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8th Annual Meeting • June 1 - 5, 2005 • St. Louis<br />

Dear Colleagues,<br />

On behalf <strong>of</strong> the <strong>American</strong> <strong>Society</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Gene</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong>, welcome to the<br />

ASGT 8 th Annual Meeting. We are very pleased to present this year’s<br />

program featuring the George Stamatoyannopoulos lecture by<br />

Thomas Tuschl, PhD, Mechanisms <strong>of</strong> siRNA- and miRNA-guided <strong>Gene</strong><br />

Regulation in Mammals; the Presidential Symposium presentation by<br />

George Q. Daley, MD, PhD, Combining <strong>Gene</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong> with <strong>Cell</strong><br />

<strong>Therapy</strong>; 18 Education Sessions; 16 Scientific Symposia; 17 Workshops; oral and<br />

poster sessions chosen from submitted abstracts and Meet-the-Investigator<br />

lunch sessions. This year, in response to feedback from previous years, the<br />

Young Investigators’ Symposium has been scheduled as a general session.<br />

The <strong>Society</strong>’s committees have done a great deal <strong>of</strong> hard work in putting<br />

together this superb program and for that, I thank them. Topics that will be<br />

covered at this year’s meeting include: Cancer Vaccines, Pre-Clinical Issues in<br />

<strong>Gene</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong>, Stem <strong>Cell</strong> <strong>Gene</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong>, <strong>Gene</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong> and Behavior, Skin<br />

<strong>Gene</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong>, <strong>Gene</strong> <strong>Therapy</strong> for HIV, Ethical Issues in Clinical Trial Design,<br />

Nonviral <strong>Gene</strong> Delivery, and Regenerative Approaches for Skeletal Disorders.<br />

Many other sessions cover the diverse and exciting developments in the field<br />

over the past year.<br />

I would like to thank our exhibitors and industry supporters for their<br />

participation and generosity, in addition to our exceptional faculty who kindly<br />

share their knowledge, expertise and time.<br />

The ASGT Annual Meeting provides an outstanding forum for sharing the<br />

latest developments in the field <strong>of</strong> gene therapy and networking with our<br />

colleagues. I welcome you to St. Louis.<br />

Sincerely,<br />

Katherine A. High, MD<br />

President, ASGT<br />

ASGT OFFICERS & DIRECTORS<br />

OFFICERS<br />

President<br />

Katherine A. High, MD<br />

The Children’s Hospital <strong>of</strong> Philadelphia<br />

Incoming President<br />

Mark A. Kay, MD, PhD<br />

Stanford University School <strong>of</strong> Medicine<br />

Vice President<br />

Theodore Friedmann, MD<br />

University <strong>of</strong> California San Diego School <strong>of</strong> Medicine<br />

Secretary (06)<br />

Kenneth Cornetta, MD<br />

Indiana University<br />

Treasurer (05)<br />

Xandra Breakefield, PhD<br />

Massachusetts <strong>Gene</strong>ral Hospital<br />

ASGT EXECUTIVE<br />

OFFICE<br />

555 East Wells Street<br />

Suite 1100<br />

Milwaukee, WI 53202<br />

Phone: 414-278-1341<br />

Fax: 414-276-3349<br />

Email: info@asgt.org<br />

www.asgt.org<br />

Executive Director<br />

Elizabeth Dooley, CAE, CMP<br />

Director <strong>of</strong> Meetings &<br />

Communications<br />

Lynn Beyer<br />

Manager, Member Services<br />

Barbie Brennan<br />

Program Manager<br />

Ken Janowski<br />

Meetings & Exhibits Manager<br />

Nadine Kinnunen<br />

Additional On-Site Staff<br />

John Gardner<br />

Kelly Hughes<br />

Paul Rushizky<br />

Consulting Partner<br />

Kay Whalen, CAE<br />

BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />

Jean Bennett, MD, PhD (07)<br />

Cynthia Dunbar, MD (05)<br />

John F. Engelhardt, PhD (06)<br />

Helen E. Heslop, MD (05)<br />

Nicholas Muzyczka, PhD (06)<br />

Paul D. Robbins, PhD (07)<br />

Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD (07)<br />

R. Jude Samulski, PhD (06)<br />

Jon Wolff, MD (05)<br />

Joseph C. Glorioso, PhD (05)<br />

Chair, Advisory Board<br />

(ex-<strong>of</strong>ficio)<br />

David A. Williams, MD<br />

Editor-in-Chief, Molecular <strong>Therapy</strong><br />

(ex-<strong>of</strong>ficio)

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