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Berlin Science Week 2023 | "Gene Therapy in Germany - Where Do We Stand?"
Stop by the Speaker's Corner and take the opportunity for a personal conversation with the expert Elke Luger (short talk with discussion, in German)
Abstract
In 2001, the human genome was decoded for the first time as part of the Human Genome Project. Thus, the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of many diseases seemed causally possible. For some hereditary diseases, the responsible defective genes have now been identified, the prerequisite for the development of cell-specific gene therapies.
The main focus here is on the treatment of rare diseases, which affect four million people in Germany alone. Even if one speaks of rare diseases, in total a very large number of people are affected. 75 percent of them are children.
Elke Luger will inform you whether the development of therapies is really that simple and where we in Germany lie in international comparison.
Info
When
November 3, 2023
2:30 - 3:15 pm
Where
Campus Berlin Science Week@ Naturkundemuseum
Invalidenstraße 43
10115 Berlin
Registration
This event is part of the Berlin Science Week CAMPUS. Registration is not required; admission is free.
Access
Information about the physical accessibility of the Museum of Natural History can be found here.
