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Considerations for the Manufacturing of Cell and Gene Therapies for Humans

August 22, 2019

What are cell and gene therapies and how are they different from drugs? Cell and gene therapies are biologic drugs that come from living systems such as a microorganism or human cells (donors), whereas small-molecule pharmaceuticals largely come from combining specific chemical ingredients in an ordered process. The field of cell and gene therapy has […]

Yazmin Rovira Gonzalez ⋅ Events and Happenings Annual Meeting, CASSS, gene therapy ⋅

Johns Hopkins’ Dr. Donald Coffey Honored for Cancer Research, Mentoring

June 22, 2015

At the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting this past April,  Donald Coffey, Ph.D., was honored with the ninth annual Margaret Foti Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research. The award recognizes individuals whose leadership and achievements have demonstrated a major impact in the cancer research. The contributions Dr. Coffey has […]

Paul Sirajuddin ⋅ Honor Roll AACR, American Association for Cancer Research, Annual Meeting, Brady Urological Institute, Cancer, Cells, DNA Synthesis, Donald Coffey, Dr. Donald Coffey, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Margaret Foti Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research, Mentoring, Oncology, Pharmacology, Prostate Cancer, Prostate Tumors, Research, Telomerase Abnormalities, Urology ⋅

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