Monday, October 19, 2026

9:00-9:15  | WELCOME + OPENING REMARKS

9:15-10:30 | KEYNOTE

    1. Scaling CRISPR Cures to 500 Inborn Errors of Immunity and Beyond    Fyodor Urnov, University of California, Berkeley
    2. Innovation in Clinical Research at The Neuro
         Massimo Pandolfo, Medical Director, CRU, The Neuro

10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break

11:00-12:15 | GENE + GENE-EDITING THERAPIES

    1. Developing gene therapies for neurological conditions
        Jagdeep Walia, Queens University
    2. Prime Editing as a Versatile Tool for Gene Therapy
    3.  Gene Therapy for Leukodystrophies

12:15-1:45 | Lunch + Poster Session

1:45-3:00| PROMISE + CHALLENGES OF CELL THERAPY

    1.  Cell Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease
         Andres Lozano, University of Toronto
    2. CAR-T for Brain Tumours
    3. Cell Therapy for Neuroimmunological Diseases

3:00-3:15 | Coffee Break

3:15-4:30  | NOTES FROM A DECADE OF RNA THERAPEUTICS

    1. The Success of RNA in Treating Spinal Muscular Atrophy
         Maryam Oskoui, McGill University Health Centre
    2. Advanced Delivery Methods for RNA Therapies
    3. ASOs for Ultra-rare Neurodevelopmental Disorders

4:30-6:00  | Networking Cocktail

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