***Meeting program subject to change.
        
        Available Formats:    = In Person   
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          4:00–8:00 PM
        
        
           Riverview Lounge
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
              
              
              
        
          6:00–8:00 PM
        
        
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          7:00–8:00 AM
        
        
           Alberta/New Brunswick
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
          
            Welcome and Keynote Address
          
          
         
              
              
              
        
          8:00–9:00 AM
        
        
           Alhambra
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Uri Alon, Weizmann Institute of Science
Systems Medicine: Cell Therapies as Agents to Rewire the Physiological Circuits of Disease
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
          
            New Cell Types for Therapy
          
          
         
              
              
              
        
          9:00–11:15 AM
        
        
           Alhambra
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Nicholas Arpaia, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Engineered Probiotic Bacteria for Cancer Immunotherapy
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Yiyin Erin Chen, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Skin Microbiota to Manipulate Immune Responses
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Frederick Bennett, University of Pennsylvania
Microglia Replacement
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
              
              
              
        
          9:30–9:50 AM
        
        
           Riverview Lounge
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
              
              
              
        
          11:15–1:00 PM
        
        
           Alberta/New Brunswick
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
        
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
              
              
              
        
          1:00–10:00 PM
        
        
           Alberta/New Brunswick
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
          
            Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
          
          
         
              
              
              
        
          2:30–4:30 PM
        
        
           Alhambra
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
              
              
              
        
          4:30–5:00 PM
        
        
           Riverview Lounge
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
          
            Cell Therapies for Autoimmunity and Inflammation
          
          
         
              
              
              
        
          5:00–7:00 PM
        
        
           Alhambra
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Georg A Schett, Uniklinikum Erlangen
Cell Therapies for Lupus
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Ashley K. Koegel, Bristol Myers Squibb
Autoimmune Cell Therapies
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Megan K. Levings, University of British Columbia
CAR Tregs
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
              
              
              
        
          7:00–8:00 PM
        
        
           Alberta/New Brunswick
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
              
              
              
        
          7:30–10:00 PM
        
        
           Alberta/New Brunswick
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
        
          
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
              
              
              
        
          7:00–8:00 AM
        
        
           Alberta/New Brunswick
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
          
            Foundational Synthetic Biology Tools for Cell Engineering
          
          
         
              
              
              
        
          8:00–11:00 AM
        
        
           Alhambra
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Wendell A. Lim, University of California, San Francisco
Cells as Integrators of Complex Functions
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Amanda Iniguez, Moonlight Bio
Cell Therapies using T Cell Tumor Drivers
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Xiaojing Gao, Stanford University
Biomolecular Circuits as Medicine
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
              
              
              
        
          9:00–9:20 AM
        
        
           Riverview Lounge
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
              
              
              
        
          11:00–1:00 PM
        
        
           Alberta/New Brunswick
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
        
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
              
              
              
        
          1:00–10:00 PM
        
        
           Alberta/New Brunswick
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
          
            Career Roundtable (Joint)
          
          
         
              
              
              
        
          1:45–2:45 PM
        
        
           Alhambra
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
          
            Panel Discussion: Regulatory Hurdles for Cell Therapies
          
          
         
              
              
              
        
          3:00–4:30 PM
        
        
           Alhambra
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Vinay Prasad †, US Food and Drug Administration
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
              
              
              
        
          4:30–5:00 PM
        
        
           Riverview Lounge
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
          
            Cancer Cell Therapies: Preclinical
          
          
         
              
              
              
        
          5:00–7:00 PM
        
        
           Alhambra
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Emily Beura, Kelonia Therapeutics
in vivo Engineering using iGPS Technology
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Robbie G. Majzner, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Cancer Cell Therapy
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Mark Yarmarkovich, New York University
Peptide Centric CARs
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
              
              
              
        
          7:00–8:00 PM
        
        
           Alberta/New Brunswick
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
              
              
              
        
          7:30–10:00 PM
        
        
           Alberta/New Brunswick
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
        
          
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
              
              
              
        
          7:00–8:00 AM
        
        
           Alberta/New Brunswick
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
          
            Cancer Cell Therapies: Clinical
          
          
         
              
              
              
        
          8:00–11:00 AM
        
        
           Alhambra
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Claudia Rossig, University of Münster
GD2-Targeted CAR T Cell Therapies for Solid Cancers
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Kristen Hege, Independent board member, Adaptimmune, Mersana, Kelonia, KSQ, EvolveImmune.
GART Lessons Learned Guiding Next Gen Cell Therapies
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Marcela V. Maus, Harvard Medical School
Cell Therapies for Glioblastoma and Beyond
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Andras Heczey, Baylor College of Medicine
GPC3-CAR T Cells for Patients with Solid Tumors
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
              
              
              
        
          9:00–9:20 AM
        
        
           Riverview Lounge
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
        
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
          
            Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
          
          
         
              
              
              
        
          2:30–4:30 PM
        
        
           Alhambra
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
              
              
              
        
          4:30–5:00 PM
        
        
           Riverview Lounge
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
          
            Cell Therapies for Regeneration
          
          
         
              
              
              
        
          5:00–6:45 PM
        
        
           Alhambra
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Stefan Irion, BlueRock Therapeutics
Cell Therapy for Neurodegenerative Disease
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Faranak Fattahi, University of California, San Francisco
Peripheral Nerve Regeneration
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Jacob H. Hanna, Weizmann Institute of Science
Utilizing Synthetic Embryo Models for Enhanced Stem Cell Differentiation
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
      
  
        
      
     
      
        
        
          Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
        
        
       
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
          
            Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
          
          
         
              
              
              
        
          6:45–7:00 PM
        
        
           Alhambra
        
        
        
         
        
              
      
    
      
           
      
  
      
        
        
        
              
              
              
        
          7:00–8:00 PM
        
        
           Alberta/New Brunswick