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MEETINGS
Forthcoming Meetings:
Past BSGT Conferences/Workshops:
Forthcoming Meetings
2nd International Workshop on Minicircle-DNA Germany 7-9 May 2008
Workshop flier
Further information:
www.minicircle-dna.com (Website) or contact
info@minicircle-dna.com
Inaugural Symposium on Primary Immunodeficiency London May 15th 2008
Programme and
Symposium Poster
Irish Society for Gene and Cell Therapy 2nd Meeting Cork 15th - 16th May
We are happy to invite you to the second meeting of the Irish Society for Gene
and Cell Therapy. This is a rapidly changing discipline with new progress in
basic science and clinical development worldwide. This year's event features a
joint workshop with the British Society for Gene Therapy on 15th May, and
includes many high profile figures in the gene therapy field. The conference is
also being held in conjunction with the International Society of Cell &
Gene Therapy for Cancer. We look forward to the illuminating and productive
discussion that will take place on new developments in various gene and cell
therapies. Ireland has some of the most talented and innovative investigators
working in these fields today and we hope that this will be a forum for a rich
and stimulating exchange of information. We look forward to the series of
presentations and scientific discussions that will take place. The BSGT
workshop will have a special focus on Cardiovascular Disease and Single Gene
Disorders, while there will be an ISCGT session on day 2 featuring world-class
investigators detailing current progress in Cancer Gene & Cell Therapy.
These and many other topics, especially the translation of these research
efforts to the clinic, will be covered over the course of the conference.
Further information or
visit the website at: http://www.isgct.ie
2nd International symposium on Cellular Delivery of Therapeutic Macromolecules
Cardiff 22-25 June 2008
Mark Gumbleton and Arwyn Jones (Cardiff University) are organising in Cardiff
the "2nd International symposium on Cellular Delivery of Therapeutic
Macromolecules" June 22nd to 25th 2008. The main focus of the meeting is to
develop the interest, expertise and knowledge of researchers (Clinical and
Scientific) on issues surrounding how therapeutic macromolecules (proteins,
peptides, antibodies, siRNA, plasmid DNA, viruses, vaccines) gain access to
their tissue/cellular targets. The symposium boasts an excellent international
speaker list from USA, Europe and Asia. Symposium registration costs are: £170
PhD / Post-Doctoral researchers, £220 for academics and £420 for industry to
cover three nights accommodation (Sunday 22nd June -Tuesday 24th June
inclusive), breakfasts and lunches, a Welcome reception and conference dinner.
Abstract Deadline: 20th March 2008; Registration Deadline 24th April 2008.
Symposium webpage
http://www.cdtm2008.cardiff.ac.uk/
Symposium
Flier and
Programme
Contact: Mark Gumbleton Tel +44(0)29-20875449 email:
CDTM2008@cardiff.ac.uk
Future Advances in Regenerative Medicine
Friday, June 13, BioPark Hertfordshire
"Cell- and gene-based therapies are quickly progressing from the lab bench to
the clinic. Restoration of damaged tissues in humans thus requires close and
significant interactions between basic scientists, clinicians, regulators,
biochemical and tissue engineers, and commercial biotechnology. The goal of
this meeting is to provide a "snapshot" of the current landscape in
Regenerative Medicine, and to highlight outstanding issues in translational
biology".
This meeting will be Chaired by Dr Stephen Minger, Kings College, UK. He is
Director of the Stem Cell Biology Laboratory and a Senior Lecturer in the
Wolfson Centre for Age Related Diseases at King's College London
There is a great line-up of speakers:
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Professor Glyn Stacey, National Institute of Biological Standards and Control,
UK
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Dr Rike Zietlow, Cardiff University, UK
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Dr Paul Kemp, Chief Scientific Officer, Intercytex, UK
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Dr Gillian Farnie, Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Manchester, UK
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Dr Lyle Armstrong, Centre For Stem Cell Biology & Developmental Genetics
International Centre For Life, UK
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Dr Julie T Daniels, Director, Moorfields Eye Hospital Cells for Sight Tissue
Bank, UK
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Professor Nureddin Ashammakhi, Keele University, UK
To book a place at this meeting please visit
http://www.regonline.com/adultstem08 . The deadline for early (reduced
rate) registration is March 20th 2008.
Gene therapy - Systems and Applications Hertfordshire 24th June 2008
This CPD accredited meeting is being held on June 24 2008 at BioPark
Hertfordshire and will be invaluable for those exploring gene therapy. The
early registration (reduced rate) deadline is April 20th 2008 so book
now and pay only half the price!
Abstracts are welcomed and will be accepted for poster and oral presentation.
