ROUNDTABLE

Thriving Workforce, Thriving Labs: Strategies for Building your CGT Team

Moderator: Elena Maryamchik, MD, MBA,  MSKCC
Panelists:

• Lauren McVoy, MD, PhD, MSKCC
• Jelena Holovati, PhD, University of Alberta/Canadian Blood Services
• Ashley Krull, PhD, The Ohio State University
• Margaret DiGuardo, MD, Mayo Clinic IMPACT

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CONCURRENT SESSION

BALANCING RISKS AND OUTCOMES: GENE THERAPY VS. TRANSPLANT

Chair: Jaap Boelens, MD, PhD,  MSKCC
Speakers:

• Michael Keller, MD, CETI, Children's National
• Akshay Sharma, MBBS, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
• Troy Lund, MD, PhD, University of Minnesota Medical School

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ROUNDTABLE

WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF VIRUS-SPECIFIC T CELLS?

Co-Moderators: Patrick Hanley, PhD and Michael Keller, MD, Children's National 
Panelists:

• Michael Keller, MD, CETI, Children's National
• Kevin Curran, MD, MSKCC
• Allyson Flower, MD, New York Medical College

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ORAL ABSTRACTS SESSION 1
PROCESS DEVELOPMENT & MANUFACTURING

Chair: Jason Bock, PhD, CTMC
Presenters: 

• Rebecca Berdeaux, PhD, Cell Chorus, Inc.
• Becky Kidd, MLT, Mayo Clinic
• Jon Pileggi, BSc, CTMC 
• Vignesh Nadar, MS, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
• Rogelio Zamilpa, PhD, GenCure
• Patrick Hanley, PhD, Children's National Hospital

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CONCURRENT SESSION

EVENTS IN THE CTL - THE QUADRUPLE C - CROPRESERVATION, CITATIONS, CONTAMINATION AND CAP

Chair: Joseph Schwartz, MD, MPH, Moffit Cancer Center
Speakers:

• Joseph Schwartz, MD, MPH, Moffit Cancer Center
• Jelena Holovati, PhD, University of Alberta/Canadian Blood Services
• Cheryl Cox, MT(ASCP), CSSMBB, Moffitt Cancer Center

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PLENARY SESSION

STATE OF OFF-THE-SHELF CELLULAR THERAPIES IN THE CLINIC

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CORPORATE SESSION

12:30 - 13:30

Lab to Market: Collaborative Strategies for Faster Patient Access

Chair: Tim Maguire, PhD,  Resilience
Speakers:

• Patrick Starremans, PhD,  Resilience
• Waye Leeuwon, PhD, CPRIT
• Andrew Dennis, PhD, MDACC
• Jason Bock, PhD, CTMC

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LIVE DEMONSTRATION SESSION

12:30 - 13:30

Featuring:

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ROUNDTABLE

FIELDING CMC QUESTIONS FROM THE FDA: IMPROVE YOUR COMMUNICATION STRATEGY AND RESPONSES  

Moderator: J. Wade Atkins, MS, MT(ASCP) SBB, CQA (ASQ), NIH
Panelists:

• Olive Sturtevant, MHP, MT(ASCP)SBB, SLS, CQA(ASQ), Dana Farber Cancer Institute
• Patrick Hanley, PhD, Children's National
• Kevin Bosse, PhD, RAC-US, CABP(H), Nationwide Children's Hospital 

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CONCURRENT SESSION

VARIABLES IMPACTING OUTCOMES AFTER IEC

Chair: Kevin Curran, MD, MSKCC
Speakers:

• Kevin Curran, MD, MSKCC
• Sarah Nikiforow, MD, PhD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
• Regina Myers, MD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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CONCURRENT SESSION

CURRENT VS. FUTURE: A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODEL FOR COLLECTION FACILITIES

Chair: Joseph Schwartz, MD, MPH, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Speakers:

• Yara Park, MD, UNC School of Medicine
• Lee Buckler, BEd, LLB, Blood Centers of America
• Hope Guidry-Groves, NMDP

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PLENARY SESSION

ADVANCES IN GENE THERAPIES: FROM EX-VIVO TO IN-VIVO

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CONCURRENT SESSION

THE 4Ps OF THERAPIES: PATIENTS, PAYORS, PROVIDERS AND POLICY MAKERS

Chair: Bambi Grilley, BS, RPh, RAC, CIP CCRC, CCRP, Baylor College of Medicine

Speakers: 

