InnoPharm-2026 Tentative Program

Where Science Meets Life-Saving Innovation

📅 November 2–4, 2026 📍 Holiday Inn Boston Hotel, MA 🎓 3 Days of Cutting-Edge Research
Research & Innovation
Precision Medicine
Education & Training
Networking Events
Daria Mochly Rosen
Keynote
Daria Mochly Rosen
Professor
Stanford University
Talk Title: The SPARK Model of Translational Research in Academia; a 20 Years Report
Martin Schwartz
Keynote
Martin Schwartz
Professor
Yale School of Medicine
Talk Title: A Novel Target for Combating Vascular Inflammatory Disease
A. Thomas Look
Keynote
A. Thomas Look
Professor, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard Medical School
Talk Title: KAT6A/B Inhibitor Transcriptionally Upregulates GD2 to Sensitize Neuroblastoma Cells to Targeted Immunotherapy
A. Thomas Look
Keynote
Rhoda Alani
Professor
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Talk Title: Epigenetic Inhibitors as Novel Therapeutics: Applications in Cancer and Beyond
A. Thomas Look
Keynote
Ruben Abagyan
Professor
University of California
Debbie C. Crans
Keynote
Debbie C. Crans
Professor
Colorado State University
Talk Title: Beyond the Active Species: Transformation Networks in Vanadium Pharmacology
Liwu Li
Keynote
Liwu Li
Professor
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Talk Title: Rejuvenation of Innate Immunity for Treating Chronic Inflammatory Disease
Wolfgang Sadee
Keynote
Wolfgang Sadee
Professor Emeritus
University of California San Francisco
Talk Title: Title to be Announced!
Nathan D. Wong
Virtual Keynote
Nathan D. Wong
Professor
University of California
Talk Title: Lipoprotein(a): A Powerful Driver of Cardiovascular Risk and Emerging Therapeutic Options
Pal Pacher
Virtual Keynote
Pal Pacher
Senior Investigator
National Institute of Health
Talk Title: Title to be Announced!
Ernst Wagner
Virtual Keynote
Ernst Wagner
Chair
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Talk Title: Chameleon nanocarriers for RNA delivery
David K. Imagawa
Oral Presentation
David K. Imagawa
Professor of Clinical Surgery
UC Irvine School of Medicine
Talk Title: Development of a Novel Drug Delivery System for Solid Organ Tumors
Peter F. Kador
Oral Presentation
Peter F. Kador
Distinguished Professor & CEO
UNMC & Therapeutic Vision, Inc.
Talk Title: Orally Active Multifunctional Redox Modulators are Neuroprotective for Vision, Hearing and Cognition
Xiaofeng Tan
Oral Presentation
Xiaofeng Tan
Founder & CEO
DeepCovalent, Inc.
Talk Title: One-Step De Novo Small-Molecule Drug Discovery
Naeyma Islam
Oral Presentation
Naeyma Islam
AI Scientist
Mayo Clinic
Talk Title: Predicting Drug-Likeness With or Without Structure: A Multi-Modal ADMET Framework
Roger Giese
Oral Presentation
Roger Giese
Professor Emeritus
Northeastern University
Talk Title: The Missing Cancer Prevention Test: Next Generation DNA Adductomics
B. Rita Alevriadou
Oral Presentation
B. Rita Alevriadou
Professor
University at Buffalo
Talk Title: Mitochondrial Transfer Via Endothelial-Derived Extracellular Vesicles: A Potential Therapy for Vascular and Mitochondrial Diseases
Su Ryon Shin
Oral Presentation
Su Ryon Shin
Assistant Professor
Harvard Medical School
Talk Title: Nano- and Micro-engineered Biomaterials Modulating Stem Cells Behavior for Regenerative Medicine
Yangmei Li
Oral Presentation
Yangmei Li
Assistant Professor
University of South Carolina
Talk Title: Developing Cyclic Peptide MOR/DOR Dual Agonists as Safe and Potent Analgesics Without Abuse Liability
Zhimin Cao
Oral Presentation
Zhimin Cao
Associate Professor
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Talk Title: Triple-Negative Breast Cancer – Evidence of Successful Treatment Using Chinese Herb Extract in Animal Model
