STEM CELLS AND RARE DISEASE SYMPOSIUM PROGRAMME
6–8 JULY 2027 | LONDON
Provisional programme, subject to change
Day 1
TUESDAY 6 JULY 2027
Day 2
WEDNESDAY 7 JULY 2027
Day 3
THURSDAY 8 JULY 2027
SESSION 4 — REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
Chair: Dr Alexandra Kreins
09:00–10:55 — Rachel Pearson & Paolo de Coppi, ECR talks, roundtable and audience discussion
10:55–11:45 — BREAK
Coffee and poster session — Winter Garden
SESSION 5 — GENE THERAPY FOR RARE DISEASE
Chair: Professor Manju Kurian
11:45–13:25 — Angela Gritti & Claire Booth and ECR talks
8:30-9:15— Registration and Coffee
—Winter Garden
SESSION 1 — EARLY DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
Chair: Professor Andy Copp
09:30–11:25 — Naomi Morris & Nick Greene, ECR talks, roundtable and audience discussion
11:25–12:40 — POSTERS
Lunch and poster session — Winter Garden and Balcony
SESSION 2 — RARE PAEDIATRIC DISEASE
Chair: Professor Patrizia Ferretti
12:40–14:35 — Amy Wong & Conor McCann, ECR talks, roundtable and audience discussion
14:35–15:05 — BREAK
Coffee and networking — Winter Garden
SESSION 3 — STEM CELL THERAPY FOR CANCER
Chair: Professor Owen Williams
15:05–16:25 — Invited talks and ECR talk
16:25–17:20 — KEYNOTE
Magdalena Żernicka-Goetz — Day 2 closing keynote lecture
17:20–17:30 — CLOSE
Closing remarks and Day 2 close
followed by networking drinks and social event, venue to be announced
13:25–14:40 — POSTERS
Lunch and poster session — Winter Garden and Balcony
14:40–15:20 — FLASH TALKS
Selected ECR flash-presentation round — 10 presentations at 3 minutes each, with transitions
THURSDAY 8 JULY 2027
15:20–16:10 — KEYNOTE
Sabine Fuchs — Day 3 closing keynote lecture
16:30–17:00— REGISTRATION
Registration and coffee — Winter Garden
17:00–17:15 — WELCOME
Welcome and introduction — Symposium Co-Chairs (Professor Manju Kurian; Professor Patrizia Ferretti)
17:15–18:00 — KEYNOTE
Day 1 opening keynote lecture
WEDNESDAY 7 JULY 2027
16:10–16:25 — CLOSE
Awards, acknowledgements and symposium close
Best ECR talk and poster prizes
Venue
UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
London
All talks will take place in the Kennedy Lecture Theatre. Catering and poster sessions will be held in the Winter Garden and Balcony.
Travel Information
The symposium will be held in central London at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. Please check local transport and accommodation options to plan your journey.
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Symposium Co-Chairs
Professor Manju Kurian; Professor Patrizia Ferretti
Senior Organising Committee
Dr Serena Barral; Dr Rob Hynds; Dr Alexandra Kreins
Dr Rachel Bates (Chair), Ms Grace Evans; Dr Elena Marrosu, Ms Scarlett Yeadon, Ms Ellie O’Connell, Dr Lisastella Morinelli
Junior Organising Committee