Cell and Gene Therapy

Catalog description

This course will provide students with a general overview of translational research in the area of gene and cell therapy. This includes technical considerations, translating preclinical investigation into therapeutics, the execution of gene and cell therapies clinical trials, and key regulatory issues. Entrepreneurial considerations will be discussed as well. By the end of this course, students will understand the basic technologies employed for gene and cell therapy along with approaches and pitfalls to translating these therapies into clinical applications including regulatory and commercial aspects of this emerging area. Prerequisite: For graduate students, at least one prior course in immunology. An undergraduate-level or medical school immunology course is sufficient to meet the prerequisite. For students outside of MTR, please use the Permit Request function in Path to request enrollment. When requesting a permit for the course, indicate your prior coursework and/or experience in immunology. If you do not indicate this information, your permit request will not be considered. PhD students should request the CAMB 7070 section. All other graduate students should request the MTR 6210 section.