Education Session
The Education Session introduces topics and themes which will be explored in further detail during the main Congress. Any delegates who are registered for the Congress are welcome to attend.
Tuesday 7 October
08:30-09:00 | Registration Foyer
Registration
09:00-10:45 |
Education 1a: Gene delivery: going viral and non-viral
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09:00-09:05 Cristian Smerdou
Welcome and chair
09:05-09:30 EDU01: Hildegard Büning, Hannover Medica School
Insights on the adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector system
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09:30-09:55 EDU02: Anne Galy, ART-TG – Inserm US35
Insights on the lentivirus vector system
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09:55-10:20 EDU03: Juan Antonio Marchal, University of Granada
Insights on lipid nanoparticles and exosomes
10:20- 10-45 EDU04: Cristian Smerdou, CIMA, University of Navarra, Pamplona
Insights on self-amplifying RNAs and their delivery
09:00-10:45 |
Session 1b: Genetic Diseases: there is more than one treatment strategy
09:00-09:05 Gloria Gonzalez -Aseguinolaza
Welcome and chairs
09:05-09:30 EDU05: Gloria Gonzalez-Aseguinolaza, CIMA, University of Navarra, Pamplona
Gene addition vs gene editing strategies in liver-directed gene therapy
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09:30-09:55 EDU06: Virginia Haurigot,
​Gene therapy for the sensory systems (vision and audition)
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09:55-10:20 EDU07: TBC
Gene addition vs gene editing strategies in muscular dystrophy
10:20-10:45 EDU08: TBC
Gene addition vs. gene editing in sicle cell disease
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10:45-11:15 | Registration Foyer / Forum
Coffee Break
11:15-12:55 |
Session 2a: Gene and genome editing: from basics to applications
​Chair: HIldegard Büning
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11:15-11:40 EDU09: Toni Cathomen, University of Freiburg
The portfolio of gene editing tools in the light of their advantages and disadvantages
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​11:40-12:05 EDU10: Angelo Lombardo, SR-Tiget, Milan
​Modifying the epigenome - novel strategies in gene therapy
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12:05-12:30 EDU11: Sandra Rodriguez, Madrid
Gene editing as tool in cancer models
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12:30-12:55 EDU12: Francisco Martin, GenYo, Granada
Improving living drugs by gene editing
11:15-12:30 |
Session 2b: Cell-based strategies to cure diseases
​Chair: Anne Galy
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11:15-11:40 EDU13: Maria Eugenia Fernandez-Santos, Madrid
​Cell-based strategies in cardiovascular regeneration
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11:40-12:05 EDU014: Juan Roberto Rodriguez-Madoz, CIMA, University of Navarra, Pamplona
​CAR T and CAR NK cells in cancer and beyond
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12:05-12:30 EDU015: Aida Platero-Luengo, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hosp. Univ. V. del Rocío/CSIC/Univ. de Sevilla
​Partial Reprogramming: A Novel Approach to Combat Aging-related Decline
13:00-14:00 | Forum and Registration Foyer
Lunch