ASGCT Podcast Network

Recorded and published daily during #ASGCT2026, Soundbites of the Annual Meeting captures the energy and breadth of the conference through quick-hit conversations, scientific snapshots, attendee perspectives, and highlights from across the field — offering a daily pulse on what’s happening throughout the meeting.

Take a listen from Thursday, May 14, 2026 as we talk with Hans-Peter Kiem, MD, PhD, the 2026 recipient of the George Stamatoyannopoulos Mentorship Award. Dr. Kiem reflects on why receiving this award is so meaningful and also shares his thoughts on where the field of CGT is headed.

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Recorded and published daily during #ASGCT2026, Soundbites of the Annual Meeting captures the energy and breadth of the conference through quick-hit conversations, scientific snapshots, attendee perspectives, and highlights from across the field — offering a daily pulse on what’s happening throughout the meeting.

Take a listen from Thursday, May 14, 2026 as we talk with Defne Amado, MD, PhD, a 2026 ASGCT Career Development Award recipient. Dr. Amado discusses her research in therapies for ALS and discusses what she’s excited about in the field.

This soundbite is hosted by Widler Casy, PhD, of the ASGCT Communications Committee.

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Recorded and published daily during #ASGCT2026, Soundbites of the Annual Meeting captures the energy and breadth of the conference through quick-hit conversations, scientific snapshots, attendee perspectives, and highlights from across the field — offering a daily pulse on what’s happening throughout the meeting.

Take a listen from Thursday, May 14, 2026 as we talk with Craig Martin, Founder and CEO of the Orphan Therapeutics Accelerator. Craig discusses the CGTxchange, a new partnership with ASGCT, and how individuals can get involved with the exchange.

This soundbite is hosted by Lynnea Olivarez of the ASGCT Communications Committee.

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Recorded and published daily during #ASGCT2026, Soundbites of the Annual Meeting captures the energy and breadth of the conference through quick-hit conversations, scientific snapshots, attendee perspectives, and highlights from across the field — offering a daily pulse on what’s happening throughout the meeting.

Take a listen from Wednesday, May 13, 2026 as we talk with Dawn Bowles, PhD, who walks us through her work at Duke Department of Surgery.

This soundbite is hosted by Widler Casy, PhD, a member of the ASGCT Communications Committee.

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Recorded and published daily during #ASGCT2026, Soundbites of the Annual Meeting captures the energy and breadth of the conference through quick-hit conversations, scientific snapshots, attendee perspectives, and highlights from across the field — offering a daily pulse on what’s happening throughout the meeting.

Take a listen from Wednesday, May 13, 2026 as we talk with Claire Booth, MBBS, PhD, who discusses her keynote presentation and what she hopes audiences take away from it.

This soundbite is hosted by Wan Du, PhD of the ASGCT Communications Committee.

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Recorded and published daily during #ASGCT2026, Soundbites of the Annual Meeting captures the energy and breadth of the conference through quick-hit conversations, scientific snapshots, attendee perspectives, and highlights from across the field — offering a daily pulse on what’s happening throughout the meeting.

Take a listen from Wednesday, May 13, 2026 as we talk with Jon Whitton, PhD, VP, Global Program Head of Genetics Medicine at Regeneron. This discussion centers around Regeneron's recent approval of Otarmeni and the role the Annual Meeting plays in advancing innovation across the field.

This soundbite is hosted by Lynnea Olivarez of the ASGCT Communications Committee.

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Recorded and published daily during #ASGCT2026, Soundbites of the Annual Meeting captures the energy and breadth of the conference through quick-hit conversations, scientific snapshots, attendee perspectives, and highlights from across the field — offering a daily pulse on what’s happening throughout the meeting. 

Take a listen from Tuesday, May 12, 2026 with Sarah Ellinwood, Cynthia Clayton, and Lori Lennon, panelists from the day’s Communications Symposium, Effective communication for funding, peer review, and beyond. The three discuss practical tools and tips for researchers looking to tailor communications for different stakeholders.

This soundbite is hosted by Lynnea Olivarez of the ASGCT Communications Committee.

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Recorded and published daily during #ASGCT2026, Soundbites of the Annual Meeting captures the energy and breadth of the conference through quick-hit conversations, scientific snapshots, attendee perspectives, and highlights from across the field — offering a daily pulse on what’s happening throughout the meeting. 

Take a listen from Tuesday, May 12, 2026 as we talk with Dr. Timothy Yu, the 2026 recipient of the Jerry Mendell Award for Translational Science, who discusses N=1 therapies and the work being done to bring these therapies to treat more conditions.

This soundbite is hosted by Lynnea Olivarez of the ASGCT Communications Committee.

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Recorded and published daily during #ASGCT2026, Soundbites of the Annual Meeting captures the energy and breadth of the conference through quick-hit conversations, scientific snapshots, attendee perspectives, and highlights from across the field — offering a daily pulse on what’s happening throughout the meeting. 

Take a listen from Monday, May 11, 2026 with Dr. Justin Eyquem, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at UC San Francisco, who presented at two workshops held during Annual Meeting, Cell therapy at the clinical frontier: Innovations, automation, clinical translation, and Homology-directed repair (HDR) in translation.

This soundbite is hosted by Ben McLeod of the ASGCT Communications Committee.

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Recorded and published daily during #ASGCT2026, Soundbites of the Annual Meeting captures the energy and breadth of the conference through quick-hit conversations, scientific snapshots, attendee perspectives, and highlights from across the field — offering a daily pulse on what’s happening throughout the meeting. 

Take a listen from Monday, May 11, 2026 with Dr. Andrew Wilber of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, chair and organizer of the Advancing the next generation of tools for precision gene editing in vivo workshop held during Annual Meeting. 

This episode is hosted by Ben McLeod of the ASGCT Communications Committee.

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