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Skaggs Therapeutics: Discovery, Development, Practice and Policy (DDPP) Seminar Series

Held weekly during the Fall, the Skaggs Therapeutics: Discovery, Development, Practice and Policy (DDPP) Seminar Series features world-renowned experts who will discuss all aspects of medicinal research — from discovery to drug pricing — with the goal of sparking new ideas and forging collaborations that improve human health.

2026 Fall Skaggs Therapeutics DDPP Series

  • Jeffery W. Kelly

    Jeffery W. Kelly

    The Scripps Research Institute


    "The History and Future of Neurodegenerative Disease Medicines"

    Friday, September 25, 2026 | Noon - 1 p.m. PT
    PSB Room 1120

  • Michael Bollong

    Michael Bollong

    The Scripps Research Institute


    "Chemical Approaches to Regenerative Organ Repair"

    Friday, October 2, 2026 | Noon - 1 p.m. PT
    PSB Room 1120

  • Andrew D. Patterson

    Andrew D. Patterson

    Pennsylvania State University


    "Rethinking Environmental Health Through the Gut Microbiome"

    Thursday, October 8, 2026 | Noon - 1 p.m. PT
    PSB Room 1120

  • Marcos Milla

    Marcos Milla

    Alentar Biosciences


    "Adventures in Pharmacology: Novel Drugs for Oncology, Autoimmune and Orphan Diseases"

    Friday, October 16, 2026 | Noon - 1 p.m. PT
    PSB Room 1120

  • Chad Paavola

    Chad Paavola

    Neurocrine Biosciences


    "Protein Therapeutic Developability, What Could Go Wrong?"

    Friday, October 23, 2026 | Noon - 1 p.m. PT
    PSB Room 1120

     

  • Rommie Amaro

    Rommie Amaro

    University of California Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences


    "Dynamics as a Design Principle in Therapeutic Discovery"

    Thursday, October 30, 2026 | Noon - 1 p.m. PT
    PSB Room 1120 

  • Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir

    Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir

    University of California Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences


    "The Effect of Bacterial Growth Media on the Assessment of Acinetobacter Baumannii Virulence and Antimicrobial Activity"

    Friday, October 23, 2026 | Noon - 1 p.m. PT
    PSB Room 1120

  • Melanie Joy

    Melanie Joy

    University of Colorado Anschutz - Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences


    "Translational Science Applied to Onconephrology: Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Mediated Kidney Injury in Humanized Immune System Mice and Clinic Patients"

    Thursday, November 12, 2026 | Noon - 1 p.m. PT
    PSB Room 1120

  • Willow Coyote-Maestas

    Willow Coyote-Maestas

    University of California San Francisco


    "Revealing the Molecular Basis of Efficacy by Deep Mutational Pharmacology"

    Friday, November 20, 2026 | Noon - 1 p.m. PT
    PSB Room 1120

  • Kevin Tidgewell

    Kevin Tidgewell

    University of Kentucky - College of Pharmacy


    "Altering Neuronal Function with Natural Products and Their Synthetic Analogs"

    Friday, December 4, 2026 | Noon - 1 p.m. PT
    PSB Room 1120

     

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    Seung Oh

    California State Board of Pharmacy


    Friday, December 11, 2026 | Noon - 1 p.m. PT
    PSB Room 1120