Gene Therapy

Catalog description

The field of gene therapy is inherently interdisciplinary, drawing on concepts and tools from molecular biology, biochemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, and synthetic biology. This course will delve into a wide array of topics at the intersection of the aforementioned disciplines, including gene delivery, reporter gene imaging, viral and non-viral vectors, genetic editing, metabolic disease, clinical trial design, FDA-approved gene therapies, and the social/ethical considerations surrounding gene therapy.