Clinicians and Researchers
Please see posts at foot of page for the latest Clinician/Researcher News
UK and Ireland Fanconi Anaemia Clinical Network
Contact details of the current Clinical Network Membership. The map shows the locations of the current membership.
If you would like to join, please contact us
UK Fanconi Anaemia Research Network
The researchers detailed in this UK Fanconi Anaemia Research Network list have produced research relevant or relating to Fanconi Anaemia. Abstracts (or summaries) of papers that they have published in the medical literature can be found by clicking here and performing an author search.
If you are a researcher in the UK or Ireland and wish to be listed as part of the UK Fanconi Anaemia Research Network, please contact us.
UK and Ireland Fanconi Anaemia Registry (UKIFAR)
A solution to the provision of a national Fanconi Anaemia Registry is still being sought. More about the National Fanconi Anaemia Registry
UK Standards of Care Document
The UK FA Clinical Network has now published the UK Fanconi Anaemia Standards of Care Guidelines, to serve as a benchmark for provision of care, clinical audit, and the UK and Ireland Fanconi Anaemia Register (UKIFAR) project. Printed copies are available on request.
Current US and Dutch Standards of Care documents can be found here.
Clinicians and Researchers News
Real Progress towards Gene Therapy Trials through the International FA Gene Therapy Working Group
The 2nd Meeting of the International FA Gene Therapy Working Group was held at the FARF 23rd Annual Scientific Symposium in Barcelona on 20th October, 2011 with the meeting co-sponsored by Fanconi Hope, FARF, and the Spanish group, the Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER). The meeting was again ably chaired by Prof Jakub Tolar [...]
October 25, 2011
Fanconi Hope Supports British & European Societies for Gene Therapy Congress
ESGCT and BSGT Collaborative Congress 2011, Brighton UK Fanconi Hope is contribution sponsorship of £1000 for this important gathering of the European Gene Therapy community in Brighton from 20th to 23rd October 2011. As well as having a Fanconi Hope stand in the exhibition area on the 20th we will be providing literature which will be distributed to all [...]
October 7, 2011
2nd International FA Gene Therapy Working Group Meeting – Oct 11
The International FA Gene Therapy Working Group will re-convene at the 23rd Fanconi Anemia Research Fund (FARF) Annual Scientific Symposium in Barcelona in October, at a meeting co-sponsored by FARF, Fanconi Hope and the Spanish group, the Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER). A report on the first meeting by Prof Jakub Tolar published [...]
October 1, 2011
Fanconi Hope £20,000 Research Award
Fanconi Hope is pleased to announce the award of a £20,000 research grant to Dr Ketan J Patel, MD, PhD, from the Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge University for his ongoing work on a research project entitled: Reconstituting and Dissecting Monoubiquitination in the FA Tumor Suppressor Pathway. Dr Patel, who is recognised as a world [...]
September 12, 2011
British Society of Human Genetics Conference 5-7 Sept 2011
Dr Stefan Meyer, a Trustee of Fanconi Hope will be speaking on Clinical Management of patients with Fanconi Anaemia at the BSHG Conference in Warwick on Monday 5th Sept 2011. Conference Programme Monday morning session on Fanconi Anaemia: 11:35 (SP01) Genetics of Fanconi Anaemia– Prof Christopher Mathew (London) 11:55 (SP02) Clinical Aspects of Fanconi Anaemia- Dr [...]
August 9, 2011
Key UK FA Researcher Wins Prestigious Award
Congratulations to Simon Boulton, a researcher at Cancer Research UK’s London Research Institute and a member of our UK & Ireland FA Research Network, who has been awarded the 2011 European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) Gold Medal. Simon, who works at Cancer Research UK’s Clare Hall Laboratories in Hertfordshire and is one of the UK’s key researchers in Fanconi [...]
April 23, 2011
Call for Abstracts for the 23rd Annual Fanconi Anemia Research Fund Scientific Symposium
Annual FARF Symposium Oct 20-23rd 2011, Barcelona. Each year, the Fanconi Anemia Research Fund holds a Scientific Symposium for doctors, researchers and scientists who study Fanconi anemia to share information and learn more about the latest findings regarding this devastating disease. Call for Abstracts for the 23rd Annual Fanconi Anemia Research Fund Scientific Symposium
April 5, 2011
For Young Professionals and Students:CliniGene High Level Hands-on Training Opportunity
With the opportunity to attend a public meeting in Paris on April 7-9th, CliniGene is willing to introduce high level hands-on training which is open to a large public of young professionals and students with an interest in Gene Therapy and Cells engineering. more Sponsored by the British Society for Gene Therapy
March 20, 2011
For Researchers: UK National Stem Cell Network meeting in York (30th March to 1st April 2011)
The UK National Stem Cell Network is delighted to announce that the fourth annual stem cell science conference in 2011 will be held at the University of York, Wednesday 30 March to Friday 1 April. The UKNSCN conference will continue to showcase the latest and best developments in UK stem cell and regenerative medicine research, [...]
Breakthrough in Fanconi Anaemia research
Breakthrough in Fanconi Anaemia research A group led by KJ Patel from the LMB, together with collaborators at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and CRUK Cambridge Research Institute (CRI), have developed the first model for the human genetic illness Fanconi Anaemia (FA). This genetic condition results in abnormal development, bone marrow failure and a huge [...]
February 13, 2011
