The American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy’s (ASGCT) Annual Meeting is the premier event for professionals in gene and cell therapy to learn from the latest scientific research, stay up to date on new technologies, and make career-advancing connections with peers. Many members in the SCGE consortium attend and present at the event. Learn more about SCGE investigator involvement below:

Blue boxes denote oral presentations, gray boxes denote posters, red boxes denote Keynote presentations

*This page is being updated as more information on presentations becomes available.

Monday May 11th

Tuesday May 12th

Bill Peranteau: “Germline editing: Technical background perinatal”

10:41am, MCEC Room 204AB

Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas, Kiran Musunuru, Fyodor Urnov: Catalyst Award Symposium

2:32pm, MCEC Exhibit Hall B1

*Keynote Presentation

Wednesday May 13th

Elizabeth Berry-Kravis: “Adaptive and innovative study design in rare diseases”

10:15am, MCEC Room 206AB

Allyson Berent: “Patient and nonprofit engagement driving therapeutic advancement”

11:15am, MCEC Room 162AB

Somatic cell genome editing as a therapeutic platform: From clinic to coverage (Scientific Symposia)

Chairs: PJ Brooks, Tim LaVaute
Speakers: Becca Ahrens-Nicklas, Kiran Musunuru, Anna Kwilas (FDA), Manar Zaghlula (UC, Berkeley)
3:30 – 5:00pm, MCEC Room 258ABC

Becca Ahrens-Nicklas, Kiran Musunuru: “Clinical translation of somatic genome editing as a therapeutic platform”

3:30pm, MCEC Room 258ABC

Lindsey George: “AAV and systemic toxicities in clinic trials and clinical practice”

3:30pm, Westin Seaport Grand Ballroom AB

Thursday May 14th

Danilo Pellin: “Metagenomic integration analysis of hematopoietic stem cell following lentiviral gene transfer”

8:00am, MCEC Room 257AB

Beno Freedman: “Using human iPS cell-derived organoids and CRISPR gene editing in kidney diseases”

8:20am, MCEC Room 107ABC

Alan Flake: “Artificial womb to support fetal development and manipulations”

11:33am, MCEC Room 107ABC

Beverly Davidson: Outstanding Achievement Award Winner, George Stamatoyannopoulos Memorial Symposium

2:32pm, MCEC Exhibit Hall B1

*Keynote Presentation

Friday May 15th

Nathan Yozwiak: “Workplace Navigation: managing expectations”

8:34am, MCEC Room 160ABC