2023 Schedule

Tentative schedule:

Note:  All times are in Central Standard Time

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Time

Topic

Lecturer

8:30-9:30am

Fundamentals of preservation

  • Mechanisms of damage
  • Cryoprotective agents
  • Behavior of water during freezing

Allison Hubel

9:30-9:45 am

Break

 

9:45-10:45 am

Protocol development

  • Pre-freeze processing
  • Formulation of cryopreservation solutions
  • Introduction of solutions
  • Freezing

Allison Hubel

10:45-11:00 am

Break

 

11:00 am-12:00 pm

Protocol development

  • Storage
  • Thawing
  • Post thaw assessment
  • Troubleshooting

Allison Hubel

12:00-1:00 pm

Lunch

 

1:00-3:00 pm

Manufacturing considerations

  • Scaling up and scaling out
  • Leaching
  • In use stability of frozen and thawed products
  • Containers, reagents and equipment

Guanglin Yu

3:00-3:15 pm

Break

 

3:15-4:45pm

Regulatory issues related to preservation

    Fran Rabe

    4:45-5:00 pm

    Panel of Day 1 speakers

     

     

    Wednesday, May 24, 2023

    Time

    Topic

    Lecturer

    8:30-9:30 am

    Challenges of clinical cell processing - a focus on cryopreservation

    Dave McKenna

    9:30-9:45 am

    Break

     

    9:45-10:45 am

    Quality control for cryopreservation

    Diane Kadidlo

    10:45-11:00 am

    Break

     

    11:00 am-12:00 pm

    Repository Design I

    Ian Pope

    12:00-12:15 pm

    Break

     

    12:15-1:15 pm

    Repository Design II

    Ian Pope

    1:15-1:30 pm

    Break

     

    1:30-1:45 pm

    Panel of Day 2 speakers

     

     

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