Next-Generation Nanomedicine (EK1)
September 6-8, 2023  | Virtual Conference
Philip L. Felgner, Anna K. Blakney and Norbert Pardi
 | Abstract Deadline: Aug. 30, 2023
* Session Chair † Invited but not yet accepted | Program current as of August 23, 2025 2 AM | For the most up-to-date details, visit https://www.keystonesymposia.org
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
3:00–3:30 AM Welcome and Keynote Address
  Pieter Cullis, University of British Columbia
Rational Design of Lipid Nanoparticle Delivery Systems for Nucleic Acid-Based Drugs
 
3:30–6:00 AM Challenges in Anatomical and Physiological Nanomedicine Delivery
  Jayesh Kulkarni, NanoVation Therapeutics
Universal Delivery
 
  Daniel J. Siegwart, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Multiplexed SORT LNPs for Enhancing CRISPR/Cas Gene Editing Cancer Therapy through Modulating Tumor Mechanical Properties
 
  James Dahlman, Georgia Tech / Emory Medical School
LNP Barcoding
 
  Kathryn Whitehead, Carnegie Mellon University
From Farm to Pharmacy: A Strawberry-Derived Solution to Oral Protein Delivery
 
  Maria José Alonso, University of Santiago de Compostela
Nanoemulsions vs. LNPs for RNA Delivery
 
8:00–9:00 AM Poster Session
9:30–12:30 PM Immunoengineering in Nanomedicine
  Parinaz Fathi, NIBIB, National Institutes of Health
Biologically-Derived Nanomaterials
 
  Jeffrey A. Hubbell, University of Chicago
Engineering Polymer Conjugates and Protein Fusions for Immune Modulation
 
  Jessica Weaver, Arizona State University
Placenta-Iinspired Approaches to Engineering Immune Tolerance
 
Thursday, September 7, 2023
3:00–3:30 AM Keynote Address
  Drew Weissman, University of Pennsylvania
Nucleoside Modified mRNA-LNP Therapeutics
 
3:30–5:45 AM AI and Big Data in Nanomedicine / Progress in RNA Vaccines I
  Daniel Reker, Duke University
Machine Learning for Self-Assembling Nanoparticles
 
  Ramya Kumar, Colorado School of Mines
Machine Learning for Nucleic Acid Delivery
 
8:00–9:00 AM Career Roundtable
  Denise Hsu, Moderna
Director, Clinical Development, Infectious Diseases
 
9:30–12:30 PM Progress in RNA Vaccines II
  Mustafa Diken, BioNTech
mRNA Vaccines against Cancer
 
  Philip L. Felgner, University of California, Irvine
150 Years of Vaccine Science
 
  Michela Locci, University of Pennsylvania
Immunological Mechanisms of mRNA-LNP Vaccines
 
  Norbert Pardi, University of Pennsylvania
Development of Broadly Protective Influenza Vaccines Using Nucleoside-Modified mRNA
 
  Denise Hsu, Moderna
Moderna Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Portfolio
 
Friday, September 8, 2023
3:00–6:00 AM Applications of RNA Beyond Vaccines
  Anna K. Blakney, University of British Columbia
Optimizing Self-Amplifying RNA Vectors for Applications Beyond Vaccines
 
  Jesse Erasmus, HDT Bio / University of Washington
Enabling High-Dose Administration of Replicating mRNA for Multivalent Vaccination and Therapeutic Applications
 
  Zoltan Jakus, Semmelweis University
Treatment of Lymphedema with VEGFC mRNA
 
  Valerie Gouon-Evans, Boston University
Treatment of Liver Diseases with mRNA Encoded Factors
 
9:30–12:30 PM Delivery Technologies
  Cyrus Safinya, University of California, Santa Barbara
Fluid Lipid Nanodiscs and Exosome Derived Vectors in Delivery Applications
 
  Krzysztof Palczewski, University of California, Irvine
Precision Genome Editing in the Eye
 
  Suzie Pun, University of Washington
Cytosolic Delivery of Macromolecules: Vehicle Design and Lessons Learned in Delivery Limitations