IN VIVO BARRIERS TO GENE DELIVERY
November 16 - 19, 2009
Abstract Deadline: September 18, 2009

Organizers:

Nori Kasahara, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine
Stephen Russell, The Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Jim Wilson, University of Pennsylvania

past program

We are pleased to announce the second Cold Spring Harbor biotechnology conference on In Vivo Barriers to Gene Delivery, which will begin at 7:30 pm on Monday, November 16 and run through lunch on Thursday, November 19, 2009. This conference will provide a forum for the presentation of the most recent advances in technolgies and approaches used for monitoring vector trafficking, evading neutralizing antibodies, avoiding vector mislocalization, increasing extravasation, enhancing persistence, improving the manufacturing yield or otherwise addressing the barriers that interfere with the accuracy and efficiency of gene delivery, and the durability of expression. This unique forum is designed to stimulate future research studies in this important area and to promote interactions amongst researchers in diverse basic scientific areas relevant to this field.

Topics & Speakers

Keynote Speakers
Jim Wilson, University of Pennsylvania
Luigi Naldini, San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy, Italy

Monitoring Gene Delivery and Expression
Stephanie Carlson, Mayo Clinic
Ron Blasberg, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Mislocalization, Sequestration and Targeting
Arun Srivastava, University of Florida
Els Verhoyen, University of Lyon, France
Andrew Baker, University of Glasgow, UK

Vector Neutralization
Mavis McKenna, University of Florida
Erik Kremer, CNRS/Inserm IGMM, Montpelier, France
Steve Russell, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Persistence
Jeff Bartlett, Ohio State University
Michel Sadelain, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Extravasation and Tissue Penetration
Martine Barkats, Genethon, France
Nori Kasahara, UCLA
Len Seymour, University of Oxford, UK

Bench to Bedside
Mercedes Serabian, Food & Drug Administration
Kathy High, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (unconfirmed)
Renier Brentjens, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Abstracts should contain only new and unpublished material and must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline. Selection of material for oral and poster presentation will be made by the organizers and individual session chairs. Status (talk/poster) of abstracts will be posted on our web site as soon as decisions have been made by the organizers.

We are eager to have as many young people as possible attend since they are likely to benefit most from this meeting. We have applied for funds from government and industry to partially support graduate students and postdocs. Apply in writing to meetings@cshl.edu stating need for financial support - preference is given to those submitting abstracts.

We look forward to seeing you at Cold Spring Harbor in November.

This conference is supported in part by funds provided by:

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Regular packages are all inclusive and cover registration, food, housing, parking, wine-and-cheese party, lobster banquet, etc. No Housing packages include all costs except housing. Full payment is due 4 weeks prior to the meeting.