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For Our Cell & Gene Therapy Colleagues

For Our Cell & Gene Therapy Colleagues

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is looking forward to attending the 2026 American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) Annual Meeting, taking place in Boston, Massachusetts, May 11-15, 2026.

CHOP Award Recipients

Catalyst Award
Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas, MD, PhD, Kiran Musunuru, MD, PhD, MPH, ML, MRA, Fyodor Urnov, PhD, and Danaher Corporation
May 12, 2:32 - 2:59 p.m. EST

George Stamatoyannopoulos Memorial Outstanding Achievement Award
Beverly Davidson, PhD 
May 14, 1:30 - 3p.m. EST

Highlighted Presentations

May 12

William Peranteau, MD 
Germline Editing: Technical Background Perinatal
10:15 - 10:35 a.m. EST

Denise Sabatino, PhD
Dissecting SUMOylation-mediated mechanisms that regulate AAV transgene expression
4 - 4:15 p.m. EST

May 13

Lindsey George, MD 
Evolving understanding of AAV toxicities 
10:15 - 10:41 a.m. EST

Benjamin Samelson-Jones, MD, PhD (Session Co-Chair) 
Recent toxicities in AAV gene therapies: Translational lessons from preclinical and clinical studies 
10:15 a.m. - noon EST

Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas, MD, PhD, and Kiran Musunuru, MD, PhD, MPH, ML, MRA
Clinical translation of somatic genome editing as a therapeutic platform 
3:30 - 3:45 p.m. EST

Lindsey George, MD 
AAV and systemic toxicities in clinic trials and clinical practice  
3:30 - 3:52 p.m. EST

Top Abstract: Lindsey George, MD
Neuroepithelial Tumor Associated with AAV Integration After Intracisternal Magna Vector Delivery

May 15

Peter Kurre, MD 
Positive clonal selection of curative HSCs - introductory component 
10:15 - 10:41 a.m. EST

Benjamin Samelson-Jones, MD, PhD
Multiyear stable transgene factor IX levels after AAV hepatocyte-directed gene in neonatal and juvenile hemophilia B dogs 
3:30 - 3:45 p.m. EST

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Cell and gene therapy news

CHOP is rapidly accelerating the translation of large-scale biological research into clinical impact – expanding access to state-of-the-art diagnostics, advancing precision therapies, and developing individualized treatments designed to meet the unique needs of every child.

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Clinical trials

These gene and cell therapy trials are actively recruiting new patients.

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CHOP experts provide free, online medical education across a breadth of pediatric subspecialties to healthcare professionals around the world.

Clinical Pathways

Our Clinical Pathways Program aims to incorporate evidence, best practice, and local expert consensus into easily accessible, shared mental models for use by clinical teams at the point of care to facilitate the delivery of high-quality medical care.

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