2023 GTV Retreat
2023 Gene Therapy and Vaccines Annual Retreat
2023 Program
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Schedule of events
Saturday, September 16, 2023
11:30 AM to 1PM - Registration
12:00 to 1:00 PM - Lunch Buffet
1:00 to 2:00 PM - SESSION 1 STUDENT TALKS | Genome Editing and Gene Delivery
Moderator:Jesse Weber
Perry Demsko, Inducible deletion of Codanin-1 results in a bone marrow failure
phenotype that can be rescued via lentiviral gene therapy, Abstract #1
Jacob Hoffman, Comprehensive analysis of the AAV9 galactose-binding pocket and its
implications for AAV vector biodistribution, Abstract #3
Jesse Weber, Temporal Restriction of Cas9 Expression Improves CRISPR-Mediated
Deletion Efficacy and Fidelity, Abstract #8
2:00 to 2:15 PM - Coffee & Snack Break
2:15 to 2:50 PM - SESSION 2 STUDENT TALKS | Vaccines and Immunity
Moderator: Michaela Helbe
Kylie Konrath, Inducing cross-reactive responses to the SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding
domain, Abstract #5
Michaela Helble, Structure-based design of antibody CDRs for enhanced in vivo
expression, Abstract #2
3:00 to 3:30 PM - POSTER BLITZ
3:30 to 5:00 PM - POSTER SESSION
Hors d’ouvres, cocktails, soft drinks, beer and wine
5:00 to 6:30 PM - Dinner buffet
6:30 to 7:30 PM - KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Dr. Eric Ostertag
“I Have a (Gene Therapy) Dream”
9:00 to Midnight - KARAOKE PARTY
Sunday, September 17, 2023
7:00 to 9:00 AM - Breakfast Buffet
9:00 to 10:00 AM - SESSION 3 STUDENT TALKS | CAR T Cells and Adoptive Transfer
Moderator: Caitlin Hopkins
Suying Liu, Dual Fluorescence Tracking Reveals Clonal Dynamics of Native and Stress Hematopoiesis, Abstract #6
Kimberly Veliz, Uncovering the Role of CD38 in T cells, Abstract #7
Caitlin Hopkins, The effect of media and cytokine stimulation on manufactured CAR19 T cell products, Abstract #4
10:00 to 11:00 AM - ALUMNI CAREER PANEL
Ben Kleaveland, Juliana Small, Lauren Hirao, Leah Sabin
11:00 to 12:00 PM - CAREER DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATION
Joseph Barber, PhD, Director of Graduate Career Initiatives, Penn Career Services
Networking strategies for biomedical PhD student, and all the tools and resources you need to prioritize your professional and career development!
12:00 to 1:00 PM - Lunch at Lancaster Southern Market
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