Organization: North Shore Technology Council
Location: 100 Cummings Center, Suite 339-F, Beverly, MA 01915
Date: 6 March 2009 12:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Topic: Drugs, Toxicity and Triage - new developments in the science of ADME-Tox testing for screening candidate drugs
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
ADMET Europe
Organization: Select Biosciences
Location: Hotel Berlin, Lützowplatz 17 10785, Berlin, Germany
Date: 23-25 February 2009
Topic: Reactive Intermediate Screen for Early Identification of Idiosyncratic Drug Reactions
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
3rd Drug Discovery for Neurodegeneration Conference
Organization: Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
Location: Park Hyatt, Washington DC
Date: 2-3 February 2009
Topic: ADDME - Avoiding Drug Development Mistakes Early
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Predictive Human Toxicity and ADME/Tox Studies
Organization: Mondial Research Group
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Date: 22-23 January 2009
Topic: Reducing the Cost of Drug Development using ADME Studies: Recent FDA Guidelines and Case Studies
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Frontiers in Brain Diseases: From Bench to Bedside
Organization: Universidad de Concepción
Location: Concepción, Chile
Date: 12-16 January 2009
Topic: Specific Challenges of Translating CNS Discoveries into Medicines: Progress in the Last 20 Years
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Balancing Professional and Personal Life - A Friedman School Alumni Career Panel
Organization: Tufts Friedman School Alumni Association
Location: Tufts Friedman School, 150 Harrison Avenue, Room 155, Boston, MA 02111
Date: 2 December 2008 5:15PM - 7:00PM ET
Moderator: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Speed and Safety in Drug Discovery
Location: The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London, UK
Date: 26 November 2008
Topic: ADDMEsm Avoiding Drug Development Mistakes Early
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
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15th North American Regional ISSX Meeting
Organization: International Society for the Study of Xenobiotics
Location: Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego, CA
Date: 12-16 October 2008
Poster: Role of Specific and Non-Specific Inhibitors in Determining the Mechanism of Intestinal Drug Transport
Presenter: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
GBMSDG Vendor Night and Dinner Meeting
Organization: Greater Boston Mass Spectrometry Discussion Group
Location: Hyatt Regency Cambridge, 575 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA
Date: 16 October 2008
Program: Exhibition hall
Participants: Robert Annand, Ph.D.
Intellectual Property Career Panel
Organization: IPconnectEd, Boston University School of Management
Location: Boston University, Boston, MA
Date: 9 October 2008
Program: Career panel
Participants: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
9th International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease Drug Discovery
Organization: Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
Location: New York, NY
Date: 6-7 October 2008
Program: Exhibition hall
Participants: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Drug Delivery 2008
Organization: Pharmaceutical Education Associates
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: 28-30 July 2008
Topic: Absorption and Toxicity in Intranasal and Lung Delivery
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
SMi’s 3rd Annual ADMET Conference
Organization: SMi Publishing
Location: The Hatton, at etc. venues, London, UK
Date: 2 & 3 July 2008
Topic: Combining In Vitro and In Silico Methods to Avoid Drug Development Mistakes Early
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.; Pranas Japartas, Pharma Algorithms
Avoiding Hepatotoxic Surprises – An Update on Predictive Tools
Location: 500 Tech Square, Main St, Cambridge, MA
Date: 8:30 – 11:30am. 18 April 2008
Topic: ADDMEsm Avoiding Drug Development Mistakes Early -- Approaching Early Toxicity Assessment as a Business Decision
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Breaking New Ground with Marketing
Location: Odeum Room, Campus Center, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
Date: 5:30 - 9:00pm. 8 April 2008
Topic: How to Market to Pharma Companies
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Preclinical Trials: Strategies to Increase Your Chances of Success in Drug Development
Organization: BIOQuébec
Location: Montreal, Québec
Date: 27 March 2008
Topic: Lead Optimization – ADDMEsm: Avoiding Drug Development Mistakes Early
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Predictive Human Toxicity and ADME/Tox Studies
Organization: Mondial Research Group
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Date: 24-25 January 2008
Topic: HERG-450: Combining Assays for Safety Assessment of Drug Candidates
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
"Funding Your Company: How to Finance Your Idea"
Organization: Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology
Location: Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA
Date: 29 November 2007, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
Participants: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.; Joanna Horobin, M.D., Syndax Pharmaceuticals;
Ania Knap, Ph.D., MaxThera.
"Modern Tools in Drug Discovery and Later-Stage Development ADME-Tox Profiling"
Organization: Massachusetts Biotechnology Council
Location: MBC Office, One Cambridge Center, 9th Floor, Cambridge, MA
Date: 29 November 2007, 8:00 am to 10:00 am.
Participants: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.; Alex Avdeef, Ph.D., pION.
Seminar: Early Cardiac Toxicity Screening
Location: Cambridge, MA
Date: 7 June 2007,
Program: Drug-Drug Interaction and Cardiac Toxicity
Speakers: Arthur "Buzz" Brown, ChanTest; Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
"Managing Virtual Teams" -- Massachusetts Biotechnology Council
Location: MBC Office, One Cambridge Center, 9th Floor, Cambridge, MA
Date: 19 April 2007
Program: Case study of a collaborative relationship between a small drug-discovery company and contract research teams
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
Y50K Biotechnology Entrepreneurial Competition
Location: New Haven, CT
Date: 14 April 2007
Program: Final judging for the Y50K biotechnology business plan competition
Judge: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D., biotech judge
From Discovery to IND
Location: Baltimore, MD
Date: 13-14 March 2007
Topic: A Surer Path to IND: Early ADME-Tox Models for Reducing Downstream Risk of Drug Development
Speakers: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.; Ania Knap, Ph.D., MaxThera
Predictive Human Toxicity and ADME/Tox Studies
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Date: 25-26 January 2007
Topic: Early ADME-Tox Models for Reducing Downstream Risk of Drug Development and Increasing Productivity of Drug Discovery Organizations
Speaker: Katya Tsaioun, Ph.D.
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