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On Thursday, November 10, 2022, the NTSAD Community will gather at the Royal Sonesta in Boston for the first in-person Imagine & Believe event in three years to commemorate NTSAD’s 65th Anniversary. At the event, which raises funds for programs and services, NTSAD will honor research pioneer Guangping Gao PhD for revitalizing gene therapy and potential treatments for rare diseases, including his research toward treatments for Canavan Disease. Purchase an individual ticket for $200. Learn more about sponsorship opportunity below. Watch last year's Imagine & Believe videos. The address of the Sonesta Boston Hotel is 40 Edwin Land Blvd, Cambridge, MA 02142.
Attire is cocktail/business.
Guangping Gao PhDDr. Gao is the Co-Director, Li Weibo Institute for Rare Diseases Research, Director, Horae Gene Therapy Center and Viral Vector Core, Professor of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, Penelope Booth Rockwell Professor in Biomedical Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Gao started studying Canavan disease in 1989 and discovered the gene and its mutations in 1993. He discovered the vector (AAV9) for efficient delivering the therapeutic gene to the brain via intravenous injection in 2004 and developed an optimized effective Canavan gene therapy in 2017. His work was licensed by Aspa Therapeutics where clinical trials have begun. |
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His dedication and compassion are unparalleled as many families can attest. NTSAD remains grateful to Dr. Gao for his many contributions benefitting the NTSAD Community–from establishing the Gao Lab at the Horae Gene Therapy Center at UMASS, to mentoring the next generation of researchers, and serving as a trusted expert for families.
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Furthermore, Dr. Gao is prolific in the number of biotech patents he holds, which total more than 130 with additional patents pending, as well as many research papers and publications. He also is the former President of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy and co-founded Voyager Therapeutics. Recently BioSpace, a digital magazine, published an article about Dr. Gao highlighting his career and two life-changing experiences, including working on a farm, and living in a barn in China as a teen, and meeting a Canavan family 15 years ago (Sherri Sigel, whose daughter Rachel Epstein has Canavan, and her daughter Jessica who worked in Dr. Gao’s lab). Read the article.
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Please join us in honoring Dr. Gao at the 65th Anniversary Imagine & Believe event.
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If you plan to stay at the Royal Sonesta Boston and would like to receive a discounted room rate, please book your room using their website. Once you are booked, email Sydnie Dimond at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., so we can ensure you receive the discount. (If you book through Expedia or another website, you will not be able to receive the discounted rate).
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Imagine & Believe Sponsorship Opportunities
pdf Imagine and Believe Sponsorship Benefits 2022 (240 KB)
To sponsor Imagine & Believe or purchase an ad, please contact Sydnie Dimond, Development and Communications Manager at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
PRESENTING IMAGINE SPONSOR $25,000 (Limited Opportunity)
• Prominent name/logo recognition as PRESENTING Sponsor (or Co-Presenting Sponsor) on all event materials including digital invitation and program, event signage, social media, NTSAD website, and e-newsletter
• Opportunity to host one, 60-minute focus group with NTSAD family members at a mutually agreeable date
• Opportunity to participate in pre-event promotional videos
• Verbal acknowledgement and recognition during podium announcements
• Admission for 15 guests
BELIEVE SPONSOR $12,500
• Prominent name/logo recognition as BELIEVE Sponsor on all event materials including digital invitation and program, event signage, social media, NTSAD website, and e-newsletter
• Admission for 10 guests
HOPE SPONSOR $6,500
• Prominent name/logo recognition as HOPE Sponsor on all event materials including digital invitation and program, event signage, social media, NTSAD website, and e-newsletter
• Admission for 8 guests
INSPIRATION SPONSOR $3,000
• Prominent name/logo recognition as INSPIRATION Sponsor on all event materials including digital invitation and program, event signage, social media, NTSAD website, and e-newsletter
• Admission for 6 guests
DETERMINATION SPONSOR $1,650
• Prominent name/logo recognition as DETERMINATION Sponsor on all event materials including digital invitation and program, event signage, social media, NTSAD website, and e-newsletter
• Admission for 4 guests
RARE SPONSOR $750
• Half screen recognition in digital program
• Admission for 2 guests
ADVOCATE SPONSOR $500
• Half screen recognition in digital program
• Admission for one guest
INDIVIDUAL GUEST ADMISSION $200
DIGITAL PROGRAM RECOGNITION OR TRIBUTE ADS
Full screen $1,000, Half screen $500, Quarter screen $250
Purchase your add here, then please contact Sydnie Dimond, Development and Communications Manager at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if your ad text.
