Events | GWG 2020 Conference | Program


9:00 - 9:15 AM Welcome and introduction:
Dr. Gregory Gores, Executive Dean of Research, Mayo Clinic
Dr. David A. Largaespada, President GWG

SESSION 1
Editing Innovations

9:15 - 9:20 Session Introduction by Session Chair: Dr. Maura McGrail
Session Tech: Thomas J. Cradick
9:20 - 9:40 Dr. Andrew Anzalone, Broad Institute
9:40 - 10:00 Dr. Branden Moriarity,University of Minnesota
10:00 - 10:20 Dr. Deanna M. Church Inscripta
10:20 - 10:30 Session One Break-out Meetings (Optional for attendees, required for presenters)

SESSION 2
Animal Editing

10:30 - 10:35 Session Introduction by Session Chair: Dr. Tad Sonstegard
Session Tech: Adam Sychla
10:35 - 10:55 Dr. Xiaolong Wang Northwest A&F University
10:55 - 11:15 Dr. Kristin Whitworth University of Missouri
11:15 - 11:30 Dr. Walter C. Low University of Minnesota
11:30 - 11:40 Session Two Break-out Meetings (Optional for attendees, required for presenters)
11:40 - 11:50 Break
Plummer Innovator Keynote Speaker
12:00 – 12:05 Introduction by TBD
12:05 – 12:50 Dr. Daniel Voytas, University of Minnesota
12:50 – 1:00 Q&A Session
Keynote break-out Q&A for any unaddressed questions: 02:20 - 02:30 PM

SESSION 3
Plant Editing

1:00 - 1:05 Session Introduction by Session Chair: Dr. Feng Zhang
Session Tech: Dr. Yang Liu
1:05 - 1:25 Dr. Nat Graham Pairwise Plants, Inc
1:25 - 1:45 Dr. Heidi Kaeppler University of Wisconsin-Madison
1:45 - 2:05 Dr. Bing Yang University of Missouri
2:05 – 2:20

Flash Talks (Pre-recorded)

2:20 – 2:30 Session Three Break-out Meetings (Optional for attendees, required for presenters)

POSTER SESSION 1
2:20 - 3:10 PM

Attendees free to engage at this time, poster presenters of this session will have individual break-out meeting rooms within this time frame.

SESSION 4
Meet the Editor - DNA Repair

3:10 – 3:15 Session Introduction by Session Chair: Dr. Matt Schellenberg
Session Tech: Anh Cong
3:15 – 3:35 Dr. Dale Ramsden UNC-Chapel Hill
3:35 – 3:55 Dr. Jeremy Stark City of Hope
3:55 – 4:15 Dr. Britt Adamson Princeton
4:15 – 4:35 Dr. Linda Jillianne Tsai City of Hope
4:35 – 4:50 Brandon Simone Mayo Clinic
4:50 – 5:00 Session Four Break-out Meetings (Optional for attendees, required for presenters)

Global Responsible Use of Genome Writing Keynote Speaker

5:00 – 5:05 Introduction, Dr. Karl Clark
Session Tech: Kit Leffler
5:05 – 5:35 Dr. Akitsu Hotta, Center for iPS Cell Research & Application (CiRA), Kyoto University
5:35 – 5:45 Q&A Session
5:45 – 7:00 PM Dinner Break

SESSION 5
Ask a Scientist

7:00 - 7:10 Session introduction by Genome Writers Guild members Lynn Fellman & Adam Sychla
Session Tech: Adam Sychla
7:10 - 7:25 Dr. Anil K. Challa, University of Alabama at Birmingham
7:25 - 7:45 Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam, University of California-Davis
7:45 - 8:30 Q&A moderated by Fellman and Sychla

SESSION 6
COVID and Innovations

8:30 – 8:35AM Session Introduction by Session Chair: Dr. Rianna Vandergaast
Session Tech
8:35 – 8:55 Dr. Debojyote Chakraborty CSIR/IGIB
8:55 – 9:15 Dr. Rianna Vandergaast Imanis Life Sciences
9:15 – 9:30 Dr. Li Ou University of Minnesota
9:30 – 9:45 Dr. Lalitha Belur University of Minnesota
9:45 – 9:55 Session Six Break-out Meetings (Optional for attendees, required for presenters)

SESSION 7
Supporting the Public Trust

10:00 - 10:05 Session Introduction by Session Chair: GWG President-elect Adam Sychla
Session Tech:
10:05 - 10:25 Dr. Lluis Montoliu ARRIGE
10:25 -10:45 Dr. Samantha Maragh NIST
10:45 – 11:05 Dr. Dennis Gastineau Mayo Clinic
11:05 – 11:20 Paige Della-Penna University of North Carolina
11:20 – 11:30 Session Seven Break-out Meetings (Optional for attendees, required for presenters)
11:30 – 11:45

