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Uganda Chapter Webinar: Understanding ADME Using Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modelling

24 June 20254:00 PM – 5:00 PM EAT (1h) About the speaker Dr. Ian Haworth is Vice Chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Mann USC School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. He received his PhD in Physical Organic Chemistry from the University of Liverpool, UK, and then spent three years as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Oxford, UK, before joining USC in 1992. Dr. Haworth has a major role in teaching of medicinal chemistry and biopharmaceutics in the PharmD, PhD and Masters programs at USC, and he has lectured and taught courses on this content worldwide. Dr. Haworth’s research work lies at the interface of chemistry, biochemistry, and computational research in pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics. This work involves development and utilization of algorithms for prediction of ligand-protein interactions, coupled with methodology for pharmacokinetic simulations. Dr. Haworth’s laboratory has published over 100 scientific articles on this work. Current projects include examining the relationship of affinity with solvation at drug- protein interfaces; exploration of parameters used in PBPK modeling; and use of molecular informatics and AI for prediction of molecular properties. About this series Sharing knowledge, presenting advances and discussing best practices in pharmacometrics, featuring locally-relevant case studies in application of PBPK and pop-PK Who should attend: Anyone interested in learning how pharmacometrics helps to enable safe and effective use of medication Cost: Totally Free –

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Upcoming Webinar: Building and Implementing PBPK Models – Final Walkthrough

Register Here Wednesday, 25 June 202514:00 West African Time Agenda: About this Series The Pharmacometrics Africa (Nigeria Chapter) Webinar Series is designed to provide a structured learning experience on PBPK and Population Pharmacokinetics. The series will guide participants through fundamental concepts, model development, and real-world applications. Who Should Attend? Anyone interested in learning the fundamentals of pharmacometrics and its application in medication therapy: Academics, Researchers, Postgraduate students, and Undergraduate students.

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Reflections on the 2025 MPRINT Conference

The digital age has transformed how we learn, network and connect with colleagues and collaborators around the world. The Annual MPRINT (Maternal Pediatric Precision in Therapeutics Hub) 2025 conference, that took place from the 13th of May 2025 to the 25th of May 2025, demonstrated how powerful virtual collaboration can be. Hosted virtually by the MPRINT team, participants came from all over the globe. The team from the Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), led by Prof. Catriona Waitt (Principal Investigator, MILK-PBPK) and two PhD scholars – Davies Otieno and Joshua Kiptoo logged in from Kampala, Uganda and the 7-hour time difference did not deter us from participating in this important event.  The virtual conference was officially kicked off by a statement by Prof. Sara K. Quinney, who, apart from setting the tone for the rest of the conference, introduced an innovative way for participants to interact as the conference went on: a shared google document where we could add comments, questions and interact as the speakers shared insights on various topics revolving around fetomaternal therapeutics. A key take-home message from the first day emphasized the importance of predicting medication exposure to the infant—rather than waiting to measure actual drug concentrations—especially when long-term effects are not known. Proactively modeling exposure helps identify risks before irreversible harm occurs, enabling timely adjustments to maternal dosing or neonatal monitoring protocols. This approach could safeguard vulnerable infants in cases where delayed measurement could mean missing a window to mitigate metabolic disruptions, as demonstrated by altered infant gut microbiome after medication

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Watch: Causal Models to Support Better Decisions in Drug Development: PBPK/QSP II

