Gene Therapy - The Future has Arrived!

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Using DNA and gene-based therapy to treat human diseases may sound like science-fiction, but there are already several gene therapies in use today, for diseases such as muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis. This lecture will describe what gene therapy is all about, the recent advancements in the field and what the future holds for gene therapies.

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This event was on Thu, 25 May 2017

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Professor Alan Boyd

Professor Boyd is President of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine.

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