The potential of CAR T cells for Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Date: 06.03.2025
Mar 18, 2025 12:00 PM (CET)
PReS School Webinar organised by the JDM Working Party
Agenda:
Advancements in cellular therapies for autoimmune diseases
CAR T-cell therapy in adult and juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Speakers:
• Franco Locatelli: Full Professor of Pediatrics at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome and Head of the Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology and Cell and Gene Therapy at the Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital in Rome.
• Rebecca Nicolai: is a Pediatric Rheumatologist and clinical researcher at the Division of Rheumatology, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome. Her work is focused on the pathogenesis and treatment of juvenile dermatomyositis and other autoimmune connective tissue diseases such as juvenile scleroderma and juvenile sjoegren's disease.
Moderators:
• Brigitte Bader-Meunier (FR, PReS JDM WP Educational Lead)
• Charalampia Papadopoulou (UK, PReS JDM WP Chair)
