Press Room Library Lounge

Buffet Breakfast (tax & gratuity included)

New Chairs Networking at Breakfast (reserved area)

Holbrook / Couvant 

Welcome & Announcements

• AMSPC Initiatives
• In Memoriam
• Agenda Overview

Nancy Walworth, PhD, AMSPC President 

• 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 by 12:20

Buffet Breakfast (tax & gratuity included)

New Chairs Networking at Breakfast

Welcome & Comments

Nancy Walworth, PhD

Faculty Evaluation Workshop: Comparing Notes

Accelerating Drug Discovery with Computational Approaches and AI

• Andrey Ivanov, PhD, Associate Director for Computational Chemical Biology

  Emory Chemical Biology Discovery Center

  Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology

  Emory University School of Medicine

Update on Knowledge Objectives

Sandeep Bansal, MBBS, MS, MBA, TCU

Coffee Break & Networking

New Chair Introduction

• Lee Zou, Duke University

Panel Discussion: Leveraging AI to Accelerate Departmental Success

• Mike Frohman, Stony Brook

• Koren Mann, McGill

• Rocco Gogliotti, Loyola Chicago

ASPET Advocacy Workshop

Carter Alleman, Director, Government Affairs and Science Policy, ASPET

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 (sold out)

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
• Haian Fu, Emory University
• David Busija, Tulane

Presentation of the Distinguished Service and Leadership Awards

• Nancy Walworth, Rutgers University - AMSPC President

Treasurer’s Report

• Ray Mattingly, East Carolina University - AMSPC Treasurer

Election of Nominating Committee

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 & comfortable walking shoes!

Depart hotel as a group at 5:15pm; Boarding at 6pm. Returns to dock at 9pm.

Buffet Breakfast (tax & gratuity included)