Conferences

The training program offers a comprehensive series of weekly conferences that expose individuals to a variety of issues germane to pharmacokinetics and dynamics.

• Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Workshop – this series is mandatory for fellows and faculty. It is during this time that fellows and faculty present research work-in-progress. Presentations are critically reviewed for content and presentation by other fellows and members of the faculty.
  
• Pharmacokinetics Clinical Conferences – this conference focuses on the prior week's challenging pharmacokinetics consults, and serves to update the clinical pharmacy staff on current policies and patient-related issues. Clinical fellows are invited to attend.
  
• Pharmacokinetics Analytical Meeting – this conference allows a forum for discussion of analytical methods development, quality control, and troubleshooting.
  
• Pharmaceutical Sciences Journal Club – current articles on a variety of topics are presented by departmental faculty and post-doctoral fellows.
  
• Danny Thomas Lecture Series – this is a series of lectures by distinguished visiting scientists and clinical researchers including several Nobel laureates and attendance of fellows is mandatory.
  
• St. Jude Faculty Seminars – presentations open to the entire staff during which St. Jude faculty present an overview of their work.
  
• Departments of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutics Seminar – these conferences are held at UT and are presentations of research endeavors by faculty, residents, graduate students and fellows in a variety of areas within the respective College of Pharmacy Departments.
  
• Leukemia/Lymphoma Conference – this conference includes case presentations of patients that have presented at St. Jude with leukemia or lymphoma.
  
• Solid Tumor, Brain Tumor, and Hematologic Malignancies Program Workshops - at these multidisciplinary meetings, clinical and basic scientists discuss issues relevant to collaborative research on the pathogenesis and treatment of children with malignancies covered by the respective clinical programs.
  
• Hematology/Oncology Grand Rounds – this conference is held at St. Jude and covers current topics, presented by both internal and external speakers, concerning pertinent issues in hematology/oncology, including drug-related issues germane to this patient population.