Event
Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre Symposium 2026
23rd - 24th September, 2026
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Confirmed Speakers
Wednesday, 23rd of September, 2026
- Fyodor Urnov, Professor of Molecular Therapeutics, UC Berkeley
- Sarah Tabrizi, Professor of Clinical Neurology & Neurogenetics, University College London
- Patrick Chinnery, Professor of Neurology, University of Cambridge
- Nicola Blackwood, Chair, Genomics England Limited; Chair, Health Data Research Service; Chair, Oxford University Innovation
- Lawrence Tallon, Chief Executive Officer, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
- Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Hugh Watkins, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford
- Harriet Holme, Executive Chair, PCD Research; Drug Development Clinician, Weatherden
- Metin Avkiran, Director of International Research Partnerships and Special Programmes, British Heart Foundation
Thursday, 24th of September, 2026
- Moin Saleem, Professor of Paediatric Renal Medicine, University of Bristol
- Haiyan Zhou, Professor of Genetic Medicine, University College London
- Francesco Muntoni, Chair of Paediatric Neurology, University College London
- Dan O’Connor, Director, Regulatory Policy & Early Access, Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
- Deborah Richards, VP & General Manager UK & Ireland, Alexion AstraZeneca
- John Anderson, Professor of Experimental Paediatric, Oncology, University College London
- John Letterio, Co-Leader, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Charles Gersbach, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
- Xianxin Hua, Professor of Cancer Biology, University of Pennsylvania