Pan-UCL AAV Gene Therapy Symposium 2025

This symposium will showcase the rich experience available in the various faculties at UCL, spanning vector development, preclinical studies and clinical experience. This is a full-day meeting with keynote UCL speakers and posters spanning the expertise available in our University. There will be an abstract submission for oral poster and poster presentations with UCL AAV Symposium prize awards.

Please note: *This event is an Internal event open to UCL/H staff and students, to confirm the authenticity of your registration, please use your UCL/NHS email address when registering (i.e. do not use gmail, hotmail etc). Registrations for free tickets without a valid UCL email or without specifying a designated work email will be automatically cancelled.

Friday 23rd May 2025 | 09:30-18:00

Kennedy Lecture Theatre, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street London WC1N 1EH

Programme speakers and panellists include: Professor James Bainbridge, Professor Judith Breuer, Dr Jennifer Chandler, Prof. Professor Helen Cross, Professor Paul Dalby, Professor Paul Gissen, Professor Rachel Hunter, Professor Robert Henderson, Professor Adrian Issacs, Professor Manju Kurian, Dr Giulia Massaro, Dr Jenny McIntosh, Professor Francesco Muntoni, Professor Jo Ng, Professor Ahad Rahman, Professor Simon Waddington and Dr Oscar Wilkins.

Event Programme:

08:30-09:30: Registration and set up of posters

09:30 -16:35: Talks, workshops and poster prizes

16:35-18:00: Reception and networking

Lectures will be followed by a Q&A panel discussion and a networking reception for in-person attendees until 18:00pm.

Organising Committee: Professor Francesco Muntoni, Professor Paul Gissen, Dr Jenny McIntosh, Professor Jo Ng, Professor Ahad Rahim, Professor Trevor Smart, Dr Pamela Tranter and Professor Simon Waddington.

*Poster Submission are now open*

Poster Abstract Submission: The Pan-UCL AAV Gene Therapy Symposium invites all UCL attendees to submit up to 200-word abstract for poster presentation on the day with eligibility for the UCL AAV Symposium poster prize.

The deadline for abstract submission is now closed but we will consider late submissions up to the 23rd April 2025, midnight, with the top-scoring abstracts selected for short oral poster presentation. You will be notified by email if your abstract has been accepted by mid-April 2025.

Please email your abstract to genetictherapyaccelerator@ucl.ac.uk

*Please note presenters of abstracts selected for poster or oral presentation should review any confidential information/data with UCL Business if the work has not previously been declared or protected.

Size:Poster boards are A0 portrait (841mm wide x 1189mm high).

*Important points to note:

Target audience: This event is open to UCL staff and students, to confirm the authenticity of your registration, please use your UCL/NHS email address when registering (i.e. do not use gmail, hotmail etc). If you are affiliated to UCLH/GOSH please use your primary organisation's address. Registrations for free tickets without a valid UCL email or without specifying a designated work email will be automatically cancelled. You will need to show ID cards on entry to the event.

Etiquette: Places are limited and on a first-come-first-served basis. To reduce waste and prevent people from missing out, please make sure to cancel your order if you are no longer able to attend.

Photography: There will be photographs taken during the symposium. In registering for this symposium, you are agreeing that your image may be used in future UCL promotional material.

Addtional information:

Access to ICH

We want to make this event as inclusive as possible.

• There is a ramp/slope at the entrance of UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. The ramp/slope is located to the right as you face the entrance.

• There are nearby accessible toilets.

View the full Accessibility Guide for UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health

Photography

There will be photographs taken during the symposium. In registering for this symposium you are agreeing that your image may be used in future UCL promotional material.

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Organiser: If you have any questions about the event, please email: genetictherapyaccelerator@ucl.ac.uk