GP-write: A Grand Challenge Using DNA Synthesis, Gene Editing and Other Technologies to Understand, Engineer and Test Living Systems

8:00 – 8:30 | REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

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8:30 – 8:40 | WELCOME TO HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
Overview of the Meeting, Nancy J Kelley, Nancy J Kelley & Associates (10 minutes) (Confirmed) (8:40)

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8:40 – 9:30 | OVERVIEW OF PROJECT: FROM READING TO WRITING GENOMES

• Jef Boeke, NYU Langone Medical Center, George Church, Harvard Medical School | Evolution of GP-write and Progress to Date (20 minutes) (Confirmed) (9:00)
• GP-write Scientific Executive Committee: Roundtable discussion amongst Jef Boeke, NYU Langone Medical Center, George Church, Harvard Medical School, Pam Silver, Wyss Institute, Farren Isaacs, Yale University (30 minutes) (Confirmed) (9:30)
  • Announcement of first, large-scale community-wide project
  • Key Questions
  • Scientific Roadmap and Milestones

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9:30 – 11:00  | GP-WRITE WORKING GROUP PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION
(Presentations by Moderator with panel discussion)

• Social, Legal and Ethical Issues, Carolyn Chapman, NYU Langone Medical Center, Division of Medical Ethics (30 minutes) (Confirmed) (10:00)
  Panelists:
  • Gigi Gronvall, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
  • Jeantine Lunshof, MIT Media Lab
  • Robert Smith, University of Edinburgh

• Technology and Infrastructure Development, Nili Ostrov, Harvard Medical School (30 minutes) (Confirmed) (10:30)
  Panelists:
  • Jeffery A Schloss, Independent Consultant
  • Axel Trefzer, Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Giovanni Stracquadanio, University of Essex
  • Ben Gordon, MIT Broad Foundry for Synthetic Biology

• High Performance Computing and Bioinformatics, Chris Dwan, Bridgeplate (30 minutes) (Confirmed) (11:00)
  Panelists:
  • Select members of Computing/ Bioinformatics Working Group

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11:00 – 11:30 | BREAK

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11:30 – 1:00 WORKING GROUP PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION (continued)

• Safety Engineering, Farren Isaacs, Yale University (30 minutes) (Confirmed) (12:00)
  Panelists:
  • Neal Stewart, Institute of Agriculture, University of Tennessee
  • Peter Carr, Lincoln Laboratory
  • Brad Schmier, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Michael Chou, Harvard Medical School

• Standards, Quality Control and Reporting, Jake Beal, BBN Raytheon (30 minutes) (Confirmed) (12:30)
  Panelists:
  • Leslie Mitchell, NYU Langone Medical Center
  • Bryan Bartley, BBN Raytheon
  • Jonathan Karr, Icahn Institute for Genomics and Multi-scale Biology

• Intellectual Property, Kristin Neuman, MPEGLA (30 minutes) (Confirmed) (1:00)
  Panelists:
  • Bryan Bishop, LedgerX
  • Amy Schwartz, Center of Excellence for Engineering Biology

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1:00 – 2:00 | BREAKOUT SESSIONS/GROUP DISCUSSION | LUNCH (provided)

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2:00 – 2:30 WORKING GROUP PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION (continued)

• Public Communications, Outreach, Jeffrey Bessen, Harvard University (Confirmed)
• Education, Ellen Jorgensen, Biotech Without Borders (Confirmed) (30 minutes) (2:30)

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2:30 – 3:30 | GP-WRITE INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS

• Australia, Natalie Curach, Synthetic Biology, Macquarie University (12 minutes + 3 minutes for discussion) (2:45)
• Brazil, Elibio Rech, EMBRAPA, National Institute of S&T, Synthetic Biology (12 minutes + 3 minutes for discussion) (3:00)
• Canada, Peter Zandstra, The University of British Columbia and Bogumil Karas, Western University (12 minutes + 3 minutes for discussion) (3:15)
• China, Bing-Zhi Li, Tianjin University (12 minutes + 3 minutes for discussion) (3:30)

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3:30 – 4:00 | BREAK

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4:00 – 5:00 | GP-WRITE INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS (continued)

• India, Binay Panda, Ganit Labs (12 minutes + 3 minutes for discussion) (4:15)
• Japan, Yasunori Aizawa, Tokyo Institute of Technology (12 minutes + 3 minutes for discussion) (4:30)
• Singapore, Jee Loon Foo, National University of Singapore (12 minutes + 3 minutes for discussion) 4:45
• United Kingdom, Susan J Rosser, University of Edinburgh (12 minutes + 3 minutes for discussion) (5:00)

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5:00 – 6:00 | GP-WRITE INDUSTRY PARTNER/ADVISORY BOARD PRESENTATIONS

• John Fuller, Field Applications Scientist, Labcyte (10 minutes) (Confirmed) (5:10)
• Emily Leproust, Chief Executive Officer, Twist Bioscience (10 minutes) (Confirmed) (5:20)
• Helge Bastian, Vice President and General Manager Synthetic Biology, Thermo Fisher Scientific (10 minutes) (Confirmed) (5:30)
• Jake Beal, Senior Scientist, Raytheon BBN Technologies (10 minutes) (Confirmed) (5:40)
• Thomas Ybert, Co-founder and CEO, DNA Script (10 minutes) (Confirmed) (5:50)
• Andre Choulika, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cellectis (10 minutes) (Confirmed) (6:00)

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6:00 – 6:15 | WRAP UP AND NEXT STEPS

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6:30 – 7:00 | PRESS BRIEFING

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6:30 – 8:30 | EVENING COCKTAILS