There will be a best poster prize. All accepted abstracts will be published in
the meeting proceedings. The deadline for abstract submission for oral
presentation is April 10th 2008. Abstract guidelines can be found at
http://www.euroscicon.com/absguidlines.html
Talks at this meeting include:
The use of morpholino antisense oligomers to modify gene expression
Professor Dominic Wells, Imperial College, London, UK
"Dressing-up" naked plasmids: development of non-viral gene therapy vectors
Dr Dariusz C. Górecki, University of Portsmouth, UK
Molecular imaging of gene transfer using the Na/I sylporter as a reporter gene:
applications in gene therapy
Dr Georges Vassaux, Biotherapie Hepatique, France
Fetal and neonatal gene therapy
Dr Simon Waddington, University College London, UK
Gene therapy delivery of biologics for the treatment of arthritis
Dr David Gould, University of London, UK
Gene therapy in the cardiovascular system - applications and limitations
Professor Andrew H Baker, University of Glasgow, UK
To book a place, please visit
http://www.regonline.co.uk/genetherapy07
Lentiviral vectors: concepts, practice, hope and reality Paris 29th June - 5th
July Evry University, near Paris
This advanced course will provide the opportunity to:
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Attend didactic as well as state-of-the art presentations about lentiviral
vector technology and its applications
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Converse with world-renowned experts during poster sessions, lunch and social
events
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Practice various techniques with experts (for 30 selected students)
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Discover Evry and its biotech-Genopole campus, conveniently located South of
Paris.
Further information or visit
the website at: www.consertlabcourse.easco.org
Past BSGT Conferences/Workshops
BSGT 4th Annual Conference
The 4th BSGT Annual Conference was held at the University of Warwick 19th
- 21st March 2007 and was preceded by the 2nd BSGT Public Open Day
'Journeys in the Genetic Jungle'.
Further Information
BSGT - Japanese Society for Gene Therapy 2nd Workshop, October 2006
The UK Foreign Office generously sponsored a second workshop between the British
Society for Gene Therapy and the Japanese Society for Gene Therapy, which was
held in the British Embassy in Tokyo in October 2006.
Further information.
BSGT 3rd Annual Conference
The Conference was held 28-30th March 2006 at Imperial College London. The
Scientific Committee (led by the Science Chair, Dr Michael Antoniou, King's
College London) and the Local Organisers (led by Dr Richard Harbottle) put
together a superb programme which resulted, once more, in an intellectually
stimulating and highly enjoyable event. BSGT would like to thank all of the
speakers for giving clear and interesting presentations and to all the 300
delegates for their input.
Congratulations to Dr Ian Pringle who won the Lez Fairbairn Award for the best
young scientist presenting their work, Ian's presentation was on 'Complete but
not partial reduction of plasmid CpG content reduces the inflammatory response
associated with delivery of GL67/pDNA complexes to the mouse lung'. This award,
judged by an international panel, was jointly sponsored by the Cancer Research
UK Paterson Laboratory and BSGT and is a tribute to last year's science Chair
Dr Lez Fairbairn who died suddenly in 2005.
Lez was a key figure in UK gene therapy and a good friend to many of us and we
were very pleased that Lez's widow Andrea agreed to present the Fairbairn
Award, Andrea commended Ian's ability to effectively communicate his work to
both the scientists and non-scientists.
In addition congratulations are due to Dr Andrew Woods (King's College London)
who won the best overall presentation prize. Poster prizes were awarded to Mr
Michael Blundell, Institute of Child Health; Dr Karen Laurie, Institute of
Child Health; and Mr Husein Salem, University of Manchester.
A presentation was made to Professor Charles Coutelle, Imperial College London,
in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the field of gene and cell
therapy. Charles is a source of enormous inspirational input into the
development of this scientific field, from its very beginnings.
The conference this year was made possible with generous donations from a broad
range of bodies - including Cancer Research UK, the National Translational
Cancer Research Network, Scientific Development & Bioethics Division of the
Department of Health, Chronic Granulomatous Disorders Research Trust, Cystic
Fibrosis Trust, Motor Neurone Disease Association and the Katharine Dormandy
Trust. Many, many thanks to these organisations; by supporting our work they
allow us to spread knowledge, scientific quality, an eagerness for clinical
translation of promising research and a community spirit throughout gene and
cell therapy scientists in the UK.
Once more we were able to offer space at the conference to commercial and
charity exhibitors and we feel this is mutually beneficial, our increasing
number of delegates appreciate the variety of exhibitions and we foster an
environment of friendly interaction with all exhibitors welcome to attend the
social events (which BSGT does so well!).
Conference Programme
BSGT Public Awareness Day 'Journeys
in the Genetic Jungle: progress in gene and cell therapy'
This year's scientific meeting was immediately preceded by a BSGT public
awareness day on 28th March 2006. This was attended by over 140 people from a
variety of backgrounds, including 14-16 year olds from many different schools,
representatives from key gene and cell therapy interest groups and
organisations and also scientists. The programme for the event aimed to be as
interactive as possible and featured presentations from scientists; a
discussion forum; and a lab tour with scientific demonstrations. Presentations
are available via the
programme.
This is just the beginning of BSGT's public awareness campaign and we are keen
to engage further with the public, if you would like to get involved (as a
member of the public or as a scientist) please contact BSGT. Public support for
our research is central to our success and we wish to maximise the
understanding of the general public about what we realistically hope to
deliver.
BSGT 2nd Annual Conference University of Manchester 2005
BBSRC-BSGT Investigating New Technologies Underpinning Gene Delivery
London 26 June 2003
The formation of BSGT was very much catalysed by strong support form the
research councils, especially from Alf Game and Anne Hicks at the BBSRC and Ian
Viney at MRC. Working with BBSRC and Dept Health (led by Jayne Spink) the BSGT
steering committee worked to arrange this meeting at the Jolly Hotel in London,
timed to coincide with the launch of the Genetics White Paper. The meeting gave
a strong boost to the field and was a forerunner to the annual residential BSGT
conferences, now a central feature of our society.
Meeting programme
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