Apr 8 2025

Constance Cepko, PhD: Gene-Agnostic Gene Therapy to Prolong Vision

Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series

April 8, 2025

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Location

CMWT 227, Irwin Auditorium

Constance Cepko, PhD: Gene-Agnostic Gene Therapy to Prolong Vision

Dr. Cepko is the Bullard Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience at Harvard Medical School and an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. She received her PhD degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, working with Phillip Sharp, and remained at MIT as a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Richard Mulligan, where she was involved in the development of retrovirus-mediated gene transduction into the nervous system for lineage analysis and for studies of gene function in vivo. Her current research is focused on the development and diseases of the retina, addressing questions regarding the mechanisms of cell fate determination, through the analysis of the behavior of progenitor and stem cells, and developing gene-agnostic gene therapy to prolong vision.

Dr. Cepko is a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. She has received multiple awards for both her research and mentoring. She has launched and directed two PhD graduate programs and is currently serving as the Co-Director of the Leder Human Biology and Translational Medicine Program.

A reception will follow the lecture so you may engage with the guest speaker and your colleagues throughout the College of Medicine.

  • Lecture: 2-3 p.m., Tuesday, April 8, 2025, CMWT 227 Irwin Auditorium
  • Reception: 3-4:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 8, 2025, CMWT Faculty Alumni Lounge
  • Guest Speaker: Constance Cepko, PhD
  • Presentation: Gene-Agnostic Gene Therapy to Prolong Vision
  • Registration: Please let us know if you will be attending in person by registering.
  • Livestream: We encourage in-person attendance, but you can also view the lecture online.
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Contact

Tom Wyatt

Date posted

Jun 17, 2024

Date updated

Mar 13, 2025