Biography: I am a pharmacy student at University College London with a strong interest in molecular biology and neuropharmacology. My studies have deepened my appreciation of how drugs interact with biological systems, particularly how substrates modulate cell signalling pathways to…
Biography: Casey is a 4th year MSci Biochemistry (Molecular Biology) with a Year in Industry student at University College London (UCL). She completed her URB project with Dr. Amanda Carr and Ana Alonso-Carriazo Fernandez at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology…
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…
The BSGCT Mentoring Programme aims to partner an aspiring early career gene and cell therapy scientist, with a more senior member of the BSGCT board acting as a mentor. These mentee-led partnerships meet several times over a six-month period to…
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…
From Lab to Clinic: The Science Behind Safer Stem Cell Therapies Imagine a future where damaged organs are repaired, blindness is reversed, and Parkinson’s disease treated. Sounds like science fiction? It’s not! Current advancements in regenerative medicine are getting us…
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…