
CDNM Systems Pharmacology Symposium
July 23rd, 2025, 8 AM to 1 PM EST
5th Floor Conference Room, 181 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA
The CDNM Systems Pharmacology Symposium, sponsored by the CDNM Systems Pharmacology Consortium, will bring together senior and junior investigators from diverse fields to discuss important topics in using systems biology and network approaches to identify drug effects and adverse events. The senior investigators are luminaries in their field, as are the panelists. The junior investigators are innovators in their field and will present their work. The symposium will be hybrid format and registration is free, as is lunch for those who attend in-person. The agenda is below.
Registration form: https://forms.gle/8BtMjekN31P2gmAU6
AGENDA
Welcome and Keynote 1
7:45 – 8:00 AM
Coffee and Welcome
8:00 – 8:10 AM
Introduction to the Symposium
Matthew Moll, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
8:10 – 8:50 AM
Keynote 1
Joseph Loscalzo, M.D., Ph.D., Hersey Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician-in-Chief Emeritus, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Presentation Title: “Systems and Network Approaches to Drug Target Identification”
8:50 – 9:00 AM
Break
Junior Investigator Talks
9:00 – 9:15 AM
Margherita De Marzio, Ph.D., Instructor in Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Presentation Title: ___________________________________________
9:15 – 9:30 AM
William B. Feldman, M.D., D.Phil., M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Presentation Title: ___________________________________________
9:30 – 9:45 AM
Andrés Aldana González, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Associate, Northeastern University
Presentation Title: ___________________________________________
9:45 – 10:00 AM
Arda Halu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Presentation Title: ___________________________________________
10:00 – 10:15 AM
Rui-Sheng Wang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Presentation Title: ___________________________________________
10:15 – 10:20 AM
Break
Systems Pharmacology Applications to Respiratory Health
10:20 – 10:40 AM
Kelan G. Tantisira, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego
Presentation Title: ___________________________________________
10:40 – 11:00 AM
Amber Dahlin, Ph.D., MMSc., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Presentation Title: ___________________________________________
Validating Drug Candidates with Real World Evidence: Keynote 2
11:00 – 11:40 AM
Keynote 2
Shirley V. Wang, Ph.D., Sc.M., Associate Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Presentation Title: ___________________________________________
Reflections and Discussion
11:40 – 11:55 AM
Panel Discussion: Reflections on Systems Pharmacology Symposium
Panelists:
- Edwin K. Silverman, M.D., Ph.D., Chief of Channing Division of Network Medicine, Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Scott T. Weiss, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Kimberly R. Glass, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Moderator: Matthew R. Moll, M.D., M.P.H.
11:55 AM – 12:00 PM
Wrap-Up and Acknowledgements
Matthew Moll, M.D., M.P.H.
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Lunch