Implementation of a gene therapy education initiative by the ASGCT and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences.


Journal

Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy
ISSN: 1525-0024
Titre abrégé: Mol Ther
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 100890581

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
06 09 2023
Historique:
received: 02 03 2023
revised: 04 06 2023
accepted: 24 07 2023
pmc-release: 06 09 2024
medline: 11 9 2023
pubmed: 19 8 2023
entrez: 18 8 2023
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

There has been rapid growth in gene therapy development with an expanding list of approved clinical products. Several therapies are particularly relevant to patients in low- and middle-income countries. Moreover, investing in research and manufacturing presents an opportunity for economic development. To increase awareness of gene therapy, the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy partnered with the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania, to create a certificate-bearing course. The goal was to provide faculty teaching in graduate and medical schools with the tools needed to add gene therapy to the university curriculum. The first virtual course was held in October of 2022, and 45 individuals from 9 countries in Africa completed the training. The content was new to approximately two-thirds of participants, with the remaining third indicating that the course increased their knowledge base. The program was well received and will be adapted for other under-resourced regions.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37595584
pii: S1525-0016(23)00399-4
doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2023.07.019
pmc: PMC10492022
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Letter Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

2561-2565

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023 The American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Auteurs

Kenneth Cornetta (K)

Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. Electronic address: kcornett@iu.edu.

Samantha Kay (S)

American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

Florence Urio (F)

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, The Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (MUHAS).

Irene Kida Minja (IK)

SPARCo-Clinical Coordinating Center - Haematology and Blood Transfusion Department, The Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (MUHAS).

Erasto Mbugi (E)

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, The Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (MUHAS).

Josephine Mgaya (J)

SPARCo-Clinical Coordinating Center - Haematology and Blood Transfusion Department, The Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (MUHAS).

Teddy Mselle (T)

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, The Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (MUHAS).

Siana Nkya (S)

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, The Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (MUHAS).

Mohamed Zahir Alimohamed (MZ)

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, The Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (MUHAS).

Kinuma Ndaki (K)

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, The Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (MUHAS).

Martín Bonamino (M)

Cell and Gene Therapy Program, Research Coordination, National Cancer Institute (INCA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Vice-Presidency of Research and Biological Collections (VPPCB), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Richard C Koya (RC)

Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, IL, USA.

Lesha D Shah (LD)

New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.

Johnny Mahlangu (J)

Department of Molecular Medicine and Haematology, School of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Daniela Drago (D)

Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Savita Rangarajan (S)

Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire, UK; KJ Somaiya Super Speciality Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India.

Giridhara Rao Jayandharan (GR)

Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, and Gangwal School of Medical Sciences and Technology and Mehta Family Center for Engineering in Medicine, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, UP, India.

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