Final Program
ASGT 9th Annual Meeting

May 31 - June 4, 2006  
Baltimore Convention Center  ·  Baltimore, MD  ·  USA
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2006 Program-at-a-glance

Wednesday, May 31
8:30 am – 12:00 pm ASGT Board of Directors Meeting
11:00 am – 8:00 pm Registration Open
12:30 pm – 3:45 pm Pre-Meeting Sessions:
Manufacturing Issues for Gene-based Products – How to Get a Product Out the Door International Symposium - Gene Therapy From Around the Globe
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Education Session I
5:45 pm – 7:15 pm Education Session II
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Exhibit Hall Social
Thursday, June 1
7:00 am – 5:00 pm

Registration Open

8:00 am – 9:15 am George Stamatoyannopoulos Lecture and Excellence in Research Awards
Keynote: C. David Allis, PhD - "Beyond the Double Helix: Reading and Writing the Historic Code"
Remarks: Celia Witten, MD PhD - "Gene Therapy Past and Future: FDA Collaborations"
9:30 am – 11:00 am Workshops
10:00 am – Noon Poster Setup by Authors
11:15 am – 12:45 pm Workshops
Noon – 8:00 pm Poster Viewing (authors present from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm)
12:45 pm – 2:15 pm Lunch Break
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Meet-the-Investigator Lunches
2:30 pm – 5:00 pm Oral Abstract Sessions
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Corporate Symposium, supported by Introgen Therapeutics, Inc.
Li-Fraumeni Syndrome: Role of Gene Therapy in Addressing the Unmet Medical Needs of Genetic Disorders
Friday, June 2
6:45 am – 7:45 am

Meet-the-Investigator Breakfast

7:00 am – Noon Poster Setup by Authors
7:30 am – 5:00 pm Registration Open
8:00 am – 10:00 am Scientific Symposia
10:15 am – 12:15 pm Scientific Symposia
Noon – 7:30 pm Poster Viewing (authors present from 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm)
Noon – 2:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Late Breaking Abstract Session
2:45 pm – 5:00 pm Oral Abstracts Sessions
5:00 pm – 7:30 pm Exhibit Hall Open
5:00 pm – 7:30 pm Networking Reception, Exhibits and Poster Session
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Satellite Symposium - Vector Induced Tumors: Fact or Fiction?
Saturday, June 3
7:00 am – Noon

Poster Setup by Authors

7:30 am – 5:00 pm Registration Open
8:00 am – 10:00 am Scientific Symposia
10:15 am – 12:15 pm Oral Abstract Sessions
Noon – 7:00 pm Poster Viewing (authors present from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm)
12:15 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch Break
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Meet-the-Investigator Lunches
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Scientific Committee Meetings
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Committee Meetings
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Presidential Symposium and Business Meeting
Keynote: Joseph Sodroski, MD - Post Entry, Species-Specific Barriers to Retroviral Infection
Presidential Address: Mark A. Kay, MD, PhD; Presentation of Top 5 Abstracts
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm ASGT Board of Directors Meeting
Sunday, June 4
8:00 am – Noon

Registration Open

8:30 am – 10:30 am

Outstanding New Investigator Symposium

10:45 am – 12:15 pm Oral Abstract Sessions
12:15 pm 9th Annual Meeting Concludes