Speaker Profile

Ph.D., Head of Gene Therapy Research, Biomarin

Biography
Pooja Agarwal is responsible for driving gene therapy programs from concept to latestage clinical development at BioMarin. She leads a team that maximizes the latest technologies to develop new and potentially best in class gene therapies. Her team is also responsible for the evaluation of novel gene therapy modalities with the potential to overcome some of the current constraints in gene delivery. Prior to joining BioMarin, Pooja served as Senior Vice President, Research and Development at Krystal Biotech, where she led the development of Vyjuvek, which was approved earlier this year as the first topical redosable gene therapy for Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa.


 Session Abstract – PMWC 2024 Silicon Valley

Track 1 - January 24 9.00 A.M.-3.00 P.M.


Track Co-Chairs:
Yael Weiss, Mahzi Tx
Peter Marks, FDA

  • PMWC 2024 CGT Award Ceremony
    Pioneer Honoree: Katherine A. High, AskBio
    Pioneer Honoree: Timothy Yu, Boston Children's Hospital
  • Piloting Interventional Genomics for Orphan Diseases
    Keynote: Timothy Yu, Boston Children's Hospital
  • Accelerated Approval for Small Populations: Biomarkers & Endpoints (PANEL)
    Chair: Peter Marks, FDA
    - Jennifer Puck, UCSF
    - Katherine A. High, Rockefeller University
    - Timothy Yu, Boston Children's Hospital
  • Novel Clinical Design Approaches in Rare Diseases (PANEL)
    Chair: Adam Shaywitz, Bridge Bio
    - Salvador Rico, Encoded Therapeutics
    - Eric Crombez, Ultragenyx
    - Elizabeth Berri Kravis, Rush University
  • Empowering Patient Advocacy in Rare Disease Therapies (PANEL)
    Chair: Yael Weiss, Mahzi Tx
    - Charlene Son Rigby, STXBP1 Foundation
    - Michael Graglia, Syngap Research Fund
  • Advancing the Frontier: Gene and Cell Therapies for Rare Diseases (PANEL)
    Chair: Matthew Porteus, Stanford
    - Swati Tole, Capsida Biotherapeutics
    - Adrian Veres, Dyno Therapeutics
    - Thomas Wechsler, J&J
    - David Lebwohl, Intellia Therapeutics
    - Pooja Agarwal, BioMarin Pharmaceutical

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