This is the programme of the BSGT Public Education Day 2006

Journeys in the Genetic Jungle: Progress in
Gene and Cell Therapy
Public Education Day
Imperial College London
March 28th, 2006

BSGT in partnership with Imperial Outreach

The aim of this day is to raise awareness and educate the public about human gene and cell therapy research

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Chairs:
Michael Antoniou
(King’s College London)
Deborah Beirne
(Gene Therapy Advisory Committee)
Adam Jones
(Patient Representative)
9.30
Registration
10.00
Welcome, introductions and objectives Deborah/Adam/Michael
10.10
The British Society for Gene Therapy
Len Seymour (BSGT)
10.20
Gene and Cell Therapy
10.40
Patient/Public Partnerships in Research
11.00
Gene therapy for immune deficiencies
(University College London)
11.20
Refreshments
11.40
 
Scientific Showcase
What’s happening in Gene
and Cell therapy?
Steven Hyde - Cystic Fibrosis
Simon Waddington - Haemophilia
Brian Dickie - Motor Neurone Disease
Rachel Cowen - Cancer
12.40 Lunch
13.30 Discussion Forum
(30 minutes scene-setting by the expert panel, followed by one hour discussion)
Co-Chairs:
Eric Alton (Imperial College)
Len Seymour
Expert Panel:
Rosie Barnes
(CF Trust)
Adam Jones
(Patient Representative),
David King
(Human Genetics Alert)Sue Mayer
(GeneWatch UK)
Tom Southgate (University of Manchester)
14.55 Quiz Prize-giving
15.00
Delegates choose between: Imperial College laboratory tour, hands on demonstrations and ‘Meet the Scientists’; or Continued discussion in the Lecture Theatre16.00
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