Joint with: Antibodies as Drugs: Innovative Formats, Design and Engineering
Drug Delivery to the Brain: Emerging Modalities

Feb 17–20, 2025 | Keystone Resort, Keystone, CO, United States
Scientific Organizers: James Gorman, Stina Syvänen and Danica Stanimirovic (in memoriam)

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Feb 17–20, 2025 | Keystone Resort, Keystone, CO, United States
Scientific Organizers: James Gorman, Stina Syvänen and Danica Stanimirovic (in memoriam)

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Monday, February 17, 2025
Registration
4:00–8:00 PM
 Shavano Foyer
Welcome Mixer
6:00–8:00 PM
 Shavano Foyer
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 Crestone/ Red Cloud
Welcome and Keynote Address
8:00–9:00 AM
 Shavano
Robert G. Thorne, Denali Therapeutics / University of Minnesota
Delivery of Therapeutics to CNS via Different Routes of Administration: An Overview of Applications, Advantages and Disadvantages
Advances in RMT Delivery Targets and Modalities
9:00–11:15 AM
 Shavano
Meritxell Teixidó,  Gate2Brain S.L.
Gate2Brain Shuttles, going Beyond the Transport of Small Molecules
James Gorman, Wyss Institute
A Platform of Distinct Brain Shuttles Binding Known and Novel Targets
Benjamin A Smith, Biogen
Building a Toolbox for Efficacious and Safe Delivery of a Variety of Biologics and Oligonucleotides to the CNS
Kylie Chew, Denali Therapeutics
Short Talk: Dual Targeting of Transferrin Receptor and Cd98hc for Enhanced Brain Exposure of Large Molecules 
Coffee Break
9:30–9:50 AM
 Shavano Foyer
Poster Setup
11:15–1:00 PM
 Crestone/ Red Cloud
On Own for Lunch
11:15–5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
 Crestone/ Red Cloud
Career Roundtable (Joint)
3:30–4:30 PM
 Torreys 1-4
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 Shavano Foyer
Advances in Brain Delivery of Gene Therapies With Viral Vectors
5:00–7:00 PM
 Shavano
Mathieu E Nonnenmacher, Voyager Therapeutics
BBB Receptors for Enhanced Delivery of AAV to the CNS
Qin Huang, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
An AAV Capsid Reprogrammed to Bind Human Transferrin Receptor Mediates Brain-wide Gene Delivery
Beverly L. Davidson, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania
Selection of Delivery Approach in Gene Therapy for AD, LSD, HD and other CNS Diseases
Mansuo Shannon, AskBio
Short Talk: Identifying Bbb-Crossing Capsids with a Multiplexed In Vivo and In Vitro Screening Approach Across Species
Maria Praggastis, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Short Talk: A Durable, Bbb-Crossing Gene Therapy Corrects Cns and Visceral Pathologies in Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency Model Mice
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
 Crestone/ Red Cloud
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
 Crestone/ Red Cloud
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 Crestone/ Red Cloud
Modeling for Translation: In vitro to in vivo
8:00–11:00 AM
 Shavano
Anna Jezierski, National Research Council Canada & University of Ottawa
On-Chip and Bioprinted BBB Models for Evaluation of Protein and Cell-based Therapeutics
Stina Syvänen, Uppsala University
Linking Brain PK and PD Using in vivo Imaging
Fei Hua, Certara
QSP Model to Support the Development of Novel Modalities for Drug Delivery to the Brain
Alice Stanton, MIT
3D Multicellular Brain-on-Chip for Modeling Delivery to Brain in Neurological Disease
Joanna R. Thomas, National Institutes of Health
Short Talk: Measuring ABC Transporter Activity at The Blood-Brain Barrier In Zebrafish
Elvis Cuevas, UTMB-Galveston Campus
Short Talk: 17β-Estradiol Prevents The Neurotoxicity Of Amyloid-Beta Oligomers By Improving Blood-Brain Barrier Function
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
 Shavano Foyer
Poster Setup
11:00–1:00 PM
 Crestone/ Red Cloud
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Poster Viewing
1:00–10:00 PM
 Crestone/ Red Cloud
Symposia Spotlight 1: Emerging Principles of Anti-TfR Shuttle Engineering
2:30–4:30 PM
 Shavano
Gillian Bonvicini, BioArctic AB
The Effects Of Dose, Valency, And Affinity On Tfr-Mediated Brain Delivery In Vivo
Colin F Greineder, University of Michigan
