Content: Developing pharmaceutical protein formulations : assumptions and analytical tools / Zahra Shahrokh -- The pharmaceutical development of insulin : historical perspectives and future directions / Henry R. Costantino, Stanley Liauw, Samir Mitragotri, Robert Langer, Alexander M. Klibanov, and Victoria Sluzky -- Stability of the dipeptide aspartame in solids and solutions / Leonard N. Bell -- Mechanisms of methionine oxidation in peptides / Christian Schöneich, Fang Zhao, Jian Yang, and Brian L. Miller -- A discussion of limitations on the use of polymers for stabilization of proteins during the freezing portion of lyophilization / David M. Barbieri, Martin C. Heller, Theodore W. Randolph, and John F. Carpenter -- Phase separation and crystallization of components in frozen solutions : effect of molecular compatibility between solutes / Ken-ichi Izutsu, Sumie Yoshioka, and Shigeo Kojima -- In situ formation of polymer matrices for localized drug delivery / Jennifer L. West -- Transdermal delivery of macromolecules : recent advances by modification of skin's barrier properties / Mark R. Prausnitz -- Amino acid derived polymers for use in controlled delivery systems of peptides / S. Brocchini, D.M. Schachter, and J. Kohn -- Analysis of the solution behavior of protein pharmaceuticals by laser light scattering photometry / Gay-May Wu, David Hummel, and Alan Herman -- Applications of ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy to the analysis of biopharmaceuticals / Henryk Mach, Gautam Sanyal, David B. Volkin, and C. Russell Middaugh -- Surfactant-stabilized protein formulations : a review of protein-surfactant interactions and novel analytical methodologies / LaToya S. Jones, Narendra B. Bam, and Theodore W. Randolph.