2025 Technology Showcase

March 12, 2025

Nationwide Children's Hospital Conference Center
520 Butterfly Gardens Drive, Columbus, OH 43215
 
David Williams
 

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.

Agenda

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:

  • Jenna Merandi, PharmD, MS, CPPS
    Medication Safety Officer, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
  • Erin Ahrens, BSN, RN
    Senior Solutions Developer, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

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. 

Parking

Please park in the Silver parking garage upon arrival.

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