Gene therapy – Systems and Applications

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!

Call for abstracts: 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 click here .