QSP SIG | ISoP QSP SIG Virtual Student Symposium

The ISoP QSP SIG is hosting its annual fully-student-focused Virtual Student QSP Symposium on Sep 8th, 2026. This event allowed current students and trainees to learn about training and career paths and share their work with each other and professionals in the field. The Symposium featured a stellar line-up of speakers and panelists from industry and academia.

10:00 - 10:05: Welcome
 
10:05 - 10:30 Keynote Speech
Speaker: CJ Musante, Retired, Former Vice President of Scientific Research and Global Head of Pharmacometrics and Systems Pharmacology, Pfizer, Inc.

10:30 - 11:10: Student/Trainee Presentations Session 1. Disease Models:

А QSP platform linking B cell and type I interferon pathways in systemic lupus erythematosus - Yaroslav Ugolkov
Stroma-Gated Infiltration Kinetics Limit CAR-T Efficacy in Pancreatic Cancer: Insights from a Bidirectional ABM-QSP Model - Abhishek Akella
Identifying Therapeutic Targets for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer using a Novel Mechanistic Mathematical Model of the Tumor Microenvironment - Kyle Adams
Development of the Quantitative Systems Pharmacology Model of Dermatomyositis for Biological Target Identification - Boris Kireev
Modeling the Role of Platelet-Released Polyphosphates in Tissue-Factor-Initiated Coagulation under Flow - Sradha Ramesh Bhatt
Q&A

11:10 - 11:30: Student/Trainee Presentations Session 2. Methodologies:

Tailored Identifiability Analysis Approaches for Model Reduction with Applications to Fibrin Polymerization - Julia Sanger
A QSP Aware Method for Retrieving and Extracting Governing Equations, Parameters, and Model Structure from the Literature - Euibeom Shin
Q&A

11:30 - 12:00: Break
 
12:00 - 12:40: Student/Trainee Presentations Session 3. Applications:

Model-Informed Characterization of Phage–Antibiotic Interactions in Physiologically Relevant Growth Environments - Saikumar Matcha
Integrative QSP–PopPK Model of Venetoclax-HMA and Triplet Strategies in  Genetically Targetable Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Impact of Pharmacogenomic  Variability on Response and Survival - Rasika Sule
Exploring mechanisms of action of activin pathway–targeting weight-loss therapies using quantitative systems pharmacology - Yue Han
Mechanistic Modeling of Heterogeneous Treatment Responses in Postoperative Bleeding After Cardiopulmonary Bypass - Leyi Zhang
Model-Informed Precision Dosing of Intravenous Buprenorphine for Perioperative Analgesia: A Retrospective Real-World Cohort Study - Oscar Garcia
Q&A

12:40 - 12:50: Break
 
12:50 - 14:00: Panel Discussion + Q&A 
Panelists: Marissa Renardy (SMB), Tatiana Iakovleva (ASCPT), Meghna Verma (ICSB), Meghan Pryor/Richard Allen (ISoP)
Topic: A panel discussion on the future of QSP, bringing together diverse professional-community perspectives to explore emerging scientific opportunities, AI’s responsible role, career pathways, and the multidisciplinary skills and support needed to develop the next generation of QSP scientists.