Recorded on site at the ASGCT 2026 Annual Meeting in Boston, this mini-series introduces listeners to ASGCT members and the work driving progress across the cell and gene therapy field. In each episode, members are invited to share their backgrounds, discuss the current state of the field, and reflect on the value of ASGCT membership. This series of brief, engaging conversations will help listeners get to know the people, perspectives, and ideas shaping the ASGCT community.

In this episode, host Ben McLeod of the ASGCT Communications Committee sits down with Chrissy Green, the co-founder and president of Finding Hope for Frizzle (FRRS1L). As a patient advocate, Chrissy discusses how her parent-led organization is working to develop a treatment for FRRS1L. In addition, she shares how the ASGCT Annual Meeting has given her access to individuals and organizations who can help with the development of the treatment.

Music: 'Origami' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

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In this episode, Dr. Paloma Giangrande, Editor-in-Chief of Molecular Therapy Nucleic Acids, speaks with Normand Allaire, Head of Genomics at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Lab. They discuss the article, Upregulation of a CFTR mRNA isoform has therapeutic potential for the treatment of 3’ CFTR PTC variants, which introduces an ASO-based therapeutic approach to cystic fibrosis for the 10% of patients who lack an approved treatment.

Music: 'Electric Dreams' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

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Recorded on site at the ASGCT 2026 Annual Meeting in Boston, this mini podcast series introduces listeners to ASGCT members and the work driving progress across the cell and gene therapy field. In each episode, members are invited to share their backgrounds, discuss the current state of the field, and reflect on the value of ASGCT membership. This series of brief, engaging conversations will help listeners get to know the people, perspectives, and ideas shaping the ASGCT community.

In this episode of Member Minutes, get to know Marco Carpenter, PhD, of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Carpenter is one of the 2026 ASGCT Career Development Award recipients. Interviewed by Ben McLeod of the ASGCT Communications Committee, Dr. Carpenter also shares why ASGCT membership is valuable to his career.

Music: 'Origami' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

Show your support for ASGCT!: https://asgct.org/membership/donate

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.