Department Seminar, Dr. Jennilee Gavina, Director of Analytical Operations, Gilead Sciences – November 17, 1:30pm, ABB 165 and Zoom
Nov 17, 2022
1:30PM to 2:30PM
Date/Time
Date(s) - 17/11/2022
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Title: Title: Analytical Chemistry in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022
Room: ABB 165
Zoom: Please email chemgrad@mcmaster.ca for Zoom details
Host: Philip Britz-McKibbin
Abstract: How can you as an analytical chemist contribute towards developing life saving medicines within the pharmaceutical industry? Let’s explore this rewarding career path through learning the whats, whys, and hows. First, we’ll cover some basics about Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and regulatory requirements so we can understand what characteristics of a compound need to be controlled and why a wide variety of analytical methodologies are required. Then the fun stuff– how do we apply these methods to manufacturing and when do we need to test? We’ll go over how this all fits together, with some practical tips and case studies along the way, and include some insights on the more recent regulatory expectations for nitrosamine control.
Biosketch: Dr. Jennilee Gavina is an alumnus from McMaster University in bioanalytical chemistry (Chemical Biology, PhD, 2009) after completing her undergraduate studies at the University of Winnipeg (BSc, 2005).She worked as NSERC Research Fellow at Health Canada (2010-2012) prior to working as a Research Scientist at Gilead Sciences. Jennilee is currently a Director of Analytical Operations at Gilead Sciences in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She is responsible for method development, validation, analytical technical support and QC release for manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients. Jennilee has extensive experience with supporting regulatory marketing applications for new drug candidates, on going research for marketed drugs and regulatory inspections.