• Akshay Sharma, MBBS, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
• Ashley Hume, Emerging Therapy Solutions
• Lakiea Bailey, PhD, Sickle Cell Consortium

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CONCURRENT SESSION

GAME-CHANGERS FOR OPTIMIZING OPERATIONS AT CELL THERAPY PROCESSING FACILITIES

Chair: Elena Maryamchik, MD, MBA, MSKCC

Speakers:

• Yongping Wang, MD, PhD, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Emily Hopewell, PhD, Indiana University
• Karen Moniz, MHA, ICCBBA

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CONCURRENT SESSION

BRIDGING THE SKILLS GAP IN CGT MANUFACTURING: DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS FOR EARLY STAGE PROFESSIONALS

Chair and Speaker: Shalu Suri, PhD, CMAT, Georgia Institute of Technology

Panelists:

• Patrick Hanley, PhD, Children's National Hospital, USA
• Matthew Hewitt, PhD, Charles River Laboratory, USA
• Kevin Bosse, PhD, RAC-US, CABP(H), Nationwide Children's Hospital

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CONCURRENT SESSION

HOW TO OPTIMIZE TOXICITY AND RELAPSE CONTROL AFTER HCT

Chair: Jaap Boelens, MD, PhD, MSKCC

Speakers: 

• Alexandre Troullioud Lucas, MD, MSc, MSKCC
• Shabi Soheili, PhD, SmartImmune
• Andromachi Scaradavou, MD, MSKCC

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CONCURRENT SESSION

RELEASE ASSAY QUALIFICATION VALIDATION 101

Chair: Ashley Krull, PhD, The Ohio State University

Speakers:

• Melba Marie Page, PhD, Moffitt Cancer Center
• Brigitte Senechal, PhD, MSKCC
• Scott Jones, PhD, BioBridge Global

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PLENARY SESSION

THE CURRENT REALITY AND FUTURE OF POINT OF CARE MANUFACTURING

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CORPORATE ROUNDTABLE

Striking Speed and Compliance Balance in Cell Therapy Patient Access

Moderator: 

• Josh Ludwig, ScaleReady

Panelists:

• Brent Chisson, PhD, Immatics Biotechnologies
• Austin Bigley, PhD, Indapta Therapeutics
• Dara Missan, PhD, Mayo Clinic
• Ignacio Nunez, MSc, BioExcellence

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CONCURRENT SESSION

POINT OF CARE (POC) NUTS AND BOLTS, QC TESTING

Chair: Rupa Pike, PhD,, Catalent Pharma Solutions

Speakers:

• Larry Bellot, PhD, Charles River Laboratories
• Anushree Anil Datar, MSc, Children's National Hospital
• Stephanie Mgebroff, MSc, Seattle Children's Research Institute

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CORPORATE SESSION

12:15 - 13:15

Overcoming challenges early: Selecting equipment for CGT processes based on performance, qualification, cGMP compatibility, data monitoring and flexibility

Speakers:

• Mary Kay Bates, Thermo Fisher Scientific
• Wilfredo Marin, Thermo Fisher Scientific
• Kindra Whitlatch, Terhmo Fisher Scientific

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PLENARY SESSION

IDENTIFYING IMMUNE MARKERS FOR OPTIMAL RESPONSE AND MECHANISMS OF RESISTANCE

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CONCURRENT SESSION

EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES: BENCH TO BEDSIDE

Chair: Elani Wiest, MD, PhD, Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics, Mayo

Speakers: 

• Bruna Corrandeti, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine
• Honami Naora, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Elani Wiest, PhD, Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics, Mayo
• Olesia Gololobova, MEng, PhD, Johns Hopkins University

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CONCURRENT SESSION

ABCS OF POINT OF CARE MANUFACTURING OF IEC

Chair: Olive Sturtevant, MHP, MT(ASCP)SBB, SLS, CQA(ASQ), Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Speakers: 

• Sarah Nikiforow, MD, PhD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
• Don Siegel, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
• Tim Wiltshire, PhD, Mayo Clinic Rochester

