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Session Details

Advanced Techniques for Regenerative Medicine
Thursday, May 30, 2024 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM  
Room 212-214
Concurrent Session
Chair
  • Rachel Burga, PhD, Obsidian Therapeutics, United States
Speakers
  • Finn Hawkins, M.B. B.Ch., Boston University, United States, "Cell-based Gene Therapy for Genetic Airway Diseases"
  • Nika Shakiba, PhD, University of British Columbia, Cananda, "Simulating Human Embryonic Development: an International Effort"
  • Katja Gabriele Weinacht, MD, PhD, Stanford Medicine, United States, "Tapping into the Therapeutic Potential of the Thymus"
Rapid advances in cell biology and tissue engineering techniques have strong implications for use in cell and gene therapies. This session will explore recent exciting advances in organ-specific cell engraftment, synthetic gene circuits, and lessons learned from thymus biology.

 

Rachel Burga
Principal Scientist
Obsidian Therapeutics
Chair


Nika Shakiba
Assistant Professor
University of British Columbia
Speaker


Katja Weinacht
Assistant Professor
Stanford School of Medicine
Speaker