Reflecting the importance of gene therapy to future treatment improvements for Fanconi Anaemia, Fanconi Hope contributed sponsorship for this year’s combined European and British Societies for Gene Therapy Collaborative Congress in Brighton on Oct 27-31, 2011. 

Professor Lord Winston can be seen in the accompanying photo presenting the keynote speech against the backdrop of sponsors of the event.

Day 1 of the event, as is now a regular feature of BSGT Conferences,  was a Public Engagement day, with many schools represented. The Naked Scientist team were in attendance for the whole event and two of their most relevant podcasts can be downloaded here:

• Day 1: Public Engagement in Gene therapy
• 1 hour Gene and Cell Therapy special from BSGT conference, Brighton
• Further podcasts from the conference can be found here 

The Panel during Public Engagement Day, chaired by Chris Smith, one of the Naked Scientists. Professor Adrian Thrasher, President of the BSGT is seated second from left.	The Fanconi Hope Stand	School pupils engaging in a practical session

 The 2012 conference is to be held in Mar 12. Schools wishing to participate in the public engagement day should contact the BSGT

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