Authors


Jan Davidson, MD, PhD

Latest:

Targeting Cancers With CAR T and NK Cells

Jan Davidson, MD, PhD, chief medical officer, Wugen, discussed the company’s future plans and research.


Doris Hansen, MD

Latest:

The Potential of ALLO-715 in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma: Doris Hansen, MD

The hematologist from Moffitt Cancer Center discussed the promise of ALLO-715 in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.


Abby Reinhard

Latest:

Gene Therapy Well-Tolerated in Late-Onset Pompe Disease

Interim safety data from the FORTIS study were presented at WORLDSympsoium.


Michael D. Clayman, MD

Latest:

Exploring Advanced Approaches for Pain Relief

The chief executive officer and co-founder of Flexion Therapeutics discussed the company’s pain-focused pipeline, which includes a gene therapy that targets inflammation.


R. Nolan Townsend

Latest:

Gene Therapy for APOE4 Homozygous Alzheimer Disease

R. Nolan Townsend, Sandi See Tai, MD, and Kim G. Johnson, MD, discussed Lexeo Therapeutics’ LX1001 gene therapy trial that demonstrated promising safety and biomarker effects in patients with early-stage Alzheimer disease.


Thomas Povsic, MD, PhD

Latest:

Thomas Povsic, MD, PhD, on Ongoing Research With XC001 Angina Gene Therapy

The interventional cardiologist and professor, Duke University School of Medicine, discussed other populations that may benefit from XC001 and the challenges and opportunities with a surgical delivery of treatment.


Ashley Gallagher

Latest:

1-Year Data on Omidubicel Shows Sustained Benefits, Reduced Infection Rates

There was a continued trend toward improvement of overall survival with omidubicel at 73% compared with UCBT at 60%.


Ben Shaberman

Latest:

The Growing Popularity of Gene Therapy for Retinal Diseases

Foundation Fighting Blindness is helping to support the development of gene therapies for retinal diseases.


Arthur Kuan

Latest:

Advantages of CG0070 Over Standard Care for Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

The chief executive officer of CG Oncology discussed the role of CG0070 in patients who are unresponsive and responsive to Bacillus Calmette-Guerin immunotherapy.


Carsten Brunn, PhD

Latest:

Re-Dosing With Gene Therapies in Rare Diseases

Takashi Kei Kishimoto, PhD, and Carsten Brunn, PhD, the chief science and executive officers of Selecta Biosciences, discussed the immunogenicity-mitigating properties of ImmTOR.


Dolores Schendel, PhD

Latest:

The Importance of Collaboration in Developing Next Generation Cell Therapies

Dolores Schendel, PhD, chief executive and chief scientific officer, Medigene, discussed the company’s collaboration with 2seventy bio to develop TCR T-cell therapies.


Kim G. Johnson, MD

Latest:

Gene Therapy for APOE4 Homozygous Alzheimer Disease

R. Nolan Townsend, Sandi See Tai, MD, and Kim G. Johnson, MD, discussed Lexeo Therapeutics’ LX1001 gene therapy trial that demonstrated promising safety and biomarker effects in patients with early-stage Alzheimer disease.


Devon J. Shedlock, PhD

Latest:

Devon J. Shedlock, PhD, on Shifting from Autologous to Allogeneic Therapies

The chief scientific officer of cell therapy at Poseida Therapeutics discussed the company’s CAR-T and TCR technologies.


Jeffrey Cohen, MD

Latest:

Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Other Upcoming Treatments for Progressive MS: Jeffrey Cohen, MD

The director of the Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research at Cleveland Clinic discussed upcoming new therapies for relapsing MS.


Angela Genge, MD, FRCPC, eMBA

Latest:

Angela Genge, MD, FRCPC, eMBA, on Targeting STMN2 to Rescue Neurons in ALS

The chief medical officer of QurAlis discussed the antisense oligonucleotide therapy QRL-201.


Faith E. Davies, MD

Latest:

Next Steps for Car T-Cell Therapy in Multiple Myeloma: Faith E. Davies, MD

The director of the Clinical Myeloma Program at NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center discusses the next steps for CAR T-cell therapy in the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.


Caspian Oliai, MD, MS

Latest:

Caspian Oliai, MD, MS, on Making Allo-Transplant Safer for Older Patients

The medical director of the UCLA Bone Marrow Transplantation Stem Cell Processing Center discussed results from a phase 1b trial for allo-HCT alternative Orca-T that he presented at Tandem’s 2024 conference.


Frits van Rhee, MD, PhD

Latest:

Clinical Implications of CAR T-Cell Therapy in R/R Myeloma: Frits van Rhee, MD, PhD

The professor and director of the Myeloma Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences discussed the clinical implications of CAR T-cell therapy for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.


Giuliana Grossi

Latest:

Gene Therapy: The Future of Rare Disease Treatment

Experts shared opinions about the future of gene therapy in sickle cell and other rare diseases.


Abdullah Kutlar, MD, Augusta University

Latest:

Stem Cell vs Gene Therapy Processes in Sickle Cell Disease

A discussion of the course of gene therapy compared with stem cell therapy.


Wally Smith, MD

Latest:

Stem Cell vs Gene Therapy Processes in Sickle Cell Disease

A discussion of the course of gene therapy compared with stem cell therapy.


Patrick McGann, MD, MS

Latest:

Stem Cell vs Gene Therapy Processes in Sickle Cell Disease

A discussion of the course of gene therapy compared with stem cell therapy.


Carsten G. Bönnemann, MD

Latest:

Carsten Bönnemann, MD, on Identifying At-Risk Genotypes for DMD Gene Therapy

The senior investigator from NINDS discussed findings investigating serious AEs across different trials.


Prof. Carel Hoyng

Latest:

Ongoing Gene Therapy Trials in Stargardt Disease : Prof. Carel Hoyng

The professor of ophthalmology from Radboud University, The Netherlands, discussed ongoing gene therapy trials in Stargardt disease.


N. Nora Bennani, MD

Latest:

N. Nora Bennani, MD, on Diving Deeper Into T-Cell Lymphomas

The assistant professor at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine shared her outlook and predictions on research with T-cell lymphomas.


Amber Freed

Latest:

Transforming Challenges Into Action for SLC6A1

In honor of Rare Disease Day, observed this year on February 28, Amber Freed, the founder of SLC6A1 Connect, shared thoughts on advocacy and efforts to raise awareness for rare genetic disease SLC6A1.


Heidi Anne Duerr, MPH

Latest:

B-VEC Shows Quality of Life Improvements in Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

Krystal Biotech's investigational topical gene therapy has shown promise in DEB. It is designed to deliver COL7A1 and restore C7 protein in patients with the rare disorder.


Giedre Krenciute, PhD

Latest:

Giedre Krenciute, PhD, on Revitalizing T-cells in CAR T-cell Therapy

The assistant member of the bone marrow transplantation and cellular therapy department at St. Jude Children’s Hospital discussed preclinical research presented at ASH 2022.


Michael Parini, JD

Latest:

Pursuing Slow but Steady Gene Therapy Development

Michael Parini, chief executive officer and director, Freeline Therapeutics, discussed the company’s pipeline and mission.


Aimee C. Talleur, MD

Latest:

Aimee C. Talleur, MD, on the Challenge of Evaluating Late Effects from CAR-T in Pediatric Patients

The physician from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital discussed the importance of involvement from patients and families while researching the long-term impact of CAR-T.

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