The 2025 Merkin Prize Symposium will feature a series of short scientific talks, remarks,
and a panel discussion with the prize laureates.
Speakers include:
Todd Golub
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Carl June
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Bruce Levine
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Marcela V. Maus
Harvard Medical School & Massachusetts General Hospital
Richard N. Merkin
Heritage Provider Network
Isabelle Rivière
Takeda
Michel Sadelain
Columbia University
Harold Varmus
Weill Cornell Medicine
Learn more about each recipient by clicking their headshot
Symposium Program
Welcome and Introduction - Todd Golub
Merkin Prize Overview and Reflections - Harold Varmus
Primer on CAR T-cell Therapy - Marcela V. Maus
A Patient’s Journey - Tom Furdon
Pioneering CAR T-cell Therapy - Michel Sadelain, Bruce Levine, Isabelle Rivière, Carl June
Panel: The Present and Future of CAR T-cell Therapy
Moderator: Harold Varmus
Panelists: Bruce Levine, Marcela V. Maus, Isabelle Rivière, Michel Sadelain
Remarks - Dr. Richard N. Merkin
Closing - Todd Golub
Reception to follow