Affiliated Focus Groups

Excipients
Modified Release
Process Analytical Technology
Process Development
Sterile Products

Manufacturing Science & Engineering

The Manufacturing Science & Engineering (MSE) Section in composed of scientists and engineers interested and involved in the application and advancement of science and technology to the manufacture of pharmaceutical and pharmaceutically related products. It will provide a forum for exchange of information and networking between members and with members of allied Sections and organizations. Areas of specific interest include pharmaceutical product manufacturing (both investigational and commercial), quality assurance and engineering principles as applied to manufacturing, process optimization, scale-up and technology transfer, manufacturing technical support, and quality by design.

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The archived websites for the Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery (PDD) Section and the
Pharmaceutical Technologies (PT) Section are still available for access.

Chair
Vishal K. Gupta, Ph.D.
Covidien, Pharmaceutical R&D (formerly Tyco Healthcare/ Mallinckrodt)
Webster Groves, MO United States

Chair-Elect
Colleen E. Ruegger, Ph.D.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
East Hanover, NJ United States

Vice Chair
Mr. Mukund "Mike" Yelvigi
Wyeth Research
Basking Ridge, NJ UNITED STATES

Secretary/Treasurer
Dawn D. Downey, Ph.D
Patheon Pharmaceuticals Inc
Cincinnati, OH UNITED STATES

Past Chair
James E. Polli, Ph.D.
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Baltimore, MD United States

Annual Meeting Screeners Committee
Dr. Umang S. Shah
Solvay Pharmaceutical, Inc
Marietta, GA UNITED STATES

Annual Meeting Screeners Committee
Joseph P. Reo, Ph.D.
Schering-Plough Corporation
Lakeland, TN United States

Annual Meeting Program Committee
Mr. Mukund "Mike" Yelvigi
Wyeth Research
Basking Ridge, NJ UNITED STATES

Content Advisory Cmte
Karen A. Bossert, Ph.D.
Lyophilization Technology, Inc.
Ivyland, PA United States

Student/Postdoc Committee
Dr. Parag P. Budukh
Wegmans School of Pharmacy, St. John Fisher College
Rochester, NY UNITED STATES

Fellows Committee
Larry L. Augsburger, Ph.D.
University Of MarylandSchool of Pharmacy
Severna Park, MD UNITED STATES

Nominations Committee
Vishal K. Gupta, Ph.D.
Covidien, Pharmaceutical R&D (formerly Tyco Healthcare/ Mallinckrodt)
Webster Groves, MO United States

Program Coordination Committee
Mr. Mukund "Mike" Yelvigi
Wyeth Research
Basking Ridge, NJ UNITED STATES

Strategic Planning
Sharmista Chatterjee, Ph.D.
FDA/ONDQA
Silver Spring, MD UNITED STATES

Student Rep
Ms. Sonal Saluja
Mercer University
Atlanta, GA UNITED STATES

Communications Committee
Lynn Van Campen, Ph.D.
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Sch of Pharmacy
Fitchburg, WI United States

Member Strategic Oversight Committee
Christopher Ames, B.S.
Catalent Pharma Solutions
Somerset, NJ United States

Communications Committee
Susan D'Souza, Ph.D.
Sepracor
Marlborough, MA UNITED STATES

Webmasters Committee
Sanjay G. Gayakwad
Azopharma Contract Pharmaceutical Services
Davie, FL United States

Executive Council Liaison
Robert G. Bell, Ph.D.
Drug & Biotechnology Development, LLC
Clearwater, FL United States

Staff Liaison
Maureen E. Downs
AAPS
Arlington, VA

Excipients Focus Group
Brian AC Carlin, Ph.D.
FMC BioPolymer
Princeton, NJ

Modified Release Focus Group
Joseph P. Reo, Ph.D.
Schering-Plough Corporation
Lakeland, TN United States

Process Analytical Technology Focus Group
Shilpa S. Thosar, Ph.D., RAC
Takeda Global Research and Development
Lake Forest, IL United States

Process Development Focus Group
Richard O. Mannion, Ph.D.
Purdue Pharma
Cranbury, NJ UNITED STATES

Sterile Products Focus Group
Qiang Ye, Ph.D.
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
San Diego, CA

Sterile Products Focus Group
Lavinia Marina Lewis, Ph.D.
Pfizer
Chesterfield, MO United States