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15 November (Day 3)

 


Session 5. Immuno & Gene Therapy

                        Chair: John Connolly, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore

 

09:00-09:25   Virus specific T cells as platform for solid tumor immunotherapy

John Connolly, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore

                       

09:25-09:40   Short talk: FOXP3 gene editing towards autologous stem cell therapy to cure IPEX Syndrome

Esmond Lee, Stanford University, USA

 

09:40-10:05   Gamma Delta T cells for anti-cancer immunotherapy

                        Shu Wang, National University of Singapore, Singapore  

 

 


10:05-10:35   MORNING TEA BREAK                 

 


10:35-11:00   T cell therapy as a localized modulator of tumor immune environment

Antonio Bertoletti, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore

 

11:00-11:15   Short talk: Characterisation of novel human genomic safe harbours for transgene expression

                        Matias Autio, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore

 

11:15-11:40   Expansion of human tumor infiltrating γδ T cells for cancer therapy

Michael Lotze, University of Pittsburgh, USA

 

 


11:40-13:15               LUNCH BREAK                   

 


 

 


Session 6. Advanced Technologies

                        Chair: Karl Tryggvason, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore

 

13:15-13:35   The Science of stem cell therapy – parameters affecting dosing and efficacy

Andre van Wijnen, Mayo Clinic, USA

 

13:35-13:50   Short talk: Metformin affects pancreatic differentiation from human embryonic stem cells

                        Adrian Kee Keong Teo, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore

                       

13:50-14:10   Cellular therapy for burns/skin injuries: Laminin-based epidermal keratinocytes culture system in xeno-free and chemically defined condition

                        Monica Tjin, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore  

 

14:10-14:30   Minimizing immunogenicity of iPS cells by custom disruption of HLA genes utilizing CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing: Towards 2nd generation iPS cell stock for cost-effective cell therapy

Akitsu Hotta, Kyoto University, Japan 

 


14:30-15:00   AFTERNOON TEA BREAK                       

 


15:00-15:20   Manufacturing cell therapies with predictive therapeutic outcomes: Case studies in critical quality attributes for stem & stromal cell therapies

Krystyn J. Van Vliet, MIT and Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research & Technology

 

15:20-15:40   Astrocytes derived from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) patients are hyper-reactive and exacerbate neuronal degeneration

Lawrence Stanton, Qatar Biomedical Research Institute, Qatar

                       

15:40-16:00   Endothelial instability predisposes ischemic stroke patients to recurrent vascular events

Christine Cheung, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore  

 

16:00-16:15   Short talk: Retina specific laminins model inter-photoreceptor matrix to drive differentiation of photoreceptors from human pluripotent stem cells

                        Hwee Goon Tay, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore

 

16:15-16:45   DR SUSAN LIM AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING YOUNG INVESTIGATOR 2019 LECTURE (Introduction: Ray Dunn, President SCSS)

 

Global translation in early embryos and embryonic stem cells depends on the essential transcription factor PRDM10

                        Daniel Messerschmidt, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore

 


16:45-17:00   AWARDS, CLOSING REMARKS & FAREWELL

 

END OF DAY 3 & END OF SYMPOSIUM                       

 


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