2025 Technology Showcase
March 12, 2025
Nationwide Children's Hospital Conference Center520 Butterfly Gardens Drive, Columbus, OH 43215

Researchers highlighted impactful innovations, novel interventions and new startup companies generated from the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. David A. Williams, MD, delivered a keynote addressing genetic therapy in sickle cell disease.
Introduction Presenter: Matthew McFarland, RPh, PhD Vice President of Commercialization and Industry Relations of the Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) at Nationwide Children’s Hospital |
Keynote Genetic Therapy in Sickle Cell Disease: Targeting BCL11A with Lentivirus shmiR, Discovery to Pivotal Human Study and Commercial Considerations Presenter: David A. Williams, MD Chief, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Boston Children’s Hospital; Associate Chairman, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Institute Physician, Leland Fikes Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School |
Transforming Cancer Treatment with Next-Generation Immuno-Gene Therapy Presenter: Samit Varma, BS, MBA Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Vironexis Biotherapeutics |
Intermission |
Enhanced IV Line Clamp Presenters:
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The Future is Now (It’s Just Not Evenly Distributed!): Bringing the Science of Personalized Evidence-Based Assessment to the People Who Would Benefit Presenter: Eric Youngstrom, PhD Director, Institute for Mental & Behavioral Health Research, Nationwide Children’s Hospital; DiMarci Family Professor of Psychiatry, The Ohio State University |
Use of Endoxifen to Reduce Foreign Body Capsule Formation Around Silicone Breast Implants Presenter: Jenny Barker, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Pediatric Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery; Director, Comprehensive Wound Program; Director, Adolescent Breast Program; Nationwide Children’s Hospital |
VarHouse: Harnessing AI and Big Data to Revolutionize Precision Medicine Presenter: Peter White, PhD Chief Data Sciences Officer, Abigail Wexner Research Institute; Battelle Endowed Chair in Quantitative & Computational Biology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital; Professor of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine |
There will be a networking reception from 4 to 5 p.m. Heavy hors d'oeuvres and libations included. |
Please park in the Silver parking garage upon arrival.