Symposium

14th Annual CT³N Symposium 2025
“Targeting the CNS”

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The 2025 CT³N Symposium will feature outstanding speakers from the fields of targeted therapeutics, drug delivery, biomaterials, and nanomedicine, with a focus on targeting the CNS. The symposium can be attended in person or via a live webcast.

Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Location
Smilow Center for Translational Research (SCTR), Arthur H. Rubenstein Auditorium
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Agenda

Keynote Speakers

Polina Anikeeva, PhD, Head, Materials Science and Engineering, Professor, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Research Laboratory of Electronics, MIT
Viviana Gradinaru, HHMI Investigator, Troendle Professor of Neuroscience and Biological Engineering, Director and Davis Leadership Chair of the Merkin Institute for Translational Research, CalTech

Featured Speakers

Defne Amado, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Krystof Bankiewicz, Professor and Vice Chair, Neurological Surgery, Director, Brain Health and Performance Center, CSO, Gene Therapy Institute, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University
Oxana Beskrovnaya, PhD, Chief Innovation Officer, Dyne Therapeutics
Esteban Engel, PhD, Director, Neuroscience Platforms, The Roche Innovation Center Philadelphia
Betty Y. S. Kim, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FAANS, Professor, Physician Scientist, Department of Neurosurgery, Co-Chair of Allison Institute Advisory Council, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ester J. Kwon, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering, Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, University of California San Diego
Sahily Reyes-Esteves, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor at the Department of Neurology, Division of Stroke, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Registration
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