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  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Central Time
    Bullseye! What's the Target for T Cell-Targeted Therapies?
    Moderator: Marcus Clark, MD – University of Chicago
    Moderator: Melanie Smith, MD, PhD – Hospital for Special Surgery
    Session Coordinator: Jeremy Tilstra, MD, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Central Time
    TBD
    Speaker: Mohammad Haj Dezfulian, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Central Time
    TBD
    Speaker: Alok Joglekar, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Central Time
    Driving CAR-T into the Future: What Are the Right B Cell Targets in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Beyond?
    Moderator: Anne Davidson, MBBS, FRACP – Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research
    Session Coordinator: Jeremy Tilstra, MD, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
    Interactive Moderator: Jeremy Tilstra, MD, PhD – University of Pittsburgh
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Central Time
    Panel Discussion
    Panelist: Nan Shen, MD, PhD – Shanghai Jiang Tong University School of Medicine
    Panelist: Iñaki Sanz, MD – Emory University School of Medicine
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Central Time
    The New Rules of the Road: An Update on CAR-T-Mediated Immune Reset for SLE
    Moderator: Saira Z. Sheikh, MD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Moderator: Sarfaraz Hasni, MD, MSc – National Institutes of Health
    Session Coordinator: Sarfaraz Hasni, MD, MSc – National Institutes of Health
    Session Coordinator: DeAnna Baker Frost, MD, PhD – Medical University of South Carolina
    Session Coordinator: Anca Askanase, MD, MPH – Columbia University Medical Center
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    1:00 PM – 1:30 PM Central Time
    New Rules of the Road: Did Anybody Bring a Map?
    Speaker: Joan Merrill, MD – Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
  • Sunday, Oct 26th
    1:30 PM – 2:00 PM Central Time
    TBD
    Speaker: Maximilian Konig, MD – The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Central Time
    BiTE The Dust: T Cell-Engaging Antibody Therapies to Eliminate Autoreactive Immune Compartments in Rheumatic Diseases
    Moderator: Roberto Caricchio, MD – University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
    Session Coordinator: Anca Askanase, MD, MPH – Columbia University Medical Center
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Central Time
    T-Cell Engagers in Oncologic Indication
    Speaker: Lorenzo Falchi, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Monday, Oct 27th
    9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Central Time
    Allogeneic CARs and T-Cell Engagers in SLE
    Speaker: Anca Askanase, MD, MPH – Columbia University Medical Center
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Central Time
    Pharmacology Update: What's New for 2025
    Moderator: Jennifer Trizuto, DPT – Mills Peninsula Medical Center/Sutter
    Session Coordinator: Jennifer Trizuto, DPT – Mills Peninsula Medical Center/Sutter
  • Tuesday, Oct 28th
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Central Time
    Review and Update on New Drug Therapies - 2025
    Speaker: Bharati Bhardwaja, PharmD – Kaiser Permanente Colorado