Therapeutic Applications of Adenoviruses

Philip Ng is jointly an Associate Professor of Department of Molecular and Human Genetics and the Program in Translational Biology & Molecular Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine. He is interested in developing gene therapies for genetic diseases using helper-dependent adenoviral vectors (HDAd). Nicola Brunett-Pieri is an Associate Professor in the Department of Translational Medicine at Federico II University in Naples and an Associate Investigator at Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM).

Adenovirus Biology: Virus structure and life cycle. Immune responses to adenovirus. Helper-dependent adenoviral vectors for gene and cell therapy. Genetic and capsid modified Adenovirus. Adenovirus for vaccination. FGAd and HDAd. Adenovirus vectors for cancer therapy. Adenovirus-based hybrid vectors. FDA expectations and requirements of adenoviral products.