The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics’ (ASPET) Biotech Taskforce (BTF) was established in October 2023 to focus on increasing private sector participation within the Society.
A Conversation with ASPET’s Chair, Drug Metabolism and Disposition
Division, Kerry Goralski, PhD
Updates from some of our outstanding ASPET members.
This month The Pharmacologist features two new policy briefs written by participants of the 2024 ASPET Washington Fellows program. These topics present compelling arguments for policy improvements on an issue of personal importance to each Fellow. The policy briefs below discuss promoting housing among the homeless with substance abuse disorder and the federal legalization of Fentanyl test strips.
A showcase of early-career scientists—what drives them and why pharmacology is important to them.
The late Dr. V. Craig Jordan, CMG, OBE, DSc, PhD, FMedSci, FBPhS, FASPET, was an ASPET member for 44 years. He passed away on June 9 at the age of 76. Considered the “Father of Tamoxifen,” Dr. Jordan was a science researcher and professor at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He was an American and British pharmacologist who is credited with discovering the first targeted therapy in cancer to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis. His work uncovered that tamoxifen and other compounds that selectively target estrogen receptors could both treat and prevent breast cancer. Recognized for his work in breast cancer research, he led a Tamoxifen Team that specialized in drugs for breast cancer treatment and prevention.
Listen to ASPET President, Dr. Carol Beck, give updates on the ASPET IDEA Faculty Scholars Program, the Member-Get-A-Member program, updates on the Divisions and more!
When I talk with ASPET members, I like to ask them about how they first got involved with the Society. Time and time again, the story I hear involves our divisions. For many members, the ASPET Divisions are how members meet future colleagues and make meaningful connections. Both anecdotally and in surveys, it’s clear that many of our members first realize that ASPET is their professional home through their involvement with one of our divisions.
A Conversation with ASPET’s President-Elect Randy Hall, PhD
Updates from some of our outstanding ASPET members.
