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Biomedical Research Centre news

New sequencing method can diagnose bone abnormalities in fetuses

22 Apr 2018, 5:10 p.m.

Research led by Professor Lyn Chitty has shown that prenatal exome sequencing in fetuses can provide accurate and timely molecular diagnoses for skeletal conditions and inform pregnancy management.

NIHR GOSH BRC spinout Orchard Therapeutics signs strategic agreement with GSK

13 Apr 2018, 1:10 p.m.

GSK and Orchard Therapeutics today announced a strategic agreement, under which GSK will transfer its portfolio of approved and investigational rare disease gene therapies to Orchard, securing the continued development of the programmes and access for pat

UK-wide consortium to transform treatment for children and young people with arthritis and uveitis

27 Mar 2018, 5 p.m.

Researchers from the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (ICH) and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) will lead a UK-wide effort to drive the development of new, targeted treatments for children and young people with juvenile idiopathic art

GOSH researcher Karin Straathof in the lab

Dr Karin Straathof receives Sparks Early Career Investigator Award

27 Mar 2018, 2:28 p.m.

Dr Karin Straathof has been awarded the prestigious Sparks Simon Newell Early Career Investigator award in recognition of her outstanding work focused on understanding and harnessing the power of the immune system in treatment of childhood cancer.

100,000 Genomes Project hits half way mark

21 Feb 2018, 4:02 p.m.

The pioneering 100,000 Genomes Project has reached the 50,000 genomes landmark. It’s a milestone that has only been made possible through the generous participation of tens of thousands of patients and their families, including 1,492 GOSH families.