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ORAL ABSTRACTS SESSION 2
SCIENTIFIC/REGULATORY

Chair: Jaap Jan Boelens, MD, PhD, MSKCC
Presenters: 

• Lori Daane, PhD, bioMErieux, Inc
• Mohsen Fathi, PhD, University of Houston
• Devin McAvoy, BSc, MSKCC
• Purva Rathi, MSc, Baylor College of Medicine,
• Xiatong Song, PhD, Texas A&M University
• Tony Ward, BS, MBA, Curate Biosciences

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ROUNDTABLE

TRANSFORMATIVE TRENDS: NAVIGATING THE EVOLUTION OF STEM CELL PROCESSING LABS 

Moderator: Margaret DiGuardo, MD, Mayo Clinic IMPACT

Panelists:

• Julie Annis, MLS(ASCP)CM, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
• Kathryn Bushnell, MSHS, MLC(ASCP), CABP(AABB), Children's National
• Wesley McKinney, BS, Baylor College of Medicine

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CONCURRENT SESSION

SUCCESS AND CHALLENGES WITH ALLOGENEIC CAR T

Chair: Jason Bock, PhD, CTMC

Speakers: 

• Lou Bartolo, DNP, MSN, RN, NMDP
• Charles Mooney, MBA, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB, Oklahoma Blood Institute and Biosharing Network
• Sarah Nikiforow, MD, PhD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute

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CONCURRENT SESSION

Lessons Learned from Global Emerging Cell Therapy Programs

Chair: Prakash Satwani, MBBS, MD, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Speakers: 

• Prakash Satwani, MBBS, MD, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
• Samuel Campanelli Freitas Coutu, PhD, Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São Paulo and Children's National
• Jaap Jan Boelens, MD, PhD, MSKCC

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CONCURRENT SESSION

MSC POTENCY AND MECHANISMS OF ACTIONS: STATE OF THE ART

Chair: James Ankrum, BSE, MPhil, PhD, University of Iowa

Speakers:

• Lorena Braid, PhD, Simon Fraser University, Aurora BioSolutions, Inc.
• Giacomo Lanzoni, PhD, University of Miami
• Singwan Wong, PhD, Colorado State University

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ROUNDTABLE

WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF MSCS? NAVIGATING THE PATH FORWARD

Moderator: Daniel J. Weiss, MD, PhD, University of Vermont

Panelists: 

• Raghavan Chinnadurai, PhD, Mercer University School of Medicine
• Charles Cox, MD, University of Texas
• Jacques Galipeau, MD FRCP(C), University of Wisconsin in Madison
• Kilian Kelly, PhD, Cynata

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CONCURRENT SESSION

RELEVANT NON-HUMAN MODELS: PROGRESS AND PROCESS

Chair: Bambi Grilley, BS, RPh, RAC, CIP CCRC, CCRP, Baylor College of Medicine

Speakers: 

• Hang Lin, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
• Matthew Hewitt, PhD, Charles River Laboratories
• Hajime Hiraragi, DVM, PhD, MBA, Lyell Immunopharma 

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CONCURRENT SESSION

TOP ESP ABSTRACTS

Chair: Rachel Burga, PhD, Obsidian Therapeutics

Presenters: 

• Kyong Hoon Anh, PhD, AffyXell Therapeutics
• Luke Haines, MBE, Nanotein Technologies
• Maksim Mamonkin, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine
• Nicholas McMahon, MS, South Research Institute
• Jessica Murphy, MLS, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Rebecca Vaught, PhD, Van Heron Labs

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CONCURRENT SESSION

TILs: YESTERDAY'S NEWS OR THE NEXT BIG THING IN CELL THERAPY?

Chair: Jason Bock, PhD, CTMC

Speakers: 

• Elliot Reno, BSE, Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.
• Madan Jagasia, MD, MS, Obsidian Therapeutics
• Qasim Rizvi, MBChB, MBA, KSQ Therapeutics, Inc. 

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CONCURRENT SESSION

CELL THERAPIES FOR AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES

Chair: Anthony Ting, PhD, BRL C&GT Consulting

Speakers: 

• Gary Gilkeson, MD, Medical University of South Carolina
• Simrit Parmar, MD, Cellenkos
• Natalie Belmonte, PhD, Quell Therapeutics

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