Authors


Scott Jeffers, PhD

Latest:

The Importance of Precise Reproducibility of AAVs

Scott Jeffers, PhD, the chief technology officer at GenSight Biologics, discussed using Verdot’s FlexiPro system to produce Lumevoq gene therapy.


Ben Creelan, MD

Latest:

Ben Creelan, MD, on the Potential of Logic-gated Tmod CAR-T in Lung Cancer and Other Solid Tumors

The medical oncologist at Moffitt Cancer Center spoke about A2 Bio’s A2B530 as part of a larger discussion of novel cell therapy approaches in solid tumors.


Evan Zynda, PhD

Latest:

Evan Zynda, PhD, on Optimizing Manufacturing to Increase Access to Cell Therapy

The senior scientist at Thermo Fisher Scientific discussed the company’s approach to scaling and strategic partnerships.


Claire Roddie, MD, PhD, FRCPath, MBChB, MRCP

Latest:

Claire Roddie PhD, FRCPath, MBChB, MRCP, on the Potential Advantage Obe-cel's Fast Off-rate CD19 Binding Domain

The associate professor at University College London also discussed unmet needs that remain in r/r B-ALL and another presentation of interest at ASCO’s 2023 conference.


Rajni Agarwal-Hashmi, MD

Latest:

Rajni Agarwal-Hashmi, MD, on Safety Advantages of Gene Therapy in Fanconi Anemia Over SOC

The professor of pediatrics at Stanford Cancer Institute discussed recent data from clinical trials of the lentiviral gene therapy RP-L102.


Kenneth H. Shain, MD, PhD

Latest:

CAR T and Other Emerging Therapies in R/R Multiple Myeloma: Kenneth H. Shain, MD, PhD

The hematologist/oncologist at Moffitt Cancer Center discussed emerging therapies for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.


Paula Rodríguez Otero, MD, PhD

Latest:

Paula Rodríguez Otero, MD, PhD, on Demonstrating Ide-cel's PFS Superiority in Triple-Class-Exposed R/R Multiple Myeloma

The hematologist at the University of Navarra discussed updated data from the phase KarMMa-3 trial.


J. Andrew Livingston, MD, MS

Latest:

J. Andrew Livingston, MD, on Starting the Shift Toward Targeted Therapies in Sarcoma

The associate professor at MD Anderson Cancer Center discussed his future outlook and goals for the field of sarcoma.


Diana Bharucha-Goebel, MD

Latest:

Diana Bharucha-Goebel, MD, and Bakri Elsheikh, MBBS, FRCP, on Setting Realistic Goals for Long-Standing SMA

The clinical neurophysiologist at Children’s National and the professor of neurology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center discussed treatment considerations for patients already living with SMA.


Dan Shelly, PhD

Latest:

Dan Shelly, PhD, on Developing an Allogeneic, Adaptable CAR Platform

The vice president of business development and alliances at Prescient Therapeutics discussed advantages of the OmniCAR, SpyTag, and SpyCatcher technologies.


Richard Boyd, PhD

Latest:

The Power and Potential of Natural Killer Cell Therapies: A New Awakening

Natural killer cells could redefine medicine and offer new hope for cancer, autoimmune diseases, and neurological disorders through advanced CAR-NK therapies.


Jan Davidson, MD, PhD

Latest:

Targeting Cancers With CAR T and NK Cells

Jan Davidson, MD, PhD, chief medical officer, Wugen, discussed the company’s future plans and research.


Doris Hansen, MD

Latest:

The Potential of ALLO-715 in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma: Doris Hansen, MD

The hematologist from Moffitt Cancer Center discussed the promise of ALLO-715 in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.


Abby Reinhard

Latest:

Gene Therapy Well-Tolerated in Late-Onset Pompe Disease

Interim safety data from the FORTIS study were presented at WORLDSympsoium.


Michael D. Clayman, MD

Latest:

Exploring Advanced Approaches for Pain Relief

The chief executive officer and co-founder of Flexion Therapeutics discussed the company’s pain-focused pipeline, which includes a gene therapy that targets inflammation.


