Annual Meeting 2023

Add a Workshop to Your Annual Meeting Experience

Devin Rose - February 06, 2023

Want to kick off the 26th Annual Meeting with an extra half day of learning? Register for one of seven expert-led workshops.

Join us for a workshop on Tuesday, May 16, the first day of the 2023 Annual Meeting. All workshops take place from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. (PT). Workshop registrants will have on-demand acess to sessions for 30 days. You must be registered for the meeting to add a workshop. Here are a few highlights:

How to Become a Site for AAV GT Trials

Speakers will outline the necessary steps to becoming a site for AAV gene therapy trials and discuss what is needed to treat and monitor patients before, during, and after therapy treatments. 

Topics & Speakers

  • Preclinical/IND-enabling Basics of AAV Biology and GT Vectors Preclinical Enablement and the IB
    Mark A. Kay, MD, PhD, Stanford University

  • Regulatory & Site Initiation IBC and IRB Site Activation and Pharmacy
    Eric Crombez, MD, Ultragenyx

  • Clinical Protocol Implementation: Who Sees the Patient and What Is Needed? Clinical Infrastructure Treating the Patient/Acute Monitoring Phase I/II vs III vs IV
    Kimberly Goodspeed, MD, UT-Southwestern

  • Follow up and Long-term Toxicity: What needs to be followed for follow up?
    Denise E. Sabatino, PhD, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

  • Small group discussion

  • Large group summary

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How to Make the Most of Your Annual Meeting Experience

Is this your first time at the Annual Meeting? Or your first time back in person in a while? If so, we'll help you navigate and make the most of your time at the largest gathering of CGT professionals. Bring your questions for our speakers!

Please note: This session is intended for in-person attendees. Virtual attendees will not be able to participate in small group discussions.

Topics & Speakers

  • How to Network at a Conference
    Hildegard Buning, PhD, Hannover Medical School, Germany

  • How to Maximize Your Use of Social Media
    Emily Walsh, PhD, Tremont Therapeutics

  • ​Small group breakout sessions/Q&A

The Magic Year: Founders Tips for What to Do in Your Last Six Months in Academia & First Six Months in Industry

Spinning a company straight out of academia can be a daunting task for first-time technical founders. Come hear first-hand experience from academic founders and VCs who put "first money in" with actionable insights you can implement right away.

Topics & Speakers

  • IP/Contracts (getting legal representation, MTA, option/license)
    Sabrina D. Poulos, JD Goodwin Procter, LLP

  • Money (dilutive vs non-dilutive, angels, grants): Successful Operator-to-VC
    Chris Garabedian, Xontogeny and Perceptive VC Firm

  • How to Vet if Your Idea is Worthy of Starting a Startup
    Nicole K. Paulk, PhD, Siren Biotechnology and University of California, San Francisco

  • Defining Milestones for Program Development & Successful Fundraising
    Melissa A. Kotterman, PhD, Iris Medicines, Inc.

  • Team building (how many scientists and when, where are you going to find them, mentors/advisors) and how to decide between consultants and contractors and PT hires and FT hires
    Eric Kelsic, PhD, Dyno Therapeutics

  • Founder stories

  • Mentoring with the panelists

Read descriptions for the rest of the workshops here. You must be registered for the meeting to add a workshop!

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Devin Rose is ASGCT's communications manager.

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