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Outstanding Achievement Award Juan Bueren, Ciemat, Madrid Professor Juan A. Bueren is a leading global expert in gene therapy and hematopoietic stem cell research, with pioneering contributions to treatments for rare diseases such as Fanconi Anemia (FA) and Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency (LAD). He developed the first successful gene therapy for FA without prior conditioning—avoiding the toxicity of traditional transplantation—now under EMA and FDA review. He also led preclinic

Outstanding Achievement Award Chiara Bonini, Ospedale San Rafaelle, Milan Chiara Bonini, M.D.,  Professor of Hematology at the University Vita-Salute, San Raffaele, Head of the Experimental Hematology Unit of Ospedale San Raffaele. She was trained in Milano (Ospedale San Raffaele- OSR), New York (MSKCC) and Seattle (FHCRC). She has been a member of the Boards of ESGCT and ASGCT and chair of the EBMT CTIWP. She is currently member of the Board of ESH, member of the EHA Subcomm

Outstanding Achievement Award Seppo Yla-Herttuala, University of Eastern Finland, Kuoppio Dr. Seppo Yla-Herttuala, MD, PhD, is a world leader in viral gene therapy for cardiovascular diseases and brain and bladder cancer. His team was the first to use adenovirus-mediated gene transfer to human arteries already in 1995. Since then, he has conducted 12 phase 1-3 clinical trials in cardiovascular and cancer gene therapy. He has also been heavily involved in angiogenesis research

Outstanding achievement award Christof von Kalle & Manfred Schmidt (†) Prof. Dr Christof von Kalle is the BIH Chair for Clinical Translational Sciences, and Founding Director of the Joint Clinical Study Center (CSC) of Charité and BIH Since June 2019, Christof von Kalle has been BIH Chair for Clinical Translational Sciences at Charité Berlin and Founding Director of the common Clinical Study Center (CSC) of Charité and the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH). Since February 201

Outstanding achievement award Fulvio Mavilio Fulvio Mavilio is Professor of Molecular Biology at the University of Modena and Reggio...

Outstanding achievement award Nathalie Cartier After her medical residency, Nathalie Cartier held a postdoctoral position at Institut...

Outstanding achievement award Didier Trono For his seminal contribution to the original design and early development of lentivirus-based...

Outstanding achievement award Malcolm Brenner For his contributions to developing the field of haematopoietic gene therapy, and in...

Outstanding achievement award Amit Nathwani For his pioneering work on adeno-associated virus gene transfer and gene therapy in...

Outstanding achievement award Luigi Naldini For his wide-ranging contributions to the field of gene and cell therapy, particularly for...

Outstanding achievement award Manuel Grez In recognition of his contributions to gene therapy for blood disorders, including X-linked...

Outstanding achievement award Zelig Eshhar For his seminal work on the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and its use in cancer...

Outstanding achievement award Thierry VandenDriessche In recognition of his achievements in developing and improving gene therapy...

Outstanding achievement award Adrian Thrasher For his wide-ranging achievements in gene and cell therapy for immunodeficiencies,...

Outstanding achievement awards Claudio Bordignon, Maria Grazia Roncarolo & Alessandro Aiuti For their combined success in developing gene...

Outstanding achievement award Marina Cavazzana For spearheading the translation of gene therapy from the lab into the clinic,...

Young investigator awards In 2008, YIA were awarded to four people (left to right): Antonia Follenzi (now an Assistant Professor at the...