The first of three LIVE webinars.
The next phase of gene therapy research and the ACT for FOP Grant Program is on the horizon. This research is essential - and it requires a serious investment. Danielle Kerkovich, PhD, IFOPA Director of Research Development and Partnerships will bring you up to date on what’s happening in the live webinar. You'll hear about:
- The potential to treat flares as they happen
- What it means to add healthy FOP genes and silence the broken ones
- Manipulating the immune system to fight FOP
- Grant funding priorities that target pain in FOP, muscle regeneration and more
Danielle will be joined by panelists leading research for FOP treatments:
- Shailesh Agarwal, MD
Associate Surgeon, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard
- Julia Alterman, PhD
Assistant Professor at RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
- Jae Shim, PhD
Director of the Shim Laboratory, Horae Gene Therapy Center, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
The webinar will be LIVE with time for Q&A following. The webinar is being broadcast live at 3 times to accommodate viewers no matter where you live.
Register: ifopa.org/curefop_webinar
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
6 am Eastern / 1000 GMT
2 pm Eastern / 1800 GMT
7 pm Eastern / 2300 GMT