PUBLIC RELEASE DATE:

6-Oct-2014

Contact: Karen Kreeger karen.kreeger@uphs.upenn.edu 215-349-5658 University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine @PennMedNews

PHILADELPHIA The University of Pennsylvania's Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics' 9th Annual International Symposium (ITMAT), Progress in Translational Science: Emerging Therapeutic Modalities, will be held on October 13-14. The symposium will feature outstanding speakers from the United States and abroad to address topics at the core of translational science. Speakers will include experts researching advances in stem cell biology, single cell metabolomics, and infectious diseases.

Date: Monday and Tuesday, October 13 - 14, 2013, starting at 8:30 am.

Location: Smilow Center for Translational Research, Rubenstein Auditorium and Lobby, 3400 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Additional Details

The symposium will feature presentations in six major areas:

Garret A. FitzGerald, MD, Director of ITMAT, will host the event. Speakers and talks include:

Carl H. June, MD, Richard W. Vague Professor in Immunotherapy, Program Director of Translational Research, Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Driving CARs for cancer: are we there yet?

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