Summertown Library Talks: “Gene Medicine – A Brave New World?”

When:
October 11, 2018 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
2018-10-11T18:00:00+01:00
2018-10-11T19:00:00+01:00
Where:
Summertown Library
S Parade
Oxford OX2 7JN
UK
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Mark Holland
07771 363011

Breakthroughs using gene therapy and gene editing are regularly in the news, but did you know that viruses are being re-purposed to treat cancer? How can genes be used to treat blindness, Parkinson’s and haemophilia?
PROFESSOR DEBORAH GILL reviews some of the less-publicised advances being made in her field of medical research.