Genome editing for gene and cell therapy. Technologies, models and translation. The 1-day conference on Friday 23rd November 2018 gave attendees an overview about the successes, challenges and areas for future development. This is clearly an area of broad interest…
BSGCT’s Annual Conference in 2019 took place from 19th-21st June in Sheffield. The conference brought together scientists from across the UK and beyond to highlight the latest research and techniques in gene and cell therapy. Presentation Winners The Fairbairn Award:…
We were delighted to welcome so many students and members of the public to this free, one-day interactive event which provided an opportunity to discuss and debate cutting edge research with scientists, patients, research students and clinicians/nurses, and to think…
Back to the Future! From Genetics to Medicine Thursday 14 March 2019, Oxford School students, patients and the public joined us in Oxford for this FREE interactive event exploring gene and cell therapy. They met leading scientists, discovered cutting-edge research…
Early Career Development and Collaboration Day and Join ISCT Evening Networking Reception BSGCT's first Early Career Development and Collaboration event and Joint ISCT Evening Networking Reception was held at the Institute for Child Health on Thursday 22nd November 2018. There…
BSGCT's 2nd Early Career Development and Collaboration Meeting, took place in the afternoon of Friday 29th November. This free event was designed especially for Early Career Researchers. Attendees had the opportunity to hear from leaders in the field, explore different…
Author: Sam Goldsmith PhD, Senior Commercialisation of Research Manager, CGT Catapult. The Valley of Death is a well-known and steep sided precipice over which the academic community are asked to traverse when translating novel therapeutic concepts into the clinic. However,…
So, we understand the problem. How do we fix it? Author: Alexander T. Baker, Senior Scientist, Accession Therapeutics Years of research have borne fruit, we have built an understanding of what causes a disease and, crucially, what needs to be…
The latest news and updates from the BSGCT Dear %FirstName%, There are a few announcements we would like to share with you this month: Registration for our Annual Conference opens next week! This year our conference is held in collaboration…
In Memory Dr. Manfred Schmidt BSGCT would like to express our sadness and dismay at the loss of Dr. Manfred Schmidt. Manfred passed away on 13 January 2022, aged 54. We extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends and…