The ASCPT Podcast Channel is the official podcast stream of the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (ASCPT). The goal of the channel is to provide further insight into articles published in the ASCPT’s family of journals.
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Join Dr. Janet Woodcock and Dr. Marshall Summer as they discuss their two review papers in Clinical and Translational Science on rare disease trial design: “Supply and Demand in the Mathematics of Rare Disease Drug Development: Why Choosing the Right Model is Crucial” and “The Placebo Effect in Rare Disease Clinical Trials: Measurement Impact and Statistical Approaches for Patient as Own Control Designs.” They delve into why traditional randomized controlled trials can be infeasible for small, heterogeneous rare disease populations, how patient-as-own-control and other alternative statistical
Join Clinical and Translational Science editors Erica Woodahl and Liewei Wang and Editor-in-Training Mai-Uyen Nguyen to hear about CTS’s call for papers for a special collection on how translational science can advance precision medicine, marking the 10th anniversary of CTS joining the ASCPT Journal Family. The editors highlight desired submission areas including translational approaches, new tools and technologies from preclinical models to clinical implementation, trial design and real-world evidence, regulatory/ethical/policy considerations for genomic data and testing costs, and pharmacoeq
Working on research focusing on an understudied population? Consider submitting to the CPT themed issue “Advancing Therapeutics for Understudied Patient Groups.” This episode dives into the call for papers and what aspects of this topic editors are really hoping to see highlighted in submitted research. Submission deadline: June 30, 2026.
Check out the latest Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics call for papers on “Advances in New Approach Methodologies (NAMs): From Bench Development and Validation to Regulatory Adoption.” The submission deadline is June 1, 2026, so submit your research soon!
Listen in as former Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics Editor-in-Chief Piet van der Graaf and former Deputy Editor-in-Chief Kathy Giacomini discuss their journeys to clinical pharmacology, ASCPT, and the CPT editorship. They reminisce about mentors and influential people in their lives, challenges and milestones faced at CPT, and how scientific publishing continues to evolve and change.
CPT: Pharmacometrics & Systems Pharmacology’s (PSP) 2025 themed issue focused on Pediatric Rare Diseases, which impact more than 25 million people worldwide. Listen as PSP Associate Editors Ping Zhao and Rajat Desikan and Guest Editor Jane Knöchel discuss the conception and planning of this exciting issue as well as articles and topics they found especially interesting and insightful. Interested in publishing with ASCPT? You can find our open Calls for Papers here.
Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) has issued a Call for Papers for a special collection on “Quantitative Medicine for Drug Discovery, Development, and Clinical Utilization.” Listen as CTS Associate Editor Lei Zhang and guest editors Chunze Li and Lanfranco Pellesi discuss the need for quantitative research in clinical pharmacology and translational medicine, what types of papers they’d like to see submitted to the special collection, and how having your paper included in a special collection can boost engagement with your research. Submissions for this collection should be received no l
Incoming Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics Editor-in-Chief Karen Rowland Yeo is launching a Call for Papers for the May 2026 issue of CPT, which will be titled “ Elevating the Global Impact of Clinical Pharmacology”. Hear Karen discuss how her childhood and university experiences in South Africa shaped and continue to influence her approach to clinical pharmacology and translational science, her vision for CPT, and focusing on pharmacoequity in her first themed issue.
Biomarkers have transformed the landscape of clinical and translational sciences and are accelerating the progress towards targeted and precision medicine. Breakthrough technological advancement coupled with novel data analysis methods is driving innovations in biomarker identification and validation and is increasingly making biomarkers crucial for drug development and improving patient outcomes. Listen as Clinical and Translational Science Associate Editor Sonal Singh and Guest Editor Zachary Taylor discuss the open Biomarkers Call for Papers and what themes they’d like to see covered in thi
Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics Associate Editor Rebecca Miksad and Guest Editor Sebastian Schneeweiss stop by clinpharmpod to discuss CPT’s latest themed issue, which focuses on pharmacoepidemiology and the concept of bench to budget. Learn about the evolution of bench to budget, which articles in the issue caught their eye, and how they see this field developing in the future. Listen to their conversation, and then check out this important issue!
Clinical and Translational Science Associate Editor Mohamed Shahin sits down to discuss CTS’s latest special collection on artificial intelligence and machine learning. He delves into the decision-making process in choosing this theme, trends in AI/ML research that can be seen in the collection, and where he sees this field of research going next. If you’re interested in seeing what other calls for papers CTS has open, click here.
Wiley’s Sarah Whalen stops by to discuss the publisher’s Transformational Agreements for Open Access publishing. She shares how to find out if your Open Access fees might be covered under an existing transformational agreement, the benefits of Open Access publishing, how to navigate licensing agreements, and more. Sarah specifically mentions Wiley Author Services and the Transformational Agreement Eligibility Checker, so be sure to check out those resources after you’ve listened to this episode.
Clinical and Translational Science Editor-in-Chief John Wagner and Associate Editor Elvin Price stop by the podcast to discuss CTS‘s latest special collection on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. They share their thoughts on the importance of DEI in clinical pharmacology and translational science as well as trends found in the collection and where they see research headed in the future. They also discuss other opportunities to submit your research to CTS, and you can read about all these open calls for papers here.
