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SUMMARY:Gene therapy for inherited diseases - Dr James M. Wilson\, Univers
 ity of Pennsylvania
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CONTACT:Ingrid Cizaite
DESCRIPTION:The Departments of Paediatrics and Medicine are jointly hostin
 g a special lecture\, presented by Dr James M. Wilson from University of P
 ennsylvania. It will take place on Tuesday 4th February at 11.30am in Lect
 ure Theatre 2 at the Clinical School and the talk is titled “Gene therap
 y for inherited diseases”. All are welcome to attend this talk. \n\n*Jam
 es M. Wilson\, MD\, PhD\n\nRose H. Weiss Professor and Director\, Orphan D
 isease Center\n\nProfessor of Medicine and Pediatrics \n \nDirector\, Gene
  Therapy Program \n \nPerelman School of Medicine\, University of Pennsylv
 ania \n \nAdvisor and Co-Founder of Scout Bio and Passage Bio\n \nCo-Found
 er of Surmount Bio*\n\n\nJames M. Wilson\, MD\, PhD\, is a Professor in th
 e Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania where he h
 as led an effort to develop the field of gene therapy. His research career
  spanning over 40 years has focused on rare diseases and ways to treat the
 m by gene therapy. The Wilson lab identified a new type of vector based on
  novel isolates of adeno-associated viruses which have become best in clas
 s for gene therapy being used by over 29 companies. More recently Dr. Wils
 on’s laboratory has focused on improved vectors for gene therapy and cli
 nical applications of genome editing and mRNA therapy. 
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 2\, School of Clinical Medicine\, Addenbrooke's H
 ospital\, Hills Road
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