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会议概况
从一个致病基因的发现,到真正改变患者命运的治疗方案,需要走多远?
罕见病之“罕见”,不仅在于患者人数稀少,更在于其背后尚未被充分揭示的疾病机制、长期受限的科研资源,以及无数患者对有效治疗的迫切期待。每一种罕见病,既是现代医学尚未攻克的科学难题,也是探索人类生命奥秘的重要窗口;对罕见病的研究,不仅关乎少数患者的命运,更可能推动我们对基因功能、疾病发生机制及创新治疗策略的根本性认识。罕见的是疾病,但疾病的研究和治疗值得被看见;有限的是患者数量,但不应限制科学探索的深度与希望。
CBA的这次科学研讨会将汇聚顶尖科学家、临床医生、生物医药产业创新者以及具有丰富经验的监管专家,共同探讨治疗产品开发过程中的关键瓶颈。会议将围绕科学突破、CMC(化学、生产与质量控制)的规模化、临床转化衔接以及不断发展的监管框架等方面展开讨论,旨在重塑罕见病药物从实验室研究到临床应用(bench to bedside)的开发模式。欢迎大家一起来关注和探讨这个难题。
此次CBA 科学研讨会主题是
“Breakthrough & Reshaping: Scientific Frontiers, Regulatory Boundaries, and Translational Innovations in Rare Diseases and Gene Therapy”
包括2个分论坛:
Scientific Frontiers in Rare Diseases: From Disease Mechanisms to Novel Therapies
Clinical & Regulatory Perspective: Accelerate Rare Disease Drug Development
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会议时间地点
Date: November 7, 2026 Time: 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM ET
Location: AstraZeneca JBB Hockmeyer Auditorium
Address: One Medimmune Way, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
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CBA科学研讨会注册
CBA诚挚邀请您参加2026年科学研讨会,了解学术界工业界最热门的科研以及监管动态,与各界专家交流合作,精彩内容,不容错过!
2026 CBA科学研讨会注册链接和二维码:https://bit.ly/4xQa3KM。席位有限,欢迎大家尽快注册,锁定早鸟优惠票。
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讲者介绍
Dr. Zhe Han is an internationally recognized geneticist and a Professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Director of the Center for Precision Disease Modeling. He trained at Peking University, the University of Michigan, and UT Southwestern Medical Center. His laboratory pioneered gene replacement approaches for personalized Drosophila models of human genetic diseases, enabling mechanistic studies, variant interpretation, and therapeutic discovery. His research integrates disease modeling with AI-assisted treatment development and human cellular validation. He has published over 90 peer-reviewed articles and secured approximately $25 million in NIH funding. He serves as an NIH and European grant reviewer and an editor for Cell & Bioscience.
Dr. Wenzhen Duan is Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Co-Director of the Division of Neurobiology, and Director of the Laboratory of Translational Neurobiology. She received her medical training from Shanxi Medical University in China in 1992 and Ph.D. from Peking Union Medical College in China in 1998. After postdoctoral training at the University of Kentucky and National Institute on Aging with Dr. Mark P. Mattson, she established the Translational Neurobiology Research Program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2004. The research in her laboratory centers on understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative diseases with a focus on developing novel therapeutics and biomarkers for Huntington’s disease.
Dr. Shengyun Fang is a Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and an expert in the ubiquitin-proteasome system and ER-associated degradation. His research seeks to understand how disruption of these protein degradation pathways contributes to human disease and to translate these mechanistic insights into new therapies. To translate these discoveries toward therapeutic applications, his laboratory has pioneered systematic approaches to developing ER proteostasis-targeted therapeutics and developed several first-in-class compounds with potential applications in rare genetic diseases, including SOD1-ALS, VEXAS syndrome, α1-antitrypsin-associated liver disease, FENIB, INS mutation-associated neonatal diabetes, and familial neurohypophyseal dia
Dr. Samuel Goldlust graduated from medical school at The Ohio State University, followed by residency at New York University Hospitals and fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center where he also served as Chief Fellow. In the 15 years to follow, he led the development of two multidisciplinary brain tumor centers and served as the principal investigator on 30 clinical trials for GBM and other CNS tumors. He joined Alexion in 2026 as the Global Clinical Lead in Rare Tumors with a focus upon CNS malignancies, with the goal of accelerating drug development through collaboration, innovative trial design and thoughtful preclinical discovery.
Dr. Shaad E. Abedin is Chief Medical Officer of Quetzal Therapeutics, where he leads clinical development of QTX-2101, an investigational oral arsenic trioxide capsule for acute promyelocytic leukemia. He previously served as Senior Vice President and Head of Clinical Development at iTeos Therapeutics and held leadership roles at CARsgen and Immunocore, where he led clinical development of tebentafusp (KIMMTRAK), the first globally approved TCR bispecific therapy. At AstraZeneca/MedImmune, he contributed to early development of durvalumab and tremelimumab. He has authored more than 80 scientific works and patents and is board certified in internal medicine, hematology, and medical oncology.