Jiayu Liao
Oral Presentation
Jiayu Liao
Professor
University of California
Talk Title: FDA-approved World's First Oral GLP1R Small-molecule Agonist
Bradley M. Palmer
Oral Presentation
Bradley M. Palmer
Assistant Professor
University of Vermont
Talk Title: Cardiac Slice Preparation and Pressure-Volume Work Loop Mimicry for Drug Discovery
Alain Bicart-SĂ©e
Oral Presentation
Alain Bicart-SĂ©e
Maladies Infectieuses
HĂ´pital Joseph Ducuing
Talk Title: Kinetics of Molecular Patterns Captured by Mannose-binding Lectin in Septic Shock Correlate With Clinical Outcome: A Monocentric Prospective Observational Study
Ryan W. Logan
Oral Presentation
Ryan W. Logan
Professor
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Talk Title: New Pharmacological Targets in Sleep and Circadian Dysfunction in Opioid Addiction
Matthew Caporizzo
Oral Presentation
Matthew Caporizzo
Assistant Professor
University of Vermont
Talk Title: Providing a Clinical Grade of Diastolic Function in a Small Myocardial Slice
Gihoon Lee
Oral Presentation
Gihoon Lee
Senior Scientist
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Talk Title: Proteomics-Based Discovery of Cellular Mechanisms Driving CHO Productivity
Ananth Kumar Kammala
Oral Presentation
Ananth Kumar Kammala
Associate Professor
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Talk Title: Exosome-Based Biologics: A New Frontier in Drug Development and Precision Medicine
David Belnap
Oral Presentation
David Belnap
Research Associate Professor
The University of Utah
Talk Title: Facilitating Commercial Drug Discovery at the University of Utah Electron Microscopy Core
Ronald Davis
Oral Presentation
Ronald Davis
Professor
University of Florida Health
Talk Title: Mitochondrial-targeted Therapeutics for ALS
Tania (Tali) Konry
Oral Presentation
Tania (Tali) Konry
Professor
Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University
Talk Title: Beyond Omics: Functional Immunology as a New Engine for Drug Discovery and Biomarker Development
Ying-Xian Pan
Oral Presentation
Ying-Xian Pan
Professor
New Jersey Medical School
Talk Title: Establishing Oprm1 exon 7-associated Splice Variants as Therapeutic Targets for Improving Opioid Safety Without Compromising Analgesia
Shanhu Hu
Oral Presentation
Shanhu Hu
Scientific Director
WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd
Talk Title: Integrated Solutions for Advancing Oligonucleotide Drug Discovery
Jan E. Schnitzer
Oral Presentation
Jan E. Schnitzer
CEO & President
PRISM
Talk Title: Title to be Announced!
Thomas Caulfield
Oral Presentation
Thomas Caulfield
Founder/CEO
Digital Ether Computing
Talk Title: Title to be Announced!
Diane Joseph-McCarthy
Oral Presentation
Diane Joseph-McCarthy
Professor
Boston University
Talk Title: Title to be Announced!
Barry Morgan
Oral Presentation
Barry Morgan
Chief Scientific Officer
HitGen Inc.
Talk Title: 25 years of DNA-encoded Library Technology: A Personal Perspective
Shikha P. Barman
Oral Presentation
Shikha P. Barman
President & CEO
Integral BioSystems, LLC
Talk Title: Title to be Announced!
Yoko Ambrosini
Oral Presentation
Yoko Ambrosini
Assistant Professor
Washington State University
Talk Title: Title to be Announced!
Eugenia Trushina
Oral Presentation
Eugenia Trushina
Professor
Mayo Clinic
Talk Title: Title to be Announced!
Hu Yang
Oral Presentation
Hu Yang
Professor
Marquette University
Talk Title: Title to be Announced!
Ameer H. El-Afandi
Oral Presentation
Ameer H. El-Afandi
Assistant Professor
Medical College of Wisconsin
Talk Title: Title to be Announced!
Urszula Komarnicka
Oral Presentation
Urszula Komarnicka
Associate Professor
University of Wrocław
Talk Title: Title to be Announced!
