Authors


Natalie Goedeker, CPNP

Latest:

Handling Neuromuscular Gene Therapy at Real-World Sites

Natalie Goedeker, CPNP, the codirector of pediatric neuromuscular clinical research at Washington University in St. Louis, discussed the session she chaired at MDA’s 2025 conference.


Manali Kamdar, MD

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Lowering Barriers to Access for Liso-Cel Based on New Data

Manali Kamdar, MD, the associate professor of medicine–hematology and clinical director of lymphoma services at the University of Colorado, discussed the implications of a large scale analysis of liso-cel recipients.


Matthew Gantz

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Targeting Unmet Needs in Rare Dermatologic Diseases With Gene Therapy

Matthew Gantz, president and chief executive officer, Castle Creek Biosciences, discussed FCX-013 for the potential treatment of scleroderma.


Lindsay Fischer

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Recognizing and Managing AEs in CAR T-Cell Therapy

Kelly Garvin, BSN, RN, OCN, discussed methods to communicate the benefits and risks of CAR T-cell therapy to patients and recognize AEs.


Olivier Danos, PhD

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Olivier Danos, PhD, on Enhancing Gene Therapy for DMD

The chief scientific officer at REGENXBIO discussed RGX-202 and the ongoing clinical trial.


Sarah Larson, MD

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Evaluating Lyell’s CAR-T IMPT-314 in LBCL

Sarah Larson, MD, the medical director of the Immune Effector Cell Therapy Program at UCLA, discussed initial data from a phase 1/2 trial.


Krishna Komanduri, MD

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Overcoming Barriers to TIL Use in Patients With Solid Tumors

Closing out their discussion on TIL therapy, Drs Sarnaik and Komanduri identify existing barriers to TIL use in clinical practice and how the field might optimize patient access to these regimens.


Shahzad Raza, MD

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Shahzad Raza, MD, on Future Plans for CAR T-Cell Therapy NXC-201 in R/R Light Chain Amyloidosis

The hematologist/oncologist at the Cleveland Clinic discussed next steps after early promising results were presented at ASCO’s 2025 meeting.


John Murphy, PhD

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John Murphy, PhD, on Using Gene Editing to Tackle Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1

The chief scientific officer of Arbor Biotechnologies discussed the company’s preclinical candidate ABO-101.


Reena Sharma, MD

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Future Plans for Evaluating Spur Therapeutics’ FLT201

Reena Sharma, MD, an adult metabolic consultant at Salford Royal Hospital, discussed areas of interest for future study for the Gaucher disease gene therapy product.


Iuliana Vaxman, MD

Latest:

A Review of Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in Amyloidosis

Iuliana Vaxman, MD, and Angela Dispenzieri, MD, review eligibility criteria for ASCT in AL amyloidosis, conditioning dosing, efficacy in terms of hematologic and organ response, and future areas of research.



Sharif Tabebordbar, PhD

Latest:

Sharif Tabebordbar, PhD, on Improving In Vivo Gene Editing for DMD

The cofounder and chief executive officer of Kate Therapeutics discussed research that awarded him an Outstanding New Investigator at the ASGCT 2024 meeting.


Alfonso Sabater, MD, PhD

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Alfonso Sabater, MD, PhD, on Further Research With Gene Therapy in Eye Care

The associate professor of clinical ophthalmology at University of Miami discussed the first topical application of gene therapy to the eye.


Alice Y. Zhou, MD, PhD

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Alice Zhou, MD, PhD, and Omar Butt, MD, PhD, on Surprising Associations With Neurotoxicity and Neurofilament Light

The medical oncologists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis discussed surprising findings from their retrospective study.




Alan Skarbnik, MD

Latest:

Dr. Skarbnik on the Optimization of CAR T-Cell Therapy Sequencing in MCL

Alan P. Z. Skarbnik, MD, discusses the optimization of treatment sequencing with CAR T-cell therapy in mantle cell lymphoma.


John Finn, PhD

Latest:

Using Programmable Genomic Integration to Make Edits Big and Small

John Finn, PhD, the chief scientific officer of Tome Biosciences, discussed the company’s pipeline for its new technology.


Eunice Wang, MD

Latest:

The Potential of CAR T-Cell Therapy in Adult ALL

Eunice Wang, MD, and Bijal Shah, MD, MS, discussed unmet needs for adult patients with relapsed/refractory ALL and reflect on the current treatment landscape.


Michael Grimley, MD

Latest:

Expanding Study Populations of Cell Therapy in Sickle Cell Disease: Michael Grimley, MD

The medical director of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency at Cincinnati Children's discussed data on ARU-1801 presented at ASH 2021.


Wenjun (Tia) Li

Latest:

Wenjun "Tia" Li, on Reducing Swelling in Mouse Models of Rheumatoid Arthritis With Gene Therapy

The PhD candidate from University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill discussed preclinical research presented at ASGCT 2023.


Krystof Bankiewicz, MD, PhD

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Krystof Bankiewicz, MD, PhD, on GDNF Gene Therapy for Parkinson’s and AADC Deficiency

The professor at Ohio State University and University of California – San Francisco discussed investigations with different delivery methods of GDNF gene therapy.


Thomas Willemsen

Latest:

Targeting Hematological Malignancies With Autologous and Allogeneic Cell Therapies

Thomas Willemsen, president and chief executive officer, Tessa Therapeutics, discussed the company’s technologies and 2023 milestones.


Carlos A. Ramos, MD

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Carlos A. Ramos, MD, on Alternatives to T-Cell Therapy

The professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine discussed research with NK-T cells and alternatives to αβ T-cells.


Donovan Decker

Latest:

Donovan Decker’s Journey in Gene Therapy and Advocacy for LGMD—Breaking Barriers

Donovan Decker, recipient of the 2025 MDA Legacy Award for Community Impact and Research, discussed his powerful journey as a patient advocate and gene therapy pioneer, shedding light on challenges and progress in LGMD.


James Shapiro, MD

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Stem Cell Therapy Device Restores Insulin Production in T1 Diabetes: James Shapiro, MD

The Director of the Islet Transplant Program at the University of Alberta discussed the implantable VC-02 device's success in type 1 diabetes.


Chris Wright, MD, PhD

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Anelloviruses, a Potential Alternative to AAV for Gene Therapy

Chris Wright, MD, PhD, the chief medical officer and head of translational research at Ring Therapeutics, discussed research presented at ASGCT 2024.


Carrie Miceli, PhD

Latest:

Carrie Miceli, PhD, on the Potential of Needle Biopsy Findings to Improve DMD Gene Therapy

The professor of microbiology, immunology, and molecular genetics at UCLA discussed how a better understanding of treatment impact on a cellular level could help improve future gene therapy approaches.


Casey Maguire, PhD

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Casey Maguire, PhD, on Potential Advantages of Encapsulated AAVs

The associate professor and associate investigator of neurology at Harvard Medical School discussed research confirming proof-of-concept with EV-AAVs.

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