Gene Therapy Research
Below are some useful links about Research on Gene Therapy:
| A. I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences - Activities in this institute focus on the development of gene and protein-based approaches for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases and malignant glioma. |
| Alberta Gene Therapy Group - A network of researchers looking to foster collaboration in several therapeutic fields. |
| Center for Cell and Gene Therapy - Clinical and fundamental research, job opportunities, faculties' interests and links to gene therapy sites - joint project of Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, and The Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX. |
| Center for Gene Therapy at the University of Michigan Medical Center - The center links basic science, clinical investigation and technology transfer endeavors in the area of gene therapy, while also serving as a resource for information and education. |
| Centre for Gene Therapeutics - McMaster University - The mission of the Centre is to investigate, create and implement approaches utilizing the delivery of genes as therapeutic agents in the treatment of human and animal disease. |
| Chamberlain Laboratory, UW Department of Neurology - Main focus of research is the development of gene and cell therapies that can correct and treat the muscular dystrophies. |
| The Children's Hospital at Westmead - Gene Therapy Research Unit - A joint initiative of The New Children's Hospital and the Children's Medical Research Institute is undertaking gene therapy clinical trials in Australia. Research projects include cancer immunotherapy, vector development, HIV infection, targeting gene delivery to specific tissue types. |
| Eleanor Roosevelt Institute - Conducts basic biomedical research into therapies for Down Syndrome, ALS, cancer, and Rec8 Syndrome. Includes map of chromosone 21, employment details and links to related resources. |
| Gene Therapy at MD Anderson Cancer Center - The human cancer gene prevention and therapy program conducts basic research, clinical trials and vector development. |
| Goldyne Savad Institute of Gene Therapy - Aims to enhance the development of safe and effective gene therapy by supporting research projects, from vector development and construction to production of biologicals for human use and their application in GCP clinical trials. |
| Inherinet - Consortium of researchers from European institutions focused on developing gene therapy of hematopoietic stem cells for inherited diseases. |
| Laboratory of Gene Therapy Research - Rigshospitalet - Focuses on the use of transcription factors that prevent cell growth as tools for anti-cancer gene therapy. |
| Louisiana Gene Therapy Research Consortium - Private non-profit organization using funds allocated by the State of Louisiana to attract leading cell and gene therapy researchers. |
| Molecular Virology Lab at Leiden University - The group performs basic research on viruses in order to facilitate the development of efficient gene-transfer vectors for use in gene therapy. Current research concerns the human adenoviruses and the systems required for producing recombinant-adenovirus vectors. |
| National Gene Vector Laboratories (NGVL) - An interactive group of academic production and pharmacology/toxicology laboratories whose primary goal is to provide eligible investigators with clinical grade vectors for phase I/II gene therapy clinical trials and to provide support for relevant pharmacology/toxicology studies leading up to clinical gene transfer protocols. |
| Oxford University GeneMedicine Research Group - Focused on the development gene therapies for diseases of the airway, such as asthma, lung cancer and in particular, cystic fibrosis (CF). Work includes formulation development, reagent production, pre-clinical testing, and human clinical trials. |
| Royal Holloway University of London, Molecular Genetics Group - Research in novel gene therapeutics for the treatment of the muscular dystrophies, atherosclerosis, hyperlipidaemia, Parkinson and Altzheimer disease. |
| University of Minnesota Gene Therapy Center - Clinical gene therapy research programs focusing on metabolic disorders. |
| University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Gene Therapy - Working to translate gene therapy research from the laboratory bench into Phase I clinical trials for the treatment of hematologic and endocrine diseases. The center has a GMP facility for clinical grade gene vector production. |
| Vectorology and Experimental Gene Therapy - University of Rostok - Group researching adenovirus-based approaches for the delivery of anti-cancer genes. |