Recorded: 20 May 20254pm EAT / 3pm CEST (1h) Causal Models to Support Better Decisions in Drug Development: PBPK/QSP II About the SpeakerJim Bosley, PhD has spent over 20 years advancing systems biology modeling and advocating its adoption in pharmaceutical research. Prior to joining Nova In Silico he founded and ran a systems biology modeling consulting company, Clermont, Bosley LLC, serving major pharma/biotech. Prior to this, Jim started the modeling practice at Rosa & Co. building the group from one to ten principals, with the title of Vice President of Modeling and Simulation. We was Sr. Director of Software Products for Pharsight (now a Certara company), as a Consulting Engineer for Entelos and as a Senior Engineer in DuPont’s BioChemical Science and Engineering group. He has written several articles and book chapters on QSP modeling. Jim holds a PhD (Chem. E.) from the University of Texas at Austin, an MSc (E.E.) from the University of California-Irvine, and a BSc (Chem. E.) from the University of Wisconsin. He has taught courses, and is an affiliated faculty member, at the University of Delaware. As SVP Modeling and Simulation, Jim is supporting Nova In Silico’s expert modelers and programmers with both an understanding of the current state of the art technology, but also with innovative modeling ideas. About this series Sharing knowledge, presenting advances and discussing best practices in pharmacometrics, featuring locally-relevant case studies in application of PBPK and pop-PK Who should attend: Anyone interested in learning how pharmacometrics helps to enable safe

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Research Paper: Intracellular Penetration of Atazanavir, Ritonavir and Dolutegravir With Concomitant Rifampicin: A Dose Escalation Study

Read the full paper here Abstract: Ritonavir-boosted atazanavir is a victim of drug–drug interaction with rifampicin. In a recent dose escalation clinical trial, we showed that increasing atazanavir/ritonavir to 300/100mg b.i.d. compensates for reduced drug exposure in plasma due to rifampicin, but the intracellular effects remained unexplored. This sub-study investigated the intracellular penetration of atazanavir/ritonavir and dolutegravir into peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC).

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PMX Africa: Nigeria – Fundamentals of PBPK Modelling – April 2025 Webinar Recording now available

Recorded: Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 14:00 West African Time Last month, we had an introduction to pharmacometrics. Join us as we continue our discussion on PBPK modelling. This webinar will cover components of PBPK models, data requirements, and an introduction to PBPK modelling software. Important Prerequisite: Install the PKSIM software using the provided installation instructions. About this Series The Pharmacometrics Africa (Nigeria Chapter) Webinar Series is designed to provide a structured learning experience on PBPK and Population Pharmacokinetics. The series will guide participants through fundamental concepts, model development, and real-world applications. Who Should Attend? Anyone interested in learning the fundamentals of pharmacometrics and its application in medication therapy: Academics, Researchers, Postgraduate students, and Undergraduate students. About the Speaker Babajide ShenkoyaBabajide holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree and a Master’s in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from Obafemi Awolowo University, where he focused on statistical and computational methods at the Translational Pharmacokinetic Research Group. He is currently a Doctoral candidate at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. His research interests include applying quantitative approaches, particularly pharmacometric techniques such as non-compartmental analysis (NCA), population pharmacokinetics (popPK), pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD), physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling, and clinical trial simulations (CTS), to address critical questions in clinical practice and drug development.

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Pharmacometrics Africa Tunisia Chapter participe à l’atelier FPITunis2025

Les membres du chapitre tunisien de Pharmacometrics Africa ont participé au récent atelier intitulé “Pharmacometrics : Toward Therapeutic Expertise and a Dynamic R&D Ecosystem to Create Opportunities in Africa”, qui s’est tenu à FPITunis2025. L’événement a servi de plateforme pour partager des perspectives sur l’utilisation de la modélisation et de l’analyse basées sur les données dans le développement de médicaments et l’optimisation thérapeutique à travers l’Afrique. Nour Chitba a présenté une session intitulée « Introduction à la pharmacométrie », au cours de laquelle elle a exposé les principes fondamentaux de cette discipline quantitative. La pharmacométrie applique la modélisation mathématique et statistique pour décrire et prédire la pharmacocinétique (PK) et la pharmacodynamique (PD) des médicaments. La présentation a porté sur des méthodologies clés telles que l’analyse non compartimentale (ANC), la pharmacocinétique des populations (PopPK) et la pharmacocinétique basée sur la physiologie (PBPK). Dans son exposé, le Dr Chitba a mis l’accent sur l’utilisation de la pharmacométrie au-delà de la pratique clinique, notamment dans la prise de décision réglementaire par le biais du développement de médicaments fondé sur des modèles (Model-Informed Drug Development, MIDD) et dans les soins personnalisés par le biais du dosage de précision fondé sur des modèles (Model-Informed Precision Dosing, MIPD). Elle a également expliqué comment l’intelligence artificielle élargit les capacités de la modélisation pharmacométrique, avec la possibilité d’adapter les thérapies aux besoins spécifiques et à la diversité génétique des populations africaines. À propos de sa présentation, le Dr Chitba a fait remarquer : “La pharmacocinétique n’était qu’un concept

