The Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences Annual Symposium will be held jointly with the Canadian Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics and the Canadian Physiological Society, at the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, June 12-15, 2012. 

This symposium will bring together an outstanding and diverse group of scientists from academia, industry and government, working at the forefront of pharmaceutical sciences research.

Currently, the CSPS session topics include: 
• Pharmacogenetics in Drug Development
• Pharmacological Neurophysiology
• Cancer Stem Cells as New Potential Clinical Targets
• Nanotechnology in Cancer Therapeutics
• Advances in Drug Transporters and Metabolic Enzymes with Implications in Drug Development
• Design of Bioequivalence Studies and other Clinical Trials in Canada and Foreign Countries
• Advances in Lipid-Based Delivery Systems
• Obstacles in Drug Absorption with Emphasis on Disease
• Optimizing Drug Development Using Biomarkers and Biowaivers