Program
9:00AM-9:15AM: Registration.
9:15AM-9:20AM: Opening remarks.
Chair:
James Colaianne, Johnson & Johnson.
9:20AM-10:00AM: Key Note Speaker.
William DuMouchel, Lincoln Technologies.
"Data Mining for Drug-Adverse Event Associations."
10:15AM-11:45PM: Session II: Data mining applications to Safety
Jose Alvir, Ha Nguyen, Frank Caridi, Pfizer Inc. J. Cabrera, Rutgers.
"A new data mining paradigm for Biopharmaceutical data"
Lawrence Gould, Merck Research Laboratories.
"Detecting Potential Safety Issues in Clinical Trials by Bayesian Screening"
11:45PM-1:15PM: Lunch Break
1:15PM-2:45PM: Session III: Biomarkers Validation, Translational Medicine
Chair: Edith Zang, Eisai Inc.
Michael Ochs, Johns Hopkins University.
"Measuring Signaling Activity in Cancer Cells from Microarray Data"
Rebecka Jornsten, Rutgers University.
"Simultaneous Model Selection via Rate-Distortion Theory, with Applications
to Clustering and Significance Analysis of Gene Expression Data"
Peggy H. Wong, Merck Research Laboratories
"Statistical challenges in Utilizing Gene Expression and Genetics in Biomarker Research".
3:15PM-4:45PM: Session IV: Interim Analysis, Adaptive designs.
Interim Analysis, Adaptive designs
Zhenming Shun, Sanofi-Adventis Inc.
"Interim treatment selection using normal approximation in clinical trials".
Keaven Anderson, Merck Inc, Qin Liu,Johnson & Johnson PRD
"On Adaptive Extensions of Group Sequential
Trials"
Jeff Maca, Novartis Inc.
4:45PM-6:00PM: Reception.
The wine and cheese reception will
provide a great opportunity for further interaction.
Additional Information
1. Registration.
There is no registration fee. To facilitate planning for this event
participants are required to register on line by Feb 15.
2. Driving directions and parking
3. Organizing committee
Rutgers members:
Javier Cabrera (chair),
Email: cabrera@stat.rutgers.edu
John Kolassa,
Email: kolassa@stat.rutgers.edu
Regina Liu,
Email: rliu@stat.rutgers.edu
Bill Strawderman,
Email: straw@stat.rutgers.edu
Industry members:
Caridi, Frank, Pfizer Inc.
Email: Frank.Caridi@pfizer.com
James Colaianne, JnJ PRD
Email: JColaian@PRDUS.JNJ.COM
Vladimir Dragalin, Wyeth Inc.
Email: dragalv@wyeth.com
Mani Lakshminarayanan, Merck Inc.
Email: mani_lakshminarayanan@merck.com
Jose Pinheiro, Novartis Inc.
Email: jose.pinheiro@novartis.com
Hui Quan, Sanofi-Aventis Inc.
Email: Hui.Quan@sanofi-aventis.com
Edith Zang, Eisai Inc.
Email: Edith_Zang@Eisai.com
4. Conference coordinator.
Marcy Collins.
Email: collins@stat.rutgers.edu
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