Dr. Frank Li is the 2018-2019 President of Chinese Biopharmaceutical Association (CBA, cba-usa.org) and a member of the board of directors. As the Chairman of CBA organizing committee, Dr. Li has successfully organized the 23rd Annual Conference in June 2018 with more than 800 attendees and famous Keynote Speakers from academia, regulatory authority, and industry including Drs. Lieping Chen (Yale University, Professor), Richard Pazdur (FDA, Center Director), Yongjun Liu (Sanofi, Global R&D Head), and Laurence Cooper (ZioPharm CEO). Dr. Li obtained his PhD degree in Molecular Medicine from Kyoto University, School of Medicine, Japan. He did medical residency in surgical departments in Beijing followed by clinical research training for his master’s degree in China-Japan Friendship Hospital and Peking Union Medical College in Beijing, China. Dr. Li has been working in the Biopharmaceutical industry for about 20 years including experiences in CROs and drug developers such as AstraZeneca and MedImmune. Dr. Li contributed to the development of FASENRA (an anti-IL5R antibody for Asthma) from Ph-2 to BLA regulatory defense leading to Regulatory approvals in world major markets. Dr. Li has been a volunteer to communities including CBA for many years. Now Dr. Li is the founder of BLA Regulatory, which provides consulting services in Regulatory Affairs to FDA regulated products including drugs and medical devices.
Mr. John Higgins is Vice President, Technical Operations at Cartesian Therapeutics, with more than 24 years of experience developing, scaling, and commercializing biopharmaceutical products. His experience spans biologics, vaccines, cell therapies, ADCs, and novel adjuvants, with leadership roles at Kite Pharma, AstraZeneca, Novavax, and MedImmune. His expertise includes global manufacturing strategy, CMC, process development, technology transfer, validation, regulatory submissions, and commercialization.
Biopharmaceutical R&D and regulatory executive with over 20 years of scientific and leadership experience spanning microbiology, cell biology, molecular biology, and immunology. Former CMC Reviewer at FDA’s Office of Biotechnology Products (OBP) and Vice President of Global Regulatory Compliance at Saifu Laboratories. Brings deep expertise in CMC development, product quality, and global regulatory strategy across biologics, cell and gene therapies, and ADCs. Combines rigorous scientific judgment with extensive knowledge of FDA, NMPA/CDE, and ICH frameworks, providing strategic leadership in resolving complex development challenges and advancing innovative therapeutics from early development through commercialization.
Dr. Hongtao Yu is a Director Clinical Pharmacometrician at AstraZeneca. He completed his postdoctoral training at the University of Georgia, focusing on quantitative pharmacology and systems modeling in cardiorenal disease. At AstraZeneca, he applies clinical pharmacology, pharmacometrics, and model-informed drug development to support drug development across metabolic, cardiovascular, and renal indications. His expertise includes population PK, PK/PD, exposure–response analysis, quantitative systems pharmacology, and model-based meta-analysis. His work informs dose selection, trial design, and regulatory strategy from first-in-human studies through late-phase development.
Dr. Yixing Hanis an interdisciplinary scientist specializing in computational human genetics, genomics, and precision health at NHGRI, NIH. Her work integrates statistical genetics, multi-omics, clinical genomics, and biomedical data science to investigate how genetic variation and biological context shape human health. She also leads computational research-program development, multidisciplinary studies, and trainee mentorship.
Dr. Chunhong Liu is Associate Director at Hansoh Bio, where she leads the Translational Medicine team. Her work spans bioinformatics, AI pathology, de-novo design, organoid-based ex vivo study platforms, and clinical biomarker strategy for oncology and autoimmune disease drugs. She previously served as Senior Project Manager in Clinical Biomarker and Translational Medicine at Ascentage Pharma, directing PD and clinical biomarker strategy for hematologic oncology trials. Before moving to industry, Dr. Liu spent more than a decade in cancer, stem cell, immunology, and genomics research at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and the National Institutes of Health. She has published over 20 peer-reviewed papers, including a first-author study in Immunity. She earned her Ph.D. in Genetics from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and completed graduate training in sequence analysis and genomics at Johns Hopkins University.
Dr. Xin Wei is a clinical pharmacologist at Bristol Myers Squibb, where she supports late phase drug clinical development programs in hematology, oncology and autoimmune diseases. Prior to joining BMS, she worked at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, contributing to clinical pharmacology research and regulatory science in areas including pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity, and drug development. She received her PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Her professional interests include clinical pharmacology, model-informed drug development, regulatory science, and the translation of quantitative approaches into efficient drug development strategies.
