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Get to know ASCPT member and Presidential Trainee award winner @Shyam Ramesh ! Shyam Ramesh, PharmD, Graduate Student, University of Florida, Orlando, Florida What does being a 2025 Presidential Trainee mean to you? Being selected as a 2025 Presidential Trainee is a huge honor and truly meaningful to me. I am very thankful to ASCPT for recognizing early-career researchers like myself. This award feels like a vote of confidence—it has boosted my visibility, encouraged me to keep pushing forward, and reminded me that I have a responsibility to grow and contribute meaningfully to the field. What was your favorite part of attending the Annual ...

Get to know ASCPT member and Presidential Trainee award winner @Salma Bargal ! Salma Bargal, MS, Graduate Student, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland What does being a 2025 Presidential Trainee mean to you? Being a 2025 Presidential Trainee means a lot to me. It means that I am capable of conducting research that is impactful and conveying research through a short abstract, of course, with the help and guidance from my great advisor, Dr Amber Beitelshees. What was your favorite part of attending the Annual Meeting? My favorite part of attending the Annual Meeting was reuniting with so many colleagues and friends and making ...

Get to know ASCPT member and Regulatory Science Vice Chair (soon-to-be Chair), @Sarah Ridge ! Sarah Ridge, PhD, Policy Analyst, US Food and Drug Administration, Durham, North Carolina What is your favorite part of being the Regulatory Science (RS) Community Vice Chair? My favorite part of being the RS Vice Chair is the opportunity to regularly engage with committee members from around the globe who are dedicated to promoting regulatory science and developing ideas that would benefit the broader ASCPT community. What has been the greatest challenge in your career? The transition from translational research on the bench to regulatory science ...

Get to know ASCPT member and Regulatory Science Vice Chair (soon-to-be Chair), @Sarah Ridge ! Sarah Ridge, PhD, Policy Analyst, US Food and Drug Administration, Durham, North Carolina What is your favorite part of being the Regulatory Science (RS) Community Vice Chair? My favorite part of being the RS Vice Chair is the opportunity to regularly engage with committee members from around the globe who are dedicated to promoting regulatory science and developing ideas that would benefit the broader ASCPT community. What has been the greatest challenge in your career? The transition from translational research on the bench to regulatory science ...