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Feb 20, 2025, 11am EST

The Tufts CSDD postgraduate course in clinical pharmacology, drug development, and regulation is the longest-running professional development program in the biopharma space. Now in its 52nd year, this unique annual course prepares both new and experienced drug developers, regulators, policy makers, clinical investigators, and academic researchers for success in the life sciences sector. Thousands of drug development professionals are alumni of this prestigious one-of-a-kind program. Top speakers from industry, academia, and the FDA share their expertise to create a highly stimulating and rewarding learning environment.

Location Details: Virtual event via Zoom
Open to Public: No
Primary Audience(s): Faculty, Postdoctoral Fellows, Staff, Students (Graduate)
Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium, Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk
Subject: Career Development, Health/Wellness, Innovation, Medicine, Science
Event Sponsor Details: Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development
Event Contact Name: Sarah Wrobel
Event Contact Email: sarah.wrobel@tufts.edu
RSVP Information: secure.touchnet.net…
More info: csdd.tufts.edu…

Feb 13, 2025, 11am EST

The Tufts CSDD postgraduate course in clinical pharmacology, drug development, and regulation is the longest-running professional development program in the biopharma space. Now in its 52nd year, this unique annual course prepares both new and experienced drug developers, regulators, policy makers, clinical investigators, and academic researchers for success in the life sciences sector. Thousands of drug development professionals are alumni of this prestigious one-of-a-kind program. Top speakers from industry, academia, and the FDA share their expertise to create a highly stimulating and rewarding learning environment.

Location Details: Virtual event via Zoom
Open to Public: No
Primary Audience(s): Faculty, Postdoctoral Fellows, Staff, Students (Graduate)
Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium, Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk
Subject: Career Development, Health/Wellness, Innovation, Medicine, Science
Event Sponsor Details: Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development
Event Contact Name: Sarah Wrobel
Event Contact Email: sarah.wrobel@tufts.edu
RSVP Information: secure.touchnet.net…
More info: csdd.tufts.edu…

Feb 6, 2025, 11am EST

The Tufts CSDD postgraduate course in clinical pharmacology, drug development, and regulation is the longest-running professional development program in the biopharma space. Now in its 52nd year, this unique annual course prepares both new and experienced drug developers, regulators, policy makers, clinical investigators, and academic researchers for success in the life sciences sector. Thousands of drug development professionals are alumni of this prestigious one-of-a-kind program. Top speakers from industry, academia, and the FDA share their expertise to create a highly stimulating and rewarding learning environment.

Location Details: Virtual event via Zoom
Open to Public: No
Primary Audience(s): Faculty, Postdoctoral Fellows, Staff, Students (Graduate)
Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium, Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk
Subject: Career Development, Health/Wellness, Innovation, Medicine, Science
Event Sponsor Details: Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development
Event Contact Name: Sarah Wrobel
Event Contact Email: sarah.wrobel@tufts.edu
RSVP Information: secure.touchnet.net…
More info: csdd.tufts.edu…

Jan 30, 2025, 11am EST

The Tufts CSDD postgraduate course in clinical pharmacology, drug development, and regulation is the longest-running professional development program in the biopharma space. Now in its 52nd year, this unique annual course prepares both new and experienced drug developers, regulators, policy makers, clinical investigators, and academic researchers for success in the life sciences sector. Thousands of drug development professionals are alumni of this prestigious one-of-a-kind program. Top speakers from industry, academia, and the FDA share their expertise to create a highly stimulating and rewarding learning environment.

Location Details: Virtual event via Zoom
Open to Public: No
Primary Audience(s): Faculty, Postdoctoral Fellows, Staff, Students (Graduate)
Event Type: Conference/Panel Event/Symposium, Lecture/Presentation/Seminar/Talk
Subject: Career Development, Health/Wellness, Innovation, Medicine, Science
Event Sponsor Details: Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development
Event Contact Name: Sarah Wrobel
Event Contact Email: sarah.wrobel@tufts.edu
RSVP Information: secure.touchnet.net…
More info: csdd.tufts.edu…

Dr. Alejandro Armellini is a Learning Technologist in the Unit for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching, at the University of Kent. He holds a Master in Education (Educational Technology and TESOL) from the University of Manchester and a PhD in Language Studies from Canterbury Christ Church University College. He has worked extensively in the fields of teacher development, open and distance education, educational technology and e-learning, as well as educational research methods, both in the UK and in Uruguay. He has also managed projects co-funded by the Inter-American Development Bank and ORT Uruguay University. He has taught at BA, Diploma and Master's levels in the UK and Latin America. His current activities include (a) Implementation of the university's e-learning strategy Responsibility for development and (b) delivery of the Learning Technology module within the PGCHE WebCT administration and staff development. Alejandro Armellini gave a plenary talk on E-learning: The Strategy Continuum.

Professor David Melville began his career as a lecturer in Physics at The University of Southampton and carried out research on magnetism and magnetic materials as well as bio and medical physics. He served on and was chairman of a number of research councils and Higher Education Funding Council Committees. David Melville went on to become Vice Rector of Lancashire Polytechnic and Vice-Chancellor Middlesex University. During this period he also served as Vice-Chairman of the Committee for Vice-Chancellors and Principals (now Universities UK) and Chairman of its Longer Term Strategy Group. In 1996 he became Chief Executive of the Further Education Funding Council. In this role he was responsible to Parliament for the allocation of funding of over #3 billion per annum to the further education sector. He was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kent at Canterbury in September 2001. He was educated at Sheffield and Columbia Universities and has Honorary Degrees from Sheffield, Middlesex, Derby and Southampton Universities. He was made a CBE for services to education in 2001. Professor Melville gave the opening keynote plenary talk on The Web Of Higher And Further Education: How To Deal With The Spiders.

Brian Kelly is UK Web Focus - a JISC-funded post which provides advice and support to the UK Higher and Further Education communities on Web issues. Brian is based at UKOLN. Brian has been chair of the organising committees for the Institutional Web Management Workshop series since he established the event in 1997. Brian's interests include Web standards, technical architectures for Web services and innovative Web developments. Brian is chair of the Programme Committee and a member of the Organising Committee.

Dec 3, 2024, 4pm EST

We’re thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for you to make your voice heard as we embark on the ELEVATE initiative—a transformative, multi-year campaign aimed at advancing institutional inclusive excellence across Tufts. Join us to share your thoughts and perspectives as it relates to advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and access (DEIJA) at Tufts.

Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus
Open to Public: No
Primary Audience(s): Alumni and Friends, Faculty, Parents, Postdoctoral Fellows, Staff, Students (Graduate), Students (Postdoctoral), Students (Undergraduate)
Event Type: Community Engagement
Subject: Diversity/Identity/Inclusive Excellence
Event Sponsor Details: Office of the Vice Provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence (IIE)
Event Contact Email: elevate@tufts.edu
RSVP Information: docs.google.com…
More info: diversity.tufts.edu…