Repeated Dosing And Parenchymal Target Engagement Differentially Impact Brain Pharmacokinetics Of Cd98hc And Transferrin Receptor Shuttles
Yuki Noguchi, Chugai Pharmaceutical CO., LTD.
Novel Antibody Technology Enabling Efficient Blood-Brain Barrier Penetration And Long-Term Retention In The Brain
Michelle Pizzo, Denali Therapeutics
Engineering Anti-Amyloid Antibodies With Transferrin Receptor Targeting Improves Brain Biodistribution And Mitigates Aria
Damian G Wheeler †, Translucence Biosystems, Inc
Brain-Wide Parenchymal Quantification Of Bbb-Crossing Antibody Therapeutics
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 Shavano Foyer
Nanoparticle and Cell-Based Platforms for Cross-BBB Delivery
5:00–7:00 PM
 Shavano
Derrick Gibbings, University of Ottawa
Extracellular Vesicle Trafficking and Therapeutic Delivery into the CNS
Samir Mitragotri, Harvard University
A Back-Pack Based Myeloid Cell Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis
Michael Mitchell, University of Pennsylvania
Predictive High-Throughput Platform for Dual Screening of mRNA Lipid Nanoparticle Blood−Brain Barrier Transfection and Crossing
Oscar A Marcos-Contreras, University of Pennsylvania
Short Talk: Redefining The Blood-Brain Barrier: From Obstacle To Opportunity With Vcam-Targeted Nanocarriers In Neuroinflammatory Diseases
Neeraja Revi, University of Illinois Chicago
Short Talk: Bbb Targeting Nanocarrier For Anti-Depressant Effects
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:00–8:00 PM
 Crestone/ Red Cloud
Posters
7:30–10:00 PM
 Crestone/ Red Cloud
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Breakfast
7:00–8:00 AM
 Crestone/ Red Cloud
Translational Studies and Representative Clinical Trials
8:00–11:00 AM
 Shavano
Luka Kulic, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.
Clinical Updates from the Brainshuttle AD study of trontinemab in people with Alzheimer's disease
Mathias Schmidt, JCR Pharma
Clinical Advancement and Measuring Efficacy of Biologics Crossing the Blood-Brain-Barrier
Bryan Laffitte, Novartis Institutes of Biomedical Research
Talk Title to be Announced
Haiyan Peng †, ALNYLAM
The Translational Path of the ALN-APP Oligo for CAA From Mouse to NHP To Human Clinical Trials
Pawel Stocki, Ossianix
Short Talk: Novel TXP1 Brain Shuttle: Transforming the Treatment of CNS Diseases
Coffee Break
9:00–9:20 AM
 Shavano Foyer
On Own for Lunch
11:00–5:00 PM
Symposia Spotlight 2: Emerging Modalities and Future Opportunities in Targeted Brain Delivery
2:30–4:30 PM
 Shavano
Padma Akkapeddi, Denali Therapeutics
Targeting Transferrin Receptor to Transport Antisense Oligonucleotides Across the Blood-Brain Barrier
Urs Langen, Roche Innovation Center Basel
Beyond Antibody Delivery: Expanding the Cargo Space of the Brainshuttle™
Sungwon An, ABL Bio Inc
Grabody B, an IGF1R-mediated BBB Shuttle, Increases Brain Penetration of Therapeutic Antibody by Novel Transcytosis Pathways
Kate Nudel, Manifold Bio
Rapid Discovery and Development of Novel Brain Shuttles for Multiple “Portals” Using Multiplexed In Vivo Screening
Coffee Available
4:30–5:00 PM
 Shavano Foyer
‘Tailoring’ Delivery to Disease Pathophysiology
5:00–7:00 PM
 Shavano
Nazira El-Hage, Florida International University
Macrophage-derived Extracellular Vesicles as Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery to the Brain
Joy Yu Zuchero, Denali Therapeutics Inc
Transport Vehicle: Utilizing the Brain Vasculature to Delivery CNS Therapeutics
Praveen Raju,  Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
Enhancing Drug Delivery Past the Blood-Brain Barrier Through Activated Endothelium
Wade Yun-Huai Kuo, University of Michigan
Short Talk: Efficient And Ultra-Long-Lived Delivery Of Cytokines To The Central Nervous System
Peisheng Xu, University of South Carolina
Short Talk: Brain-targeted Nano-ERASER downregulates PD-L1 for Alzheimer’s disease therapy
Meeting Wrap-Up: Outcomes and Future Directions (Organizers)
7:00–7:15 PM
 Shavano
Social Hour with Lite Bites
7:15–8:15 PM
 Crestone/ Red Cloud
Entertainment
8:00–11:00 PM
 Shavano
Cash Bar
8:00–11:00 PM
 Crestone/ Red Cloud
Friday, February 21, 2025
Departure
12:00–11:59 PM

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