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| We are pleased to announce
that the Current Pharmacogenomics (CPG
in short) is affiliated with the Pacific Rim Association
for Clinical Pharmacogenetics (PRACP), as the official
society journal. A peer-reviewed journal with broad international
circulation, CPG provides timely and comprehensive overviews
of current research on pharmacogenomics and pharmacogenetics
in the form of mini- and full-reviews. Under a single
cover, the journal brings together all areas in the field
from pre-clinical to clinical research, and the related
complementary research areas such as genomics, proteomics,
target discovery, bioinformatics and novel diagnostics.
We note that the future PRACP conference proceedings,
abstracts and selected presentations will be considered
for publication at the CPG, subject to peer-review. We
would like to encourage the PRACP members for submission
of manuscripts to the CPG on emerging topics in their
area of expertise. |
| The PRACP is now affiliated
with the International Union of Pharmacology (IUPHAR)
as an associate member society. A non-profit organization
representing the interests of pharmacologists around the
world, IUPHAR receives international recognition, particularly
by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO). IUPHAR is a non-governmental organization
in official relations with the World Health Organization
(WHO). PRACP shares the vision with IUPHAR to promote
and advance international cooperation, free exchange of
ideas and develop public awareness on timely issues in
pharmacology and therapeutics. |
| The 13th Annual Meeting
of the PRACP will be held in Changsha on June 28 to 30,
2005, as a satellite to the 15th World Congress of Pharmacology
in Beijing (IUPHAR-2006). An informative and exciting
scientific program has been prepared for the PRACP-2006.
The plenary sessions and the key scientific themes were
organized to achieve a balance of pharmacogenetic theory,
practical applications of pharmacogenetics at point of
patient care or in clinical drug development, emerging
biotechnologies as well as public policy and bioethics
discourse. We thank the distinguished speakers and colleagues
who kindly agreed to contribute to the scientific program
for our next meeting in Changsha. Detailed conference
and travel information is now available at the congress
web site (http://www.iuphar2006changsha.com/).
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| The Bentham Science Publishers,
a respected and recognized leader as a publisher of biomedical
journals, will offer the PRACP members, the IUPHAR affiliate
societies and their individual members, subscription to
the CPG at a significantly reduced rate, for both online
and print editions. For information on membership at the
PRACP and the benefits of membership, please contact Dr.
Someya at psy@med.niigata-u.ac.jp. The PRACP membership
dues are kept at a modest rate to allow equitable access
to the Association across the Pacific Rim countries. |
In summary, the CPG and
recent affiliation at the IUPHAR as an associate member
society will provide the PRACP members with access to
diverse and complementary discussion forums and professional
interest groups in clinical pharmacogenetics, genomics,
personalized medicine and inter-ethnic variations in
drug response, public health and policy. We would like
to express our special thanks to Professors Anna Di
Rienzo and Min-Soo Lee, Co-Chairs for the Academic and
Public Affairs Committee, John O. Miners (Councilor,
PRACP) for leadership and contribution to this initiative,
Professors Ann K. Daly, M. Eileen Dolan and Edmund J.D.
Lee (Editors, CPG) and Dr. Matthew Honan (Bentham Science
Publishers) for their enthusiastic support of the cooperation
between the PRACP and the Current Pharmacogenomics.
As PRACP, we also look forward to our continued dialogue
and exchange of expertise with colleagues at the IUPHAR. |
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| Kind regards, |
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Vural Ozdemir, MD, PhD
Chair of the PRACP Academic and Public Affairs Committee
Toshiyuki Someya, MD, PhD
President of the PRACP
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