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Genome Engineering: From Mechanisms to Therapies (B4)

Scientific Organizers: Andrew May, Rodolphe Barrangou and Knut Woltjen


February 19—23, 2019

Fairmont Empress Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada


Supported by the Directors' Fund


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DEADLINES:
*All deadlines end at 11:59 PM US Mountain Standard Time
Scholarship Deadline: Oct 18, 2018 [details]
Discounted Abstract Deadline: Oct 18, 2018 [details]
Abstract Deadline: Nov 20, 2018 [details]
Discounted Registration Deadline: Dec 19, 2018 [details]

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Submit an Abstract Register Yourself Deadlines and Fees

Rates and Deadlines listed below are for the 2019-B4 "Genome Engineering: From Mechanisms to Therapies" conference only.

*All deadlines end at 11:59 PM US Mountain Standard Time

Deadline Date Cost
Discounted Abstract Deadline
More details		 Before and On October 18, 2018 100.00 USD*
- 50.00 USD discount
Abstract Deadline
More details		 After October 18, 2018 until November 20, 2018 100.00 USD*
* 50.00 USD of Abstract fee deducted from your registration fee when you register for this meeting
Scholarship
More details		 October 18, 2018 n/a
Discounted NON-STUDENT Registration
More details		 Before and On December 19, 2018 945.00 USD
(includes 200.00 discount)
Regular NON-STUDENT Registration
More details		 After December 19, 2018 1145.00 USD
Discounted STUDENT Registration
More details		 Before and On December 19, 2018 720.00 USD
(includes 200.00 discount)
Regular STUDENT Registration
More details		 After December 19, 2018 920.00 USD

* Changes in payment type that result in a refund are subject to a processing fee.
* Currency exchange gains/losses are the responsibility of the registrant and the Keystone Symposia will accept no liability for money loss through bank charges, transfers or currency fluctuations.

Apply for a Scholarship



Discounted Abstract Deadline: October 18, 2018

*All deadlines end at 11:59 PM US Mountain Standard Time

Abstract Submission Fee: 100.00 USD*
Submission by this date receives 50.00 USD discount.
*50.00 USD will be applied to Registration Fee when you register

Abstract Details: It is best to submit your abstract early. Abstract and registration spaces are limited and may fill prior to the abstract or discounted registration deadlines. Submitting an abstract does not constitute or guarantee registration.

Submitting your abstract early allows us to:
  • submit your abstract to organizers to be considered for a short talk
  • accept your abstract online
  • include your abstract on our website and in our secure mobile app
  • reserve your space at the meeting for a poster presentation.**
**Submitting an abstract does not constitute or guarantee registration.
(The Abstract Deadline: is November 20, 2018)

Global Health Travel Award Deadline:

*All deadlines end at 11:59 PM US Mountain Standard Time


Global Health Travel Award Details: You MUST complete your Global Health Travel Award appplication by the Global Health Travel Award Deadline and complete the other required steps (verify your contact information and submit a recommendation letter) to be considered for a travel award.


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Scholarship Deadline: October 18, 2018

*All deadlines end at 11:59 PM US Mountain Standard Time


Scholarship Details: You MUST submit your abstract by the Scholarship Deadline and complete the other required steps (submit a scholarship application and submit a mentor letter) to be considered for a scholarship.

Click here to learn more about Scholarships.

Abstract Deadline: November 20, 2018

*All deadlines end at 11:59 PM US Mountain Standard Time


Abstract Submission Fee: 100.00 USD*
*50.00 USD will be applied to Registration Fee when you register

Details: It is best to submit your abstract early. Abstract and registration spaces are limited and may fill prior to the abstract or discounted registration deadline. Submitting an abstract does not constitute or guarantee registration.

Submitting your abstract by the Abstract Deadline allows us to:

  • submit your abstract to organizers to be considered for a short talk
  • include your abstract on our website and in our secure mobile app
  • reserve your space at the meeting for a poster presentation.**
**Submitting an abstract does not constitute or guarantee registration.
Abstracts submitted after the Abstract Deadline will NOT be considered for a short talk.