Dr. Angela Zeng is a Global Clinical Lead in the oncology department and Global Head of Asian ERG at AstraZeneca. She oversees clinical trials crossing Phase-1 to Phase-3 in the Enhertu-Breast/Gynecological and Imfinzi (Durvalumab) Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers programs, leading study design, execution, submission and other key activities of drug development and market authorization. Dr. Zeng has been a Physician representative in the leadership team and an active Clinical Reviewer on the Protocol Review Committee and ESR program. Before joining AZ, Dr. Zeng was a Study Physician in Ascentage Pharma, where she led Phase 1-2 studies and cross functional activities, and received outstanding annual awards. Prior to that, Dr. Zeng worked in Johns Hopkins Medical Institute as a research fellow/oncology faculty, focused on cancer immunotherapy. Dr. Zeng has been the Chair, organizer or invited speaker of multiple scientific symposiums or summits, organized online or in person international workshops/forums across US, EU, Canada and Asia countries. Currently she serves as the President and a Board member of CBA. Dr. Angela Zeng earned her MD/PhD from Fudan University (Formerly Shanghai Medical University) and practiced for over 10 years as an OB/Gyn surgeon.
Dr. Qing Li is Head of Bioengineering and a core founding team member at PrimaLux BioMed, where she leads next-generation biologics drug development focused on improving therapeutic index and expanding the clinical benefits of biologics medicines for patients. With more than 15 years of experience in antibody therapeutics, Dr. Li has developed deep expertise in monoclonal antibodies, bispecific antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates, and enabling technology platforms. She holds multiple international patents and has published nearly 30 peer-reviewed scientific papers. Previously, Dr. Li served as Head of Biotherapeutics at Hansoh Bio, where she built research teams, established platform capabilities, and led multiple programs from discovery through PCC nomination and into clinical development. She also held key scientific roles at MedImmune and AstraZeneca, contributing to innovative biologics pipelines. Dr. Li currently serves as President-Elect and a board member of CBA-USA. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Science and Technology of China, her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, and completed postdoctoral training at the University of Texas at Austin.
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诚邀合作伙伴
CBA的合作伙伴将多次深度参与CBA举办的多个会议和重大活动,更有机会获得全方位、多维度的“多重展示”。为了进一步促进中美生物医药界的交流与前沿技术探讨,CBA现正式针对2026-2027年度系列旗舰盛会及核心交流平台开启赞助商招募:
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2027年2月:CBA新春Gala —— 凝聚生物医药华人社区的年度盛大庆典。
2027年4月:CBA职业发展论坛 —— 助力行业人才成长,为您精准链接企业与行业精英。
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未来全球生物制药和医疗保健行业面临着很多的挑战和机遇,CBA期待与各位新老合作伙伴,携手共赢,继续乘风破浪,砥砺前行,积极筹备,共同迎接新的机遇与挑战!
欲获取更多独家赞助权益与详细信息,请与筹委会李清博士 (qing.li@cba-usa.org) 以及CBA微信公众号进行咨询联系。
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关于CBA
美国华人生物医药科技协会(Chinese Biopharmaceutical Association,简称CBA,www.cba-usa.org)创建于1995年,是一家独立的、非官方的、非盈利的专业组织,是美国最大的中美专业技术协会之一。CBA总部位于美国首都华盛顿特区,CBA总部位于美国首都华盛顿特区,并且在波士顿,加拿大,中国设有分会。CBA约有10,000多名会员以及近百家公司机构会员,遍布世界各地,包括美国、中国、欧洲、加拿大、澳大利亚、新加坡和日本等国家和地区的专家学者和企业。
CBA始终秉承增进生物制药专业人士之间的交流与合作的使命,致力于推动人类生命健康行业发展,有效促进了不同国家和地区、尤其是中美之间的商业合作及伙伴关系,成为了人才与企业家的孵化器,建立了生物制药公司及研究机构合作成长和创新创业的环境。CBA多年来不间断地主办或与其他团体共同举办年会、专题讲习班、研讨会和社交联谊活动等,是专业人士分享专业知识和深入学习, 引领业界发展,建立人脉和寻求职业发展的平台。在CBA成员敬业奉献和赞助商多年来的持续支持中,CBA逐年发展壮大。
CBA大家庭成员正为进一步促进中美生物医药人才和项目的交流及开发和商业化创新性的医药产品而努力奋斗,内容涵盖了抗肿瘤新药和抗体,疫苗,核酸药,人类长寿健康,微生物分子诊断,基因治疗,细胞治疗,人工智能大数据和精准医疗,现代生物医药工厂,法律法规与监管条例,多类研究或产业发展的投资基金等等,以满足全球市场对多种疾病防治的临床需求,努力为服务于病人而多方位地贡献自己的力量,造福人类。在创新创业的队伍中,CBA的会长和会员中涌现出了一大批优秀的实干企业家和投资人,并取得了令人瞩目的成绩,同时为中美的科技交流,尤其生物医药方面的交流做了许多杰出的贡献。
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CBA个人和企业会员注册
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赞助商和合作伙伴
CBA 诚挚感谢所有赞助商和合作伙伴的大力支持!