Authors


Michael Bishop, MD

Latest:

CAR T Therapy as a New Option in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: Michael R. Bishop, MD

The hematological oncologist from University of Chicago Medicine discussed chimeric antigen receptor T cells therapy in non-Hodgkin lymphoma.


George Tachas, PhD

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George Tachas, PhD, on Tackling DMD Treatment From Multiple Angles

The lead scientist at Percheron Therapeutics discussed research on antisense oligonucleotide therapies in mouse models of DMD.


Tim Miller, PhD

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Tim Miller, PhD, on Supporting Gene Therapy Development

The cofounder, president, and chief executive officer of Forge Biologics discussed the company’s approach to gene therapy manufacturing.


Mariya Moosajee, MBBS, BSc, PhD, FRCOphth

Latest:

The Future of Gene Therapies in Inherited Retinal Diseases

Mariya Moosajee, MBBS, BSc, PhD, FRCOphth, discussed the next generation of gene therapy for inherited retinal diseases.


Jennifer Buell, PhD

Latest:

Advantages of Invariant Natural Killer T Cell Therapies

Jennifer Buell, PhD, president and chief executive officer, MiNK Therapeutics, discussed the company’s iNKT cell platform.


John Leonard, PhD

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John Leonard, PhD, on RNA-Targeting Gene Therapy for ALS, DMD

The chief scientific officer of LocanaBio discussed preclinical research presented at ASGCT 2023.


Nathan Yozwiak, PhD

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Nathan Yozwiak, PhD, on Collaboration for Cell and Gene Therapy Development

The head of research at Mass General Brigham’s Cell and Gene Therapy Institute discussed work the center is engaged in with cell and gene therapy.


Thomas Crawford, MD

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Thomas Crawford, MD, on Helping Patients With SMA Left Behind by Gene Therapy

The codirector of the MDA Clinic and professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins discussed the importance of continuing to fight for progress with older patients with SMA.


David Boyer, MD

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David Boyer, MD, on Promising Efficacy of Suprachoroidal Gene Therapy in nAMD

The senior partner at Retina Vitreous Associates Medical Group discussed efficacy and safety data from the phase 2 AAVIATE trial.


Ronald Buggage, MD

Latest:

Electrotransfection: A Different Approach to Plasmid Delivery

The chief scientific officer and chief medical officer at Eyevensys discuss the biotech company's pipeline and approach to gene therapy.


Daniel Judge, MD

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Daniel Judge, MD, on Translational Gene Therapy for Cardiac Disorders

Genetics is the future of heart failure and cardiomyopathy treatment, Judge told CGTLive in an interview.


Serena De Vita, MD, PhD

Latest:

Serena De Vita, MD, PhD, on Speedy Manufacturing of PHE885 for Multiple Myeloma

The senior director and clinical program leader, Translational Clinical Oncology at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, discussed new data from the phase 1 study.


Paula Cannon, PhD

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Paula Cannon, PhD, on What Attendees Can Look Forward to at ASGCT’s 2024 Meeting

The President Elect of ASGCT and a distinguished professor of microbiology at Keck School of Medicine of USC also discussed recent milestones in gene therapy.


Ula V. Jurkunas, MD

Latest:

Ula V. Jurkunas, MD: CALEC Transplant Feasible for Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency

The associate professor of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School discussed early results from a phase 1/2 trial from Mass Eye and Ear and partners.


Raphaël G. Ognar

Latest:

Raphaël Ognar on Adding New Options to the Oncologic Cell Therapy Arsenal

The cofounder and chief executive officer of NKILT Therapeutics discussed unique advantages of the CIR platform.


Ariana Pelosci

Latest:

Bone Marrow DNA Sequencing Predicts Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Relapse After Tisagenlecleucel

Findings from the phase 2 ENSIGN and ELIANA studies suggest DNA sequencing predicts ALL relapse.



Diane Simeone, MD

Latest:

Diane Simeone, MD, on Screening Patients for CAR-T Eligibility Before Solid Tumor Relapse

Simeone discussed the progress and challenges seen so far in the BASECAMP-1 observational study.


Francesca Del Bufalo, MD, PhD

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Francesca Del Bufalo, MD, PhD, on Evaluating GD2-Directed CAR-T in Pediatric Neuroblastoma

The medical doctor and scientist at Bambino Gesù Chidren’s Hospital discussed phase 1/2 clinical trial data she presented at ASGCT’s 2024 Meeting.


Florian Eichler, MD

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Florian Eichler, MD, on Addressing Unmet Needs in Canavan Disease With Gene Therapy

The neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital discussed BBP-812, an investigational AAV vector-based gene therapy being evaluated for Canavan disease in a phase 1/2 trial.


Philip McCarthy, MD

Latest:

Cell Therapy May Yield Deep Remissions in Multiple Myeloma

Ide-cel's March 2021 FDA approval marks a significant advance in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma treatment.


Bruce Cree, MD, PhD, MAS

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Bruce Cree, MD, PhD, MAS, on the Importance of Understanding Disease Pathobiology for Novel Treatment Approaches

The clinical research director of the UCSF Multiple Sclerosis Center discussed the difference between developing targeted therapies for well-understood diseases like SCD and less well-understood diseases like MS.


Luhua Wang, MD

Latest:

Raising Awareness of CAR T Therapy for Mantle Cell Lymphoma: Luhua Wang, MD

The professor from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center discussed growing awareness of CAR T-cell therapy among community oncologists and patients with mantle cell lymphoma.


Shankar Musunuri, PhD

Latest:

Shankar Musunuri, PhD, on Continuing Research With Gene Therapy in Inherited Retinal Diseases

The chairman, chief executive officer, and cofounder of Ocugen discussed programs including OCU400 and OCU410.


Peter Bross, MD

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Peter Bross, MD, on the Importance of Transparency and Communication With the FDA

The chief of the oncology branch of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the FDA discussed how academia and industry can work best with regulatory agencies.


Adam Cuker, MD

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Adam Cuker, MD, on Higher Efficacy of Gene Therapy Over SOC in Hemophilia B

The associate professor of medicine at University of Pennsylvania discussed new data from the BENEGENE-2 study of fidanacogene elaparvovec.


Elisabet E. Manasanch, MD

Latest:

ASC Transplant Eligibility in Multiple Myeloma: Elisabet E. Manasanch, MD

The associate professor from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center discussed eligibility for autologous stem cell transplant in patients with multiple myeloma.


Hong Ma

Latest:

Optimizing CAR T Therapies for Gastric Cancer

Hong Ma, senior vice president, clinical development, cancer immunotherapy, CARSgen, discussed data from a phase 1 trial of CT041.


Jacob Appelbaum, MD, PhD

Latest:

Jacob Appelbaum, MD, PhD, on Investigating SC-DARIC33 and IL-15 for AML

The senior research fellow at Fred Hutch Cancer Center discussed research trends at the 2023 ASGCT meeting.


Rita Perlingeiro, PhD

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Rita Perlingeiro, PhD, on the Potential of iPS Cell-based Regenerative Medicine in Muscular Dystrophy

The Lillehei professor in stem cell and regenerative cardiovascular medicine at the University of Minnesota spoke about preclinical research with an iPS cell-derived product.

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