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ASGCT NIH Gene Therapy Symposium Program Information

 

(Program subject to change)

Day 1: September 26, 2011
Time Topic Speaker
8:30 am - 8:40 am Introduction to the Symposium and Keynote R. Jude Samulski, PhD
8:45 am - 9:15 am Keynote Address
Gene Transfer Enters the Mouth
Lawrence A. Tabak, DDS, PhD
Summary of Positive Results and Successes
9:20 am - 10:20 am Hematopoietic Stem Cells
ADA-SCID and Wiskott-Aldrich Donald B. Kohn, MD
Hemoglobinopathies Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) Nathalie Cartier-Lacave, MD
10:20 am - 10:25 am Moderator Discussion and Review - Donald B. Kohn, MD
10:25 am - 10:45 am Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:05 am Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) William Hauswirth, PhD
11:05 am - 11:25 am Hemophilia Ulrike M. Reiss, MD
11:25 am - 11:45 pm Cardio/Pulmonary Barry J. Byrne, MD, PhD
11:45 am - 11:50 am Moderator Discussion and Review - Barry J. Byrne, MD, PhD
11:50 am - 12:50 pm Lunch (Not Provided)
12:50 pm - 1:10 pm Cancer Malcolm K. Brenner, MD, PhD
1:10 pm - 1:30 pm Neurological Beverly L. Davidson, PhD
1:30 pm - 1:35 pm Moderator Discussion and Review - Beverly L. Davidson, PhD
Summary of Morning Session and Review of Accomplishments and Future Challenges
1:35 pm - 2:05 pm Summary of Morning Session and Review of Accomplishments and Future Challenges Donald B. Kohn, MD,
Barry J. Byrne, MD, PhD, and
Beverly L. Davidson, PhD
2:05 pm - 2:45 pm Comparison of Clinical Trials Outside of the United States:
What has made the clinical trials successful?
What are the funding and regulatory issues in both regions?
David Williams, MD
Natalie Cartier, MD
Maria-Grazia Roncarolo, MD, PhD
Wuh-Liang Hwu, MD, PhD
2:45 pm - 2:55 pm Discussion Moderated by Donald B. Kohn, MD and Barry J. Byrne, MD, PhD
2:55 pm - 3:15 pm Coffee Break
Breakout Discussion Sessions
  Discussion Topic Discussion Lead
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm 1. Immunodeficiency
2. Hemoglobinopathies
3. Cancer
4. Coagulation Disorders
5. Neurologic
6. Cardiovascular
7. Infectious Disease
8. Pulmonary
9. Eye
10. Metabolic
Donald B. Kohn, MD
Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD
Malcolm K. Brenner, MD, PhD
Katherine A. High, MD
Beverly L. Davidson, PhD
Barry J. Byrne, MD, PhD
Boro Dropulic, PhD
Terence R. Flotte, MD
William Hauswirth, PhD
Nathalie Cartier-Lacave, MD
Day 2 of Program: September 27, 2011
8:30 am - 10:00 am Review of the Results of the Breakout Session
Barrie J. Carter, PhD & Malcolm K. Brenner, MD, PhD
10:00 am - 10:20 am Coffee Break
How to move gene therapy into the clinic?
10:20 am - 10:50 am How to Make Funding More Efficient: "The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM): Model for Supporting Clinical Translation of Stem Cell Therapies" Ellen G. Feigal, MD
10:50 am - 11:20 am NIH, Office of Rare Diseases Research Stephen Groft, PharmD
Regulatory hurdles and resources available to investigators to help address those hurdles
11:20 am - 11:50 am Overview of NIH Resources Available to Investigators Traci Mondoro, PhD (PACT)
Sonia Skarlatos, PhD (GTRP)
11:50 am - 12:00 pm Scale of Vector Production Issues Robert M. Kotin, PhD
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm Regulatory Realities Versus Resources Andra Miller, PhD
12:20 pm - 12:50 pm Needed Resources to Move the Field Forward Barrie J. Carter, PhD