ACADEMY PROGRAMME
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Wednesday 14 January
11:30-12:00
Welcome
Introduction round and selection of the order of the student presentation
12:00-12:45
Lunch
12:45-13:30
Hildegard Büning, Hannover Medical School
Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) vectors as delivery tools in neuromuscular diseases
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13:30-14:00
Isabelle Richard, Genethon
TBC
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14:00-15:30 Student talks 1, 2 & 3
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break​
16:00 - 16:30
Mario Amendola, Genethon
Genome Editing and AAV Delivery for Utrophin-mediated Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Therapy
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16:30-18:00 Student talks 4, 5, 6​
18:30
Surprise Networking evening
Thursday 15 January
08:30- 09:00
Sonia Albini, Genethon
Title TBC
09:00-09:30
Caroline Le Guiner, Target, Nantes
Title TBC
09:30-10:30 Student talks 6 & 7​​
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break
11:00-11:30
Federic Relaix,
Rat Duchenne muscular dystrophy models for preclinical studies and deciphering tissue repair mechanisms
11:30-12:30 Student talks 8 & 9​
12:30-14:00
Lunch
14:00-14:30
Sumitava Dastidar, UCL
TBC
14:30-16:00 Student talks 10, 11​​
16:00-16:30
Coffee Break
16:30-17:30
Gloria González-Aseguinolaza, CIMA, University of Navarra, Pamplona
Between academia and industry: juggling roles to deliver solutions to patients
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17:30-18:30
Visit TARGET Lab
19:30-
Dinner
Friday 16 January
09:15-10:00
Yann Pereon, Rare Diseases Reference Center at Nantes University HospitalGene therapy treatments for patients with neuromuscular diseases​
10:00-10:45
Patient
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10:45-11:15
Coffee Break
11:15 - 12:00
Capucine Trollet, Institut de Myologie
Cell and Gene Therapy Approaches for Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy
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12:00 - 12:15
Closing