Susquehanna Valley Section

April 2004 Meeting

The three hundred and forty ninth meeting of the Section will be held on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 at Susquehanna University in the Faylor Lecture Hall (Fisher Science building). The lecture will begin promptly at 7:45 p.m. and the speaker will be William J. A. VandenHeuvel.

Dinner: A reception will be held at 6:00 pm in Rooms 4 and 5 in the Degenstein Campus Theater at Susquehanna University. Dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. The entrees and sides include roast beef, stuffed chicken, baked penne pasta, salad, assorted vegetables, and a variety of desserts. If you are interested in attending the dinner please RSVP to Dr. Holly Bevsek (570) 372-4223 by April 12^th 2004.

Directions: From route 80, exit 224 (formerly 33), Danville, take route 54 east to 11 south; from exit 210A (formerly 30A), Lewisburg, take route 15 south.

From the Pennsylvania Turnpike, exit 236 (formerly 17), follow routes 11 and 15 north; from exit 242 (formerly 18), follow route 83 north to routes 11 and 15; from exit 247 (formerly 19), follow routes 283 and 83 north/322 west to routes 11 and 15 north.

From routes 11 and 15 north and south, follow signs to Downtown Selinsgrove and Susquehanna University.

Once on West Pine/University Ave (from downtown Selinsgrove) follow the campus map to visitor parking.

An Introduction to Drug Metabolism
Understanding the absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination of drug candidates is an integral component in the development of prescription drugs for use in human and animal health. Numerous analytical tools play key roles in ascertaining the metabolic fate of these compounds. Drug-drug interactions between concurrently prescribed medications, and the possible impact of OTC drugs and other commonly consumed materials upon metabolic transformations of prescription drugs, may have clinical implications.

Bill VandenHeuvel received his A.B., A.M. and Ph.D. degrees from Princeton University. Following his graduate studies, he served in the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service at the N.I.H., and then on the faculty of Baylor University College of Medicine, Houston. In 1964 he joined Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories (now Merck Research Laboratories) at Rahway, NJ, where he worked in a variety of areas, including drug metabolism. Bill is currently a Faculty Associate in Chemistry at Bucknell University, and chairs the S.V.S. of the A.C.S.