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Conference: ASCPT 2026 Annual Meeting

Date: March 4 - 6, 2026

Location: Denver, CO

Innovator Sponsor

Certara is a proud Innovator Partner of this year’s 2026 ASCPT Annual Meeting

This partnership reflects our unwavering commitment to advancing clinical pharmacology, model-informed drug development, and regulatory science.

Join us at ASCPT 2026 as we showcase our scientific leadership through impactful presentations, posters, and abstracts spanning multiple therapeutic areas and disciplines. From cutting-edge research to real-world applications, discover how Certara’s experts are shaping the future of drug development.

Stay tuned for upcoming Certara insights and expertise showcased at this year’s annual meeting!

Where to hear Certara insights and expertise

Thursday, March 5, 9:15am-11:45am MST
Exceptional and Not the Exception: Innovation and Rigor in Maternal Pharmacotherapeutics Research

Location: Aurora Ballroom D

Chair: Rupsa C. Boelig, MD (she/her/hers) – Thomas Jefferson University
Chair: Edwin Lam, PharmD (he/him/his) – Biogen
Speaker: Jonathan Cherry, N/A (he/him/his) – March of Dimes
Speaker: Elimika Fletcher, PharmD, PhD (she/her/hers) – U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Speaker: Karen Rowland Yeo, PhD (she/her/hers) – Certara UK Ltd
Speaker: Ananth Kammala, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Texas Medical Branch
Speaker: Laura Bozzi, MS, PhD (she/her/hers) – Johnson & Johnson

Thursday, March 5, 12:15pm-1:15pm MST
Certara Learning Lab – Lunch & Learn

Additional details coming soon

Thursday, March 5, 1:15pm-3:30pm MST
Advancing Pharmacoequity in Pediatric Drug Development: Addressing Challenges and Innovating Solutions for Equitable Access

Location: Aurora Ballroom C

Chair: Antoinette Ajavon-Hartmann, PhD – Director, Clinical Pharmacology, Bristol Myers Squibb
Chair: Praneeth Jarugula, PharmD (he/him/his) – Associate Director, Clinical Pharmacology, Bristol Myers Squibb
Speaker: Tamorah Lewis, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Division Head, Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology, The Hospital for Sick Children
Speaker: Susan Abdel-Rahman, PharmD – Health Data Synthesis Institute
Speaker: Amy Cheung, PhD (she/her/hers) – Vice President, Certara

Thursday, March 5, 4:00pm-4:45pm MST
Featured Speaker – Eric Chun Yong Chan

Location: Aurora Ballroom A

Featured Speaker: Eric Chun Yong Chan, PhD (he/him/his) – National University of Singapore
Chair: Karen Rowland Yeo, PhD (she/her/hers) – Certara UK Ltd

Thursday, March 5, 7:00pm-9:00pm MST
Certara-Hosted Cocktail Reception

Please contact: marcela.aleman@certara to request an invitation or for any questions.

Friday, March 6, 8:15am-9:00am MST
Featured Speaker - Rajesh Krishna

Location: Aurora Ballroom A

Featured Speaker: Rajesh Krishna, MBA, PhD – Certara
Chair: Sandra A.G Visser, PhD (she/her/hers) – Quantivis LLC, ASCPT President

Friday, March 6, 1:30pm-3:30pm MST
Pharmacoequity in Global Health: Advancing Equitable Access to Preventive Vaccines, Prophylactics, and Gene Therapies for All Populations

Location: Aurora Ballroom C

Chair: Amy Cheung, PhD (she/her/hers) – Vice President, Certara
Chair: Jeff S. Barrett, PhD (he/him/his) – Vice-President, Clinical Pharmacology & Quantitative Science, Genmab Pharmaceuticals
Speaker: Flora Musuamba, PhD – Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products
Speaker: James WT Yates, BSc, PhD (he/him/his) – GSK
Speaker: Yu-Wei Lin, PhD (he/him/his) – Co-Director of MTCPG, University of Malaya, Adjunct Researcher, Monash University, Associate Director, Certara, Monash University
Speaker: Lionel Tan, MBBS. FRCP. PhD. DTM&H – Medicine Development Lead, Paediatric HIV, ViiV Healthcare
Speaker: Piet H. van der Graaf, PharmD, PhD – Senior Vice President and Professor of Systems Pharmacology, Certara

Friday, March 6, 1:30pm-5:30pm MST
Deciding Together: An Interactive Workshop on Integrating Evidence for Compatible Medicine Use During Lactation

Location: Crest 4

Chair: Xian Pan, PhD (she/her/hers) – Certara UK Ltd
Chair: Kristin Bigos, PhD – Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Speaker: Andrew M. Novick, MD, PhD – University of Colorado
Speaker: Andrew S. Bulter, BSc, MSc, PhD (he/him/his) – Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
Speaker: Jacqueline Gerhart, MBA, MS, PhD (she/her/hers) – Pfizer
Speaker: Lisa Almond, PhD (she/her/hers) – Certara UK
Speaker: Brian M. Cicali, MS, PhD – University of Florida

Posters

Poster Session II: Thursday, March 5, 2026, 5-7pm
Poster #: PII-111
Understanding Post-Marketing Requirements and Commitments for CYP3A-Mediated Drug-Drug Interactions: An Analysis of FDA-Approved Drugs from 2015 to 2024

Presenting Author: Jingjing Yu

This poster was awarded a top poster ribbon.

Poster Session I: Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 5-7pm
Poster #: PI-111
An Evidence-Based Approach for Managing DDI Risk for Patients in Clinical Trials

Presenting Author: Katie Owens

Poster Session II: Thursday, March 5, 2026, 5-7pm
Poster #: PII-110
Translating PD changes from healthy volunteers to phenylketonuria patients for MZE782 using a mechanistic PK PD model

Presenting Author: Bhabuk Koirala

This abstract was also selected for a 10-min oral presentation occurring Thursday, March 5, 2026, 4-5pm.

Poster Session II: Thursday, March 5, 2026, 5-7pm
Poster #: PII-109
Quantitative systems pharmacology model of a targeted radiotherapy to inform a target candidate profile and aid in early decision-making

Presenting Author: Sarah Minucci

Poster Session I: Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 5-7pm
Poster #: PI-102
Identification and Integration of Available Systems Data to Develop a Virtual American Indian/Alaska Native Population

Presenting Authors: Lisa Almond and Laura Shireman

This poster was awarded a top poster ribbon.

Poster Session I: Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 5-7pm
Poster #: LB-010
Investigating the Human Ocular Exposure of Ciprofloxacin via Oral and Intravenous Administration Using a Mechanistic Ocular PBPK Model

Presenting Authors: Bryan Holland

Poster Session II: Thursday, March 5, 2026, 5-7pm
Poster #: PII-084
Predicting Docetaxel-induced Neutropenia Using a Physiologically-based Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Model

Presenting Authors: Mailys De Sousa Mendes

This poster was awarded a top poster ribbon.