Led by CPT: Pharmacometrics & Systems Pharmacology Associate Editor Dr. Jonathan French, PSP has launched a call for papers for “Applications and Innovations in Model-Based Meta-Analysis (MBMA).” Join host Alaina Webster, as she sits down with Dr. French, PSP Editor-in-Training Dr. Jiawei Zhou, and guest editors Drs. Phyllis Chan, Monica Simeoni, and Matt Zierhut to discuss the thought processes around this theme, manuscript types, and potential areas of interest. All submissions are due by June 15, 2025. If you have questions about the theme or submission process, please contact ASCPT Managin
Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics Associate Editors Drs. Amita Joshi and Karthik Venkatakrishnan join CPT Editor-in-Chief Dr. Piet van der Graaf to discuss the journal’s latest Call for Papers: Innovations in Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. The editors discuss choosing to focus on clinical innovations in 2025, manuscript types and topics, and other exciting upcoming research from CPT.
Check out the latest episode of PSPod in which Drs. Karen Rowland-Yeo, Priya Jayachandran, Jane Knochel, and Brian Cicacli chat about Pharmacometrics & Systems Pharmacology’s latest themed issue: Pregnancy/Lactation. They share their thoughts on choosing this theme, how they hope this research will move clinical pharmacology and translational science forward, and which papers caught their eye and sparked their interest.
Join PSP Associate Editors Ping Zhao and Rajat Desikan as well as former Editor-in-Training Jane Knöchel as they discuss the journal’s latest Call for Papers “Model-Based Innovations in Pediatric Rare Disease.” Find out why the PSP Editorial Team chose to highlight this topic in 2025, what types of submissions they’re hoping to receive, why publishing in a themed issue can boost the profile of your research, and more!
Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics Editors Karthik Venkatakrishnan, Iris Minichmayr, Richard Peck, and Piet van der Graaf stop by clinpharmpod to discuss the latest themed issue from CPT, “Getting the Dosage Right.” Learn how the CPT Editorial Team conceived this theme, what areas of study are highlighted in the issue, and how this theme ties into overarching trends and themes in clinical pharmacology and translational science.
Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (CPT) has launched a Call for Papers for its April 2025 themed issue centering on pharmacoepidemiology, titled “Bench to Budget: Streamlining the Full Spectrum of Evidence Integration to Enhance Efficiency and Impact of Drug-Development and Patient Access.” Join host Alaina Webster as she welcomes CPT Editor-in-Chief Dr. Piet van der Graaf, Associate Editor Dr. Rebecca Miksad, and Guest Editor Dr. Sebastian Schneeweiss to discuss the relevance of this theme in today’s clin pharm landscape as well as what types of submissions they’d most like to receive. If
Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) has launched a Call for Papers for its third special collection, which will focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as it applies to clinical pharmacology and translational science. Join host Alaina Webster as she welcomes CTS Associate Editor Dr. Elvin Price to discuss types of submissions the journal would most like to receive as well as why submitting to a special collection could be a great visibility booster for your paper! If you have questions about submitting for this DEI collection, please contact Managing Editor Alethea Gerding at alet
Clinical and Translational Science Associate Editor Paulien Ravenstijn joins host Alaina Webster to talk about the papers included in its first Special Collection. This exciting collection focuses on Real-World Evidence and Real-World Data, and is capped off by a great Editorial contribution from Paulien. Learn more about the thought process behind this collection and what insights you might learn from reading the papers within it!
Interested in learning more about the ASCPT Journal Family’s Editor-in-Training (EIT) program? Listen as current EITs Drs. Jane Knöchel and Zachary Taylor, along with former EIT and current Clinical and Translational Science Associate Editor Dr. Brian Ferslew, share their experiences with the program. Applications for the 6th EIT cohort are being accepted through June 20, 2024. If you have any questions about the program or applying, please contact Deputy Managing Editor Alaina Webster at alaina@ascpt.org.
Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) has launched a Call for Papers for its second special collection, which will focus on artificial intelligence and machine learning. Join host Alaina Webster as she welcomes CTS Associate Editors Dr. Mohamed Shahin and Dr. Qi Liu to discuss the types of submissions they’d most like to see as well as why submitting to a special collection could be a great visibility booster for your paper! The first handful of papers accepted for this collection are already available online, so be sure to check them out. If you have questions about submitting for this AI/
Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics has an open call for papers on Rare and Orphan Diseases, but the deadline is closing soon! Check out the latest episode of ClinPharmPod, where Editors-in-Training Drs. Mai Mehanna and Ya-Feng (Jay) Wen detail why CPT chose this theme and what types of papers the editors are hoping to receive. If you have questions about submitting papers for this themed issue, please contact Managing Editor Aletha Gerding at alethea@ascpt.org.
Dr. Mohamed Shahin, Associate Editor of Clinical and Translational Science, shares the thought process behind the newest CTS article type, the Mechanism of Action (MOA) Mini Review. Check out the latest published MOA papers or read up on formatting specifications and submission guidelines for this exciting article type. If you have questions about submitting this manuscript type, please feel free to reach out to Mohamed directly at Mohamed.Shahin@pfizer.com, or contact ASCPT Journal Family Managing Editor Alethea Gerding at alethea@ascpt.org.