Hoon-Ki Sung
Oral Presentation
Hoon-Ki Sung
Scientist
The Hospital for Sick Children
Talk Title: Title to be Announced!
Lahouaria Hadri
Oral Presentation
Lahouaria Hadri
Associate Professor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Talk Title: Innovative Targeted Therapy Approaches in Cardio-Pulmonary Disorders
Yuping Bao
Oral Presentation
Yuping Bao
Associate Professor
The University of Alabama
Talk Title: Transmembrane Proteins as Targets for Breast Cancer Drug Resistance
Jinbin Xu
Oral Presentation
Jinbin Xu
Associate Professor
Washington University School of Medicine
Talk Title: From PET Hot Spots to Multiomics: Challenges and Opportunities for Advanced Pharmaceutics
Girish Nallur
Oral Presentation
Girish Nallur
Founder/CEO
Vistara Bioscience
Talk Title: Targeted Peptide Interventions to Restore Proteostasis in Parkinson’s Disease
Robin Ketteler
Oral Presentation
Robin Ketteler
Professor
Medical School Berlin
Talk Title: Inhibition of Autophagy as Therapeutic Strategy in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Basil Golding
Oral Presentation
Basil Golding
Director, Office of Tissues & Advanced Therapies
CBER | US FDA
Talk Title: The Impact of Cognate Antigen on Antibody Distribution
William R. Kem
Oral Presentation
William R. Kem
Professor
University of Florida Health
Talk Title: The Alpha6Beta2 Nicotinic Receptor as a Preferred Target for Treating Tobacco Addiction
Michael E. Green
Oral Presentation
Michael E. Green
Professor Emeritus
The City College of New York
Talk Title: Water, Protons, and Gating the Kv1.2 and Shaker Potassium Ion Channels
Asmita Khanolkar
Oral Presentation
Asmita Khanolkar
Sr. Director
SMC Ltd
Talk Title: Developing Combination Products for the Evolving Therapeutic Drug-device Landscape
Shuiying Hu
Oral Presentation
Shuiying Hu
Associate Professor
The Ohio State University
Talk Title: Title to be Announced!
Ipek Suntar
Oral Presentation
Ipek Suntar
Professor
Gazi University
Talk Title: Title to be Announced!
Jienyu Ding
Oral Presentation
Jienyu Ding
Staff Scientist
The National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD
Talk Title: Bottom up Reconstitution of Integrin Based Focal Adhesion Machinery
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Oral Presentation
Gina D’Angelo
Statistical Science Director
AstraZeneca Gaithersburg, MD
Talk Title: From Discovery to Impact: Biomarkers Powering the Future of Precision Medicine
Philipp-Mews
Oral Presentation
Philipp Mews
Assistant Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Talk Title: Epigenetic Therapeutics for Addiction: Targeting ACSS2 to Reduce Relapse Vulnerability
Shari Price
Oral Presentation
Shari Price
Senior Principal Scientist
National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD
Talk Title: In vitro Cardiac Safety Assessments using New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in 2D and 3D Formats
Kenneth C Waterman
Special Talk
Kenneth C. Waterman
President
FreeThink Technologies, Inc. Branford, CT
Talk Title: The Accelerated Stability Assessment program (ASAP): using Science to Rapidly Set Drug Product Shelf Life for Small Molecules and Biologics
Kenneth C Waterman
Special Talk
Kumaraswamy Naidu Chitrala
Assistant Professor
University of Houston, Houston, TX
Talk Title: Title to be Announced!
Donald E. Ingber
Plenary
Donald E. Ingber
Founding Director & Core Faculty
Wyss Institute at Harvard University
Talk Title: Title to be Announced!
Paul A. Insel
Plenary
Paul A. Insel
Distinguished Professor
University of California
Talk Title: Title to be Announced!
Paul A. Insel
Virtual Plenary
Joseph wu
Professor
Stanford University
Talk Title: Title to be Announced!
Shourya Verma
Flashtalk
Shourya Verma
PhD Student
Purdue University West
Talk Title: Towards Multi-Modal Cellular Perturbation Modelling
Alp Tartici
Flashtalk
Alp Tartici
PhD Student
Stanford University
Talk Title: Generative Denoising AI Models for Structure Guided Biologics Engineering

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