2022 Conference Program

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Time Event
4:00 - 6:30 p.m. Registration
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Welcome Dinner

Monday, June 6

Time Event
7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration
6:30 – 8:00 a.m. Full Breakfast
8:15 - 8:25 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks

Session 1: Animal Models of Human Diseases

Time Event
8:25 – 9:05 a.m. Chris Rogers, Ph.D., Precigen Exemplar
Translational Utility of Porcine Cardiomyopathy Models
9:05 – 9:45 a.m. Liangxue Lai, PhD., Guanghou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Generation and Application of Genetically Modified Pig Models for Controllable Gene Expression
9:45 – 10:25 a.m. Iuri Perisse, Ph.D., Utah State University
Advancing Development of Cystic Fibrosis Sheep Models
10:25 - 10:45 a.m. Refreshment break

Session 2: Xenotransplantation / Cell Transplantation

Time Event
10:45 – 11:25 a.m. Kiho Lee, Ph.D, University of Missouri
Application of Gene-edited Pigs for Biomedical Purposes
11:25 – 12:05 p.m. David Ayares, Ph.D., Revivicor
Xenotransplantation Update
12:05 – 12:20 p.m. Selected abstract presentation
12:20 – 12:35 p.m. Selected abstract presentation
12:35 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch

Session 3: Improving Disease Resistance

Time Event
2:00 - 2:40 p.m. Mike McGrew, Ph.D., Roslin Institute
Avian influenza-resistant Chickens
2:40 – 3:20 p.m. Kristin Whitworth, Ph.D., National Swine Resource and Research Center
Disease-resistant Pigs
3:20 – 3:35 p.m. Selected abstract presentation
3:35 - 3:50 p.m. Selected abstract presentation
3:50 – 4:05 p.m. Selected Abstract presentation
4:15 – 5:45 p.m. Poster Presentations with wine and cheese

Session 4: Genome Editing to Enhance Productive Traits

Time Event
8:15 – 8:55 a.m. Michael Phelps, Ph.D., Washington State University
Engineering Activin Signaling to Increase Muscle Growth in Rainbow Trout
8:55 – 9:35 a.m. Xiaolong Wang, Ph.D., Northwest A&F University Yangling, China
Genome-wide Off-target Mutations and Meat Quality in Edited Animals.
9:35 – 10:15 a.m. Charles Long, Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Enhancing Growth and Production Characteristics by Genome Editing of Livestock
10:15 - 10:40 a.m. Refreshment break

Session 5: Gene Editing to Improve Human Health

Time Event
10:40 – 11:20 a.m. Christoph Bausch, Ph.D., SAB Biotherapeutics
Leveraging Genetically Engineered Ungulates to Produce Novel Human Biotherapeutics
11:20 – 12:00 p.m. Adrienne Watson, Ph.D., Recombinetics
Using Somatic Gene Editing in Swine to Bring Precision Medicine to Oncology Patients
12:00 – 12:15 p.m. Selected abstract presentation
12:15 – 12:30 p.m. Selected abstract presentation
12:30 p.m. Free time: Enjoy hiking, mountain biking, fishing, golfing, bobsledding, horseback riding, river rafting, zip lining, visiting Olympic Park or check out boutique shops and fine art galleries on Park City’s historic Main Street.

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Wednesday, June 8

Time Event
7:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Registration
6:30 – 8:00 a.m. Full Breakfast

Session 6: Bioethics & Regulation

Time Event
8:15 – 8:45 a.m. Paul Thompson, Ph.D., W.K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food & Community Ethics at Michigan State University
Gene Edited Livestock and the Ethics of Animal Husbandry
8:45 – 9:15 a.m. Diane Wray-Cahen, Ph.D., Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA
Global View of Regulatory Approaches that Encourage Innovation
9:15 – 9:45 a.m. Bernadette Juarez, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Animal Biotechnology: USDA’s Perspective
9:45 – 10:20 a.m. Panel Discussion on Bioethics and Regulation of Gene-edited Livestock
10:20 – 10:50 a.m. Andy Jin, Ph.D., University of Portsmouth, UK
Public attitudes towards different genomic technologies applied to animals 

Session 7: Regulation Continued

Time Event
10:50 – 11:10 a.m. Laura Epstein, Office of the Center Director, FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine
FDA Regulation
11:10 – 11:30 a.m. Heather Lombardi, Ph.D., Division of Animal Bioengineering and Cellular Therapies, Center for Veterinary Medicine, FDA
FDA’s Review Process for IGAs in Animals
11:30 – 11:50 a.m. FDA Q&A
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch

Session 8: Improving Reproductive Performance / Models for the Study of Reproductive Function

Time Event
1:30 – 2:10 p.m. Bjoern Petersen, Ph.D., Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Germany
Pre-determination of Sex in Pigs by CRISPR/Cas Genome Editing
2:10 – 2:50 p.m. Michela Ciccarelli, DVM, Ph.D., Washington State University
Genetic Engineering of Reproductive Performance in Livestock
2:50 – 3:30 p.m. Noelle Cockett, Ph.D., Utah State University
Genome to Phenome: Improving Animal Health, Production, and Well-being
3:30 - 3:55 p.m. Refreshment break
3:55 – 4:35 p.m. Ina Dobrinski, Ph.D., University of Calgary, Canada
Germline Gene Editing in Pigs
4:35 – 5:15 p.m. Jon Oatley, Ph.D., Washington State Univeristy
Future Perspectives and Closing Remarks