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2008 Annual Meeting  

Program-at-a-Glance

(This program is subject to updates/changes)

Wednesday, May 28
8:30 am – 12:15 pm ASGT Board of Directors Meeting (Sheraton Boston Hotel)
11:30 am - 8:00 pm Registration Open
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm NHLBI Gene Therapy Resource Program
12:30 pm – 3:30 pm BioProcessing Symposium: Manufacturing of Gene Therapy Products
12:30 pm – 3:45 pm International Symposium: Gene Therapy Clinical Trials from around the Globe
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Education Session I
5:45 pm – 7:15 pm Education Session II
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Exhibit Hall Social
Thursday, May 29
7:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration Open
8:00 am – 9:15 am George Stamatoyannopoulos Lecture; Excellence in Research Awards Announced
Keynote: Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD: Genomics, Medicine, and Society
9:30 am – 12:00 pm Scientific Symposium I
10:00 am – 12:00 pm Poster Setup by Authors
11:30 am – 1:30 pm Lunch Break
11:45 am – 1:00 pm Meet-the-Investigator Lunch Sessions
12:00 pm – 8:00 pm Poster Viewing (authors present from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm)
1:30 pm – 2:45 pm Outstanding New Investigator Symposium
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Oral Abstract Session I
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Welcome Reception, Exhibits, and Poster Session I
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Open Forum & Discussion: Immunological Challenges of Clinical Gene Therapy
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Lentigen Corporate Symposium; Lentiviral Vectors: Bench to Clinical Applications
Friday, May 30
7:00 am – 12:00 pm Poster Setup by Authors
7:30 am – 5:00 pm Registration Open
8:00 am – 10:00 am Oral Abstract Session II
10:15 am – 12:15 pm Scientific Symposium II
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open
12:00 pm – 8:15 pm Poster Viewing (Authors present from 5:15 pm - 8:15 pm)
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm Lunch in Exhibit Hall
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Plenary Session: Top Oral Abstract Presentations
3:45 pm – 5:15 pm Oral Abstract Session III
5:15 pm – 8:15 pm Exhibit Hall Open
5:15 pm – 8:15 pm Networking Reception, Exhibits, and Poster Session II
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Foundation Evening Symposium: Innovations in Gene Therapy for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Saturday, May 31
7:00 am – 12:00 pm Poster Setup by Authors
7:30 am – 5:00 pm Registration Open
7:30 am – 8:00 am ASGT Business Meeting (Continental Breakfast)
8:00 am – 10:00 am Scientific Symposium III
10:15 am – 12:15 pm Oral Abstract Session IV
12:00 pm – 7:00 pm Poster Viewing (Authors present from 5:15 pm - 7:00 pm)
12:15 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch Break
12:15 pm – 2:00 pm ASGT Board of Directors Meeting
12:30 pm – 1:45 pm Meet-the-Investigator Lunch Sessions
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Presidential Symposium: Advances in Gene Therapy Research
Keynote Speakers: Luigi Naldini, MD, PhD, Frederic D. Bushman, PhD, Xandra O. Breakefield, PhD, and Outstanding Achievement Award Winner: R. Jude Samulski, PhD
5:15 pm – 7:00 pm Poster Session III
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Leadership Reception
7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Saturday Night Party (Back Bay Ballroom, Sheraton Boston Hotel)
Sunday, June 1
8:00 am – 10:00 am Registration Open
8:00 am – 10:00 am Oral Abstract Session V
10:00 am11th Annual Meeting Concludes
 
   
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