08:00
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Registration and Morning Refreshments
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09:00
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Welcome Address
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09:15
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Keynote Lecture
Gidi Rechavi, Sheba Cancer Research Center, Israel
Epitranscriptomics is entering the therapeutic arena
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10:00
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Shulamit Levenberg, Technion, Israel
Engineered skeletal muscle constructs overexpressing GLUT4 for type 2 diabetes treatment
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10:20
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Rotem Karni, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Modulating RNA processing for therapy
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10:40
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Batsheva Kerem, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Antisense oligonucleotide splicing modulation as a novel Cystic Fibrosis therapeutic approach
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11:00
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Coffee Break
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11:30
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Eyal Banin, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem / Hadassah Medical Center, Israel
Gene Augmentation Therapy for Achromatopsia Caused by Mutations in the CNGA3 Gene: The Journey from Molecular Genetics to Clinical Application
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11:50
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Orit Shefi, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Neuro-engineering tools for nerve regeneration
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12:10
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Lior Gepstein, Technion, Israel
Gene and cell therapy approaches for cardiac disorders
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12:30
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Edward Wong, GenScript
Cancer Immunotherapy: The next generation of cancer treatment

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12:50
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Short Talk: Amnon Peled, Hadassah Hebrew University Hospital, Israel
Targeting cancer using super activated killer cells (SAK)
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12:56 |
Short Talk: Liron Elkouby, NOGA Therapeutics, Israel
Development of safe and effective lentiviral vector for gene therapy of X-linked Agammaglobulinemia (XLA) utilizing endogenous Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) regulation
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13:02 |
Short Talk: Daniel Allen, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
High-throughput imaging of CRISPR- and rAAV-induced DNA damage response in human Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor cells
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13:08 |
Short Talk: Ignacio Mastandrea, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Boosting CAR T Cell efficacy by modulation of the tumor microenvironment in Glioblastoma
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13:14 |
Short Talk: Alessio D. Nahmad, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Frequent CRISPR-Cas9 induced Aneuploidy in primary human T Cells
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13:20 |
Short Talk: Yaara Ohayon, Sheba Medical Center, Israel
Establishment of a national cost-effective cGMP manufacturing infrastructure to support Israel novel gene therapies
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13:25 |
Yaron Ramati, Gilboa, Israel
Development and regulation of advanced therapies
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13:30
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Lunch and Poster Session
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15:00
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Karen B. Avraham, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Rescuing hearing with AAV: Stories from Syne4
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15:20
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Eric Shifrut, Tel Aviv University, Israel
CRISPR discovery platforms for engineered T cell therapies

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15:40
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Marcelo Erlich, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Oncolytic virotherapy: exploiting cancer-induced modifications to cell autonomous immunity
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16:00
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Adi Barzel, Tel Aviv Univervisty, Israel
In vivo B cell engineering
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16:20
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Dan Peer, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
The RNA revolution: from Gene Silencing to Gene Editing
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16:40
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Closing Remarks
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17:00
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Panel Discussion (Hybrid) - Location: Britannia Building, Room 014
Gene delivery technologies for therapeutic applications
Moderated by Professor Dan Peer
Panelists:
Ronit Satchi-Fainaro, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Laura Sepp-Lorenzino, CSO, Intellia
James McArthur, CEO, Pepgen
Patrick Baumhof, VP, RNA formulation in Curevac
Pete Lutwyche, CEO & President, Genevant
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