Program
George Stamatoyannopoulos Memorial Lecture
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Michel Sadelain, M.D., Ph.D.—Director of the Center for Cell Engineering; Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
ASGCT is honored to welcome Michel Sadelain, M.D., Ph.D. – director of the Center for Cell Engineering and the incumbent of the Stephen and Barbara Friedman Chair at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center – as the George Stamatoyannopoulos Memorial lecturer Thursday, May 13, 2021.
Sadelain’s research focuses on the mechanisms governing transgene expression, stem cell engineering, and genetic strategies to enhance immunity against cancer. His laboratory has made several seminal contributions to the field of chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), from their conceptualization and optimization to their clinical translation for cancer immunotherapy. His group was the first to publish dramatic molecular remissions in patients with chemorefractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia following treatment with autologous CD19-targeted T cells.
Sadelain is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Inserm International Prize, the Jacob and Louise Gabbay Award in Biotechnology and Medicine, the Cancer Research Institute’s Coley Award for Distinguished Research in Tumor Immunology, the Sultan Bin Khalifa International Award for Innovative Medical Research on Thalassemia, the NYPLA Inventor of the Year award, the Passano award and the Pasteur-Weizmann award. He previously served on the NIH Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee and as President of the American Society for Gene and Cell Therapy.
Presidential Symposium
Friday, May 14, 2021
Robert L. Martuza, M.D.—William and Elizabeth Sweet Professor of Neuroscience in the Department of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School; Chief, Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
ASGCT proudly announces Robert Martuza, M.D. as presenter of the Presidential Symposium on Friday, May 14, 2021. Martuza is the William and Elizabeth Sweet Professor of Neuroscience in the Department of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School, and Chief of Neurosurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Important Dates
Call for Abstracts Opens
November 16, 2020
Registration Opens
Early December 2020
Call for Abstracts Closes
January 27, 2021
Abstract Notifications Sent
April 5, 2021
Abstract Withdrawal Date
April 12, 2021
Abstracts Released to the Public
April 28, 2021
24th ASGCT Annual Meeting
May 12 – 15, 2021