Precision Genome Engineering: Translating the Human Genome to the Clinic

Mar 03–06, 2025 | INEC Killarney Convention Centre, Killarney, KY, Ireland
Scientific Organizers: Fyodor D. Urnov, Claire Booth and Laralynne Przybyla

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Mar 03–06, 2025 | INEC Killarney Convention Centre, Killarney, KY, Ireland
Scientific Organizers: Fyodor D. Urnov, Claire Booth and Laralynne Przybyla

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Monday, March 3, 2025
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:00–9:00 AM
Laura Sepp-Lorenzino, Intellia Therapeutics
The LNP-mRNA Platform for in vivo CRISPR Therapies
From Genomes to Targets I: Uncovering New Biology for Target Identification
9:00–11:15 AM
Helen Bateup, University of California, Berkeley
Towards CRISPR Neurotherapetics via Human Brain Organoid Functional Genomics
Laralynne Przybyla, Arena BioWorks
Dissecting Mechanisms of Human Disease via ex vivo Next-Generation Functional Genomics
Charles Gersbach, Duke University
Decoding and Programming the Regulatory Genome
Erica Bello, Milner Therapeutics Institute
Short Talk: Arrayed CRISPR Screening in Intestinal Epithelial Organoids for Target Identification in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Jason Swinderman †, UCSF
Short Talk: Probe-Based Single-Cell Screening of Synthetic Protein and Genetic Perturbations for Cell Engineering
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: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
2:30–4:30 PM
Peter Cameron †, Profluent Bio
Deep Learning Prediction and Customization of CRISPR-Cas PAMs
T.J. Cradick, HuidaGene Therapeutics
CRISPR/hfCas12Max DNA-Editing Therapy Restores Muscle Function in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: From Bench to Bedside
Ivan Ovcharenko †, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The Contribution of Silencer Variants to Human Diseases
Ashley Flory †, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
CHANGE-Seq-R Massively Parallel Biochemical Assay Paired with Machine Learning to Define Genetic Features Impacting Genome-Wide Activity of CRISPR Editors
Jason Fernandes, Scribe Therapeutics
Engineering of Next Generation Epigenetic Editors for Enhanced Durable Repression in Non-Human Primates
Robert Torrance, University College London
Functional Restoration of Immune Defects in STAT1 Gain-of-Function Immunodeficiency Following Gene Editing
Ross Wilson †, University of California, Berkeley
Highly Efficient In Vivo Editing of Neurons Via Peptide-Mediated Delivery of CRISPR Enzymes
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
From Genomes to Targets II: Technologies to Enable New Therapeutic Areas
5:00–7:00 PM
Emma Chory, Duke University
High-Throughput Approaches to Uncover Synergistic Drug Combinations: Automating CRISPR and Beyond
Britt Adamson, Princeton University
The Genetic Landscape of Human DNA Repair: Implications for CRISPR Therapies
Jennifer E. Adair, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Nonviral CRISPR Editing of Hematopoietic Cells in vivo
Yehui Sun †, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Short Talk: In Vivo Editing of Lung Stem Cells for Durable Gene Correction in Mice
Tori Yamamoto, Gladstone Institutes
Short Talk: In Vivo CRISPRa Screens Uncover Positive and Negative Regulators of T Cell Accumulation in the Immunocompetent Tumor Microenvironment
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
From Target to IND I: Preclinical Studies for ex vivo-Manufactured CRISPR Therapies
8:00–11:00 AM
Annarita Miccio, Imagine Institute and Inserm
Editing Approaches to beta-Hemoglobinopathies and their Impact on Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Fyodor D. Urnov, University of California, Berkeley
Engineering CRISPR Therapeutics for N=1 Genetic Disease
Toni Cathomen, University Medical Center Freiburg
HLH or Other Immune Deficiency Indications
Christian McRoberts Amador, Duke University
Short Talk: Epigenetic Reprogramming of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes for Improved Anti-Tumor Killing
Zaneta Matuszek, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT
Short Talk: Base Editing Of Trinucleotide Repeats Reduces Somatic Repeat Expansions In Huntington’s Disease And Friedreich’s Ataxia Patient Cells And In Mice
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Career Roundtable
1:00–2:30 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
Health Equity Forum
3:00–4:30 PM
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
From Target to IND II: Preclinical Studies for in vivo Therapies
5:00–7:00 PM
Pietro Genovese, Boston Children's Hospital
Epitope Editing for an Immunotherapy “Stealth” Hematopoiesis
Cecilia Cotta-Ramusino, Tessera Therapeutics
Talk Title to be Announced
Manda Arbab, Harvard University and Broad Institute
Precision Genome Editing for Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Krishanu Saha †, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Short Talk: A Nonviral CRISPR Platform to Edit Pathogenic Mutant Alleles in The Retina
Douglas Brown, Entos Pharmaceuticals
Short Talk: Safe and Effective Extrahepatic mRNA Delivery for CRISPR Gene Editing Using Fusogenix Proteolipid Vehicles
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
Genome Engineering in the Clinic I: Advances in Cancer Therapy
8:00–11:00 AM
Tirtha Chakraborty, Vor Biopharma
Genome Engineered Hematopoietic Transplants for the Treatment of AML
Chiara Bonini, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
CRISPR-Enabled Cancer Immunotherapies
Julianne Bruno, CRISPR Therapeutics
Talk Title to be Announced
Olubunmi Afonja †, Editas Medicine
Talk Title to be Announced
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Harmonizing the Regulatory Landscape
2:30–4:30 PM
Jennifer E. Adair, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
How to Enable Participation of the Most Neglected and Why this will give your Technology an Edge
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
Genome Engineering in the Clinic II: Advances in Therapies for Genetic Disease
5:00–6:45 PM
Claire Booth, University College London
From Gene Therapy to Genome Editing for Inborn Errors of Immunity
Kiran Musunuru, University of Pennsylvania
Towards a Platform for In Vivo Corrective Editing of Ultra-Rare and N-of-1 Metabolic Disorders
Amit Vikram Khera, Verve Therapeutics
Single-course in vivo gene editing treatments for cardiovascular disease
Mohammed Asmal †, Prime Medicine
Short Talk: First in Human Trial of Prime Editing to Treat p47-phox Chronic Granulomatous Disease
Timothy Mullen, Be Biopharma
Short Talk: A Precision Gene Engineered B Cell Medicine Producing Sustained Levels of Active Factor IX for Hemophilia B Therapy
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
6:45–7:00 PM
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
Friday, March 7, 2025
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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