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Stem Cell Therapies Town Hall
Sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital Stem Cell Program and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company
The Stem Cell Therapies Town Hall, an in-person only event, will explore the basic science and clinical progress in pluripotent-stem-cell-based therapies and foster active exchange and engagement among speakers and attendees from the Boston community. The speakers will include preeminent stem cell scientists from academia and biopharma and prominent investors in the field.
Please note, there will not be a live-stream or recording of this event.
Overview of the day:
8 :30 – 9:15 am – Breakfast
9 :15 – 9:30 am – Welcome: Andy Plump, Takeda; Len Zon and George Daley, Stem Cell Program, Boston Children’s Hospital
9 :30 – 10:00 am – Keynote: Feng Zhang, Broad Institute
1 0:05 – 11:05 am – Scientific discoveries and foundations: Samantha Morris, Washington University; Jim Collins, MIT; Len Zon, Stem Cell Program, Boston Children’s Hospital
1 1:05 – 11:20 am – Break
1 1:20 am – 12:20 pm – Discovery enabling translation: Carla Kim, Stem Cell Program, Boston Children’s Hospital; April Craft, Boston Children’s Hospital; George Daley, Stem Cell Program, Boston Children’s Hospital
1 2:20 – 2:00 pm – Lunch and networking
2 :00 – 3:20 pm – Translating cell therapies into practice: David Altshuler, Vertex Pharmaceuticals; Andy Plump, Takeda; Seth Ettenberg, BlueRock Therapeutics; Rahul Singhvi, Resilience
3 :20 – 3:30 pm – Break
3 :30 – 4:30 pm – Bringing new stem cell therapies to the clinic: Rajiv Kaul, Fidelity Investments; Kush Parmar, 5AM Ventures; Morana Jovan-Embiricos, F2 Ventures; Christiana Bardon, MPM
4 :30 – 4:35 pm – Closing remarks
4 :35 – 6:00 pm – Reception
