A Handbook of Gene and Cell Therapy

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-030-41332-3
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 188 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 584 g

This is a reference handbook for young researchers exploring gene and cell therapy. Gene therapy could be defined as a set of strategies modifying gene expression or correcting mutant/defective genes through the administration of DNA (or RNA) to cells, in order to treat disease. Important advances like the discovery of RNA interference, the completion of the Human Genome project or the development of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSc) and the basics of gene therapy are covered. This is a great book for students, teachers, biomedical researchers delving into gene/cell therapy or researchers borrowing skills from this scientific field.

Zielgruppe

Graduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nóbrega, Clévio

Matos, Carlos A.

Mendonça, Liliana

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Vorklinische Medizin: Grundlagenfächer Humangenetik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Tiergenetik, Reproduktion
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Gentherapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Gene and Cell therapy overview.- 2. Gene and Cell therapy history.- 3. Delivery systems for gene therapy.- 4. Stem-cells and tissue regeneration theories.- 5. Gene therapy strategies.- 6. Gene and cell therapy applications.- 7. Gene therapy clinical trials.- 8. Research in gene therapy: celllular and animal models.- 9. Future challenges in gene and cell therapy

Über Autor(innen)

Clevio Nobrega has his BSc in Biology from the University of Madeira  and completed a PhD in Molecular Biology and Cytogenetics from the University of Barcelona in 2007. His post-doc training was at the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology in Portugal.