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11th Annual Gene Therapy Symposium for Heart, Lung, and Blood Diseases
 Focus Topic: Translation and Clinical Trials
November 14-16, 2012 - Sonoma, California

Student/Fellow Presentations

 
 

Thursday, November 15, 2012
 
 
John C. Burnett, Ph.D.
Phillip Doerfler, B.S.
  
 
John C. Burnett, Ph.D.
(City of Hope)
“Nascent Antisense RNAs Mediate siRNA-Triggered Mammalian Transcriptional Gene Activation in Cis”
Phillip Doerfler, B.S.
(University of Florida)
“B and T Cell Immunomodulation Attenuates Anaphylaxis in a Novel Mouse Model of Pompe Disease”
 
 
Colin M. Exline, Ph.D.
Katherine M. MacDonald, B.S.
  
 
Colin M. Exline, Ph.D.
(University of Southern California)
“HSCs and ZFNs: Improving Delivery, Efficacy, and Viability”
Katherine M. MacDonald, B.S.
(University of British Columbia)
“Engineering Antigen Specific T Regulatory Cells for Graft-Versus-Host Disease”
  
 
Laura J. Smith, B.S.
Meghan S. Soustek, B.S.
  
 
Laura J. Smith, B.S.
(City of Hope)
“In Vivo Transduction Properties of Novel Stem Cell-Derived AAV Vectors”
Meghan S. Soustek, B.S.
(University of Florida)
“Identification of the Endogenous TAZ Promoter”
  
 
Anders Wittrup, M.D., Ph.D.
 
 
Anders Wittrup, M.D., Ph.D.
(Harvard University)
“Endosomal Entrapment of Non-Viral Gene Delivery Vehicles”
  
 
 

Friday, November 16, 2012
 
 
Julie Beegle, B.S.
Zhaohui Geng, Ph.D.
  
 
Julie Beegle, B.S..
(University of California, Davis)
“Enhancing VEGF-Secretion in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Hypoxic Pre-Conditioning and Genetic Engineering”
Zhaohui Geng, Ph.D.
(University of Minnesota)
“Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Insulin-Producing Cells Reverse Diabetes in Mice”
 
 
Stefanos Kalomoiris, B.S.
Taylor C. Millikan, B.S.
  
 
Stefanos Kalomoiris, B.S.
(University of California, Davis)
“Function of the Let-7 miRNA Family in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells”
Katrin Hacke, Ph.D.
(University of Minnesota)
“Qualifying Culture Systems to Generate Human Pluripotent Stem Cells for Clinical Use”
 
 
Sushrusha Nayak, Ph.D., M.D., Ph.D.
William S. Turner, Ph.D.
  
 
Karina H. Nakayama, B.S.
(University of California, Davis)
“Engineering Renal Tissue with Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Decellularized Rhesus Monkey Scaffolds”
William S. Turner, Ph.D.
(University of California, Merced)
“Chemically Defined Optimization for Efficient Derivation of Human and Mouse Endothelial Cells”
 
 
Alexander F. Winans, B.S.
    
 
Alexander F. Winans, B.S.
(California State University, Humboldt)
“Fibroblast Derived GMP Grade Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for the Treatment of Epidermolysis Bullosa”