Authors


Carrie Miceli, PhD

Latest:

Carrie Miceli, PhD, on the Potential of Needle Biopsy Findings to Improve DMD Gene Therapy

The professor of microbiology, immunology, and molecular genetics at UCLA discussed how a better understanding of treatment impact on a cellular level could help improve future gene therapy approaches.


Casey Maguire, PhD

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Casey Maguire, PhD, on Potential Advantages of Encapsulated AAVs

The associate professor and associate investigator of neurology at Harvard Medical School discussed research confirming proof-of-concept with EV-AAVs.


John J. Strouse, MD, PhD

Latest:

Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease

Experts discuss the safety profile and cost of gene therapy for the management of sickle cell disease.


Brandi L. Williams, PhD

Latest:

Developing Gene Therapies for AMD: Brandi L. Williams, PhD; Gregory S. Hageman, PhD

Directors from the Moran Eye Center discussed researching gene therapy approaches targeting HTRA1 in AMD.


Arun Upadhyay, PhD

Latest:

IRD Gene Therapy OCU400’s Phase 1/2 Trial

Arun Upadhyay, PhD, the chief scientific officer and head of research, development, and Medical at Ocugen, also discussed future plans for the gene therapy, which is now in a phase 3 study.


Joseph Mikhael, MD

Latest:

CARTITUDE Trials in Multiple Myeloma

Experts discussed safety and efficacy data of cilta-cel for R/R MM from the CARTITUDE-1 and CARTITUDE-2 studies.


Matthew Charman, PhD

Latest:

Matthew D. Weitzman, PhD, and Matthew Charman, PhD, on Further Investigation of the Viral Reproduction Process

The investigators from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia discussed the follow-up studies they are conducting in light of their recent findings regarding DNA virus replication.


Luke Roberts, MBBS, PhD

Latest:

Luke Roberts, MBBS, PhD, on Challenges in Developing Gene Therapy for Heart Failure

The medical director of clinical development at AskBio discussed setbacks in the phase 1 trial of AB-1002 gene therapy.


Debora Mazzetti, MS

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Debora Mazzetti, MS, on Multitargeting MicroRNA in Glioblastoma

The research trainee at Brigham and Women’s Hospital discussed developing RNA constructs to aid with RNA interference.


Chris Wincup, MBBS, MRCP

Latest:

CAR T Therapy Yields Remission in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Five patients with lupus treated with anti-CD19 CAR T-cell therapy are now in remission.


Zachary Crees, MD

Latest:

Zachary Crees, MD, on the Potential of Cell Therapy to Treat or Prevent Viral Infections After HSCT

The assistant clinical director of the Center for Gene and Cellular Immunotherapy at Washington University in St. Louis discussed Atara Biotherapeutics' tabelecleucel and AlloVir’s posoleucel.


Irene Ghobrial, MD

Latest:

Future Research With NK and CAR T Therapy in Multiple Myeloma: Irene Ghobrial, MD

The director at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute discussed future efforts to prevent the development of multiple myeloma.


Salvador Rico, MD, PhD

Latest:

Salvador Rico, MD, PhD, on Developing Gene Regulation Therapy for Dravet Syndrome

The chief medical officer of Encoded Therapeutics overviews the company’s timeline and strategy for its gene regulation program for Dravet syndrome.


Robert Zivadinov, MD, PhD

Latest:

Strategies to Reverse Multiple Sclerosis Neurodegeneration: Robert Zivadinov, MD, PhD

The director of the Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center and professor of Universtiy of Buffalo discussed avenues of research into reversing neurodegeneration in MS.


Kim A. Reiss Binder, MD

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Kim A. Reiss Binder, MD, on the Potential of CAR Macrophages in Solid Tumors

The assistant professor of medicine at University of Pennsylvania Hospital stressed the importance of tumor sequencing.


Devin Golden

Latest:

Two ACGT all-stars celebrated with ‘Oscars of Science’ award

Carl June, MD, and Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD, were recognized for their pioneering achievements in treating cancer.


Ivan Horak, MD

Latest:

Ivan Horak, MD, on Early Clinical Efficacy of Allogeneic CD30.CAR EBVST Cell Therapy in Lymphomas

The chief medical and scientific officer of Tessa Therapeutics discussed data from the BESTA and CHARIOT studies presented at ASH 2022.


Gaurav Shah, MD

Latest:

Advantages of Developing Platform-Agnostic Gene Therapies

The chief executive officer of Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Gaurav Shah, MD, discussed the company’s ex-vivo and in-vivo gene therapy platforms.


Everett Meyer, MD, PhD

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Everett Meyer, MD, PhD, on Reducing GvHD in Leukemia Treatment

The assistant professor of medicine and pediatrics at Stanford University discussed updated data from 2 studies of Orca-T cell therapy.


Matthew Gornet, MD

Latest:

Matthew Gornet, MD, on Treating Degenerative Disc Disease With Cell Therapy

The spine surgeon from The Orthopedic Center of St. Louis discussed recent data on IDCT from the phase 1/2 DGX-A01 study.


PJ Brooks, PhD

Latest:

PJ Brooks, PhD, on Improved Newborn Screening, Non-Viral Gene Editing: New Frontiers for Neuromuscular Disease

The deputy director, Division of Rare Diseases Research Innovation, NCATS, NIH, discussed areas that the agency is targeting.


Madeleine Powys, MBBS

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Madeleine Powys, MBBS, on Lessons Learned With Libmeldy

The locum consultant of pediatric BMT and leukemia at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital discussed the center’s experience in delivering the approved gene therapy to children with MLD.


Farah Sheikh, PhD

Latest:

Farah Sheikh, PhD, on Preclinical Research on Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy Gene Therapy LX2020

The professor of medicine at University of California San Diego discussed promising preclinical findings she presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2023.


Deyaa Adib, MD

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Deyaa Adib, MD, on Optimizing Manufacturing of Solid Tumor Cell Therapies

The chief medical officer of Triumvira Immunologics discussed the company’s future plans.


Christa Krupski, DO, MPH

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Christa Krupski, DO, MPH, on Reinfusion of Tisagenlecleucel in B-ALL

The hematologist/oncologist at Cincinnati Children’s discussed unfavorable outcomes with tisa-cel reinfusion in patients with B-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia.


Guy Young, MD

Latest:

Managing Safety in Fitusiran Treatments of Hemophilia: Guy Young, MD

The director of the hemostasis and thrombosis program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles discussed mitigation strategies in trials and clinic.


Matthew D. Weitzman, PhD

Latest:

Matthew D. Weitzman, PhD, and Matthew Charman, PhD, on Further Investigation of the Viral Reproduction Process

The investigators from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia discussed the follow-up studies they are conducting in light of their recent findings regarding DNA virus replication.


Raj Mehra, PhD

Latest:

Raj Mehra, PhD, and Krishna Subramanian, PhD, on Parkinson Disease Gene Therapy Mouse Studies

Mehra and Subramanian discussed preclinical safety studies with the gene therapy SLS-004 and plans for future research.


Atul Malhotra, MD, PhD

Latest:

Atul Malhotra, MD, PhD, on Treating Preterm Infants With Autologous Stem Cell Therapy

The head of the early neurodevelopment clinic at Monash Children's Hospital discussed clinical trials in the field of neonatal cell therapy.


Krishna Subramanian, PhD

Latest:

Raj Mehra, PhD, and Krishna Subramanian, PhD, on Parkinson Disease Gene Therapy Mouse Studies

Mehra and Subramanian discussed preclinical safety studies with the gene therapy SLS-004 and plans for future research.

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