Tentative Schedule
Schedule updates will be posted as they become available.
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Two afternoons from noon to 4 PM and one evening will be free to allow for small group interactions and to take advantage of the great natural beauty and recreational activities in the Lake Tahoe area.
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Sunday, August 13 |
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2-5 PM |
Registration, Granlibakken, Lake Tahoe Resort |
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5:30 |
Hosted Hospitality Hour (hosted bar; no food), Garden Deck |
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6:30-8:00 |
Get-acquainted Dinner (no-host cash bar), Garden Deck |
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Monday, August 14 |
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All PLENARY SESSIONS IN MOUNTAIN/ LAKE ROOM |
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8:00 AM |
Welcome - Elizabeth Maga, University of California, Davis |
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SESSION 1 Technology - Session Chair: Pablo Ross, St Genetics |
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8:10 |
Pablo Ross, St Genetics Opening Talk: Setting the Stage |
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8:40 |
Maciej Maselko, Macquarie University, Australia Transgenic Animals Equipped with Microbial Enzymes for Bioremediation |
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9:20 |
Carlos Pinzon Arteaga, University of Texas, Southwestern , USA Blastocyst and Embryo like Structures Derived from Pluripotent Stem Cells Cultures |
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10:00-10:30 |
Tea/Coffee Break, Mountain Deck |
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SESSION 2 Birds - Session Chair: Tae Hyun Kim, Penn State University |
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10:30 |
Jae Yong Han, Seoul National University, South Korea Genome Edited Chickens: Model for Production of Recombinant Proteins |
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11:00 |
Hicham Sid, Technical University Munich, Germany Transgenic Chickens Re-expressing Evolutionarily Lost Immune Sensors: Spotlight on the evolution of the avian immune system |
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11:30 |
Poster Pitches |
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12:00 PM |
Lunch, Garden Deck Free Time until 4:00 PM |
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4:00-5:30 |
Posters Session I, Pavilion |
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6:00 |
Dinner (no-host cash bar), Garden Deck |
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SESSION 3 Agricultural Applications - Session Chair: Goetz Laible, AgResearch, New Zealand |
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8:00 |
Kiho Lee, University of Missouri, USA Production of Genome Edited Pigs is Supported by Recent Technological Advancements |
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8:40 |
Dan Carlson, Acceligen Thamani Dairy Cattle |
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9:20 |
Michela Ciccarelli, Washington State University, USA Genetic Engineering of Reproductive Performance in Livestock |
10:00 PM Adjourn
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Tuesday, August 15 |
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| SESSION 4 Products to Market - Session Chair: Mark Walton, AquaBounty Technologies, USA | |
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8:00 AM |
Mark Cigan, Genus Large Scale Generation of Commercially Elite PRRS Virus Resistant Pigs using CRISPR-Cas |
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8:40 |
Caitlin Cooper, Hendrix Progress in Implementing Genetic Technology for Sex Sorting in Layer Chickens |
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9:20 |
Keitaro Kato, Kindai University Japan Application of Genome Editing Technology to Marine Fish Aquaculture |
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10:00-10:30 |
Break, Mountain Deck |
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SESSION 5 Regulation-Policy - Session Chair: Jim Murray, University of California, Davis, USA |
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10:30 |
Diane Wray-Cahen, USDA Enabling Regulatory Policies for Animal Biotechnology: A Global Overview |
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11:10 |
Daniel Kovich, USDA Animal Biotechnology and International Trade: Key Considerations |
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12:00-1:30 PM |
Lunch, Garden Deck |
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SESSION 6 Regulation-Journeys - Session Chair: Matthew Wheeler, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA |
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1:30 |
Eric Schulze, UPSIDE Foods, USA Regulating Biotechnology Used for Food: A Perspective on Policy from Inside FDA and from the Startup Community |
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2:10 |
John Buchanan, Center for Aquaculture Technology, USA Regulation of Germline Replacement |
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3:00-3:30 |
Break, Mountain Deck |
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SESSION 7 Regulation Journeys - Session Chair- Simon Lillico, Roslin Institute, UK |
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3:30 |
Chantal March, Aquabounty, Canada Working in the Regulated Environment in the US, Canada and Internationally: AquaBounty’s Experience |
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4:00 |
Clint Nesbitt, Genus, USA PRRSV-resistant Pigs: Genus PLC Global Regulatory Strategy and Experience |
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4:30 |
John Bianchi, Revivicor, USA GalSafe™ Pig Regulatory Journey |
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5:30-6:30 |
Hosted Hospitality Hour (hosted bar; no food), Garden Deck |
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6:30 |
Dinner (no-host cash bar), Garden Deck |
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Wednesday, August 16 |
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ALL PLENARY SESSIONS IN MOUNTAIN/ LAKE ROOM |
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SESSION 8 Agricultural Applications II - Session Chair: Anna Denicol, University of California, Davis, USA |
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8:00 AM |
Aspen Workman, USDA, USA First Gene-Edited Calf with Reduced Susceptibility to a Major Viral Pathogen |
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8:40 |
Goo Jang, Seoul National University, South Korea Production and Germline transmission of MSTN Gene Edited Cattle |
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9:20 |
Diego Robledo, Roslin Institute, United Kingdom Improving Disease Resistance in Aquaculture: Integration of Genome Editing into Breeding Programmes |
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10:00-10:30 |
Coffee/Tea Break, Mountain Deck |
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SESSION 9 Biomedical Applications - Session Chair: Kristin Whitworth, University of Missouri, USA |
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10:30 |
Tatiana Flisikowska, Technical University Munich, Germany Humanized Minipigs to Assess Drug Safety |
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11:00 |
Mary Garry, University of Minnesota, USA Humanized Skeletal Muscle: Novel Models and Therapies |
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11:30 |
Irina Polejaeva, Utah State University, USA Development and Characterization of a Novel Sickle Cell Disease Sheep Model |
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12:00- 4 PM |
Lunch, Garden Deck Free Time until 4:00 PM |
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4:00 |
Posters Session II, Pavilion |
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5:30 |
Dinner (no host cash bar), Garden Deck |
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SESSION 10 Session Chair: Kevin Wells, University of Missouri, USA |
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8:00-9:30 |
Eric Hallerman, Virginia Tech University, USA Closing Talk: Summary and Future |
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9:30-10:00 |
General Discussion |
Thursday, August 17
Travel day