Brain Therapeutics & Delivery Mechanisms Symposium
Keynote followed by Faculty Talks, Poster sessions & Reception
Industry representatives from Eli Lilly, AskBio Therapeutics of Bayer, Abbvie, Merck, Denali Therapeutics, BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Eisai Innovation and Kernel (Empath Ventures).
Opening Keynote
Agenda
| TIme | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:15 – 9:30am | Arrival & Registration | Schlinger Patio |
| 9:30 – 9:40am | Prof. Viviana Gradinaru: Welcome & Opening Remarks | Noyes 153 |
| 9:45 – 10:30am | Keynote by Dr. Marvin Caruthers: "Synthesis and Biological Activity of Thiomorpholine Oligonucleotides” | Noyes 153 |
| 10:35 – 11:05am | Prof. Mary Kennedy | Noyes 153 |
| 11:10 – 11:40am | Prof. Linda Hsieh-Wilson | Noyes 153 |
| 11:45 – 12:15pm | Prof. Yuki Oka | Noyes 153 |
| 12:15 – 1:15pm | Lunch & Posters | Schlinger Courtyard |
| 1:20 – 1:50pm |
Prof. Viviana Gradinaru: "Blood-Brain Barrier: Friend and Foe. Towards targeted, noninvasive study and repair of nervous" Topics: BBB, CNS, AAV, gene therapy, neurodegeneration, systemic AAV delivery systems |
Noyes 153 |
| 1:55 – 2:25pm | Prof. Michael Elowitz: “Synthetic circuits for quantitative gene therapy” | Noyes 153 |
| 2:30 – 3:00pm | Prof. Mikhail Shapiro: "Location-specific brain therapy through ultrasonic imprinting" | Noyes 153 |
| 3:00 – 3:15 pm | BREAK | Schlinger Courtyard |
| 3:15 – 3:40pm | Caltech Startup Talks: Capsida Biotherapeutics, Nicholas Flytzanis, Co-Founder & Chief Research and Innovation Officer | Noyes 153 |
| 3:45 - 4:10pm | Caltech Startup Talks: Barrier Bio, Ajay Kshatriya, CEO, Sophie Skarlatou, Senior Scientist | Noyes 153 |
| 4:15 – 5:15pm | Corporate Needs in Neurotherapeutics – Moderator: Jay Chiang, Entrepreneur in Residence (Caltech OTTCP), Industry Panelists: Matt Townsend, VP of Discovery Neuroscience (AbbVie), Mansuo Lu Shannon, CSO (AskBio Therapeutics of Bayer), Sean Smith, ED of Neuroscience Discovery (Merck), Robert Thorne, Fellow (Denali Therapeutics) | Noyes 153 |
| 5:15 – 6:30pm | Reception & Posters | Schlinger Courtyard |