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Retirement of Prof George Dickson, a founder of British Society for Gene and Cell Therapy
The British Society for Gene Therapy, as BSGCT was originally named, was founded seventeen years ago by a number of pioneers in the field including Pr Read More…
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The origin of your noggin
‘Where do you get your brains from?!’ Perhaps your parents have said this to you? I bet even Einstein’s mother or Hawking’s father have though Read More…
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Human Germline Editing – What’s the big deal?
In November 2018, He Jiankui, gave a presentation at the second international summit on Human Genome Editing (1). Read More…
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One image at a time: using cryoEM to unpick how viruses infect cells
Over the last few years a wave of virus-based therapies has progressed through late stage clinical evaluation and to (or near to) the market place. Read More…
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Gene and Cell Therapies: Phenomenal progress and ethical discussions – an exceptionally interactive public engagement day
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By Robyn Bell and Aarash Saleh
Early morning alarms were set, science tattoos and BSGCT paraphernalia packed, it was time for BSGCT Pu Read More… -
A final chance to breathe: Could gene therapy cure cystic fibrosis lung disease?
Imagine a newborn baby. Read More…
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Science Writing Competition
Applications for the 2020 BSGCT Science Writing Competition are open! Applicants are invited to submit an original piece of writing on gene and cell t Read More…
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Cracking the enthesis code
The very thought of an injury is enough to send chills running down the spine of those involved in sports. Read More…
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Overcoming the disconnection
We all have a universe inside our head. Read More…
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Putting the dopamine back in Parkinson’s
One in 37 people in the UK are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) during their lifetime (Parkinson’s UK, 2018). Those 2. Read More…