Genetic Therapy Accelerator Centre
Members of the GTAC AAV team at ASGCT event, 2025

Genetic Therapy Accelerator Centre

We meet the GTAC team who are developing cutting-edge RNA and AAV gene therapies for neurological and neuromuscular disorders

Neurogenetics Lab
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Neurogenetics Lab

We visit the Neurogenetics lab, led by Professors Henry Houlden and John Hardy, to hear about disease-associated gene hunting and discovery and understanding disease mechanisms

Sleigh Lab
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Sleigh Lab

We go behind the scenes in Dr James Sleigh's lab to hear about their research, their techniques, and moving to Grays Inn Road

UK DRI Fluid Biomarker Laboratory
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UK DRI Fluid Biomarker Laboratory

We take a tour around the UK DRI Fluid Biomarker Laboratory, led by Prof Henrik Zetterberg and Dr Amanda Heslegrave

Sogorb-Esteve Lab
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Sogorb-Esteve Lab

We go behind the scenes in Dr Aitana Sogorb Esteve lab to hear about their research into frontotemporal dementia, their work with the UK DRI Biomarker Factory and moving to Grays Inn Road

Alzheimer's Research UK Drug Discovery Institute at UCL
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Alzheimer's Research UK Drug Discovery Institute at UCL

We meet the ARUK Drug Discovery Institute lab team, led by Prof Fiona Ducotterd

Duff Lab
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Duff Lab

We go behind the scenes in Prof Karen Duff’s lab to hear about their research, the importance of teamwork and moving to Grays Inn Road

Bartels Lab
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Bartels Lab

Dr Tim Bartels, Group Leader at the UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL, tells us about his lab’s highly collaborative approach to research

Lignani Lab
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Lignani Lab

We go behind the scenes in Prof Gabriele Lignani’s lab to hear about inventing breakthrough gene therapies, moving to Grays Inn Road and what to expect from a PhD student's typical day