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Nucleic Acid Therapies
March 19 - March 22
Abstract Deadline: January 17, 2025

Organizers:

Shalini Andersson, AstraZeneca
Steven Dowdy, University of California, San Diego
Anastasia Khvorova, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Muthiah (Mano) Manoharan, Alnylam

The ninth Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory meeting on Nucleic Acid Therapies will begin at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, March 19, and will conclude at noon on Saturday, March 22. Lunch will be provided.

Topics:
Chemistry Engineering and Delivery I
Chemistry Engineering and Delivery II
Pre-Clinical and Clinical I
Pre-Clinical and Clinical II
mRNA and Gene Editing

Keynote Speakers:
David Bartel,
MIT / Whitehead Institute / HHMI
Kevin Fitzgerald
, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Confirmed Speakers:
Annemieke Aartsma-Rus, Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands
Sudhir Agrawal, ARNAY Sciences
Shalini Andersson, AstraZeneca, Sweden
Robert Brown, Jr., University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
John Chaput, University of California, Irvine
Jeremy Duffield, Prime Medicine
Aurelie Goyenvalle, INSERM, UMR1179, France
Shuling Guo, Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Mark Grinstaff, Boston University
Ian Huggins, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Maire Jung, Eli Lilly
Art Levin, Avidity Biosciences LLC
Marcello Maresca, AstraZeneca, Sweden
Laura Sepp-Lorenzino, Intellia Therapeutics
Matthew Stanton, Generation Bio
Sonia Vallabh, The Broad Institute

Abstracts are welcomed on all scientific topics related to the development of RNA and other oligonucleotide-based therapeutic approaches. They should contain only new and unpublished material and must be submitted electronically by the abstract deadline. The selection of material for oral and poster presentations will be made by the organizers and individual session chairs. The status (talk/poster) of abstracts will be posted on our website 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 industry to partially support graduate students and postdocs. Please apply in writing via email to Val Pakaluk and state your financial needs. Preference will be given to those submitting abstracts.

Social Media:

The designated hashtag for this meeting is #cshlnat. Note that you must obtain permission from an individual presenter before live-tweeting or discussing his/her talk, poster, or research results on social media. Click the Policies tab above to see our full Confidentiality & Reporting Policy.

This conference may be supported in part by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, a branch of the National Institutes of Health

Pricing:
In-Person Fees:
Academic/Media Private Room/Private Bath Package: $1505
Academic/Media Private Room/Shared Bath Package: $1415
Academic Shared Room Package: $1300
Academic/Media No-Housing Package: $990
Student Package/Double Occupancy: $1195
Student Package/No Housing Package: $885
Corporate Private Room/Private Bath Package: $1935
Corporate No-Housing Package: $1420
*Student Housing is default double occupancy. Please inquire about availability and fees to upgrade to a private room.
NOTE: We cannot guarantee housing will be on campus

Room package reservations close 2 weeks before the meeting start date

Virtual Participation: Includes access to the oral sessions via Zoom, the digital poster gallery, the Slack discussion workspace, and the Leading Strand video archive.  If you are submitting an abstract for an oral or poster presentation, please plan to attend the meeting in-person.

Presenters: Individuals submitting abstracts and facing financial barriers should firstly request financial aid (see above). Permission to present your talk or poster virtually will be given only in exceptional circumstances and on a case-by-case basis. If you think you are eligible for an exemption from the requirement to present in person, please provide a justification in writing via email to Val Pakaluk.

Non-presenting participants: We plan to broaden access to the conference by allowing certain categories of non-presenting participants to attend virtually at reduced fees. Categories include: 
1. Individuals from low & middle-income countries; 
2. Individuals from non-LMIC countries in Asia, Australasia, Africa or South America; 
3. Individuals from US & Canadian minority-serving institutions; 
4. Individuals with a demonstrable financial barrier; 
5. Individuals with family obligations or other special circumstances. 
For categories 4 & 5 above, please provide a justification via email to Val Pakaluk

Virtual Fees

Academic Virtual Package $315
Grad Student Virtual Package: $185
Corporate Virtual Package: $460


Late Fee (Registrations submitted after 5:00 p.m. ET on March 13)
Late Academic Virtual Package: $415
Late Student Virtual Package: $285
Late Corporate Virtual Package: $560