CUTANEOUS GENE THERAPY: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS
	NIH , Natcher Conference Center, Bethesda, MD, USA March 23-24, 2000
	SESSION I GENE TRANSFER SYSTEMS March 23 8:30 AM Inder Verma, Salk Institute (USA): Opening remarks. Lorne Taichman, SUNY Stony Brook (USA): Virus vectors for cutaneous gene therapy. Jonathan Vogel, NCI/NIH (USA): Nonviral gene transfer. Soosan Ghazizadeh, SUNY Stony Brook (USA): In vivo cutaneous gene transfer. Kyonggeun Yoon, Jefferson Medical College (USA): Targeted gene alterations- DNA/RNA hybrids. Round table discussion SESSION II TARGET CELLS Michele De Luca, I.D.I. (Italy): Issues in ex vivo cutaneous gene therapy. Fiona Watt, ICRF (UK): Epidermal stem cells and hair follicles as targets for gene transfer. Gerald Krueger, University of Utah (USA): Fibroblasts and dermal gene therapy. Dennis Roop, Baylor College of Medicine (USA): Regulated cutaneous gene delivery. Round table discussion SESSION III CANDIDATE DISEASES March 24 8:30 AM Paul Khavari, Stanford University (USA): Phenotypic correction of candidate skin diseases. Jouni Uitto, Jefferson Medical College (USA): Candidate diseases: The genodermatoses. George Brownlee, Oxford University (UK): Candidate diseases: Systemic metabolic disorders. Louis D. Falo, University of Pittsburgh (USA): Immune cells and genetic immunization. Round table discussion SESSION IV CLINICAL ISSUES Chris Evans, University of Pittsburgh (USA): Gene therapy for nonlife threatening disorders. Steven A. Rosenberg, NCI (USA): Gene therapy and immunotherapy for patients with melanoma. Philip Noguchi, FDA (USA): Regulatory issues. Steven Katz, NIH (USA): Summary and closing remarks. Round table discussion
	Organized by:	Lorne Taichman (USA), Paul A. Khavari (USA), Michele De Luca (ITALY)
	Deadline for Abstracts:	1/15/00
	Registration:	www.uhmc.sunysb.edu/oralbio/conference
	Email for Requests and Registration:	Lorne Taichman (USA) ltaichma@epo.som.sunysb.edu
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