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EP 226: Scaling AAV gene therapy: Engineering delivery, safety, and cost with David Dismuke of Forge Biologics and Steven Gray of UT Southwestern
The Genetics Podcast · 2026-02-12 · 39 min
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This week on The Genetics Podcast, Patrick is joined by Dr. David Dismuke, Chief Technical Officer at Forge Biologics, and Dr. Steven Gray, Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center. They discuss the evolution of AAV gene therapy from academic labs to industrial-scale manufacturing, how vector design and capsid engineering are improving CNS delivery, and what manufacturing innovation and next-generation delivery technologies mean for safety, cost, and the future of gene therapy.
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