Webcast: A Conversation with CAR T-Cell Therapy Pioneer Dr. Carl June

January 19, 2024

Immunotherapies such as CAR T-cell therapy hold a lot of promise in treating illnesses like cancer. However, key challenges remain in their development, in particular the need to address adverse events and patient resistance.

Join Dr. Carl June, a pioneer in the field of CAR T-Cell Therapy, and Mr. Christopher Ung, our Chief Scientific Business Officer, for an in-depth conversation on developing immuno- and CAR T-cell therapies in our live Webcast on Thursday February 22, 2024.

Viewers will gain insights into:

• Academic and Industry Partnership in CAR-T Development
• CAR-T Development in US and China
• Biomarkers from vein to vein: Mechanism, Selection, and Resistance
• Facing the Challenges: Adverse Events and Patient Resistance
• New Frontiers: Solid Tumors, Evolutionary and Revolutionary CAR models

You will also get the opportunity to submit questions to Dr. June and Mr. Ung in advance upon registering for the Webcast.

Meet the Speakers

Dr. Carl June

Dr. June is a member of CellCarta’s Scientific Advisory Board and the Richard W. Vague Professor in Immunotherapy in  the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

In 2011, his research team published a paper on the first CAR-T therapy treating leukemia patients with their own genetically modified T-cells.

Mr. Christopher Ung

Mr. Ung is CellCarta’s Chief Scientific Business Officer and has served in the companion diagnostics field since its inception. He is one of the original pioneers of the personalized medicine field.

Mr. Ung currently leads the development and execution of CellCarta’s strategic and business initiatives, leveraging the company’s solid tumour and anatomic pathology services.

This will be the first in a new series of Webcasts featuring in-depth conversations with thought leaders in precision therapeutics. Join our speakers as they engage in insightful fireside chat-style discussions on a variety of topics, challenges, and trends in this rapidly evolving space.