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Speaker Details

Jim Wilson, MD, PhD Founder, iECURE, Director, Gene Therapy Program, Rose H. Weiss Professor and Director, Orphan Disease Center, Professor of medicine and Pediatrics, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania


James M. Wilson, MD, PhD

Rose H. Weiss Professor and Director, Orphan Disease Center

Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics

Director, Gene Therapy Program

Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

 

Co-Founder and Scientific Advisor, Scout Bio

Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Advisor, Passage Bio

Co-Founder, G2 Bio

Co-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer, and Board Member of Institute for Life-Changing Medicine (ILCM)

Co-Founder, iECURE



James M. Wilson, MD, PhD, is a Professor in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania where he has led an effort to develop the field of gene therapy. His research career spanning over 40 years has focused on rare diseases and ways to treat them by gene therapy. Dr. Wilson has published over 600 papers and is named on over 200 patents worldwide. The Wilson lab identified a new type of vector based on novel isolates of adeno-associated viruses which have become best in class for gene therapy. There are currently more than 80 preclinical and over 40 clinical programs that use Dr. Wilson’s AAV vectors. More recently Dr. Wilson’s laboratory has focused on improved vectors for gene therapy and clinical applications of genome editing and mRNA therapy.

 

Speaker Sessions

Tuesday, October 5 2021
04:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Opening Reception