Coffee Break

Minnesota House of Representatives Keynote Speaker

11:45 – 11:50 Session Introduction by Session Chair: TBD
Session Tech: Kit Leffler
11:50 – 12:20 Dr. Kelly Morrison, MN House Representative
12:20 – 12:45 Q&A Session
12:45 – 1:30

Lunch Break

SESSION 8
Genome Engineering Regulatory Landscape

1:30 – 1:35 Session Introduction by Session Chair: Dr. Perry Hackett
Session Tech: Kit Leffler
1:35 – 1:55 Dr. Neil Hoffman USDA
1:55 – 2:15 Dr. Eric Bohnenblust EPA
2:15 – 2:35 Dr. Heather Lombardi FDA
2:35 – 2:40 Recess
2:40 – 3:00 Commercial producers appeal to regulators (5 min per company)
3:00 – 3:45 Q&A on Regulatory Topics
3:45 – 4:00

Flash talks 2 (Prerecorded)

POSTER SESSION 2
4:00 – 5:00

Attendees free to engage at this time, poster presenters of this session will have individual break-out meeting rooms within this time frame.

SESSION 9
Innovations 2

5:00 – 5:05 Session Introduction by Session Chair: TBD
Session Tech:
5:05 – 5:20 Cara E. Moravec UW Madison
5:20 – 5:35 Bernice Thommandru IDT
5:35 – 5:50 Kenta Yamamoto UMN
5:50 – 6:00 Session Nine Break-out Meetings (Optional for attendees, required for presenters)
6:00 – 7:00

Dinner Break

SESSION 10
Rosalind Franklin Award/Talk

7:00 - 7:10 Rosalind Franklin Society Introduction Mary Ann Liebert
Session Tech: Shilpa Narina
7:10 – 7:20 RFS Medal Finalists Introduction by Erin Nolan
Awardee Announcement by Dr. Shondra Miller
7:20 - 8:00 Rosalind Franklin Society Medal Laureate Lecture
8:00 - 9:00 Women in Science Panel -
Nancy Hopkins -
Mary Ann Liebert -
Alexis Komor -
Steve Ekker -
Tania Jain -
Samantha Maragh -
Eva Galanis -

SESSION CME 1
Gene and Cell Therapy Symposium

9:00 – 9:05AM Session Introduction by Session Chair: Dr. Tania Jain
9:05 – 9:35 Dr. David Porter University of Pennsylvania
9:35 – 9:50 Dr. Tania Jain Johns Hopkins University
9:50 - 10:00 Naga Rallabandi
10:00 – 10:10 Session CME1 Break-out Meetings (Optional for attendees, required for presenters)

SESSION CME 2
T-cell Delivery Science

10:00 – 10:15 Session Introduction by Session Chair: Dr. Giedre Krenciute
10:15 – 10:30 Dr. Adrian Bot Kite Pharma
10:30 – 10:45 Dr. Giedre Krenciute St Jude’s
10:45 – 11:00 Dr. Mike Milone
11:00 – 11:15 Dr. Beau Webber
11:15 – 11:35 Learning from Patient Heroes
11:35 – 11:45 Session CME2 Break-out Meetings (Optional for attendees, required for presenters)
11:45 – 12:00 Coffee Break
12:00 – 12:05 Keynote Introduction by Session Chair: TBD
12:05 – 12:45 Dr. Bruve Levine University of Pennsylvania
12:45 – 1:00 Lunch Break

SESSION CME 3
Oncolytic Viruses

1:05 – 1:20 Dr. Eva Galanis
1:20 – 1:35 Dr.Autumn Schulze
1:50 – 2:00 Session CME3 Break-out Meetings (Optional for attendees, required for presenters)
1:35 – 1:45

Flash Talk 3

POSTER SESSION 3
1:45 – 3:00 PM

Attendees free to engage at this time, poster presenters of this session will have individual break-out meeting rooms within this time frame.

SESSION CME 5
Cell and Gene Therapy

3:00 – 3:05 Session Introduction by Session Co-Chairs: Dr. Scott McIvor and Dr. Minetta Liu
3:05 – 3:20 Dr. Allan Dietz Mayo Clinic
3:20 – 3:35 Dr. Mike Klichinsky Carisma Therapeutics
3:35 – 3:50 James B. Papizan St. Jude’s
3:50 – 4:05 Dr. Minetta Liu Mayo Clinic
4:05 – 4:20 Dr. Scott McIvor University of Minnesota
4:20 – 4:30 Session CME4 Break-out Meetings (Optional for attendees, required for presenters)

4:30 – 5:00

Thank you and awards

5:00

Conference End – Adjourn

All Times Central*