A 1-day workshop style meeting at the ACMD, bringing together Australian scientists who are currently working in either research or clinical applications of gene editing in blood or immune systems.
Special guests: Paula Rio (Madrid), Tracy Bryan (CMRI), Elizabeth Ng (MCRI)
Organisers: Andrew Deans (SVI), Andrew Perkins (Monash), Astrid Glaser (SVI)
Topics:
Homology dependent and independent CRISPR-Cas9
Base editing
Prime Editing
Delivery methods
Isolation and expansion of hematopoetic stem cells
Genetic modification of immune cells
In vitro and animal models of genetic blood and immune disorders
Emerging clinical trials
Regulatory hurdles
Please note that this meeting is primarily for experts, but if you are new to this field, you can still come along and learn a lot!