(Discounted Abstract Deadline: is October 18, 2018)

Discounted Registration Deadline: December 19, 2018

*All deadlines end at 11:59 PM US Mountain Standard Time


Registration Fee: 945.00 USD* (includes 200.00 USD discount)
Student Registration Fee: 720.00 USD* (must complete student verification form)

*Includes 50.00 USD of your abstract submission fee

After the Discounted Registration Deadline:


Registration Fee: 1145.00 USD*
Student Registration Fee: 920.00 USD* (must complete student verification form)

*Includes 50.00 USD of your abstract submission fee

Registration spaces are limited and may fill prior to discounted registration deadline.

Please be advised that a few meeting participants have received calls and emails from a number of different housing services - "Exhibitors Housing Services", "Global Housing", etc. THESE COMPANIES ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH KEYSTONE SYMPOSIA and are not authorized by Keystone Symposia to contact you. These companies may tell you that the meeting is filling and seek to take your lodging reservation and obtain your credit card number. We highly recommend that you not make a reservation with these companies or any other housing service! These companies' representations to participants have been misleading. Please report to Keystone Symposia any calls or correspondence you might have received and book only through the lodging link on our website, an established travel agency, or directly with the hotel.
No registration fees are used to fund entertainment or alcohol at this conference

Conference Program    Print  |   View meeting in 12 hr (am/pm) time


The meeting will begin on Tuesday, February 19 with registration from 16:00 to 20:00 and a welcome mixer from 18:00 to 20:00. Conference events conclude on Saturday, February 23 with a closing plenary session from 17:00 to 19:00, followed by a social hour and entertainment. We recommend return travel on Sunday, February 24 in order to fully experience the meeting.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19

16:00—20:00
Arrival and Registration

18:00—20:00
Welcome Mixer
No registration fees are used to fund alcohol served at this function.


WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20

07:00—08:00
Breakfast

08:00—09:00
Welcome and Keynote Address
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 01/19/2019

Philip D. Gregory, Bluebird Bio, USA
Talk Title to be Announced

09:00—11:15
Genome Engineering Tools and Technologies
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 01/19/2019

George M. Church†, Harvard Medical School, USA
Pushing the Frontiers of Genome Engineering

Coffee Break

Zoltan Ivics, Paul Ehrlich Institute, Germany
Transposons: Molecular Parasites Tamed for Advanced Genome Engineering

Alexis C. Komor, University of California, San Diego, USA
Early Career Talk: Introduction of Specific Single-base Mutations by Programmable Deaminases

Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts

11:15—17:00
On Own for Lunch

11:15—13:00
Poster Setup

13:00—22:00
Poster Viewing

14:30—16:30
Workshop 1: Tools and Technologies
A collection of both invited speakers and speakers selected from the abstracts focused on the current status of clinical trials using genome editing systems. Speakers would include representatives from Sangamo, Casebia, CRISPR Therapeutics, Intellia, Novartis, Editas, Bluebird and Homology Medicine.

Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts

16:30—17:00
Coffee Available

17:00—19:00
Structure and Mechanism of Genome Editing Systems
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 01/19/2019

Speaker to be Announced

Barry L. Stoddard, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, USA
Engineering and Characterization of MegaTAL Nucleases for Genome Modification

Osamu Nureki, University of Tokyo, Japan
Structure and Mechanism of RNA-Programmable Nucleases

Short Talk Chosen from Abstracts

19:00—20:00
Social Hour with Lite Bites
No registration fees are used to fund alcohol served at this function.

19:30—22:00
Poster Session 1


THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21

07:00—08:00
Breakfast

08:00—11:00
Engineered Models of Genetic Disease
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 01/19/2019

Danwei Huangfu, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute, USA
Human Pluripotent Stem Cells as Models for Genetic Disease

Knut Woltjen, CiRA, Kyoto University, Japan
Isogenic Models of Disease from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Coffee Break

Jerrold M. Olefsky, University of California, San Diego, USA

Speaker to be Announced

Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts

11:00—17:00
On Own for Lunch

11:00—13:00
Poster Setup

13:00—22:00
Poster Viewing

14:30—16:30
Workshop 2: Delivery

Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts

16:30—17:00
Coffee Available

17:00—19:00
Design and Engineering of Cellular Devices
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 01/19/2019

Wilson Wong, Boston University, USA
Design of Mammalian Cells with Robust Control of Input and Output Signals

Timothy K. Lu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Synthetic Gene Circuits for Next-Generation Therapeutics

Charles Gersbach, Duke University, USA
Cell Programming with Genome Engineering Technologies

Short Talk Chosen from Abstracts

19:00—20:00
Social Hour with Lite Bites
No registration fees are used to fund alcohol served at this function.

