Genetic Medicines to Treat Cardiovascular Disease (N3)
January 1-4, 2027
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4:00–8:00 PM |
Registration |
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6:00–8:00 PM |
Welcome Mixer |
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Saturday, January 2, 2027
8:00–9:00 AM |
Welcome and Keynote Address |
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Sekar Kathiresan †, Verve Therapeutics The Human Genome as Teacher and Target: Two Decades of Genomic Discovery to Genomic Medicines |
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9:00–11:15 AM |
New Trailheads: Target Identification for Genetic Medicines in CV Disease |
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James S. Ware, Imperial College London Large Scale Genomic Discovery of Causal Mechanisms in Heart Failure |
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Victoria Parikh †, Stanford University School of Medicine Genotype-Phenotype Correlation in Inherited Cardiovascular Disease |
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Rick Dewey, Versant Ventures Target Selection for Genetic Medicines: Biobanks to Human Proof of Concept |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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9:30–9:50 AM |
Coffee Break |
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11:15–12:15 PM |
Panel Discussion 1: Development, Regulatory, Safety, and Ethical Considerations (including long-term and off-target effects of genetic medicines) |
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11:15–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
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11:15–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 1: Emerging Biological Insights Driving the Next Generation of Genetics Medicines for CV Disease |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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5:00–7:00 PM |
Mechanisms and Models: From Variation to Validation |
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Cassady Rupert †, Propria LLC Modeling Human Cardiac Biology with Multi-Dimensional Engineered Human Heart Tissues |
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Christine E. Seidman †, Harvard Medical School Modeling Cardiovascular Disease: Genetics, Cellular Systems, Human Models |
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Litsa G. Kranias, University of Cincinnati PLN Cardiomyopathy: From Bedside to Bench and Back to Bedside |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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8:00–11:00 AM |
Gene Silencing in Cardiovascular Disease and Promising Avenues |
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Marianna Fontana †, University College London CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing for TTR Amyloid Cardiomyopathy |
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Kate A Fitzgerald †, University of Massachusetts Medical School From RNAi Mechanism to Medicine; the Path to a New Class of Genetic Medicines |
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Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas †, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia In vivo Personalized Genome Editing |
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Jin Billy Li †, Stanford University Endogenous RNA Editing in CV Disease: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Applications |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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11:00–1:00 PM |
Poster Setup |
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11:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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1:00–10:00 PM |
Poster Viewing |
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3:00–4:30 PM |
Career Roundtable |
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4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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5:00–7:00 PM |
Therapeutic Gene Augmentation Strategies in CV Disease |
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Roger J. Hajjar †, Mass General Brigham Engineering the Failing Heart: Innovations in Cardiac Gene Therapy |
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Annemieke Aartsma-Rus †, Leiden University Medical Center Exon Skipping to Restore Gene Expression in Muscle Disease |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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8:00–11:00 AM |
Homing for Cures: Cardiomyocyte-Directed Delivery Approaches |
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Luk H. Vandenberghe †, Harvard Medical School Engineering Viral Delivery Systems |
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James Dahlman †, Georgia Tech / Emory Medical School Lipid Nanoparticles: Past, Present, and Future of RNA Delivery |
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William M Flanagan †, Avidity Biosciences, Inc. Antibody-Oligo Conjugates for Striated Muscle-Enriched Delivery |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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9:00–9:20 AM |
Coffee Break |
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11:00–5:00 PM |
On Own for Lunch |
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2:30–4:30 PM |
Symposia Spotlight 2: Emerging Translational Strategies in CV Disease |
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Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
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4:30–5:00 PM |
Coffee Available |
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5:00–6:45 PM |
Products to Patients: Therapeutic Development and Trial Design |
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Laura F. Michael †, Eli Lilly and Company Lp(a) - From Genetic Insight to Novel Biology and Breakthrough Therapy |
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Pushkal Garg †, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Industry Perspective on Clinical Development of Genetic Therapies |
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Gene Bukhman †, Brigham and Women's Hospital Global Health Equity Considerations for New Treatments for CV Disease |
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Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
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6:45–7:00 PM |
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions |
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7:00–8:00 PM |
Social Hour with Dinner |
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8:00–11:00 PM |
Entertainment |
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