Gene Therapy and Liver Transplants for a Birth Defect
Mark L. Batshaw, M.D.
Developmental Pediatrics
Senior Investigator, Center for Genetic Medicine Research
Children's National Hospital
Professor of Pediatrics
The George Washington University
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture: Gene Therapy and Liver Transplants for a Birth Defect
Date: November 4, 2021
Time: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Archived video
About this Seminar
Urea cycle disorders are a group of rare genetic metabolic disorders that are associated with episodes of coma and brain damage. This is due to an accumulation of ammonia that is normally detoxified in the liver through a cycle of enzymes that, when functioning normally, leads to the excretion of toxic waste from protein metabolism as non-toxic urea. While urea cycle disorders occur in only about 1 in 14,000 people, rare genetic disorders as a whole occur in about 1 in 15 people. Using urea cycle disorders as a model of rare genetic disease research, in this lecture the history of the development of therapies for these disorders, the successes and failure, is discussed by Dr. Batshaw, an investigator who has worked in this field for 45 years. The current outcomes are discussed from a neurodevelopmental perspective. A major focus will be on the potential use of gene therapy and gene editing to cure these disorders.
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Developmental pediatrics authority to give next Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture , articleRecent research by Mark Batshaw, senior investigator in the Center for Genetic Medicine Research at Children's National Hospital, identified a therapy for a urea cycle disorder that is often fatal to newborns. His in-person lecture is set for Nov. 4.
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Nobel laureate, NIH leaders to present 2021-22 Maury Strauss public lectures , articleThe Fralin Biomedical Research Institute announced the lineup for its 12th annual Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series – an initiative that has exposed the public to more than 90 globally renowned science thought leaders and health care innovators over the years.
Additional Details
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About Maury Strauss
Maury Strauss is a longtime community benefactor and businessman who supports biomedical research with the goal of energizing the local economy and improving quality of life in our neighborhoods and around the world. In order to ensure the continued success of Roanoke’s biomedical research enterprise, as well as the free public seminars, Mr. Strauss has made a generous gift to the series. Read VT News Story
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