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2nd Annual Ann Kimball and John W. Johnson Center for Cellular Therapeutics Symposium
PRESENTED BY ANN KIMBALL AND JOHN W. JOHNSON CENTER FOR CELLULAR THERAPEUTICS
“Slipping the Surly Bonds” of Immune Cell Therapies"
KEYNOTE SPEA KER | Malcolm K. Brenner, MD, PhD Fayez S. Sarofim Chair and Distinguished Service Professor Baylor College of Medicine Professor in the Departments of Medicine Pediatrics, and Molecular and Human Genetics Founding Director, Center for Cell and Gene Therapy Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Texas Children’s Hospital |
| BIOGRAPHY | Malcolm K. Brenner is the Founding Director, Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), Houston Methodist Hospital and Texas Children’s Hospital, and the Fayez Sarofim Distinguished Service Professor at BCM. Dr. Brenner received his PhD from the University of Cambridge, England. He moved to the U.S. in 1990 to lead the Cell and Gene Therapy Program at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital where his group performed the first human gene transfer studies outside of the NIH and the first anywhere to use marrow stem cells as the target. In 1998, he moved to his current position with BCM. Over the past 30 years, Dr. Brenner has devoted his career as a physician-scientist to the field of stem cell transplantation through the therapeutic use of T-cell immunologic approaches and genetic engineering strategies, particularly in the treatment of cancer. His interests now include combining oncolytic virotherapy with cellular immunotherapy. Dr. Brenner has served as a scientific co-founder of several biotech companies that are exploring applications of the cell therapies he helped to develop. He served as editor-in-chief of the scientific journal, Molecular Therapy, and former president of the American Society for Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) and of the International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy. Dr. Brenner has earned widespread recognition for his scientific achievements and leadership in the field, including the ASGCT Outstanding Achievement Award, Human Gene Therapy Pioneer Award, the American Society of Hematology Mentor Award, and the European Society for Gene and Cell Therapy Outstanding Achievement Award. For his contributions to the field, he has been elected as a member of the American Association of Physicians and of the National Academy of Medicine. Dr. Brenner has served as a scientific co-founder of several biotech companies that are exploring applications of the cell therapies he helped to develop. |
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- Take parking garage elevator to 3rd floor.
- Exit and turn left and enter doors into the hospital on the right.
- Take stairs down to ground level, walk straight past the Information Desk. This is the Crain Garden. Continue straight toward the Weiss Chapel, turn right and continue past the Gift Shop.
- Turn right before the Dunn Tower Elevator bank and then a quick left (Starbucks will be on the right). Proceed down this hall toward the Market Café.
- Turn Right, then a quick left to leave Dunn Tower and enter into the Research Institute.
- Continue straight toward exit doors.
- Turn right at the RI Information Desk. Proceed up the staircase and the John F. Bookout Auditorium will be on the right side.
- Elevators to the second floor are also available, pass the staircase and proceed to end. Elevators will be on the right.
From Garage 7:
- Take parking garage elevator to ground floor, exit and turn left to outer walkway.
- Turn left and proceed to glass double doors on left, enter Walter Tower.
- Proceed straight down hallway past the Fondren/Alkek elevators, then past the Dunn elevator bank.
- Take a left (Starbucks will be on the right) and follow the directions from above to the Research Institute.
| KEYNOTE SPEAKER | Malcolm K. Brenner, MD, PhD Fayez S. Sarofim Chair and Distinguished Service Professor Baylor College of Medicine Professor in the Departments of Medicine Pediatrics, and Molecular and Human Genetics Founding Director, Center for Cell and Gene Therapy Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, and Texas Children’s Hospital |
| FEATURED SPEAKERS | Stanley Appel, MD Peggy & Gary Edwards Distinguished Chair in ALS Research, Stanley H. Appel Department of Neurology Professor of Neurology, Academic Institute Full Member, Research Institute Director, Ann Kimball & John W. Johnson Center for Cellular Therapeutics Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
| John Cooke, MD, PhD Joseph C. “Rusty” Walter and Carole Walter Looke Presidential Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Disease Research, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences Chair, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences Professor of Cardiovascular Sciences, Academic Institute Full Member, Research Institute Director, Center for Cardiovascular Regeneration Medical Director, Center for RNA Therapeutics Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College | |
| Francesca Taraballi, PhD Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Academic Institute Assistant Member, Research Institute Director, Center for Musculoskeletal Regeneration Houston Methodist | |
| Omaima Sabek, PhD Associate Research Professor of Surgery, Academic Institute Associate Research Member, Research Institute Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College | |
| Siddhartha Ganguly, MD, FACP Carol Cockrell Curran Distinguished Centennial Chair in Hematologic Oncology, Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer Center Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute Full Clinical Member, Research Institute Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
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