South Asian Chapter of American
College of Clinical Pharmacology
Mission statement
To advance teaching, research and service
functions of the discipline of Clinical
Pharmacology.
SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON,
“Drug Discovery & Development-South
Asian Perspective”
4th and 5th October 2008, Mumbai, India.
Organized by,
South Asian Chapter of American College of
Clinical Pharmacology &
Department of Clinical Pharmacology,
New MS Building, 1st Floor,
Seth G S Medical College and KEM Hospital,
Parel, Mumbai – 400012, India
In collaboration with
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences,
Nashik, India.
Conference dates and venue:
4-5 October 2008 (Saturday and Sunday)
Pherozeshah Mehta Hall, University of Mumbai,
Kalina Campus, Santacruz, West, Mumbai 400098.
Email for correspondence: accp2008@rediffmail.com
Invitation
Members of Advisory Committee:
Dear Colleague, Dr. Mrudula Phadke
Vice-Chancellor, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences
It gives us great pleasure to invite you to the 2nd Dr. Vijay Khole
International Conference on “Drug Discovery Vice-Chancellor, Mumbai University
Dr. Surinder Singh
& Development-South Asian Perspective” to Drugs Controller General of India
be held on 4-5th October 2008 in Mumbai, India. Dr. R K Srivastava
The meeting will include guest lectures, invited Director General of Health Services, New Delhi
papers, oral and poster presentations, award Dr. M K Bhan
papers, free papers and panel discussions. Secretary, Dept. of Biotechnology, Govt. of India
Experts from India, Southern countries etc., will Dr.S.K. Bhattacharya
give guest lectures and share their experiences. Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi
The conference will be beneficial for those Dr. K Weerasuriya
WHO-South East Asia, Regional office Regional Adviser
actively involved in Drug Discovery and
Development, Pharmacologists and Clinical Dr. M E Yeolekar
Pharmacology (budding student scientists, Director- Medical Education and Research , Seth G S Medical College
and KEM Hospital, Mumbai
academicians, physicians, pharmacists, those
working in pharmaceutical industry, government Dr. Sanjay Oak
Dean, TNMC and B Y L Nair Hospital
agencies, contract research organizations and
regulatory bodies). Dr. Sandhya Kamath
Dean, LTMMC and LTMG Hospital
Dr. B.M. Sabnis
I invite you all to actively contribute and Dean, GMC and JJ Hospital
participate in the conference and make it a
memorable event.
Dr. (Mrs) N A Kshirsagar
President - South Asian Chapter of ACCP
Ex - Director (ME &H) Dean (G & K)
Emeritus Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacology,
Seth G S Medical College and KEM Hospital
Parel, Mumbai – 400012, India
Director Professor, Depts. of Infectious Diseases &
Interdisciplinary Research,
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik.
 Day 1: Saturday, 4th October 2008 Registration Form
Local organizing Committee:-
President: Surname: ………………………………………….
Dr. Nilima Kshirsagar Session 1 First Name: ………………………………………..
Vice-Presidents: Institution/Company: ……………………………...
Pharmacovigilance
Dr. Sudeshna Dalvi Department: ……………………………………….
Dr. Nithya Gogtay Address for correspondence: ……………………...
Session 2
Organizing Secretaries: ……………………………………………………..
Dr.Manoj Jadhav Advances in Phytopharmaceuticals City ………………… Pin code …………………..
Mr.Vishal Shinde Country …………….. Phone No………………….
Scientific program: Session 3 Fax …………………. E-mail …………………….
Chairman:- Dr. Ashok Vaidya
Dr. Arun Bhatt Nanotechnology and nanomedicine Registration fees:
Dr. Jaideep Gogtay  Indian delegates:
Dr. Nirmala Rege *Student delegates from academia – Rs.1800/-
Dr. Viraj Rajadhyaksha Other delegates – Rs. 2700/-
Dr. Sanish Davis *Permission from Head of Department should be attached
Dr. Preeti D’costa
Day 2: Sunday, 5th October 2008
 Foreign delegates:
Mr. Balkrishna Swar
Student delegates from academia – 55 $ USD
Other delegates – 80 $ USD
Reception and Hospitality:
Mr.Prashant Kadam, Ms.Shraddha Anvikar Session 4
Demand draft should be drawn in favor of “South Asian
Local Arrangement:-
Chapter of American College of Clinical Pharmacology”
Mr. Nitin Mali, Ms.Mitali Bandekar Drugs for pediatric population
payable at Mumbai.
Registration:-
Ms. Swapanali Kapileshwar, Ms. Meenal Ramdas Session 5 Please mention: DD number……………………
Finance:- Amount………………….. Date……………………
Ms. Shraddha Parab, Ms. Pooja Chheda Pharmacogenetics Drawn on …………………. Bank.

Key Speakers: Session 6 Registration (from 1st October 2008)

Dr. Chandrashekar Potkar, Director Clinical Services,
Pfizer Ltd. Mumbai.
Dr. David Lehmann, Regent ACCP, New York, USA
Dr. G. Samadhanam, Advisor, Department of Science and
Technology, New Delhi.
Dr. K Weerasuriya, WHO-South East Asia, Regional
office Regional Adviser, New Delhi
Dr. P.Ramarao, Director, National Institute of
Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali,
Chandigarh.
Dr. Robin Ferner, Director, West Midlands Center for
ADR, Monitoring, Birmingham, UK
Dr. Shoibal Mukherjee, Director, Clinical Research,
Ranbaxy DaichiiSanko, Ltd. Gurgaon .
Dr. T S Rao, Advisor, Department of Biotechnology, New
Delhi
Development of Clinical Pharmacology
Submission of Abstracts:-
All abstracts can be submitted via e-mail:
accp2008@rediffmail.com Abstracts should not exceed
250 words. Please indicate clearly whether you intend to
present the paper at oral/poster session. The abstract
should contain title, authors, address of institution, aims,
objectives, brief methodology, results and conclusion.
The abstract should be structured. The final decision to
accept the paper for the award session will be made by
the chairman of the Scientific Committee. The last date
for submission of papers is 10th September 2008.
For student delegate:-Rs. 2000/-, For others:-Rs.3200/
(Letter from Head of department essential for students)
Foreign delegates can make payment through wire
transfer to:
“South Asian Chapter of American College of Clinical
Pharmacology”, Account No. ……………..
Canara Bank, Parel branch, Shishu Mandir Lane,
Mumbai-400 012, India.
Please mail to,
CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT,
Department of Clinical Pharmacology,
New MS Building, 1st floor,
Seth G S Medical College and KEM Hospital,
Parel, Mumbai-400 012, India. OR
Send online registration form to:
accp2008@rediffmail.com
**Photocopy of the form can be used