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Biomedical Research Centre launch symposium
17 May 2017 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH
When: Wednesday 17 May 2017, 16:00–19:00
Where: UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH
Join us to celebrate the launch of the next five years of research at the NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre.
Programme
| 16:00 | Welcome and IntroductionProfessor Rosalind Smyth, Director of the Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health |
| 16:05 | PPI Perspectives |
| 16:15 | GOSH BRC StrategyProfessor Thomas Voit, Director of the GOSH BRC |
| 16:30 | Novel Therapies and their Translation into Childhood DiseasesProfessor Francesco Muntoni, GOSH BRC Theme lead |
| 16:40 | Gene Stem and Cellular TherapiesProfessor Waseem Qasim, GOSH BRC Deputy Theme lead |
| 16:50 | Genomics and Systems MedicineProfessor Maria Bitner-Glindzicz, GOSH BRC Deputy Theme lead |
| 17:00 | Advanced Treatment of Structural Malformations and Tissue DamageProfessor Jane Sowden, GOSH BRC Theme lead |
| 17:10 | GOSH Rare Disease CohortsProfessor Lucy Wedderburn, GOSH BRC Deputy Director and Cross-cutting Theme lead |
| 17:20 | GOSH BRC Junior FacultyDr Karin Straathof, GOSH BRC Junior Faculty, clinical lead |
| 17:30 | Closing remarksDr Peter Steer, Chief Executive of Great Ormond Street Hospital |
| 17:40–19:00 | Drinks reception - Winter Garden |