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Event Program

EDINBURGH CONFERENCE CENTRE Heriot_Watt University \| Edinburgh EH14 4AS
09:00 - 0930	Registration
09:30 - 09:40	WELCOME - DAVID HARRISON Vice-Chair, Gene Therapy Advisory Committee
Stem Cell Session
09:40 – 10:10	INTRODUCTION TO STEM CELLS STEPHEN MINGER
10:10 – 10:25	STEM CELLS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE JO MOUNTFORD
10:25 – 10:40	IMMUNE THERAPY USING STEM CELLS DAVE GILHAM
10:40 – 11:10	QUESTION TIME
11:10 – 11:30	REFRESHMENTS
Gene Therapy Session
11:30 – 12:00	INTRODUCTION TO GENE THERAPY STEVE HOWE
12:00 – 12:15	CAN GENE THERAPY BE USED TO TREAT CANCER? RACHEL COWEN
12:15 – 12:30	GENE THERAPY FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS DAVID PORTEOUS

This event gives you an opportunity to discuss and debate gene and cell therapy research with scientists, patients, journalists and clinicians, and to think about the impact that this research has on society and you.
12:30 – 12:50	QUESTION TIME
12:50 – 13:00	OVERVIEW OF AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS RENEE WATSON
13:00 – 14:15	LUNCH, ART VIEWING & DNA ORIGAMI
14:15 – 15:30	‘SCIENCE IN THE MEDIA’ WORKSHOPS Gene Therapy and Respiratory Diseases Uta Griesenbach Treating the Bubble Babies Steve Howe Potential of Stem Cell Therapies Stephen Minger
15:30	PRIZES, INFORMAL DISCUSSION & REFRESHMENTS

What is it about? An interactive day to find out about stem cell and gene therapy research. You can question the experts, discover more about this exciting science by making DNA origami and express your views through an art competition.
Who is it for? This FREE event is suitable for anyone with an interest in stem cell and gene therapy research, including Standard Grade/GCSE and Higher Grade/A-level students.

This event will be held in the James Watt Centre at Heriot-Watt University.
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This event is co-hosted by the British Society for Gene Therapy (BSGT) and
the Department of Health's Gene Therapy Advisory Committee (GTAC)

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