Biography: I am a Data Science student at IUT Besançon Vesoul Antenne Dole in France, with a particular interest in applying data-driven approaches to biological and medical research. Drawn to the intersection of technology and life sciences, I combine analytical…
Biography: I am an MSc graduate in Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, with research experience focused on the interface between cellular biology and disease processes. My MSc research investigated the influence of the Parkinson’s protein, α-synuclein on platelet function in…
Gene-ious at Work: Editing the Future for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease By Lucy Williams, PhD student at Cardiff University and runner-up of the BSGCT Scientific Writing Competition. Lucy's research focuses on the development of a precise virus-based cancer therapy that…
After the Window Closes: The New Hope for Neurodevelopmental Disorders By Ouidad Khechaoui, PhD researcher in neurodevelopmental AAV Gene Therapy at the University of Sheffield When the parents of a child with a neurodevelopmental disorder first hear the diagnosis, they…
Biography: I am a clinician in Ear, Nose & Throat surgery in London, and I am currently taking time out of training to undertake a Lewis Spitz Surgeon-Scientist PhD Fellowship in Prof. Jane Sowden’s lab at the Great Ormond Street…
Biography: I am a final year iCASE BBSRC AstraZeneca-funded PhD student at the University of Sheffield in Professor Barbaric’s lab, investigating the mechanisms and consequences of genetically variant human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) and their implications for regenerative medicine. Specifically,…
Biography: Grace is a final year BSc Medical Sciences and Engineering student at University College London (UCL) and is completing her thesis at the UCL Centre for Biomaterials in Surgical Reconstruction and Regeneration. Alongside her studies she is serving as…
By Daisy Adamson The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the rollout of multiple effective vaccines including the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) & Moderna (mRNA-1273) messenger RNA (mRNA) -based vaccines, and the Oxford/AstraZeneca (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) & Janssen (Ad26.COV2.S) adenoviral vectored vaccines (1). The mRNA…
I was fortunate enough to be awarded the BSGCT travel grant to attend the BSGCT annual conference held between the 17-19th June 2024 in Oxford. The event took place in the SaΪd business school, a perfect location, just a stones…
The BSGCT Conference celebrated the path of research that led to today’s ground-breaking treatments. As scientists from around the world descended on London last month to discuss monumental advances in gene and cell therapy research, it is befitting to reflect…