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PEGS Boston Summit is the Essential Conference for Streamlining Biologics Development
PEGS BOSTON 2026 KEYNOTE SESSIONS
PLENARY KEYNOTE
CARs 2026: New Models and New Runways
Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD
Director, Columbia University Initiative in Cell Engineering and Therapy (CICET); Director, Cell Therapy Initiative, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center; Professor of Medicine; Columbia University Irving Medical Center
2026 YOUNG SCIENTIST KEYNOTE
Deep Learning-based Binder Design to Probe Biology
Martin Pacesa, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology, University of Zurich
PLENARY FIRESIDE CHAT:
How to Think About Designing Smart Biologics in the Age of GenAI: Integrating Biology, Technology, and Experience
MODERATOR:
Christopher Langmead, PhD
Executive Director, AI & Data for Engineered Biologics, Amgen
PANELISTS:
Surge Biswas, PhD
Founder & CEO, Nabla Bio
Rebecca Croasdale-Wood, PhD
Senior Director, Augmented Biologics Discovery & Design, Biologics Engineering, Oncology, AstraZeneca
Joshua Meier, PhD
Co-Founder, Chai Discovery
Maria Wendt, PhD
Global Head, Preclinical Computational Innovation Strategy Research Platforms, R&D, Sanofi
PEGS YOUNG SCIENTIST KEYNOTE ALUMNI PANEL:
Innovation in Protein Science with Young Scientist Visionaries
MODERATOR:
James A. Wells, PhD
Professor, University of California, San Francisco
PANELISTS:
Kathryn Hastie, PhD
Instructor, La Jolla Institute for Immunology
Jamie Spangler, PhD
Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Kipp Weiskopf, MD, PhD
Head of Antibody Therapeutics and Biologics, Cancer Research Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Timothy Whitehead, PhD
Professor, University of Colorado
Xin Zhou, PhD
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
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