Events | GWG 2020 Conference

Genome Engineering Future-Now Therapies:
Genome Writers Guild Conference 2020
July 23-24-25

The Genome Writers Guild conference is a free, live, and virtual event organized by members of The Guild. The focus of our 4th annual meeting is future-now therapies with presentations from scientists leading the field.

The Genome Writers Guild Conference 2020 has completed. Did you miss the conference? Do not worry; you can still check out the conference on our YouTube channel.

Program + Speaker Schedule

See the three-day schedule and more about the CME workshop, poster flash talks, Ask-a-Scientist session, and the Rosalind Franklin Society lecture and award.

Invited Speakers

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  • Britt Adamson

  • Neil Hoffman

  • Heidi Kaeppler

  • Heather Lombardi

  • Autumn Schulze

  • Alison Van Eenennaam

  • Andrew Anzalone

  • Evanthia Galanis

  • Akitsu Hotta

  • Giedre Krenciute

  • Maragh Smantha

  • Jeremy Stark

  • Dan Voytas

  • Eric Bohnenblust

  • Nat Graham

  • Tania Jain

  • Bruce Levine

  • Dale Ramsden

  • Bing Yang

  • Kirstin Whitworth

Conference Highlights

  • Fully accredited CME full day + half-day workshop developed by The Guild and Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

  • Rosalind Franklin Society lecture + award celebrating 100th birthday of Franklin and women in science

  • Abstract poster competition for flash talks

  • Ask-a-Genome Engineer special session just for the public

Our Sponsors

Thank you to our generous sponsors who have helped us achieve our goals by supporting our fourth annual conference.

Who should attend the GWG 2020 event?

Scientists, faculty, physicians, students, entrepreneurs, investors, government representatives, futurists, science communicators, artists — anyone involved in the responsible use of powerful new tools for genome engineering and gene editing.

Conference Organizers

  • Diana Ayerhart

  • Claudia Beacom

  • Karl Clark

  • Stephen Ekker

  • Perry Hackett

  • Saad Kenderian

  • Han Lee

  • Kit Leffler

  • Scott McIvor

  • Shondra Miller

  • Matthew J. Schellenberg

  • Tad Sonstegard

  • Adam Schyla

  • Dan Voytas

  • Feng Zhang

  • Lynn Fellman

  • Erin Nolan

GWG is dedicated to providing a safe and inclusive experience

The Genome Writers Guild strives to provide a safe, inclusive, and welcoming virtual conference experience for everyone. We do not tolerate discrimination, harassment, bullying, xenophobia, or racism in any form.