To help lead one of the nation’s premier, scientific organizations, Dr. Prasanna Gore was recently elected 2000 Vice-Chair to the Economic Marketing and Management Section of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS). Dr. Gore will serve in this position for 1 year.

AAPS holds annual elections to appoint a president-elect and this year, two members at large. The 9,000-member organization also elects section leaders who address issues in the field of analysis and pharmaceutical quality, biotechnology, medicinal and natural products, pharmaceutics and drug delivery, pharmacokinetics, pharmaceutical technologies and regulatory affairs.

Dr. Gore focuses on the pharmaceutical industry with specific emphasis on strategic market and business development, R&D portfolio management, and healthcare technology assessment.

AAPS is a professional, scientific society of more than 9,000 members employed in academia, industry, government and other research institutes worldwide. Founded in 1986, AAPS aims to advance science through the open exchange of scientific knowledge, serve as an information resource, and contribute to human health through pharmaceutical research and development. For more information about AAPS, visit AAPS Online at www.aaps.org.