R. Nolan Townsend

Latest:

Gene Therapy for APOE4 Homozygous Alzheimer Disease

R. Nolan Townsend, Sandi See Tai, MD, and Kim G. Johnson, MD, discussed Lexeo Therapeutics’ LX1001 gene therapy trial that demonstrated promising safety and biomarker effects in patients with early-stage Alzheimer disease.


Thomas Povsic, MD, PhD

Latest:

Thomas Povsic, MD, PhD, on Ongoing Research With XC001 Angina Gene Therapy

The interventional cardiologist and professor, Duke University School of Medicine, discussed other populations that may benefit from XC001 and the challenges and opportunities with a surgical delivery of treatment.


Ashley Gallagher

Latest:

1-Year Data on Omidubicel Shows Sustained Benefits, Reduced Infection Rates

There was a continued trend toward improvement of overall survival with omidubicel at 73% compared with UCBT at 60%.


Ben Shaberman

Latest:

The Growing Popularity of Gene Therapy for Retinal Diseases

Foundation Fighting Blindness is helping to support the development of gene therapies for retinal diseases.


Arthur Kuan

Latest:

Advantages of CG0070 Over Standard Care for Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

The chief executive officer of CG Oncology discussed the role of CG0070 in patients who are unresponsive and responsive to Bacillus Calmette-Guerin immunotherapy.


Carsten Brunn, PhD

Latest:

Re-Dosing With Gene Therapies in Rare Diseases

Takashi Kei Kishimoto, PhD, and Carsten Brunn, PhD, the chief science and executive officers of Selecta Biosciences, discussed the immunogenicity-mitigating properties of ImmTOR.


Dolores Schendel, PhD

Latest:

The Importance of Collaboration in Developing Next Generation Cell Therapies

Dolores Schendel, PhD, chief executive and chief scientific officer, Medigene, discussed the company’s collaboration with 2seventy bio to develop TCR T-cell therapies.


Kim G. Johnson, MD

Latest:

Gene Therapy for APOE4 Homozygous Alzheimer Disease

R. Nolan Townsend, Sandi See Tai, MD, and Kim G. Johnson, MD, discussed Lexeo Therapeutics’ LX1001 gene therapy trial that demonstrated promising safety and biomarker effects in patients with early-stage Alzheimer disease.


Devon J. Shedlock, PhD

Latest:

Devon J. Shedlock, PhD, on Shifting from Autologous to Allogeneic Therapies

The chief scientific officer of cell therapy at Poseida Therapeutics discussed the company’s CAR-T and TCR technologies.


Jeffrey Cohen, MD

Latest:

Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Other Upcoming Treatments for Progressive MS: Jeffrey Cohen, MD

The director of the Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research at Cleveland Clinic discussed upcoming new therapies for relapsing MS.


Angela Genge, MD, FRCPC, eMBA

Latest:

Angela Genge, MD, FRCPC, eMBA, on Targeting STMN2 to Rescue Neurons in ALS

The chief medical officer of QurAlis discussed the antisense oligonucleotide therapy QRL-201.


Faith E. Davies, MD

Latest:

Next Steps for Car T-Cell Therapy in Multiple Myeloma: Faith E. Davies, MD

The director of the Clinical Myeloma Program at NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center discusses the next steps for CAR T-cell therapy in the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.


Caspian Oliai, MD, MS

Latest:

Caspian Oliai, MD, MS, on Making Allo-Transplant Safer for Older Patients

The medical director of the UCLA Bone Marrow Transplantation Stem Cell Processing Center discussed results from a phase 1b trial for allo-HCT alternative Orca-T that he presented at Tandem’s 2024 conference.


Frits van Rhee, MD, PhD

Latest:

Clinical Implications of CAR T-Cell Therapy in R/R Myeloma: Frits van Rhee, MD, PhD

The professor and director of the Myeloma Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences discussed the clinical implications of CAR T-cell therapy for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma.


Giuliana Grossi

Latest:

Gene Therapy: The Future of Rare Disease Treatment

Experts shared opinions about the future of gene therapy in sickle cell and other rare diseases.

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