Conference Program
 
DRUG METABOLISM

July 6-11, 2003
Holderness School
Holderness, NH

Chair:
Deborah Nicoll-Griffith

Vice Chair:
Richard B. Kim

Welcome to the Drug Metabolism Gordon Research Conference page. Our conference has been running for over three decades - this year will be the 33rd consecutive meeting! The Drug Metabolism scientific program focuses on current frontiers of science concerning the metabolism and disposition of drugs and related xenobiotics. This is the final program.


SUNDAY
2:00 pm - 9:00 pmArrival and Check-in
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmReception
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmKeynote Lecture
Richard Weinshilboum, M.D. (Dept of Pharmacology, Mayo Clinic/Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, MN)
"Pharmacogenetics - Looking Forward"
MONDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
8:45 amGroup Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pmGenetic and Biochemical Manipulation of In Vivo ADME Models
Discussion Leader: Christopher Kemper, Ph.D. (Taylor Technology, Inc, Princeton, NJ)
David B. West, Ph.D. (Xenogen, Alameda, Ca)
"The Use of In Vivo Biophotonic Imaging for the Monitoring of Gene Expression in Transgenic Animals"
Bill Smith, Ph.D. (Pfizer, Groton, CT)
"Characterization of CNS Drugs in mdr1a/b Knockout Mice: Perspiration and Inspiration"
Keith Ward, Ph.D. (GlaxoSmithKline, King of Prussia, PA)
"The Use of Biochemical Inhibitors of Transporters and Metabolizing Enzymes in Drug Discovery"
Ronald Cannon, Ph.D. (NEIHS, Research Triangle Park, NC)
"Location, Location, Location: The Three Most Important Factors in a Ras Transgenic Model"
12:30 pmLunch
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmThe Role of Protein-Protein Interactions on Cytochrome P450 Function
Discussion Leader: Wayne Backes, Ph.D. (LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA)
Anna L. Shen, Ph.D. (Dept of Oncology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI)
"NADPH-cytochrome P450 Reductase: Conformational Changes Relative to Catalysis and Substrate Binding"
Lucy Waskell, M.D., Ph.D. (Dept of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI)
"Reduction of Oxyferrous Cytochrome P450 2B4 by Cytochrome P450 Reductase"
Wayne Backes, Ph.D. (LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA)
"Direct Interactions Among Reductase and Multiple Cytochrome P450 Enzymes "
TUESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmIn Vitro Approaches to Study Transport Proteins: What Can These Models Tell Us About In Vivo Drug Disposition?
Discussion Leader: Kim Brouwer, Ph.D. (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC)
Yuichi Sugiyama, Ph.D. (Tokyo, Japan)
"Integrated Use of Single and Double-Transfected MDCK Cells; Utility in Predicting Transporter-Mediated Drug Clearance and Drug Interactions In Vivo"
Catherine Booth-Genthe, Ph.D. (Merck and Co., West Point, PA)
"Utilization of the Vaccinia Virus-Bacteriophage T7 RNA Polymerase System to Identify Functionally Relevant Polymorphisms in Drug Transport Proteins"
Douglas Conklin, Ph.D. (Cancer Genome Centre, Cold Spring Harbor, NY)
"Theory and Application of RNAi in Mammalian Cells"
Kim Brouwer, Ph.D. (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC)
"Use of Sandwich-Cultured Hepatocytes to Predict Biliary Excretion of Drugs, Alterations in Hepatic Drug Transport and Mechanisms of Interaction"
12:30 pmLunch
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmRealizing the Future of Drug Metabolism Through Mass Spectrometry
Discussion Leader: Kathleen Cox, Ph.D. (Schering Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, NJ)
Walter Korfmacher, Ph.D., Kwokei Ng and Yungsheng Hsieh (Schering Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, NJ)
"New Uses for Mass Spectrometry in a Drug Discovery Environment: Tissue Analysis and MS Imaging of Drugs"
Richard Armstrong, Ph.D. (Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN)
"Protein Structure and Dynamics by Amide H/D Exchange Mass Spectrometry"