19:30—22:00
Poster Session 2


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22

07:00—08:00
Breakfast

08:00—11:00
Genome Editing Screens for Function and Disease Mechanisms
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 01/19/2019

Fyodor D. Urnov, Altius Institute for Biomedical Sciences, USA
Editing Human Genome Control Circuits to Reveal Disease Mechanisms and Targets for Intervention in the Clinic

Jan E. Carette, Stanford University, USA
CRISPR-Cas Screens for Studying Virus-Host Interactions

Coffee Break

Andrew May, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, USA
Genome Editing and Single-Cell Genomics for Functional Analysis of Complex Multicellular Systems

Brittany Adamson, University of California, San Francisco, USA
Early Career Talk: Perturb-Seq: Combining High throughput CRISPR Screening with Single-Cell Sequencing

Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts

11:00—17:00
On Own for Lunch

11:00—13:00
Poster Setup

13:00—22:00
Poster Viewing

16:30—17:00
Coffee Available

17:00—19:00
Harnessing DNA Repair Mechanisms for Genome Engineering
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 01/19/2019

Maria Jasin, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
Homologous Recombination and End-Joining Mechanisms in Genome Editing

Jacob E. Corn, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Harnessing Mechanistic Insights to Drive Improved Homology-Dependent Repair

Nancy Maizels, University of Washington School of Medicine, USA
Mechanisms of Repair at Targeted DNA Nicks

Short Talk Chosen from Abstracts

19:00—20:00
Social Hour with Lite Bites
No registration fees are used to fund alcohol served at this function.

19:30—22:00
Poster Session 3


SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23

07:00—08:00
Breakfast

08:00—11:00
Genome Engineering of Bacteria for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Applications
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 01/19/2019

Rodolphe Barrangou, North Carolina State University, USA
Engineered Lactobacilli for Human Health Applications

Jason M. Peters, University of California San Francisco, USA
Bacterial CRISPRi Screens to Identify the Mode of Action of Novel Antibiotics

Coffee Break

Speaker to be Announced

Short Talk(s) Chosen from Abstracts

11:00—17:00
On Own for Lunch

14:30—16:30
Workshop 3: Clinical Trial Update
A collection of short talks chosen from the abstracts describing methods and approaches for in vitro and in vivo delivery of genome engineering technologies. The workshop would cover topics including devices for electroporation, mechanical introduction of molecules into cells, cell-specific targeting, viruses and viral-like particles, nanoparticles to address the key need to develop delivery vehicles for effective use of genome engineering approaches in therapeutics and research models.

Short Talks Chosen from Abstracts

16:30—17:00
Coffee Available

17:00—18:45
Genome Editing for Treating Human Disease
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 01/19/2019

Bruce R. Conklin, Gladstone Institutes, USA
Genome Surgery for Treating Neuronal Disorders

Paula M. Cannon, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, USA
Genome Editing to Treat Hematopoietic Disorders and Infectious Diseases

Michel Sadelain, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
Genome Edited CAR-T Cells for Improved Treatment of Solid Tumors

Juan Carlos Izpisua-Belmonte, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, USA
Engineering Stem Cells in vivo for Therapeutic Benefit

18:45—19:00
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
Registered attendees can view abstracts starting on 01/19/2019

19:00—20:00
Social Hour with Lite Bites
No registration fees are used to fund alcohol served at this function.

20:00—23:00
Entertainment
Entertainment is not subsidized by conference registration fees nor any U.S. federal government grants. Funding for this expense is provided by other revenue sources.


SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24

 
Departure


*Session Chair †Invited, not yet responded.


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