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Science Writing Competition
To recognise outstanding written communication by students (post-graduate and undergraduate) and research scientists (pre- and post-doc Read More…
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Viruses, BiTEs, and T-cells: A Triple Threat to Tackle Cancer
A team of scientists from Barcelona (IDIBELL-Institut Català d’Oncologia) and Philadelphia (Perelman School of Medicine) combined three of the Read More…
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Celebrating the path of research that led to today’s ground-breaking cell and gene therapies
As scientists from around the world descended on London last month to discuss monumental advances in gene and cell therapy research at the BSGCT Sprin Read More…
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New Breakthrough in Stem Cell Therapy for Age-related Macular Degeneration
A team of scientists based primarily at Moorfields Eye Hospital and University College London has performed a study implanting embryonic stem cell pat Read More…
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ESGCT & BSGCT Spring School 2018
Wednesday 21/03/18
On a brilliantly sunny day in Pembroke College, I made my way around (not over) a perfectly mowed lawn towards the grand hall for b Read More… -
From genes to medicine: an engaging day!
Thursday 15th March 2018. A 4.45am alarm. Read More… -
Evolving novel AAV vectors for efficient intravascular delivery across the blood brain barrier
The central nervous system (CNS) is an important target for gene therapy for a range of diseases including Freidrich’s Ataxia, spinal muscular atrop Read More…
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Stem Cells to Mend a Wounded Heart
This paper of the month (Menasche et al. Read More…
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Blistering progress for gene and cell therapy: skin regeneration in junctional epidermolysis bullosa
To most of us, blisters are a mild and short-lived annoyance; we curse the badly-fitting shoe, gingerly apply a plaster then hobble on with our daily Read More…
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It’s an ECR life?
Who’d be an Early Career Researcher (ECR) these days? Long gone are the halcyon days where you complete your PhD (commonly taking between 5 and 10 y Read More…