Drug Delivery to the Brain

Feb 15–18, 2027 | Rimrock Banff, Emblems Collection, Banff, AB, Canada
Scientific Organizers: Joy Yu Zuchero and Peter Tessier

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Feb 15–18, 2027 | Rimrock Banff, Emblems Collection, Banff, AB, Canada

Scientific Organizers: Joy Yu Zuchero and Peter Tessier

Supported by the  Directors' Fund

***Meeting program subject to change.

Available Formats:   = In Person     = On Demand
Monday, February 15, 2027
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Tuesday, February 16, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:00–9:00 AM
Tony Wyss-Coray †, Stanford University School of Medicine
The Neurovasculature in Health, Disease, and CNS Drug Delivery
Mechanisms of BBB Delivery
9:00–11:15 AM
Roberto Villaseñor, Roche Innovation Center Basel
in vitro Shuttle Trafficking
Martin Lauritzen, University of Copenhagen
in vivo Trafficking using Live Imaging
Joy Yu Zuchero, Denali Therapeutics Inc
TfR and CD98hc-Mediated vs. Traditional IgG Delivery
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:15–5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 1: Emerging Principles of CNS Delivery Platform Engineering
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Engineering for Additional Properties of BBB Platforms
5:00–7:00 PM
Peter Tessier, University of Michigan
Next-Generation Shuttles for Improved CNS Delivery
Jasi Atwal †, Genentech, Inc.
Leveraging FcRn to Enhance Antibody Transport Across the BBB
Viviana Gradinaru, California Institute of Technology
Engineering AAVs
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Wednesday, February 17, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Additional Modes of Delivery
8:00–11:00 AM
Isabelle Aubert, University of Toronto
Focused Ultrasound Drug Delivery for Alzheimer's Disease
Haiyan Peng †, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Intrathecal ASO Delivery
Benjamin E. Deverman, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
AAV Delivery, New RMT Target
Yizhou Dong, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
mRNA/LNP Delivery to CNS/gamma Secretase Targeted BBB Crossing, Delivery of ASOs
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Career Roundtable
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
New RMT Target Biology and Novel Target Screening Strategies
5:00–7:00 PM
Karen Duffy, Manifold Bio
Discovering Brain Shuttles and Targets through Multiplexed In Vivo Screening
Sang Hoon Lee, ABL Bio
Igf1R Binding GrabodyB Platform for Brain Delivery
Sophia M. Shi, Harvard University
BBB Glycocalyx in Drug Delivery
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Thursday, February 18, 2027
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Therapeutics Enabled by BBB Platforms using Preclinical Models
8:00–11:00 AM
Per-Ola Freskgard †, BioArctic AB
Antibody Delivery
David Ojala †, Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.
AAV Delivery of Zinc Finger Repressor for PrP
Nina Leksa, Sanofi
Learning the Rules of Engagement for Brain Delivery across Different Shuttles and Payload Modalities
Katherine Cygnar, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
In vivo Biofactories allow Multiple Routes to Reach the Brain for Lysosomal Diseases
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Emerging Modalities and Future Opportunities in Targeted Brain Delivery
2:30–4:30 PM
Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Preclinical to Clinical Translation
5:00–6:45 PM
Jens Niewoehner †, Roche Pharma Research and Early Development
Brain Shuttle, Trontinemab
Carole Ho †, Denali Therapeutics Inc.
Utilizing TfR to Deliver IDS for Treatment of Hunter Syndrome
Stacie Weninger, F Prime Capital
Progress in CNS Therapeutic Development: Perspectives from a Neuroscientist and Investor
Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions
6:45–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Dinner
7:00–8:00 PM
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Friday, February 19, 2027
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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