Abstracts

Award Winners

Early Stage Professionals Abstract Award Winners

• Sophia Schreiber, MSc, Technical University of Munich (Germany)
  Abstract: Characterization of MHC class II-restricted T-cell receptors for T-cell therapy of HBV infection
  Presentation: May 30, Plenary Satellite 1b – Immunotherapy Oral Abstract Presentations II
• David Bishop, BMedSc(Hons), MBBS, FRACP FRCPA, Westmead Hospital (Australia)
  Abstract: Matched Sibling Donor-Derived Piggybac CAR19 T Cells Induce Remission Of Relapsed/Refractory CD19+ Malignancy Following Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant
  Presentation: May 30, Plenary Satellite 1a – Immunotherapy Oral Abstract Presentations I
• Michael Bellio, PhD, University of Miami (United States)
  Abstract: Bioreactor Produced Wharton’s Jelly Mesenchymal Stem Cell- Derived Exosomes Prevent Lung Injury in a Pre-clinical Model of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
  Presentation: June 1, Chief Scientific Officer Abstract Showcase

Technologist Abstract Awards

• Kaori Okada, PharmD, University of California San Francisco (United States)
  Abstract: Development of a large-scale H3.3K27M-specific TCR-transduced T cell manufacturing method for adoptive cell therapy in HLA-A2+ patients with diffuse midline glioma
  Poster Presentation
• Kap-Hyoun Ko, PhD, Sydney Children’s Hospital (Australia)
  Abstract: Enumeration of primitive haematopoietic progenitor cells to improve the quality of cord blood product testing
  Presentation: May 31, Elevator Pitch & Poster Presentation
• Sharon Ng Wah Suet, MSc, Genepath Technology (China)
  Abstract: Ultrastructure Of Cytokine Induced Human Natural Killer Cells
  Presentation: May 31, Elevator Pitch & Poster Presentation

Top Scoring Abstract Award

• Yohei Sato, MD, PhD, Stanford University (United States)
  Abstract: Immunoregulatory cell therapy with lentiviral-mediated FOXP3 converted CD4+ T cells into Treg cells: towards the proof-of-concept application in IPEX syndrome
  Presentation: June 1, Plenary Satellite 5a – Gene Therapy

Emerging Economy Abstract Award

• Ting Zhang, PhD, The General Hospital of PLA (China)
  Abstract: Phase I dose escalating trail of GPC3-targeted CAR-T cells by intratumor injection for Advanced Hepatocellular carcinoma
  Presentation: May 30, Plenary Satellite 1a – Immunotherapy Oral Abstract Presentations I

Best Poster Award

• Lorena Braid, PhD, Aurora BioSolutions Inc. (Canada)
  Abstract: TOWARDS A CONSENSUS POTENCY ASSAY FOR MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS: A MATRIX ANALYSIS OF CELL SOURCE, DONOR VARIABILITY AND INFLAMMATORY STIMULI TO REFINE SURROGATE MARKERS OF IMMUNOMODULATION