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Short courses will be held on October 24th, 2026 at the KU School of Pharmacy. Speakers and their time schedules will be announced as the conference date nears.

Address
KU School of Pharmacy
2010 Becker Drive
Lawrence , Kansas 66047

Short Course 1: Vaccines and Immunotherapy

Organizers: Ming Zhao, University of Kansas; David Volkin, University of Kansas

Title
Ming Zhao, University of Kansas - Vaccine History and Development
David Volkin, University of Kansas - Vaccine Analytics and Formulation
Carlo Barnaba, University of Kansas - mAb Immunotherapy for Cancer
Hyunjoon Kim, University of Kansas - Novel Formulation and Delivery Systems for Cancer Immunotherapy

Short Course 2: Blood-Brain Barrier

Organizer: Gregory Knipp, Purdue University

Title
Gregory Knipp, Purdue University - TBD
Additional speaker TBD - TBD
Don Miller, University of Manitoba - TBD
William Elmquist, University of Minnesota - TBD

Short Course 3: Biologic Stability

Organizer: Christian Schöneich, University of Kansas

Title
Additional speaker TBD - TBD
Additional speaker TBD - TBD
Additional speaker TBD - TBD
Christian Schöneich, University of Kansas - TBD

Short Course 4: Peptide Formulation and Drug Delivery

Organizer: Michael Hageman, University of Kansas

Title
Michael Hageman, University of Kansas - TBD
Additional speaker TBD - TBD
Additional speaker TBD - TBD
Additional speaker TBD - TBD

Short Course 5: Computational / AI / ML Strategies in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Organizer: Hao Lou, University of Kansas

Title
Hao Lou, University of Kansas - TBD
Tonglei Li, Purdue University - TBD
Bodhisattwa Chaudhuri, University of Connecticut - TBD
Stephan Schmidt, University of Florida - TBD

Short Course 6: Lipid-Based Drug Delivery Systems

Organizer: Inayet Ellis, Gattefossé

Title
Na Li, University of Connecticut - Oral Drug Absorption Beyond the Solubility Limit: Role of Colloidal Drug Particles
Teresa Carvajal, Purdue University - Spray Drying for Lipid-Based Oral Delivery
Hovhannes Gukasyan, University of Southern California - Mechanistic Modeling of Lipid-Based Formulations
Inayet Ellis, Gattefossé USA - Fundamentals of LBDDs: Biopharmaceutics, Formulation Design, and Regulatory Considerations
Valérie Gaëlle Roullin, University of Montreal - Formulation Strategies for Lipid-Based Oral Drug Delivery