Jen Adair

Dr. Jen Adair, a translational gene therapy researcher at Fred Hutch and UW, works on retrovirus-based gene transfer and clinical-scale manufacturing of gene-modified blood stem cells. She describes automating and miniaturizing stem cell processing into a portable, bedside gene therapy lab. The conversation covers scaling for global access, safety improvements in lentiviral vectors, and adapting the platform for CAR‑T and other cell therapies.