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Upcoming Webinar: Building and Implementing PBPK Models

Register Here Wednesday, 28 May 202514:00 West African Time Agenda: About this Series The Pharmacometrics Africa (Nigeria Chapter) Webinar Series is designed to provide a structured learning experience on PBPK and Population Pharmacokinetics. The series will guide participants through fundamental concepts, model development, and real-world applications. Who Should Attend? Anyone interested in learning the fundamentals of pharmacometrics and its application in medication therapy: Academics, Researchers, Postgraduate students, and Undergraduate students.

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[Webinar Series: Uganda Chapter] Causal Models to Support Better Decisions in Drug Development: PBPK/QSP, Part II

20 May 20254:00 PM – 5:00 PM EAT (1h) Register here About the speaker Jim Bosley, PhD has spent over 20 years advancing systems biology modeling and advocating its adoption in pharmaceutical research. Prior to joining Nova In Silico he founded and ran a systems biology modeling consulting company, Clermont, Bosley LLC, serving major pharma/biotech. Prior to this, Jim started the modeling practice at Rosa & Co. building the group from one to ten principals, with the title of Vice President of Modeling and Simulation.  We was Sr. Director of Software Products for Pharsight (now a Certara company), as a Consulting Engineer for Entelos and as a Senior Engineer in DuPont’s BioChemical Science and Engineering group. He has written several articles and book chapters on QSP modeling. Jim holds a PhD (Chem. E.) from the University of Texas at Austin, an MSc (E.E.) from the University of California-Irvine, and a BSc (Chem. E.) from the University of Wisconsin. He has taught courses, and is an affiliated faculty member, at the University of Delaware. As SVP Modeling and Simulation, Jim is supporting Nova In Silico’s expert modelers and programmers with both an understanding of the current state of the art technology, but also with innovative modeling ideas. About this series Sharing knowledge, presenting advances and discussing best practices in pharmacometrics, featuring locally-relevant case studies in application of PBPK and pop-PK Who should attend: Anyone interested in learning how pharmacometrics helps to enable safe and effective use of medication Cost: Totally Free –

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Nigeria Chapter Members Selected for High-Impact Learning Opportunities in Pharmacometrics and Clinical Pharmacology

The Nigeria Chapter of Pharmacometrics is pleased to highlight a significant step forward in the development of our local pharmacometrics capacity. Two of our members—Jacinta Nwogu-Attah and Babatunde Adeagbo—are embarking on enriching professional development journeys that promise to strengthen our collective expertise and impact. Advancing Skills Through Global Exposure Jacinta Nwogu-Attah has been selected as one of three inaugural fellows for the Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF)-Genentech/Roche Research Development Fellowship. This opportunity will allow her to join the Clinical Pharmacology team at the cutting-edge Genentech laboratory in San Francisco, California. During her time at Genentech, Jacinta will work on a range of advanced pharmacometrics modelling projects, spanning pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD), and physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modelling. This is more than an international experience; it is a focused opportunity to acquire technical skills that will directly contribute to strengthening research and application capacity within our Nigerian pharmacometrics community. Jacinta has expressed her commitment to leveraging this opportunity to support knowledge transfer and collaborative projects upon her return—an inspiring example of how global exposure can serve local development. Growing Capacity Through Professional Engagement In a similar spirit of growth, Babatunde Adeagbo has been awarded the Low and Middle-Income Country (LMIC) Award from the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT). This award supports including researchers from underrepresented regions in global pharmacology dialogues, offering Babatunde access to training, mentorship, and scientific exchange at the highest levels. His participation will provide valuable insights into international trends in clinical pharmacology while reinforcing approaches

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