Sara K. Quinney, Pharm.D., Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, at Indiana University School of Medicine, where she serves as the Director of the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) Pharmacometric Modeling and Simulation Program. She received her Pharm.D. and Ph.D. in pharmacy practice from Purdue University and completed clinical pharmacology and bioinformatics fellowships at Indiana University. Dr. Quinney utilizes in vitro, preclinical, clinical, and bioinformatics data to develop quantitative pharmacology models to improve understanding of drug disposition and response in special populations, particularly in maternal and pediatric populations. She leads the Indiana University-Ohio State University Maternal and Pediatric Precision in Therapeutics (MPRINT) Hub Data and Model Knowledge Research Coordination Center (IU-OSU MPRINT DMKRCC), with a goal of enhancing maternal and pediatric pharmacotherapy through integrating data using innovative pharmacometric modeling approaches. Dr. Quinney also supports preclinical drug development efforts and serves as the clinical pharmacology and pharmacokinetic/ pharmacodynamic modeling expert for the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, Model Organism Development and Evaluation for Late-onset Alzheimer’s Disease (MODEL-AD) and the IU/Purdue Target Enablement to Advance Therapeutics for Alzheimer’s Disease (TREAT-AD) Preclinical Testing Cores. Dr. Quinney has served as a mentor to numerous students, residents, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty from a variety of disciplines.

Francis is a Lecturer of pharmacology at Gulu University (Uganda) and currently a Postdoc at the Infectious Diseases Institute (Uganda). He holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Biochemistry and a Masters of Science degree in pharmacology, both from Makerere University, and a Doctoral degree in pharmacometrics from the Freie Universitaet Berlin (Germany). Francis’s research has applied pharmacometrics in different therapeutic areas, including paediatrics and adult oncology, and infectious diseases such as malaria and HIV, characterising the relationship between treatment and treatment outcome (safety and efficacy). His current research focuses on pharmacometrics-based optimisation of treatment in special populations including pregnant and breastfeeding mother-infant pairs. He is passionate about teaching and mentoring junior scientists into pharmacometrics and increasing the role of pharmacometrics in clinical pharmacology research in Uganda and Africa.

Catriona Waitt is a physician and NIHR Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Global Heath at the University of Liverpool. Since 2015 she has been based at the Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, Uganda where she established the Maternal and Infant Lactation pharmacoKinetics (MILK) research programme.

Aida Kawuma is a scientist at PumasAI specialising in pharmacometrics analyses across a diverse range of drugs, from small molecules to biologics. In addition, Aida is an active member of the MILK-Centre modelling group at the Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University, and the Uganda Chapter of Pharmacometrics Africa. She trained as a pharmacist at Makerere University and holds a master’s degree in pharmacology as well as a PhD in Pharmacometrics from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Dr. Elora Sharmin is an Associate Professor and Acting Chairman of the Department of Pharmacology at Bangladesh Medical University. She is a clinical pharmacologist with over 15 years of experience in pharmacovigilance, vaccine safety, toxicology, and clinical research capacity development. Dr. Sharmin established one of the first institutional pharmacovigilance centers in Bangladesh and has led multiple nationally funded research projects. She has received international training in poisoning management, regulatory science, and clinical trials, and is actively engaged in strengthening clinical trial infrastructure and translational research at her institution. Her work focuses on improving medicine safety, enhancing vaccine oversight systems, and building sustainable research capacity in low- and middle-income countries.