Speaker Profile
MD, PhD, CEO, Mahzi Tx
Biography
Yael Weiss is currently CEO of Mahzi Therapeutics, a company focused on the development of therapies for ultra-rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorders. Mahzi works closely with patient foundations to support their journey towards drug development and bring programs into Mahzi once pre-clinical proof of concept is established. Yael completed her MD at Hadassah Medical School at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and her PhD at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel. She has over 20 years of industry experience in medical-clinical and business development roles at Genzyme, Merck and Ultragenyx. Yael is a member of the NIH driven Bespoke Gene Therapy (BCTG) consortium, ASGCT translational committee, N1 collaborative and is a 2022 Termeer Fellow Board member and advisor to ADNP and FOXG1 foundations.
Session Abstract – PMWC 2024 Silicon Valley
Track Co-Chairs:
Yael Weiss, Mahzi Tx
Peter Marks, FDA
- PMWC 2024 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
- Maria Grazia Roncarolo, Tr1X
- Katherine A. High, Rockefeller University
- Jennifer Panagoulias, FAST (Angelman Syndrome Foundation)
- 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
- Justin West, KCNT1 Foundation
- Michael Graglia, Syngap Research Fund
- Wendy Erler, Alexion Pharmaceuticals - Advancing the Frontier: Gene Editing for Rare Diseases (PANEL)
Chair: Matthew Porteus, Stanford
- James Chung, Kyverna Therapeutics
- Lucas Harrington, Mammoth Biosciences
- Aron Stein, Intellia Therapeutics - Advancing the Frontier: Gene and Cell Therapies for Rare Diseases (PANEL)
Chair: Morten Sogaard, Astellas Gene Therapies
- Pooja Agarwal, BioMarin Pharmaceutical
- David Kirn, 4dmt
- Adrian Veres, Dyno Therapeutics
- Thomas Wechsler, J&J
- PMWC Showcase
- Dominic Borie, Kyverna Therapeutics