Kevin Bateman, Ph.D. (Merck Frosst Canada & Co., Montreal, Que)
"Analysis of Covalent Cytochrome P-450-Drug Adducts"
WEDNESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmActive Sites of P450s: From Models to Molecular Structures
Discussion Leader: Julian Peterson, Ph.D.
Pamela Williams, Ph.D. (Astex Technology Ltd, Cambridge, UK)
"Crystal Structure of a Human Cytochrome P450"
Michael Wester, Ph.D. (The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, Ca)
"Structures of Substrate Bound P450 2C5"
Emily Scott, Ph.D. (University of Texas, Medical Branch, Galveston, TX)
"Cytochrome P450 2B4 and Relevant Mutants"
Julian Peterson, Ph.D. (UT Southwestern Medical Centre, Dallas, TX)
"Fatty Acid Hydroxylation by P450BM-3: Rational Mutagenesis to Produce Important Molecules"
12:30 pmLunch
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmOral Presentations of Selected Posters
Discussion Leader: Henry Strobel, Ph.D. (Dept. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston)
Kyle E. Allen (University of Washington)
"Kinetics of Non-dissociative Sequential Metabolism of an 8-Alkyl Xanthine by Human P450 1A2"
Elizabeth M. Joshi (University of Virginia)
"Metabolic Studies of 2 Acetylbenzothiophene: Relevance to Zileuton Hepatotoxicity"
Donghak Kim (Vanderbilt University)
"Enzymatic Mechanism Analysis of 2-Amino-3,5-dimethylimidazo [4,5f] quinoline (MeIQ) N-Hydroxylation by Human P450 1A2 using Random Mutagenesis"
Winnie Y. Kim (University of California San Francisco)
"Changes in HIV Protease Inhibitor Pharmacokinetics and P-glycoprotein (P-gp/MDRI) Expression and Function by Sex-steroid Hormones during the Ovulatory Cycle"
Charles W. Locuson (Washington State University)
"A New Class of CYP 2C9 Inhibitors: Probing CYP 2C9 Specificity with High Affinity Benzbromarone Derivatives"
Yoshitane Nozaki (University of Tokyo)
"Analysis of Methotrexate Transport in Rat Kidney: Contribution of Organic Anion Transporters and Reduced Folate Carrier"
THURSDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmBiotransformations: Pharmacological/Toxicological Effects
Discussion Leader: Larry Wienkers, Ph.D. (Pharmacia, Kalamazoo, WI)
Mark Grillo, Ph.D. (Pharmacia, Kalamazoo, WI)
"Reactive Intermediates of Acidic Drugs: Acyl-CoA Thioesters versus Acyl Glucuronides"
Judy Bolton, Ph.D. (University of Illinois, Chicago, IL)
"Role of quinones in equine estrogen carcinogenesis"
Timothy L. Macdonald, Ph.D. (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA)
"Chemical mechanisms of idiosyncratic drug reactions"
12:30 pmLunch
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmReception
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmClinical Implications of Transporters
Discussion Leader: Richard Kim, M.D. (Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN)
Grant R. Wilkinson, Ph.D., D.Sc., (Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN)
"Modulation of MDR1 Transport to Increase Brain Drug Delivery"
David Bailey, Ph.D. (University of Western Ontario, London, Ont)
"Effect of Dietary Constituents on Intestinal Drug Transporters"
Bruno Hagenbuch, M.D. (University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland)
"Inhibition of Transporters and Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity"
FRIDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 amDepart

The conference will be held at Holderness School, a site that is very accommodating and where the staff always takes good care of us. The Plymouth region of New Hampshire has many diverse recreational activities for your exploration during the afternoons. Because our conference has been running for so long, some traditions have developed which we carry over from year to year. One of these is an Annual Softball game with a coveted "President's" cup which is awarded to a player who makes "note worthy" contributions to the game. This is a fun game and, for many, is their first softball experience.

Deborah Nicoll-Griffith
Chair, Drug Metabolism GRC 2003
June 23, 2003


Last Updated: August 14, 2006