Targeted Delivery of Nucleic Acid Medicines (X1)
January 1-4, 2027  | Location to be Determined
C. Frank Bennett, Beverly L. Davidson and Daniel G. Anderson
* Session Chair † Invited but not yet accepted | Program current as of August 27, 2025 4 AM | For the most up-to-date details, visit https://www.keystonesymposia.org
Friday, January 1, 2027
4:00–8:00 PM Registration
6:00–8:00 PM Welcome Mixer
Saturday, January 2, 2027
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00–9:00 AM Welcome and Keynote Address (Joint)
  Eric N. Olson †, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Single-AAV base Editing Therapies for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
 
9:00–11:15 AM Viral Delivery of Genome Editors and Genetic Medicines (Joint)
  Beverly L. Davidson, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania
AAV Capsid Engineering for Broad CNS Distribution
 
  Sonia Vallabh †, Broad Institute
Development of Medicines to Treat Prion Diseases: A Personal Journey
 
  Charles Gersbach †, Duke University
AAV-Delivered Epigenome Editors
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
9:30–9:50 AM Coffee Break
11:15–1:00 PM Poster Setup
11:15–5:00 PM On Own for Lunch
1:00–10:00 PM Poster Viewing
2:30–4:30 PM Symposia Spotlight 1: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
  Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–7:00 PM Tissue Targeting of LNPs
  Daniel G. Anderson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
LNP Delivery of Nucleic Acid Medicines
 
  Jessica A. Couch †, ReCode Therapeutics
LNP Delivery with the CNS
 
  Kathryn Whitehead †, Carnegie Mellon University
Optimizing LNPs Delivery Vehicles
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Dinner
7:30–10:00 PM Posters
Sunday, January 3, 2027
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00–9:00 AM Keynote Address (Joint)
  David R. Liu †, Broad Institute, HHMI, and Harvard University
Development and Application of Virus-Like Particles for Genome Editing in vivo
 
9:00–9:20 AM Coffee Break
9:00–11:00 AM In vivo Genome Editing via Non-Viral Delivery (Joint)
  Birgit C. Schultes †, IntelliaTherapeutics Inc.
Clinical Results from Liver Genome Editing in vivo
 
  Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas †, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Personalized Therapeutic Genome Editing for Hepatic Inborn Errors of Metabolism
 
  Leah R. Sabin †, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Novel Delivery Strategies for Genetic Medicines
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
11:00–1:00 PM Poster Setup
11:00–5:00 PM On Own for Lunch
1:00–10:00 PM Poster Viewing
3:00–4:30 PM Career Roundtable
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–7:00 PM Ligand Mediated Delivery of Nucleic Acid Medicines
  Deborah Law †, Xaira Therapeutics
Machine Learning Design of Ligands for Targeted Delivery of Nucleic Acid Medicines
 
  Vadim Dudkin †, Souffle Therapeutics
Targeted Delivery of Genetic Medicines
 
  C. Frank Bennett, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Targeted Delivery of Oligonucleotide Drugs
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Dinner
7:30–10:00 PM Posters
Monday, January 4, 2027
7:00–8:00 AM Breakfast
8:00–11:00 AM Translation of Genetic Medicines to the Clinic
  Joseph B. Bolen †, Orna Therapeutics
Tissue Selective Delivery of Circular RNAs
 
  Christian Mueller †, Sanofi
Genome Editing in vivo via Non-Viral Delivery Platforms
 
  Dirk Grimm †, University of Heidelberg
AAV Capsid Engineering
 
  Nicole K. Paulk †, UCSF
AAV Delivery to Cancer Cells
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
9:00–9:20 AM Coffee Break
11:00–5:00 PM On Own for Lunch
2:30–4:30 PM Symposia Spotlight 2: Late-breaking research presentations selected from abstract submissions
  Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts
 
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee Available
5:00–6:45 PM New Delivery Technologies
  Dong-Jiunn Jeffery Truong †, Helmholtz Munich
VLP Deliver of cas Enzymes
 
  Akin Akinc †, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Use of Endogenous Retroviral Capsid for Delivery of Nucleic Acid Medicines
 
  Bowen Li †, University of Toronto
Machine Learning Design of LNP Delivery Systems
 
  Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts
 
6:45–7:00 PM Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
7:00–8:00 PM Social Hour with Dinner
8:00–11:00 PM Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM Cash Bar
Tuesday, January 5, 2027
12:00–11:59 PM Departure