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President’s Letter
Dear member or interested party,
Welcome to the British Society for Gene and Cell Therapy (BSGCT) website. Our Society was founded in 2003 with the goal of advancing the science and practice of gene therapy for the public benefit, an aim which is quickly becoming a clinical reality.
Officers of the Board
President
Professor Rafael J. Yáñez-Muñoz
Royal Holloway University of London
Treasurer
Dr Gerry McLachlan
University of Edinburgh
President Elect
Professor Stuart Nicklin
University of Glasgow
General Secretary
Professor Ivana Barbaric
Centre for Stem Cell Biology, The University of Sheffield
Board Members
Board Member
Dr Alex Baker
Accession Therapeutics
Board Member
Dr Carly Bliss
Cardiff University
Early Career Representative
Dr Ellie Chilcott
University College London
Board Member
Dr Christos Georgiadis
UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
Early Career Representative
Dr Rebeca Gil Garzon
University College London
Board Member
Dr Zoe Hewitt
Regenerative Cell Therapy Consulting Limited
Board Member
Dr Rajvinder Karda
University College London
Board Member
Dr Giulia Massaro
University College London
Board Member
Dr Florian Merkle
University of Cambridge
Early Career Representative
Dr Riccardo Privolizzi
University College London
Join the Board
BSGCT Board members serve for a 3 year term, and are eligible for re-election for a further 3 years. Candidates for election to membership of the Board must be members of the Society, and nominations should be supported by two current BSGCT members.
BSGCT also recruits Early Career Representatives to the BSGCT Board. ECRs stand for 2 years and can be re-elected for another 2 years. They are responsible for advising the board from a student’s/first post-doc’s perspective and for developing recruitment strategies and events centred around early career BSGCT members. Candidates must be BSGCT members.
If you would like to express an interest in becoming a board member please don’t hesitate to contact us and we will let you know when the next call for nominations is made.