Southern California

Welcome to the AAPS Southern California Pharmaceutical Discussion Group Page

The Southern California Pharmaceutical discussion group (SCPDG) is a local discussion group affiliated with AAPS. SCPDG is an organization focused on fostering education in and knowledge of the pharmaceutical sciences, its industry, and regulations. The meetings provide a local forum for scientific exchange for members within Orange, Los Angeles and San Diego, Calif., counties.

By joining the SCPDG, you will be included in a dynamic and active group of dedicated professionals. Meetings are typically held on the second Thursday of the month in Orange County. Hors d’oeuvres, dinner, and networking will be from 6 pm–7 pm. Speaker presentations begin at 7 pm, followed by a question-and-answer session. Topics and speakers are chosen from suggestions made by members (i.e., pharmaceutical technology, drug and chemical delivery, analysis, toxicology, biotechnology, pharmacokinetics, drug metabolism, etc.).

SCPDG PhotoFrom left to right: Divyanshi Jindal, Rukh Yusuf, Emily Bibak, Adeola Bakare, Sunil DeSouza, Bobbie Frye, Martha Pastuszka (inset)

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April Meeting
April 9, 2026
Costa Mesa, CA


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Past Presentations

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Engineering Stimuli-Responsive Macromolecular Bioconjugates for Cardiac Tissue Engineering

2026
Yuyao Kuang


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Measuring What Matters: The Strategic Role of Health Outcomes and Clinical Assessment in Pharma Today

2026
Somali Misra Burgess


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Probing Oxidation-induced Structural Changes in Human γS-crystallinusing NMR Spectroscopy

2026
Yeonseong (Catherine) Seo


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Ophthalmic Drug Products: Tests, Specifications and Methods

2026

Huahua Jian 


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Understanding polymerization kinetics and self-assembly in PISA and Coacervate systems

2025

Riya Singh


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Breaking the Bacterial Barrier: Enhanced Targeted Therapy on the Lipopolysaccharide of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Using a Phage-Antibiotic Cocktail

2025
Driti Rajkumar

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Boost Your Career with Computer System Validation (CSV) in Life Sciences

2025
Silvia Martins

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Social Media talk


2024
Ben Katz

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System Maintenance and Troubleshooting


2023
Calvin Ng

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Introducing a New Era of Intuitive Simplicity for Routine HPLC

2023

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Systematic Approach to Laboratory Investigation

2023

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GMP Laboratory Compliance and Case Studies of Observations at Contract Laboratories


2023
Sunil DeSouza

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Nirtosamine Risk Assessment


2023

Mahsa Mohiti-Asli
Kari Abboud
Aryo Nikopour
Casey Hurley


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