About the Center: Gene Therapy holds the promise to treat rare genetic disorders with precision medicine alleviating the suffering of those that are hit by misfortune by a personalized medicine approach. The application of Gene Therapy is also spreading beyond correcting individual gene mutations. Treatments are being developed for common age related diseases such as…
About the cell: The Harvard Gene Therapy Initiative was founded with the objective of promoting the use of gene therapy in both research and therapeutic applications and to conduct research developing new gene delivery vector technologies. Achievements: https://hms.harvard.edu/news/awards-recognition-may-2018 Address: 4 Blackfan Circle, HIM-407 Boston, MA 02115-5727 Phone: (617) 432-6465 Web Site: http://harvard.eagle-i.net
About the center: The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is an international leader in medical and scientific training, biomedical research, and patient care. It is the medical school for the Mount Sinai Health System, which includes seven hospital campuses, and has more than 5,000 faculty and nearly 2,000 students, residents and fellows. Our…
About the Center: The Cell & Gene Therapy Center (“CGTC”) was founded in 2001 at Cooper Hospital and the former UMDNJ-School of Medicine, as a combined clinical and basic research facility. The focus of our work is on neurological diseases that can be treated using the latest gene transfer technologies and cell transplantation methods. CGTC is…
About the center: The ultimate goal of the Center is to foster scientific advancement in gene therapy by providing a focal point for gene therapy research on this campus. Through centralized core facilities, research meetings, and pilot grants, the Iowa Center for Gene Therapy provides a supportive, interactive, and collaborative environment at the University of…
About the Center: The University of North Carolina School of Medicine created the Gene Therapy Center in 1993 with the goal of providing an intellectual environment for a diverse community of research scientists dedicated to basic and translational research. Achievements: Training degree-seeking graduate (PhD) and (MD/PhD) (MD) students, over 22 in the past 5 years,…
About the Center: One of the nation’s most recognized centers for medical education, Tulane University School of Medicine is a vibrant center for education, research and public service. Tulane University School of Medicine is the second-oldest medical school in the Deep South and the 15th oldest medical school in the United States. Tulane School of…
About: In 2016, our name changed to the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. The inclusion of ‘Great Ormond Street’, is to reflect our close and strong partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital, whilst continuing to be faithful to our mission to improve all of child health. In everything we do, we try…
In fact, Cells are the fundamental building blocks of all living creatures. The human body is consist of trillions of cells. They provide structure for the body, take in nutrients from food, turn those nutrients into energy, and perform specialized functions. Cells also possess the body’s congenital material and can make copies of themselves. Cells have many…