Schedule | Fall 2026
UPENN SOM | Case Studies in Translational Research BIOM 510
| Session | Date | Room | Class Time | Preceptor | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wednesday, August 26 | Jordan 515 EW | 2:00-3:30PM | Bob Heuckeroth, MD-PhD and Skip Brass, MD-PhD | Intro/Guidance session |
| 2 | Wednesday, September 9 | Jordan 515 EW | 2:00-3:30PM | Tal Zaks, MD, PhD | Personalized cancer vaccines |
| 3 | Friday, September 11 | Jordan 504 | 2:00-3:30PM | Drew Weissman, MD, PhD | In vivo mRNA therapy |
| 4 | Wednesday, September 16 | Jordan 515 EW | 2:00-3:30PM | Kathy High, MD | Gene therapy for hemophilia B |
| 5 | Wednesday, September 30 | Jordan 515 EW | 2:00-3:30PM | Carl June, MD | CAR T cells: pharmacokinetics and clinical trial considerations |
| 6 | Wednesday, October 7 | Jordan 505 EW | 2:00-3:30PM |
Jake Brenner, MD, PhD |
Targeted DNA-LNPs for treating non-monogenic rare diseases |
| 7 | Wednesday, October 14 | Jordan 515 EW | 2:00-3:30PM | Paul Offit, MD | Newly released mRNA seasonal flu vaccine |
| 8 | Wednesday, October 21 | Jordan 515 EW | 2:00-3:30PM | Nicola Mason, BVetMed, PhD, DACVIM, FRCVS | Informing clinical translational of engineered Listeria vaccines using a comparative approach with canine patients |
| 9 | Monday, November 2 | Jordan 515 EW | 2:00-3:30PM |
Ali Naji, MD, PhD |
Beta Cell Replacement Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes |
| 10 | Wednesday, November 4 | Jordan 515 EW | 2:00-3:30PM | Peter Lebowitz, MD, PhD | Novel Multifunctional Drug Platforms |
| 11 | Wednesday, November 11 | Jordan 515 EW | 2:00-3:30PM | Christina Coughlin, MD, PhD | Comparing industry v academic IND and Phase 1 trials |
Presentation Schedule
|
Class Date |
Preceptor |
Student 1 |
Student 2 |
Student 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, September 9 | Tal Zaks, MD, PhD | Rohit Khurana | Sayalee Patankar | |
| Friday, September 11 | Drew Weissman, MD, PhD | Erica Xiong | Daniel Gao | |
| Wednesday, September 16 | Kathy High, MD | Skylar Montague | Amelia Li | Krishna Dasari |
| Wednesday, September 30 | Carl June, MD | William Jackson | McLean Taggart | |
| Wednesday, October 7 | Ali Naji, MD, PhD | Thijs Larson | Gabriel Otubu | |
| Wednesday, October 14 | Paul Offit, MD | Kashyap Sreeram | Jordyn Duby | |
| Wednesday, October 21 | Nicola Mason, BVetMed, PhD, DACVIM, FRCVS | Rico Carale | Anne Yauch | |
| Monday, November 2 | Jake Brenner, MD, PhD | Aya Abu-Alfa | Jordan Feldman | |
| Wednesday, November 4 | Peter Lebowitz, MD, PhD | Deniz Ince | Neha Mani | |
| Wednesday, November 11 | Christina Coughlin, MD, PhD | Rex Kung | Kamren Khan |